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Racial Profiling and the Criminal Justice System

What is racial profiling?

Racial profiling refers to the law enforcement practice of using race as a factor in deciding who is a suspicious person that should be investigated.

When is racial...

Federal Appellate Procedure
A litigant can file an appeal after a United States District Court, which is the federal trial court, enters a final judgment in the case. The person filing the appeal is called the appellant, and the other party is called the appellee. This...

A Court's Authority to Resolve Disputes

The framers of the United States Constitution separated the functions of government among three separate branches of government--legislative (the Congress), executive (the President), and the judiciary (the courts). The goal was to...

Guardians ad Litem
What is a guardian ad litem?

Guardian ad litem is a Latin term meaning "guardian at law." A guardian ad litem is a person appointed by the court to speak on behalf of a child and to protect the rights of the child...

Special Federal Courts
The federal court system is made up of federal district courts (trial level courts), courts of appeals (appellate level courts), and the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition, the federal court system has special courts that hear...