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What is it called when two courts have the authority to preside over the same case?
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concurrent jurisdiction
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What branch has the authority to hear and decide a court case for the first time?
The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."
When state and federal courts share authority to hear a case is called?
Concurrent jurisdiction
What is conflicting authority in a legal case?
Conflicting authority in a legal case is when two courts are not in agreement. This occurs when two different courts of equal standing disagree on something.
What is a courts ability to hear a case known as?
The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.
Which court hears cases over which state and federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction?
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.
What does first level of courts with original jurisdiction?
have the authority to hold a trial and determine the facts of the case...plato lol
What is the power to hear and decide a case?
The power or authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case on appeal is called appellate jurisdiction.
What is the word for this deffiniton the authority of a court to try a case without previous courts having done so?
A Case (or Issue) of First Impression
What is a courts authorities to hear a case called?
Jurisdiction
What refers to the authority of a court has to hear a case?
The authority of a court to hear a case is its jurisdiction.
What is called the history of a case which deals with which court the parties have been before in which order they have been before those courts and what those courts have done with the case?
Procedural posture.
When both the state court and the federal court have jurisdiction what is it called?
When state and federal courts both have authority to hear the same case, they have concurrent jurisdiction.Each system has both courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts) and courts of appellate jurisdiction. State courts typically hear matters involving state questions; federal courts hear matters involving federal questions. There are some exceptions, however, when a case may be heard in either state or federal court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
