GLOSSARY: Definition of Common Legal Terms Used in Supreme Court Debates.

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    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States. Constitution. Bill of Rights ; UNITED States. Congress
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on several legal terms used in U.S. Supreme Court debates including Habeas corpus, a legal challenge to the state's authority to hold a person in custody. It mentions that the ninth amendment of the U.S. constitution, proposed by the U.S. Congress. It discusses the second amendment, a part of the Bill of Rights, it protects the personal right to own a firearm.