The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an rare event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is significant because of the large amount of judicial power the Supreme Court exercises. Appointments are scarce‚ and some presidents may not even have to deal with a vacancy on the Court. The Constitution allow helps protect the Court’s independence from the President and Congress. When there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court‚ there are decisions that have to be made to fill
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convicted under the USA Patriot Act of 2003 for "furthering the aims of known terrorism organizations by advocating the violence of the United States government that is called for by those organizations." He was tried and convicted by the Federal District Court‚ and has challenged the constitutionality of this Act on the grounds that it violates his First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech as protected by the United States Constitution. The United States Patriot Act of 2003 makes it a crime to "further
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Most people inhibit morals and hold different classes of ethics‚ which plays heavily in choosing between right and wrong or fair and unfair. These decisions grow more difficult as time goes on. When considering which Supreme Court case I wanted to research‚ the thought of picking the death penalty topic originally swayed me. I did not want to pick such a controversial subject‚ but I grew more and more intrigued as I read deeper into the case of Gregg vs. Georgia in 1976. The case stirred up many
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guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment by enforcing C.A.S.A. Dr. Fountaine’s and Ms. Stephenson’s case does not require this Court to decide any moral or ethical dilemmas regarding how people should‚ or may‚ accept or confront their own death. Rather‚ it is this Court’s responsibility to recognize that citizens have a constitutionally protected right in making significant life decisions for themselves‚ such as hastening one’s own death or asking another for help in the same‚ without the umbrella of judicial
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was a Supreme Court case whereby the Court upheld the ultimate states’ authority to impose compulsory vaccination laws. It articulated that an individual’s freedom should at times be subjected to the states’ police power and subordinated to the collective public welfare. The Court decision in the case elicited numerous questions regarding the state government’s power to safeguard the public’s health‚ as well as the protection of personal liberty as enshrined in the Constitution. The Court also articulated
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and subsequent endorsements by Supreme Court http://presidentmusharraf.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/musharraf-validity-by-supreme-court/ 1- On 13 May 2000‚ Pakistan’s 12 member Supreme Court unanimously validated the October 1999 coup and granted Musharraf executive and legislative authority for 3 years from the coup date. Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was one of the judges that validated. (Link) 2- On 7 October 2002‚ the 5 member bench of Supreme Court validated LFO and amendments to constitution
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Function of the U.S Supreme Court The Federal Court System contains three levels of courts: first‚ U.S district courts and various courts of limited jurisdiction (trial courts of general jurisdiction). Second‚ U.S courts of appeals (intermediate courts of appeals). Finally‚ the highest level of the three level federal court system is the United State Supreme Court. Today‚ the United State Supreme Court is located in Washington D.C. The United State Supreme Court was established
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6th amendment the right to counsel ;however‚ the state of Florida decided that was for federal cases only. After Gideon lost his trial against the state of Florida Gideon found a way to take it further and appealed to the Supreme Court. Once Gideon appealed the supreme court took it from there mainly Hugo Black a justice that firmly believes that everyone deserves an attorney according to the 6th and 14th amendments in which he lost earlier in his career betts v. brady. Once the case was finished
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3d‚ at 1023‚ it reasoned that voluntary intoxication is not a “mental disease or defect” as a matter of state law. Id.‚ at 250‚ 284 P. 3d‚ at 1023–1024 (citing State v. Kleypas‚ 272 Kan. 894‚ 40 P. 3d 139 (2001)). The court therefore concluded that “Cheever did not waive his Fifth Amendment privilege and thus permit his court ordered examination by Dr. Welner to be used against him at trial.” 295 Kan.‚ at 251‚ 284 P. 3d‚ at 1024. This reasoning misconstrues our precedents
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Plessy V. Ferguson- Topics 1. An Eventful Ride 2. Free Colored People 3. The Separate Car Act 4. Plessy Case 5. The Verdict (Louisiana Supreme Court 6. Back to Ferguson’s Court An Eventful Ride On June 7‚ 1892‚ respected admired New Orleans merchant Homer Plessy‚ in his 30‚ hopped on a train at the Press Street depot in New Orleans‚ on the way to Covington‚ Louisiana‚ couple of hours away. Plessy had purchased a first-class ticket‚ and was resembling the people sitting the in
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