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| "let the decision stand"; The practice of basing judicial decisions on precedents established in similar cases decided in the past |
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| "you are to have the body"; A court order directing who has a person in custody to bring the prisoner before a judge and show sufficient cause for his or her detention. Designed to prevent legal arrests/imprisonment |
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| "made more certain"; An order issued by a higher court to a lower court to send up the record of a case for review. Most cases reach the Supreme Court this way, when the majority of justices feel the case should be reviewed |
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| A procdure whereby a poor person can file an be heard in court as a pauper, free of charge |
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| "a friend of the court"; Interested groups or individuals, not directly involved in a suit, who may file legal briefs or make oral arguments in support of one side |
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| A brief, unsigned opinion issued by the Supreme Court to explain its ruling |
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