a fascinating view of how things really work: how justices build majorities for their points of view and‚ occasionally‚ how they lose them; how the chief justice can use his power to assign cases to impress their philosophy on the final decision; and the unique role played by the law clerks. This book is a balanced account of the inner workings of the Supreme Court from 1969 to 1976‚ the first seven years of Warren Burger’s tenure as Chief Justice. The storytelling is also clearly slanted against
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in her essay were many facts of the original pledge. She states that the first “original” pledge‚ which was issued in 1892‚ read as such‚ “I pledge allegiance to my flag‚ and to the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible‚ with Liberty and justice for all.” She then included in her essay that in 1923‚ “my flag” was change to “the flag of the United States‚” for immigrant purposes‚ as a way to show patriotism to the United States. Wilde then included that in 1954‚ the words “under god
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Court. Chief Justice Rehnquist acknowledge that roadblocks do violate the Constitution right‚ but went onto say they are necessary in order to reduce drunk driving. He argued that the end justifies the mean. -US Supreme Court has made the DUI exemption to the Constitution yet 11 states have found that sobriety checkpoints violate their own states constitution. -Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) strongly promotes them‚ implies that sobriety roadblocks are legal throughout the entire United States
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court system means we have what? Federal and State Courts 6. What is federalism? Balance b/t states and national government 7. Who has the power to create or abolish lower federal courts? Congress 8. What created the Supreme Court? The Constitution 9. Can the Supreme Court be abolished? Why or why not? No‚ because the Constitution made it 10. What are the only types of cases that federal courts hear? Maritime laws‚ treason‚ state v. state 11. What does original jurisdiction mean? A
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The Bill as passed by Lok Sabha has incorporated some of the recommendations of the Department Related Standing Committee on Personnel‚ Public Grievances‚ Law and Justice. The Lok Pal Bill‚ 2011‚ introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 4‚ 2011‚ was withdrawn by the government. PRS prepares a note of comparison of the Lok Pal Bill‚ 2011; the Standing Committee Report on the Lok Pal Bill; and the Lok Pal and Lokayuktas Bill‚ 2011. Also‚ prepares a note of comparison of major differences between the
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the Court and seek its intervention in a matter where another party’s fundamental rights were being violated. • it was held that “Public Interest Litigation which is a strategic arm of the legal aid movement and which is intended to bring justice within the reach of the poor masses‚ who constitute the low visibility area of humanity‚ is a totally different kind of litigation from the ordinary traditional litigation which is essentially of an adversary character where there is a dispute between
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BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE (Philippines) EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIARY a. Composition President (1) Vice President (1) Cabinet Members Senators (24) House of Representatives (250) Partylists Supreme Court (1 Chief Justice; 14 Assoc. Justice) Inferior Court b. Qualifications President/ Vice President • Natural-born citizen • Registered voter • Able to read and write • At least 40 years old on the day of election • Resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years immediately
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increasing the autonomy of the states. The court case of medical marijuana under Chief Justice Rehnquist did not end what they called the “federalist revolution”‚ because there was none. This court case was a case that obviously had significance throughout the country as it has been a highly spoke about topic. I believe that the ruling in favor of the states was expected in this case which is why not much power was shifted from the central government to the states. I believe more that the central
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Introduction: A great step was taken in the Indian legal history when the supreme court of judicature was created at Calcutta under the regulating act of 1773. Bengal‚ Bihar and Orissa were in the grip of confusion‚ chaos and anarchy after the battle of plassey. The company’s servants exploited the people‚ amassed the wealth and returned to England. All servants high or low suffered from one obsession only how to achieve easy fortune in India and return to England as soon as possible. These people
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of the problem 5 5.0 Outcome in 50 Days 5 6.0 Rationality of the RRI 10 7.0 Challenges to Implementation of the RRI 10 8.0 Recommendations 11 9.0 Conclusion 12 RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE 1.0 Introduction On September 16‚ 2011 the Chief Justice of Kenya Hon. Charles Mutunga was overwhelmed by the number of cases that were piling at the Milimani Law Courts‚ located in Nairobi for the past one year and the number of judges available to deal with the cases filed in the division. It came
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