Nine Supreme Court Cases

In the case of Robert Tolan and Marian Tolan vs. Jeffrey Wayne Cotton, I will be discussing what interest me about this case. I will also deliberating on the liability and criminal liability of this case. The Tolan vs. Cotton case interests me because the United States have so many police that are brutalizing citizens. In some cases the police officers are getting away with it. After reading, reviewing, and studying this case I have learn a lot about the criminal system and laws that men and women should obey. I will explain how the nine judges on the Supreme courts all came to a verdict against the police officer Jeffrey Cotton after he shot an innocent suspect. This people

Throughout the history of the Supreme Court, there have been numerous notable court cases. However, none of these would have been possible without Maybury v. Madison. It occurred in 1803, when John Adams decided to appoint several justices at the last minute. Not all of these letters were delivered, and one of the judges, Maybury decided to sue Madison. Madison won, and this court case creates Judicial Review.

The Supreme Court is the courtroom where all the legal cases dealing with congress or the constitution go to get a final decision. The Court is currently composed of a chief justice, eight associate justices, and nine officers. Their main goal as members of the Supreme Court is to make sure everything and anything abides by the constitution. It has many powers when it comes to law and especially the constitution, but it is not overly powerful due to the other two branches of the government. Checks and balances helps keep their powers level and just as important as the executive and legislative branch powers. The Court has the ability to remove a law or refute anything that violates the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court, on average, receives around 7,000-8,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari every term. The Court grants and hears oral arguments for eighty cases. One case specifically was Printz v. United States. This case focused on dealing with background checks when purchasing a firearm. Jay Printz deemed the provisions to the Brady Bill unconstitutional, decided to take it to the District Courts and eventually the case ended up in the Supreme Court, where Stephen P. Halbrook fought and won the case based on a five to four ruling in favor of Printz.

The Supreme Court of the United States, also known as the highest judicial body in the country, leads the federal judicial system. The Supreme Court is made up of the Chief Justice and eight other Associate Justices. With presidential nomination, these judges are on the Court for life and have the most important cases to deal with in their jurisdiction. Our current makeup of the Supreme Court consists of Chief Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., having

The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the United States of America. It was implemented in 1789. It consists of 9 jurors and one of them being the Chief of Justice. The president of the United States recommandes who gets a position on the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court not only has the power to take federal cases but also has the ability to declare the executive or legislative branch actions constitutional or unconstitutional which is also known as judicial review. The Supreme Court took upon the cases Brown v. Board of Education and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US. According to these cases, the Supreme Court does not concur with the idea of segregation in America.

The American Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. The Supreme Court has the final say in issues that have been brought to lower court’s but have been unresolved. The job of the Supreme Court is to determine if the Constitution says what the end result of an issue should be. The Supreme Court was designed to be unbiased and make it’s choices purely based on what the law says. The nine people who are appointed to the Supreme Court are called Justices. They are elected to their position for the remainder of their life or until their resignation. As a result of the tenure given to a Justice spots do not open up often at all. The President nominates the Justice based on a few factors. First off experience is required. Many of the Justices where judges in a lower court such as the Court of Appeals or had a very well respected private practice. Secondly the President often nominates someone who shares his own political ideology. If the President is a conservative it is likely that he will appoint a conservative judge to the Supreme Court. Lastly gender and ethnicity have recently become a factor in a Presidents decision. Up until 1967 all of the Justices had been white males to fix this problem Lyndon Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall the first black Justice. Later Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor the first female Justice. However a presidential nomination is not enough to be a Justice. The nominee must be confirmed by the Senate also by a majority vote.

Established in Article III of the United States Constitution, The U.S. Supreme Court is the only federal branch that is comprised of non-elected members. The President with the advice and consent of Congress appoints Justices. The court adjudicates cases that arise through U.S. Constitutional issues U.S. laws and treaties, interstate cases and cases where a state itself or the U.S. is a party in the case. The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. That is, the court hears cases that originated in the Court itself and cases that have passed through other, lower federal courts with one party finding reasons to appeal. The court interprets the Constitution as it applies to a case, and it attempts to make a decision that most benefits the society of the time. This interpretation stands as the law until the court itself reverses it and deems it unconstitutional. The court has immense power and influence on the country and public policy. Consequently, the justices that make up the court, as individuals, heavily influence public policy. The court has seen as little as six and as many as ten justices serving at one time, including a Chief Justice. Often viewed as the embodiment of the court, the Chief Justice 's personality, judicial outlook and intellect can mold the courts image in public opinion and set the tone for what decisions are made and how.

Article III of the U.S. Constitution grants the U.S. Supreme Court its judicial powers. Back in the day, the court used to take all cases with its primary function being to correct legal errors from lower courts; however, because of the ever increasing case loads, congress granted the Supreme Court the power to decide which cases to take. To begin with, the Supreme Court will only take cases involving substantial questions of federal law and intercircuit conflicts among federal appellate courts. All cases that show up are inspected/screened by the clerk of the court to check for procedural correctness. About one-fourth of the docket is eliminated by the clerks and is never seen by the justices. Cases usually come as either a writ for certification or as a petition for certiorari. The former is for when a lower court needs to clarify an issue, and the latter is for when a case in a lower court is being petitioned to get reviewed by the Supreme Court. In order for a case to go through, at least four of the nine judges must agree to see it. Otherwise, the case can be simply denied. Today less than one percent (around 80 cases) of the courts docket is given consideration per year. Once a case is granted, the justices hear oral arguments from the petitioner and the respondent. Following the oral arguments, the justices meet to consider each case. If they like the case than they put it in the discuss list, and if not, the case is placed in a dead list (Banks and O 'Brien 162). An

The Supreme Court decides which cases which cases to hear and which cases not to hear in numerous amounts of ways. First and Foremost, the Supreme Court has to go through around 10,000 petitions, however only 80 are actually heard. One thing the Supreme Court is willing to hear is a case regarding a conflict of law. This means the Supreme Court will step in when a number of other courts do not agree on the conclusion so that the law can begin.

The United States Supreme Court currently seats nine justices that vary in age, gender, and have many similarities and differences between them. Compared to other governmental figures the nine justices are not well known. Every time a new justice is added they are placed together wearing large black robe for photographs. The justices are responsible for reviewing petitions that are sent to them. These petitions can range from illegal locker searches to cases in which two lower courts have reached conflicting decisions. Their roles are significant as they give last chances to hopeless people.

As a student or professional in the criminal justice field, one will undoubtedly cross paths with the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

When a closer look is taken at the five Supreme Court cases and their outcomes, some people may think that under John Marshall's leadership, the Supreme Court may have gone too far. On the other hand, some think that they were in their perimeters to make those heavy decisions. The second opinion is what this essay will agree with. The Supreme Court was within their boundaries to place their federal power on these cases.

When the Supreme Court is deciding whether to hear a case or not, there are many things that it takes into account. First off, if the Case will resolve a conflict of law, then the case will be heard. A conflict of law is basically when the state supreme courts and federal circuits reach different conclusions about an issue of federal or constitutional law, and when that happens the supreme court can resolve the conflict of law by deciding the law. Second, The Supreme Court will consider hearing a case that they deem important or that they say has high significance. Some of these important cases consist of U.S. v Nixon, which was about the Watergate tapes, Bush v. Gore, which was about the insanely close election in 2000 and also Roe. v. Wade, which concerned

Well, they do not pick very many, in fact “roughly eight thousand petitions are filed with the Supreme Court each year, and some eighty are accepted- barley 1 percent” (Morone and Kersh 449). The process of selecting cases begins with petitions. “Losing parties in lower courts are permitted, depending on the nature of the case, to file a petition with the Supreme Court- stating the facts of the case and setting out detailed arguments as to why the Court should hear the case” (Morone and Kersh 449). Once the petitions are in, they split them up between the justices and their clerks who are underneath the justices and then they come together on Friday’s of their choosing’s to select the cases they will hear. In order for a case to be heard, the rule of four must be met, which states that at least four judges must vote to hear the case for it to go on to the Supreme Court. In order for a case to be heard by any court it must meet three requirements: “the case must involve a legitimate controversy…, the parties bringing a case must have a standing..., [and finally] if the Court’s proceedings will no longer affect the issue at hand, it is considered moot -irrelevant- and the case is thrown out” (Morone and Kersh

There are many court cases everyday but there are a few that happened and has impacted our lives today whether it's in a big way or in a small way.