The Influence Of Statesmanship On The Supreme Court

The Judicial Branch is the balancing factor of the Government. It is the listener of the people of the US and it decides on all matters regarding the people. It "interprets the nation's law" (World Book 141). Being able to interpret the law gives the Judicial branch a special kind of power. One of which the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch do not possess. The Judicial branch decides when a law has been broken, to what extent, and how to punish the criminal act. And that is what makes it the strongest branch.

Earl Warren was a great man in the history of the United States. Without his many great contributions, things such our education system and many judicial processes would not be in place. A native Californian, he impacted his home state with many public programs and by modernising the existing system. As a supreme court justice, his decisions and leadership influenced this nation. While Earl Warren may not be perfect, he worked throughout his career to serve his country and make a better future for its citizens.

In Supreme Conflict, Jan Crawford Greenburg provides insightful analysis and assessment of the politics surrounding the Supreme Court appointment process of Justices during the Rehnquist Court. Despite having seven conservative nominees the Rehnquist Court was deeply disappointing to those conservatives hoping to reverse decades of progressive rulings on key social issues. Throughout the book Greenburg describes both positive and negative appointments and nominations such as Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas, and David Souter. Greenburg also includes some background on the impact the Warren and Berger Courts had on the Rehnquist and later Roberts Courts.

In the early years of the eighteenth Century, the young United States of America were slowly adapting to the union and the way the country was governed. And just like the country, the governmental powers were starting to develop. Since the creation of the Constitution and due to the Connecticut Compromise, there is the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial Power. But the existence of those powers was not always that naturally. In these crucial times, the Judicial Power had problems controlling the other powers. It was a challenge for the Supreme Court to exercise the powers granted by the new Constitution. Federal Government was not generally appreciated and

Based on the research of Justice Alito, he was appointed by former president Gorge W. Bush as one of the Supreme Court Justices on January 31, 2006 and is currently a Republican Party federal justice. His approaches to things are very unpredictable and distinctive from what he is viewed as. However, his conservative standpoint is still a part of his image. This paper will include: the background of the justice, the judicial philosophy he approaches, and his opinion on a dispute.

From the years of 1953 to 1969 the Supreme Court was historically known as the Warren Court. The Warren Court is named after the Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren who is famously known for cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Fay v. Noia, Mapp v. Ohio, Sherbert v. Verner, and New York Times v. Sullivan. “Earl Warren 's name has become the shorthand for a jurisprudential shift from state toward federal authority; the Warren Court offered an expansive understanding of the role federal courts could play in enabling access for a host of new claimants seeking an array of rights” (Resnik 2012). Earl Warren’s court and jurisprudence is best known for cases on expansion of federal habeas corpus, expansion on the law of criminal procedure, expansion on free expression and exercise of religion, and desegregation public schools. All three played a pivotal role in the Supreme Court and the judicial system.

“The framers gave life tenure to federal judges to ensure an independent judiciary, a judiciary that would not bow to the political pressure of the day.” What the framers failed to recognize is that justices would be reluctant to leave their position for persona or political reasons or before mental decline. My 28th amendment will help to solve these problems.

The Marshall Court and the Rehnquist Court are the two eras that made the Supreme Court the most influential. The Marshall Court in 1801 to 1835 helped create the foundation for the United States constitutional law, which contributing to making the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government. The Rehnquist Court in 1986 to 2005 favored a concept of federalism that played a vital role on the Tenth Amendment’s reservation of powers to the states. Under Rehnquist point of view of federalism, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down an act of congress as overpowering under the commerce clause. These two courts brought the Supreme Court of the United States to an entire new level that brought change to the

The Warren Court led the judicial system in the United States for sixteen years, with 17 justices total, although its most impactful version existed between 1962 and 1969. The court heard and ruled upon 197 cases in total during its tenure, many of which dramatically shaped or created legal precedent. This court is best known for its expansive federal control at what was seen as at the expense of states’ rights and its heavy judicial activism, enhancing the Bill of Rights. Chief Justice Earl Warren, in his control over the court, tried his best to make sure to limit the arguments that the public might have by making sure that the decisions were as close

NPR’s legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg, described a “horrible political storm” brewing over the Supreme Court of the United States (“CNN,” 2016, p. 1). While reporting for CNN, Totenberg used these words to draw attention to the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia in an era of modern politics in which the court has become more polarized than ever. The Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, is not only being severely impacted by partisan ties, but is now also deciding cases according to these biased beliefs. The Democratic and Republican parties, after corrupting and encroaching upon the federal judiciary, have made court nominations and rulings into a game of party politics, inevitably destroying the impartiality of the

The Constitution of the United States, the most remarkable document that was ever created. In this document, it clearly outlines the government that the United States will operate under and gave the leaders specific ways to guide the citizens of the country. For instance, in the Constitution, it established a judicial branch and outlined the laws that it will possessed. According to the Constitution, the judicial branch should act as a system of checks and balances against the other two branches of government. Under these circumstances, there are various courts that are created.

John Marshall, considered by many to be the greatest Chief Justice in the Supreme Court, has copious achievements under his name. The ones that gave him the most fame were his involvement with establishing the power of the court and placing it equal among the executive and legislative branch, his important decisions in court cases that strengthened federal power, and instituting judicial review as a national power given to the judicial branch. However, these are not the only things John Marshall should be known for during his lifespan.

The main purpose of Thomas writing this book was to show his personal struggles, both internal and external, that shaped him into the Supreme Court justice that we see today. Clarence Thomas had a difficult childhood, having been abandoned by his father then subsequently given up to his grandparents by his mother, who was unable to raise him and his brother Myers. His grandfather, who he called "Daddy", was able to give the boys more material comfort than they had ever known while under the care of their mother, but also demanded much more out of them. Instead of being able to skip class and go on escapades around town, as they had been able to do in Pinpoint under the care of their mother, Daddy made sure that Clarence and Myers would be at school every day, sick or healthy. Thomas wrote, " [H]e warned us that if we died, he 'd take our bodies to school for three days to make sure we weren 't faking, and we figured he meant it" (Page 15). On top of making sure that the boys would get a proper, consistent education, Daddy made Clarence and Myers ride along with him while he delivered fuel oil during the winter to hi customers. The second year that they had been living under the rule of their grandparents, Daddy had bought a brand-new GMC truck, then took the heater out of it, saying that there was no sense in keeping the cab warm if they were going to get out every stop (Page 21). Clarence 's grandfather was extremely hard on the him. In turn, Clarence held himself to higher

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.

Introduction. When looking at the growth of the Supreme Court in regards to the American economy, it is evolutionary in its growth. From the establishment of the Constitution on June 21, 1788 until present day the U.S. Supreme Court has been proactive in its adaptability toward the growth of the economy while also protecting the best interest of the people and our basic foundations of capitalism. Time changes all as the needs of our economy now are very different than those of the past. The establishment of judicial review and judicial sovereignty paved the way for the Supreme Court to play a leading role in the development of our nation and, more specifically, the growth of our economy albeit with consistent disagreement with the