Puerto Rico: Limited Jurisdiction Courts

In Nevada, in contrast, the State Supreme Court uses a “staggered” system in order to appoint their judges. The judges are selected not by presidential appointment but by “qualified electors of the State at the general election,” and are only allowed to hold their office for a limited period of years. Furthermore, the Chief Justice is only allowed to maintain their post for six years, thus reducing the opportunity to shape the direction of the state’s laws throughout the remainder of their lives.

The opportunities which are available to every unemployed worker in the United States are training programs, health insurance assistance, and food and emergency aid. With these programs available to the unemployed in the United States, it is helping put America back to work, and giving people the opportunity to go back school to be retrained in a new field of work which they didn’t have the chance to do in the past. Since Puerto Rico isn’t a state they don’t have these programs that assist the unemployed to help them get back to work, in turn it’s causing a big problem for their economy.

There are 4 Ps. Ps claim they were unlawfully detained by MOS and falsely arrested on drug charges. Ps allege that they live in a three family private house with apartments on 3 floors. Ps allege that the first floor apartment was of P Yolanda Lopez; second floor apartment was of P Yvonne (non-party), and basement apartment was of Evelyn Lopez and her 17 year old daughter, Karina Lopez. Ps Rafael Rivera and Erin Morales were staying on the first floor. P Rivera alleges that MOS entered the house and order him to get to his knee and P Rivera complied. P Rivera alleges that while he was on his knees MOS struck P Rivera in the face with the riot shield. P Evelyn Lopez alleges that defendant MOS Anthony Hughes grabbed her arm and struck her face against a wall and illegally searched her basement apartment. Defendant MOS John Natoli stated that the search warrant applied to all floors because each family has access other family’s

Jurisdiction is import for the operation of American courts because it is the basis behind who has the authority to hear certain cases, where those cases must be heard, and. There are three types of jurisdiction that always have to present in order for a court to have power to make any decisions. They are; subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and geographic jurisdiction.

The United States Supreme Court serves as the highest level of the United States Judicial Branch of government. The Supreme Court has nine justices who are appointed for life. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Supreme Court and details its responsibilities, duties, and jurisdiction. Currently, the Court is led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

THE COURT SHOULD FIND THAT THE SEARCHING OFFICERS WERE UNREASONABLE IN THEIR BELIEF THAT HIS COTENANT HAD APPARENT AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO THE SEARCH BECAUSE HER ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS CREATED AMBIGUITY AND THEY DID NOT RESOLVE THAT AMBIGUITY.

Personal jurisdiction refers to the ability of a court to exercise its power over a particular defendant or item of property. Personal jurisdiction may be categorized as in personam, in rem, or quasi in rem. The primary restraints on a court’s power to exercise personal jurisdiction are found in the United States Constitution, state statutes, and case law.

Puerto Rico being very democratic will have a tough time passing any bills in a Republican government. Also if America accepts Puerto Rico as the 51st state that means 5 new house of representative seats will be made for that new state. This also means 5 states will lose their 5 seats in the house to even it out. In a book on Puerto Rico and the American government it is stated that "If you were a member of the US Congress, would you risk losing your own seat – losing your political career – in order to make room for Puerto Rico? No, I don’t think so.(Denis)" This statement is completely true no one in congress is willing to lose their jobs because a territory wants to have a say in the government. Congress is all that stands in the way of Puerto Rico becoming a state and if they do not try to come to terms with congress then Puerto Rico will become a state. Especially if Donald Trump gets elected the likelihood of Puerto Rico becoming a state would plummet fast. Donald Trump is even looking to remove citizenship from Puerto Ricans in the United States already

“ It’s residents are U.S. citizens, but they cannot vote for president and they don’t have voting representation in congress. “ ( Source 3 ) The residents of the island do not have a say in anything due to them not being a state which means they do not have any representation in congress, they’re forced to obey whatever congress goes through with even though they do not have anyone in congress to represent them and to state their opinions about bills that are passed. Also the residents of the island are not provided with all the benefits that the citizens of states are provided. “ For federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, Puerto Rico pays a full share but don’t receive nearly the level of federal benefits they would as citizens of a state. “ ( Source 3 ) Just for the simple reason that Puerto Rico is not considered a state the residents of it are deprived of important benefits of Medicare and Social Security. The United States has to simple integrate Puerto Rico as a state and the residents of the island would be treated as equally as the residents of the 50

if Puerto Rico were to become a state. These accommodations would not mean anything if, as Falcon (2007) points out, the U.S. fails to address Puerto Rico’s political status. Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans on the island continue to turn to Puerto Ricans living in the states, experiencing better living conditions and increasing political participation, for support on issues that potentially affect islanders and stateside Puerto Ricans.

The United States court system is the institution were all the legal disputes in the american society are carryed out and resolved. However, one single court is not enough to resolve every single dispute in society and that is why the court system is made up of two different courts, the federal courts and the state courts. Moreover, the federal and state courts are made up of several divisions made to handle legal disputes differently depending on its seriousness. For example, the state court is made up of trial courts of limited jurisdiction and probate courts were cases and disputes originate and then move up to trial courts of general jurisdiction, intermediate apellate courts, and courts of last resort respectively depending on the case.In contrast, the federal court consists of district courts, territorial coutrs, tax court, court of international trade, claims court, court of veterans appeals, an courts of military review which then move on to courts of appeals respectively and may ultimately end up in the United States supreme court. In addition, cases from state court may also appeal into the federal court system but not the other way around.

The proposal for creating Puerto Rico’s court system is no easy task. Systems from Wisconsin, Florida, Iowa, and New Jersey will be used in revamping Puerto Rico’s three-tier system to maximize efficiency and save costs. Following a brief history, the proposal will outline the states court structure, its employees, and the ethical standard those employees must abide by.

The politics of Puerto Rico takes place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States as an organized unincorporated territory.

The justice system is a deep one and has its roots fixed on the judicial branch of most governments. The judicial branch is bestowed with the function of interpreting the law. This function is bestowed in it by most constitutions of most countries. The reason behind this is to uphold the doctrine of separation of powers and to also ensure that everyone gets a fair trial where he or she gets a chance to be heard according to the rules and laws of formal justice. Formal justice ensures that individuals get to be heard at all times and that the due process is used to ensure that an individual gets a free and fair trial. For the judiciary to exit and to implement the function of interpreting the law, the court system must exist and it be in place since this is where most matters requiring legal determination are heard.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of all Caribbean states having the CCJ as a finale appellate court?