Supreme Court Essay
The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the United States. It rules over all federal courts and state courts when pertaining to cases that involve federal laws. Moreover, the Court has one Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate Justices that have been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Amongst the Justices there are liberals, conservatives, and a moderate. The liberal side consists of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Stephen Breyer. The conservative wing includes Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito. There is also Justice Anthony Kennedy whom can be known as a moderate. He is most
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Gross” the Supreme Court decided that the first stage in the lethal injection process does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The decision was ruled 5-4 with the liberal wing, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Stephen Breyer, in the dissenting majority and the conservative wing, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito, with the majority. The dissenting majority argued that the drug used in the first stage does not keep a condemned inmate unconscious and renders them to feel pain in the later stages. In another case called “Obergefell v. Hodges” the court decided that same-sex marriage should be legal because the right to marry whomever is protected by the Constitution in Loving v. Virginia. In the majority the liberal wing and Justice Anthony Kennedy ruled that same-sex marriage be legal while the conservative wing argued that the issue should have been left to the states and not decide by the Supreme Court. Overall, the liberal wing of the court highly regards personal rights while the conservative wing regards traditional morality. In both cases its apparent who is liberal or conservative. The only one who stands out is Justice Anthony Kennedy who can side with liberal or conservative
Gross” the Supreme Court decided that the first stage in the lethal injection process does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The decision was ruled 5-4 with the liberal wing, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Stephen Breyer, in the dissenting majority and the conservative wing, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito, with the majority. The dissenting majority argued that the drug used in the first stage does not keep a condemned inmate unconscious and renders them to feel pain in the later stages. In another case called “Obergefell v. Hodges” the court decided that same-sex marriage should be legal because the right to marry whomever is protected by the Constitution in Loving v. Virginia. In the majority the liberal wing and Justice Anthony Kennedy ruled that same-sex marriage be legal while the conservative wing argued that the issue should have been left to the states and not decide by the Supreme Court. Overall, the liberal wing of the court highly regards personal rights while the conservative wing regards traditional morality. In both cases its apparent who is liberal or conservative. The only one who stands out is Justice Anthony Kennedy who can side with liberal or conservative