court to protect the rights of the defendant to remove federal claims‚ and avert the possibility of constitutional problems perceived by some courts (House of Representatives 3). In addition‚ the Act codifies the “rule of unanimity” created by the judiciary for removal in cases that involve multiple defendants. It offers thirty days to every defendant in which they are supposed to initiate removal; thereby‚ solving a longstanding conflict present in the lower courts pertaining to the deadline
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expand the scope of the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction beyond what was specified in the Constitution. The Supreme Court also held that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional and therefore void. The final issue before the Court was to validate their authority in the issuing of writs of mandamus. Since the court held that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional because
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Facts A judicial appointment and writ of mandamus case. After the election of 1800 resulted in the House electing anti-federalist Thomas Jefferson president‚ the Federalists passed the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ which created new circuit courts and district courts‚ in addition to those that existed from the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ and the Organic Act of 1801‚ which permitted President Adams to appoint forty-two justices of the peace for the District of Columbia. Outgoing Secretary of State John Marshall
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Singapore Rule of Law: An independent judiciary‚ one that is independent of government and not dependent on it or subservient to it. Unless the public accepts that the judiciary are independent‚ they will have no confidence in the honesty and fairness of the decision in courts. This independence is exemplified in the judicial oath. The independence of the judiciary will ensure that no one is above the law and the law is applied equally to all. Judiciary has the responsibility not to interfere
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Legislative power vested in Congress Legislative power vested in Congress. Legislative power means the authority to make laws. It is then vested into the Congress. Vested into the Congress‚ which pertains that it is law making is assigned to the Congress. When we say Congress‚ it means two Houses. The two Houses are: House of Representatives which Houses the Congressmen / Congresswomen and the House of Senate which Houses the Senators. In the Philippines‚ we exercise bicameralism. By bicameralism
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the beholder. In India‚ the opening up of access to courts to the poor‚ indigent and disadvantaged sections of the nation through Public Interest Litigation‚ popularly known by its acronym PIL‚ is unexceptionable judicial activism. From 1979‚ the judiciary led by the Supreme Court in India became relevant to the nation in a manner not contemplated by the makers of the Constitution and became an active participant in the dispenser of social justice. It is a matter of concern that over the years this
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Notably‚ it is crucial to understand that within the state of Texas‚ the Supreme Court‚ the court of criminal appeals and other district courts offer vacancies for judges whose practice of law is meant to resolve any conflict that arises in due course (Mott‚ 49). It is a constitutional requirement for the selection of nine judges of the Supreme Court‚ nine justices to preside over the court of criminal appeals and an additional 80 judges who fill the various courts of appeal across the state of Texas
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Politics of Maharashtra After India’s independence‚ most of Maharashtra’s political history was dominated by the Indian National Congress party. Maharashtra became a bastion of the Congress party producing stalwarts such as Yashwantrao Chavan‚ Vasantdada Patil‚ Shankarrao Chavan‚ Vasantrao Naik‚ Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar. The party enjoyed near unchallenged dominance of the political landscape until 1995 when the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an overwhelming
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CJA 224 Week 2 Learning Team B Assignment Court Comparison Contrast Paper States and federal court system State The state court system is diverse and each state has its own judiciaries. The state has organized systems of courts and special court groups. Inferior courts are the lowest level of state courts that includes municipal‚ magistrate‚ police‚ and county‚ justice of the peace‚ and traffic courts‚ sometimes informal with minor civil and criminal cases. Superior court handles
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Poverty could say to be the deficiency of common things of life such as shelter‚ food‚ safe drinking water‚ clothing‚ security‚ and lack of opportunities and access to education and employment - all of which determine quality of human life. The under listed causes of poverty are not exhaustive but limited reflective of priority to Africa’s development. These causes of poverty if positively eradicated can collectively leap the continent to its dream of development that sustains transparent and purposeful
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