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purpose is “to provide certain safe guards against an invasion of personal privacy by requiring federal agencies . . . to . . . be subject to civil suit for any damages which . . . violates any individual’s rights under this act.” Law Review UGA (quoting another law review). Under 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(1)(D), an individual can bring a civil action against any agency that “fails to comply with any provision of this section.” 5 USC 552a. On the other hand, Congress also enacted the Freedom of Information

Supreme Court (USSC), (1803) Statement of the Facts: Towards the end of his presidential term, President John Adams appointed William Marbury (P), Dennis Ramsay, Robert Townsend Hooe and William Harper as Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia. After assuming office, President elect Thomas Jefferson ordered James Madison not to finalize Justice of Peace appointments. William Marbury (P) citing Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, brought an action against Secretary of State, James

Assignment 2: Constitutional Law In this essay, I will provide legal analysis, of the Marbury v. Madison case a well-known case with a historic decision. I will address who the parties were, the plaintiff’s main argument, who made the decision, what judicial review is and whether the court has the ability to exercise this. It all started in the 1800 presidential elections, President John Adams, a Federalist, forfeited his attempt for re-election to Democratic Republican and anti-federalist, then

establishing the Supreme Court’s power and legitimacy as a co-equal branch of government, along with the Congress and the President. This case allowed the Court to declare laws passed by Congress, if applicable, to be unconstitutional. Madison continues to stand as the classic expression of judicial review in American constitutional law. Ultimately, this case was a battle between Marbury, who was appointed by previous President John Adams to the Supreme Court in the end of his term, and James Madison

Description: On the final day of President John Adam’s term, he named 42 justices of the peace and 16 circuit court justices for the District of Columbia. These men were to part of the Organic Act, composed by the Federalist Party, which was an attempt to gain control of Federal Judiciary before President Thomas Jefferson took office. All was set to have these men brought in to office, except this failed when the signed Commissions were not delivered before Adam’s term ended, allowing Jefferson to

Supremacy Clause Matthew Newkirk Constitutional Law Mr. Timothy Allmond Wiregrass Georgia Technical College November 19, 2015   Abstract The Supremacy Clause is the clause that establishes the federal government’s authority over state governments. The Supremacy Clause is found in the U.S. Constitution in Clause Two of Article Six. This Clause upholds the United States Constitution, federal statutes, and treaties as "the supreme law of the land." Federal law’s supremacy applies only if Congress

safely. Throughout the history of the United States, many gun laws have been passed and many have also failed. One of the most recent in memory is the law proposed by current president, Barack Obama. President Obama lets the public know that this is, "Just round 1" in his fight for stricter gun laws (Obama). Obama is showing the people that he is tired of being bullied around by Congress. He is not going to give up his fight for gun laws that easily. One failed bill is not going to stop him and he

of the United States is the highest court of the federal system, mandated by the Constitution since 1869 composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices located in Washington, DC in hearing all final jurisdictions on cases. This court may review decisions from the United States courts of appeal and also choose to hear appeals from the state appellate courts if a federal constitutional issue is involved, possessing the original jurisdiction on limited cases involving high-ranking diplomats

Founding the New Country and Third Branch The American Revolutionary War originated by the resistance of the Americans Patriots to the unfair taxes imposed by the British parliament. The resistance movement led into boycotts of British goods and the destruction of a shipment of tea at the Boston Tea Party. The British government retaliated by shutting down the Port of Boston and taking away the limited colonial self-government. The Patriots responded by taking control of the provinces governments

was significant for Obama due to the fact that he was the first African American to hold the position as editor. After Barack Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1991, he moved back to Chicago to pursue a career as an attorney. However, he was required to complete an internship before he could practice law. During his summer internship at Sidley Austin LLP, Barack Obama was mentored by Michelle Robinson. Within a short period of time, Barack became interested in Michelle. Thus