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    IN THE Supreme Court of United States ______________________________ Douglas WEBER, Warden of The South Dakota State Penitentiary; Dennis Kaemingk, Secretary Of The Department Of Corrections, Petitioners, V. NATIVE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF TRIBES; Blaine Brings Plenty; Clayton Sheldon Creek, Respondents. _______________________ On Petition For Appeal To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuits ____________ Law firm **** 1401 61 st., south, Gulfport, Fl. 33707 Native American Council

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    The Court System in the United States and across the globe are tasked with settling disputes in society. Many different groups of people come together in a courthouse to make sure the legal proceedings run as smoothly as possible. From judges to lawyers, to the people who work behind the scenes, such as paralegals and legal scholars, these individuals are the ones who work diligently to bring closure to any matters that could not be settled outside of a courtroom. And in this paper, we will cover

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    The Supreme Court Of The United States (otherwise known as SCOTUS), is the highest federal court in the country. The court hears many important cases throughout the United States, one of them being Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973). This case was monumental for women 's rights and the issue of abortion. Still to this day, it has been one of the most famous abortion cases in U.S. history. It all started in 1971 when Norma McCorvey (otherwise known as Jane Roe), filed suit against District Attorney

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    Tennington, Inc. is a consulting firm and has ten employees. These employees travel on consulting jobs in seven states. Tennington has an employment record of hiring only white males.2. Novo Films, Inc. is making a film about Africa and needs to employ approximately one hundred extras for this picture. To hire these extras, Novo advertises in all major newspapers in Southern California. The ad states that only African Americans need apply. In depth it is a bit different. If Tennington, Inc is approached

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    United States Supreme Court Justices The current Supreme Court membership is comprised of nine Supreme Court Justices. One of which is the Chief Justice and the other eight are the Associate Justices. The Justices are Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., and Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., was sworn into the Supreme Court

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    OPINIONS AND ORDERS The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Circuit. R. 22–30. The decision and order of the United States District Court, District of Wisteria denying Plaintiff’s Motion for a New Trial. R. 13–21. CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS This case involves questions relating to Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1983. 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) (2012). It also involves issues related to the willfulness requirement in the penalties provision

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    United States Supreme Court Justices Colin Wyatt CJ 403/C/01 Senior Seminar Dr. Bowen-Hartung November 11, 2014 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the duties and role of the United States Supreme Court Justices in law enforcement. This paper will discuss the history of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices along with several aspects of the position, including the duties and the selection process, the benefits, salary, retirement, restrictions, impeachment, and a review

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    federal government began to form there was no consensuses between the federalists and anti-federalists on the power the judicial branch of government should be allowed to maintain. Judicial Review is defined as “a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional” (Judicial Review). Robert Yates wrote Brutus No. 11 and 12 questioning the power of judicial review within the judicial branch from the perspective

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    The United States Supreme Court currently seats nine justices that vary in age, gender, and have many similarities and differences between them. Compared to other governmental figures the nine justices are not well known. Every time a new justice is added they are placed together wearing large black robe for photographs. The justices are responsible for reviewing petitions that are sent to them. These petitions can range from illegal locker searches to cases in which two lower courts have reached

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    Case name, Court, and year: Griswold v. State of Connecticut, Supreme Court of the United States, 1965. Issue(s): Does the Constitution establish and protect the right of marital privacy? Do Connecticut’s statutes barring the use of, or the counseling of someone on the use of, contraceptives (ss 53-32 and 54-196 of the General Statutes of Connecticut) violate such a right? Holding: Yes (7/2); Yes (7/2) Facts: Substantive: Estelle Griswold is the Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League

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