Carpenter V. United States

On October 31, 1963 a Cleveland Police Detective stopped and arrested three men outside a department store window. The officer charged two of the men with carrying concealed weapons. One of the men involved in this stop and frisk, John W. Terry, challenged the ruling, stating that it was against his 4th Amendment rights to be searched for weapons by an off duty police officer without probable cause for arrest. On June 10, 1968 the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the policeman stating he had more than enough reason to stop these men and conduct a search. This case has been used as a guideline in many other rulings since 1968 that involve what may or may not be an “unreasonable search and seizure” under the 4th Amendment.

According to fbi.gov, The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, states in section B6 that personnel and medical files and similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This means that the private information on citizens phones are included in this information.

United States v. Jones is one of many cases that the Supreme Court has ruled on. The case was one of the few cases that has a unanimous ruling. Evening though there was a unanimous rule there was still a debate on reasoning behind the ruling. The debate is between privacy given to a person’s property and a person’s expectation of privacy. United States v. Jones deals with a global positioning device attached to Jones’ car by officers without a warrant. The Supreme Court ruled that the attachment of the global positioning device was a violation of the fourth amendment. Justice Scalia gave the plurality opinion and their reasoning was that the intrusion on the car made it a violation of the fourth amendment.

Beforehand, I had just viewed the Supreme Court has a high up court system that did things the way that they did simply because they were the Supreme Court and could do things their way. However, I was very unaware as to the corruption and how out of control things have become over recent years. While the Supreme Court is a high up court, everything should still be decided with the people’s will as the main factor, unfortunately, that is no longer the case. Having power does not grant one the ability to appear as superior to the Constitution and its original intentions. Of course, the original founders did not have the intention for the Supreme Court to end up with the amount of distorted power that it has today.

Ss 53-32 of the General Statutes of Connecticut (1958 rev.) threatens to fine or imprison any individual that uses contraceptives as way to

The Fourth Amendment protects the police from gaining exorbitant power. However, in Florida v. Bostick and Ohio v. Robinette, the Supreme Court granted the police disproportionate power by granting them the right to conduct warrantless seizures and searches without reason. The rulings of both cases were in emulation of the Fourth Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court has looked over many cases, all making life changes and some making no difference in the world. The case Texas vs. Johnson uproared so many political arguments, amendment arguments, and even country disputes. This case was and is still so important because it brought of the basis of the government's beliefs against an individual. The government and many military personales found it offensive, but the key to liberty is free

The Supreme Court plays an important role in our government today. The courts perform several actions, such as making the final decision for many government policies. They interpret laws created by other government branches, and they make important policymaking decisions in order to please the public and make America a better place. The Supreme Court is pressured to make better decisions because they have an influence and a lot of power (. Even when they make mistakes, however, they do their best to make America a better place by using all of its powers given to them by the Constitution. These powers given to the Supreme Court allows them to perform several different actions without interference from other government branches. As a result,

Murphy was on probation after been found guilty of a sex related charge that took place in 1980. Murphy was obligated by the court to enroll in treatment and be honest with his probation officer when they do conduct their scheduled meetings once a month. When Murphy’s probation officer ask him questions Murphy revealed of his past act of rape and murder, that took place in 1974. The offender Murphy claims that his 5th amendment, which allows a person to not incriminate oneself, was violated when his probation officer asked Murphy a series of questions.

The defendant John Bass, alleged that the prosecution was seeking the death penalty against him because of the color of his skin and was granted a motion for discovery regarding the government's capital charging practices. The sixth circuit court found that Bass made a threshold showing evidence based on national statistics that "the United States charged blacks with a death-eligible offense more than twice as often as it charges whites." However, the Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit, holding that a discriminatory effect could not be found because " raw statistics regarding overall charges say nothing about charges brought against similarly situated defendants."( United States v. Bass,536 U.S. 862 (2002) (per curiam)). The Supreme

The McCullough Vs. Maryland case’s significance was that it was the first to question the power of the federal government. It began when the war of 1812 had ended and the U.S. had acquired a lot of debt. Congress founded the 2nd bank of the United States of America to help pull the country out of debt. At first, the people were happy with Congress’ decision because the bank was a great success, but as the states sensed a financial crisis, known as the Financial Crisis of 1819, they began to dislike the bank. The states were angered by the fact that they had less power than the federal government and decided to rebel and fight back.

The Supreme Court rules on many major issues of our society today. It is the highest federal court in the U.S. It has 9 justices, the chief justice and the associate judges. They choose which cases they would like to hear by a rule of 4. Some cases may begin in lower courts, while cases where they have original jurisdiction will begin in Supreme Court. The cases they hear usually involve federal questions or questions about the Constitution. There are many major issues today. Many people wonder how the Supreme Court will consider these issues in the next ten years.

The Supreme Court is the most influential court in America. There are several significant levels of authority contained within it. The President of the United States appoints Justices into the Supreme Court. America is a grand and beautiful place, but that does not make it exempt from the cruelty of human nature. So the Supreme Court was established for the intention of making sure US Constitution, Federal Law, and US treaties are dealt with properly. If the Supreme Court was not in place in America, one could easily see that America would have a copious amount of unresolved national and state issues. Although the Supreme Court is to follow the Constitution and the rules within it, one cannot immediately assume that each court case is in agreement with the truths of the Bible.

Supreme Court Justices are known for interpreting the Constitution. They are seen as leaders who know what is constitutional and what is not constitutional. Their interpretation of the Constitution is known as law throughout America, and not many people choose to oppose their decisions. Their word becomes the law, and their law reigns. When the justices are told to make a Constitutional decision they have one of two processes. They can either make a decisions from judicial restraint or judicial activism. While both methods are effective, judicial activism allows for a more fair decision.

The Supreme Court’s largest responsibility rests in its power of judicial review. The Supreme Court has the final say in all legal matters concerning the Constitution. The Supreme Court has the authority “to invalidate legislation or executive actions which, in the Court 's considered judgment, conflict with the Constitution” (The Court and Constitutional Interpretation n.p.). This means that anything passed by Congress, or mandated by the President can be struck down if the Court deems it unconstitutional. The Court can also strike down laws made by local and state governments if they violate the Constitution ("The Role of the Supreme Court” n.p.). Judicial review has been important in making sure that a citizen’s individual rights, stated in the Bill of Rights, are protected. There is no express consent written in the Constitution to grant the Court the power of judicial review. The idea of it, however, was around before the Constitution was written. Before the formal establishment of the Court in 1789, state courts had exercised it by overturning several laws passed by their legislatures that conflicted with their state constitutions (The Court and Constitutional Interpretation n.p.). It was not until the 1803 Supreme