Unit 4: Media -- Check for Understanding (11/20)

Education Law: which party (plaintiff or defendant) is responsible for providing evidence

• Appeal

• Appellate Court

• Burden of Proof

• Complaint

• Defendant

Education Law: the party who the complaint is filed against (civil lawsuit); the party accused of the crime (criminal case)

• Appeal

• Appellate Court

• Burden of Proof

• Complaint

• Defendant

Education Law: a party requests a higher court to review a decision a judge from a lower court made

• Appeal

• Appellate Court

• Burden of Proof

• Complaint

• Defendant

Education Law: one party (plaintiff) sues another party (defendant)

• Appeal

• Appellate Court

• Burden of Proof

• Complaint

• Defendant

Education Law: reviews appeals from legal cases that have been ruled on in lower courts

• Appeal

• Appellate Court

• Burden of Proof

• Complaint

• Defendant

Education Law: the highest court that reviews rulings for a last resort of justice

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court

Education Law: state or federal law passed by legislature (also known as “acts”)

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court

Education Law: explains how the court is resolving the case and why it is being resolved in that manner

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court

Education Law: the party who files a complaint or lawsuit against another party (defendant)

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court

Education Law: handles all criminal and civil cases

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court