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clearly erroneous test

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A quick definition of clearly erroneous test:

The clearly erroneous test is a rule that says when a higher court reviews a decision made by a lower court, they will only change it if they think the lower court made a big mistake. The higher court has to be sure that the lower court's decision was not based on enough good evidence. This rule helps make sure that court decisions are fair and based on good evidence.

A more thorough explanation:

The clearly erroneous test is a standard used by higher courts when reviewing a decision made by a lower court. This test is established by Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules Civil Procedure. According to this rule, a judge's factual findings in a non-jury trial are considered valid unless they are "clearly erroneous." The reviewing court must also consider the lower court's ability to assess the credibility of witnesses.

For example, if a lower court finds that a defendant is guilty of a crime based on the evidence presented at trial, the higher court will use the clearly erroneous test to determine if the lower court's decision was correct. If the higher court finds that the lower court's decision was not supported by substantial, credible evidence, it may overturn the decision.

The Supreme Court has defined "clearly erroneous" as a finding that, although supported by some evidence, leaves the reviewing court with a "definite and firm conviction" that a mistake has been made. Essentially, the higher court must determine that the lower court's decision was not based on credible evidence in the record.

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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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