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This outline covers the history and organization of the federal and state judicial systems; the criminal and civil court processes; the background, qualifications, and selection of federal judges; the role of other participants (lawyers, defendants, interest groups) in the judicial process; and the implementation and impact of judicial policies. Contents: 1) History and Organization of State Judicial System. 2) History and Organization of the Federal Judicial System. 3) Jurisdiction and Policy-Making Boundaries. 4) Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process. 5) U.S. Criminal Court Process. 6) U.S. Civil Court Process. 7) Federal Judges. 8) Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies. Also contains a Glossary and the full text of the US Constitution and Amendments.

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Karl Fogel cofounded Cyclic Software in 1995. He now works as a programmer in Chicago, IL and is a member of the CVS development team. Moshe Bar (Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Linux developer and project manager with a Linux and Unix consulting business. He has written three Linux books and is a columnist for Byte Magazine. In addition, he's written numerous articles for magazines such as Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, UnixWorld, and Network Computing. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science.

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