John L. Stevens

Annexation of Hawaii John L. Stevens came to the island of Oahu in September 1889, acting as the U.S. Minister to Hawaii. While his mission in Hawaii was not clearly stated, his political actions on the islands clearly showed that Stevens thought that the annexation of Hawaii was proper and inevitable.      Stevens held firm beliefs about the future of Hawaii in the hands of the United States. From the start of his stay in Hawaii, Stevens made it clear whose side he was

“In a big family, the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it’s not perfect, that’s okay, there are a lot more coming along.” Who said this? Comedian Louis C.K.? Your crazy uncle? Nope, this quote was said by none other than former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. While this quote was not used directly in the Atkins v. Virginia (2002) case, it does show that judges and justices are not the stone-cold, lawful forces that they are depicted as. The Atkins’ case is a prime example of

Justice Stevens John Paul Stevens served as associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 until his retirement in 2010. Throughout his judicial career, Stevens exercised a liberal view in the courtroom and often displayed judicial restraint to the United States Congress. Justice Stevens was appointed by President Ford in 1975 because of his judicial experience and personal confidence. While serving as Associate Justice, Stevens provided opinions on many subjects including the death penalty

served on the prison reform commission and helped Senators like Philip Schulyer and Ambrose Spence to draft the penitentiary reform bill that became a law in 1796.His penal legislation authorized two state penitentiaries in Canada and New York City, John Augustus known as the “Father of Probation. “He persuaded the Boston Police Court to release an adult drunkard into his custody rather than sending him to prison. His efforts at reforming his first were not only successful he convinced the court to

Although young Muslims endure an abundance of hardships at school, Muslims face a wider variety of issues in the real world. The Supreme Court has made many rulings that would allow the government to help Muslims. Supreme Court Justice Kagan said, “the Constitution permits more active involvement in accommodating minority members” (“First Amendment…”). This means that the highest court in the nation has ruled governmental aid as constitutional, which proves the government has the authority to help

law of the land, yet some politicians are trying to take the power and freedom of the 2nd Amendment away from American citizens. For example, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wants to change the 2nd Amendment to say that you only have the right to be armed when serving in the militia. Now, this was said after Stevens had stepped down, but he was just as vocal about his opinions on the court as he was off the court. The pay of a Supreme Court Justice cannot go down, and they can do almost

The Brethren – Inside the Supreme Court: Book Review The Brethren, co-authored by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, is an in-depth documentary of the United States Supreme Court from 1969 to 1975, under the leadership of Warren Burger. The book attempts to present the reader with what "really" goes on in the Supreme Court. It describes the conferences, the personality of justices, and how justice's feel toward each other, items which are generally hidden from the public. This book is comparable

Have you been in so much pain that you were immobilized and physically unable to work yet denied any medical treatment? This happens to be the story of G.W. Gamble, a prison inmate injured while serving his prison sentence. In 1973 Gamble was unloading cotton bales from a truck in accordance with his prison labor assignment. During a routine shipment unloading, a “6.00 pound” cotton Bale (later determined to be 600 pounds, fell onto him, causing him to severely injured his back. Gamble struggled

People watched in shock; Protesters and none protesters circled around as Gregory Lee Johnson lit the American Flag on fire. Why would a man disrespect a symbol such as the American flag, that represents freedom, liberty and democracy? Was he protected by the constitution's first amendment? The Supreme Court answered all these questions we had by voting in favor of Johnson. Johnson's intentions were only political, and he as the freedom of speech. The Supreme Court was correct on this decision on

King v. Burwell (2015) is a Supreme Court case involving two parties, the petitioner David King and the respondent Sylvia Mathews Burwell the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a brief background of the case according to Oyez, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance and lower health care costs. ACA requires each state to establish an “exchange” in which people can purchase health care; and if a