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State Appellate Courts

State Appellate Courts

Most states have an intermediate level appellate court, which is generally called the court of appeals. State courts of appeals have panels of judges who review trial court decisions. The number...

Rules of Statutory Interpretation

If the interpretation of a particular statute becomes an issue in a case, the court must rely on rules of statutory interpretation or construction in deciding the law's meaning. This article discusses the main rules of statutory interpretation or...

Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

Contracts often include arbitration clauses. Arbitration is a method of alternative dispute resolution that is less formal than a trial. It usually provides a resolution much more quickly than traditional litigation.

Arbitration...

The Jurisdiction of a State Court

Jurisdiction refers to the power of a court to hear and decide a case. The power of a state court to hear a particular case comes from the constitution and laws of that state. For a court's decision to be legally binding, the court must have both...

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...