The United States Supreme Court Cases

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.

Sonia Sotomayer: Florida was violating the 6th amendment in sentencing people to death. Although, with each state having different rules about the death penalty, the majority supreme court decision was that Florida was acting in unconstitutional ways and that both a jury and a judge should have the final say in whether or not to send people to death.

In 2009, the Journal of American Medical Association wrote that at least 13,000 infants will be born dependent on some sort of substance, and DrugRehab.org says that eight million children have a parent that is addicted to substances as well. Now, most laws do protect the baby from a drug addicted mother, mainly in the event of a stillborn. While having a baby with brain damages and problems caused by the mother’s substance abuse, the mother will also suffer complications during childbirth (Sarah Blustain). Barry Lester found that 320,000 pregnant women suffer from alcoholism or the use of drugs. He views that their punishment is based on what society deems is criminally wrong and believes it is a disease that should be treated at a mental health facility not prison or jail(Drug-addicted mothers need treatment, not punishment). Drug addicted mothers, pregnant or not, pose a threat to a child’s safety, and therefore, should be punished.

Your Quarter II project will involve research on a landmark Supreme Court decision. Your paper should include internal citations and a formal bibliography. At least one of your sources needs to be non-Internet. Note: If you fail to do parenthetical citations in your paper, you will receive an automatic “F” on your paper.

According to the Constitution, how do Congress and the President balance the power of the Supreme Court?

This paper will be discussing the United States Supreme Court cases decision in Arizona v. Gant. It relates to automobile searches and how it came about in making implications for policy changes and practices based on the fourth amendment. I will compare and contrast a similar case to this and explain how this case created changes on searches of automobiles incident to arrest. In this paper, I will also explain what the fourth amendment of the constitution is and how Arizona v. Gant limits police vehicle searches.

In United States constitutional law, substantive due process allows courts to protect certain rights deemed fundamental from government interference, even where procedural protections are present. The Courts have identified this protection from the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. In the Fifth Amendment it says “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces…” While the Fourteenth Amendment says, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property

The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices appointed by the president of the United States. These justices are are tasked with reviewing and deciding which cases of the 7,000 cases they are presented with each year. The Supreme Court is given the ability to choose most of the cases they are presented with each year. (1) The Supreme Court discuss cases presented to them by any of the court justices and they must utilize the rule of four. These rule states that if at least four of the justices want to hear a case then all nine of them must listen to a case. (1) Although, there are many cases that could be seen by the Supreme Court, cases are chosen based upon the far-reaching implications of the case. The Supreme Court also picks up cases

The Supreme Court is the United States Supreme Court, which is composed of nine judges. One of them is the Chief Justice. They are appointed by the president and must be approved by the Senate. Judges have their job for their whole lives, unless they

The idea of corporate personhood is not a few fangled idea brought on with the start of the 21st Century. The idea of protecting the rights of people associated with a corporation is far from new. Supreme Court decisions dating back over 200 years have blurred the lines between individual rights and the rights of corporations. The more recent cases Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Citizens United v. FEC are just a few of the recent case that have ruled in favor of expanding corporate personhood. However, there have been over fifteen major Supreme Court decisions that have changed the way corporations are viewed in the eyes of the law.

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking federal court and was established in 1789. It plays a very important role in the government because it ensures that legal decisions are constitutional, and all courts interpret the constitution correctly to assure that new legislation and laws are consistent with the Constitution. The Supreme Court is currently made up of 9 justices, there is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. These Judges, like those in the past, have been appointed by the President of the United States and are confirmed by the Senate. They serve unlimited terms, meaning that they hold these seats for life. Although the Supreme Court has helped the U.S. in many ways there are still many changes that

SCOTUS never ruled on whether or not it was constitutional for Congress to give Virginia its portion of the District back. By the time, then it came into question, in 1876, the high court decided it was too late to weigh in — Virginia had “de facto” possession, and revisiting the matter would be too

In 1789 the U.S. Supreme Court was established by the constitution of the united states. Understandably it has changed and has been reworked of the centuries, although the core concepts have stayed the same. Looking at the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court it consists of nine justices, who are appointed by the president. The current U.S. Supreme Court justice include John Roberts Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. Many of these justice have been in office for decades others just a few years but all have a long list of past positions. The U.S. Supreme Court plays a very essential role in the constitutional system of our government. First, as the highest court in the

The Supreme Court is considered the highest-ranking court the in the United States. It is composed of nine judges referred to as justices. The main purpose of having these justices is so that they can make rulings on cases that the junior court cannot settle. Supreme Court judges make the final decision on whether a law is consistent with the underlying constitution. All Supreme Court justices serve lifetime appointments, which means they serve until they either die or retire. According to the Constitution, as stated in Article II, it 's the president 's job to nominate another Supreme Court justice if the seat is declared vacant. The Senate must then go through the

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land, with jurisdiction over all cases involving federal law. The Supreme Court is composed of 9 justices who serve with lifetime tenure, only being replaced upon death or resignation. Justices are nominated by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate. While this may sound simple enough, the nomination of a new Supreme Court Justice can be a very tense time between the President and the Senate.