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

The late 1700s and early 1800s was a critical time period in American history in which our newly independent nation was beginning to lay down the groundwork for how the country would run. During this time, America was in its infancy and its crucial first steps would dictate how the nation would either walk, run, or retreat. John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the Unites States, was a highly important and influential political figure whose decisions forever molded the future of the American judicial system. Like many other great political figures, much of John Marshall’s influence can be attributed to timing; he emerged just as the United States Constitution came into existence.

In America’s time there have been many great men who have spent their lives creating this great country. Men such as George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson fit these roles. They are deemed America’s “founding fathers” and laid the support for the most powerful country in history. However, one more man deserves his name to be etched into this list. His name was John Marshall, who decided case after case during his role as Chief Justice that has left an everlasting mark on today’s judiciary, and even society itself. Through Cases such as Marbury v. Madison (1803) and McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) he established the Judicial Branch as an independent power. One case in particular, named Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), displayed his

The supreme court frequently began using the Tenth Amendment during the progressive era. In various literatures I found of supreme court cases, it is seen that often times state laws that established a maximum of work hours allow and/or to create working conditions. Various legislation that were created were often times declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. Legislation that were intended to help people were ruled unconstitutional because it supposedly actually “harmed” workers by taking away their freedom to work long hours for low wages in such conditions. Certain legal interpretation influenced Justices' reasoning, and they decided that the choice would affect the rights and liberties that the government should

The life of every American citizen, whether they realize it or not, is influenced by one entity--the United States Supreme Court. This part of government ensures that the freedoms of the American people are protected by checking the laws that are passed by Congress and the actions taken by the President. While the judicial branch may have developed later than its counterparts, many of the powers the Supreme Court exercises required years of deliberation to perfect. In the early years of the Supreme Court, one man’s judgement influenced the powers of the court systems for years to come. John Marshall was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, and as the only lasting Federalist influence in a newly Democratic-Republican

What are the legacies of the Marshall Court? Which decision do you think has had the most lasting effect on American Government?

Four years after a unit of rebels won their independence from an overseas country, they had decided to form a Constitution that would last, unlike the previous one. They knew that this Constitution would have to protect their citizens from tyranny because their old ruler, King George the Third, was too powerful and unjust. Some ideas that were included in the previous Article, being that there was “...no chief executive, there was no national court system, and there was not even a way for the national government to force a state to pay taxes” (Background Essay), made it too weak to hold the states together. James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution”, was extremely worried that the Constitution would not be strong enough to prevent the government from turning into a tyranny. He believed that anybody in a government with all power is a Tyrant.

Barron v. Baltimore started in 1833. It was the Supreme Court decision that the Bill of Rights were restraining the national government. In the Supreme Court John Marshall declared that Mr. Barron did not have a claim against the stated because the Bill of Rights does not apply to the states. The Supreme Court emphasized that the Constitution was intened to serve for the people of the United States. Marshall wanted it to apply only to the US government that was created by the Constitution, and not for the individual state’s government. Therefore, the states had filed constitutions that would only apply to them, which limited the power of the state government. Thusly, they interpreted the Fifth Amendment as limiting the power of the general government in which did not apply to the

The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today's Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison, in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland, in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Gibbons v. Ogden, in which Marshall defined national power over interstate commerce, and Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia.

“The most impressive by-product of the War of 1812 was a heightened nationalism” (240). With John Marshall in position as Chief Justice, judicial nationalism was unmistakable by the way he stood his and the government’s ground (248). One example of this was evident by the Cohens v. Virginia case in which Marshall declared that the Supreme Court has the ultimate power in the federal government, even though Virginia had correctly dealt with the illegal-lottery-ticket-selling Cohens (249). However, judicial nationalism wasn’t the only factor that transpired – there was also political nationalism. A man named Henry Clay came up with the American System, or the three-part plan to bring America to more wealth and unity (241). The ingredients for this “American System” recipe called for a stable bank, people’s payment under a tariff, and as a result of those first two parts, roads, canals, and other means of transportation would emerge (241). This American System was more significant than the mere judicial system because its roads would affect everyone “from the South and West to the North and East” (241). Clay’s idea was issued to all the people, while the judicial changes brought on by Marshall’s Court most likely only affected the people involved in the case and the government. As stated by a New York newspaper, Marshall “[strengthened the] government at the expense of the people”

The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review. A relatively minor lawsuit led to one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history, Marbury v. Madison, laying the foundation for the Court's ability to offer its decisions about laws and actions. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court claimed the power to review acts of Congress and the president and consider them unconstitutional, creating an example for an American process of judicial review.

The vast majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decisions are written by an individual justice on the panel deciding that particular case, even on cases where the judgement was not unanimous (McCormick, 2015: 159). However, on rare occasions starting in the 1970’s the SCC started to use a different method of authorship where the decision is written instead “By the Court”. This method is generally reserved for important constitutional questions by a unanimous court and has only been used a handful of times since the tradition started, though its use has been on the rise during the McLachlin court. It is my intention, through my proposed Master’s Research Paper (MRP) to look into this issues to determine, how, if at all, this

This could not be truer and better expressed about the rule of governance. That is why James Madison and men like him sought after the influence of some of the greatest minds; Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Mark Kishlansky, and Thomas Paine. Each of these men are different in their own rights but all strive for the common accomplishment of the perfect balance and formula for the government and their public. Throughout my term paper elaborate on Montesquieu’s “Spirit of Laws” chapters twenty two through twenty-six, Mark Kishlansky “a Monarchy Transformed: Britain 1603-1714” chapters one through two. I will then go on to discuss Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and then return to Montesquieu “Spirit of Laws” chapters one through thirteen. From these readings, I will go on and discuss their summary of ideas, events, and/or ways of thinking that influenced the constitution. I will also identify the amendments that were influenced by these readings as well.

Supreme Court Cases there are many in the world and most of them are boring and some are interesting and some are very interesting. This one I think is very interesting it caught my eyes and I got into it really good. I am here to explain Vernonia School District v. Acton. Then what constitutional amendment it challenges, and some quotes from the case from James Acton. Finally I will share the result of the case and how it ended, then my opinion of the court case and what i think and how I think the ruling should have went down. So before I get into it, I will giver you a summary of the case so you can understand what I am saying before I start mumbling on about the court case and what I think about it and how I think it should have turned out. In 1991 at Vernonia's Washington Grade School, a boy named James Acton was starting seventh grade and like most kids, he wanted to do sports and have fun with other kids and get active. So that's what James did, he went home and asked his parents for permission to play football and have fun, his parents liked the thought of him getting into sports and having fun with a team and learning about teamwork and in general meeting new people and having more friends. So they took James to the doctors to get his physical, so that they knew he was capable of playing. When then suddenly the doctor wanted to take a drug test and then that's when it starts but I’m not going to spoil it all right now.

The following Supreme Court cases provide a useful insight into the growth and development of judicial activism in independent India.