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    Columbia Law, a stint with the ACLU, thirteen years on the U.S. Court of Appeals, and twenty-three years on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has decided to reinvent herself at the ripe age of eighty-three; seemingly, becoming a political commentator with an unabashed hatred for Donald Trump fits better. I suppose that it’s never too late, right? Admittedly, she probably should’ve stuck with being a Supreme Court Justice. In an interview with New York Times reporter Adam Liptak

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    behalf in the Supreme Court, to further resealing process. (c) The attendance at Court for all Court dates pertaining to the matter whether in person or by counsel instructed by OLLA. I agree to pay the sum of $30,000,000.00 immediately, as a retainer fee/ deposit for professional legal services provided in the matter related to the estate of JEAN CRATON. A

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    In their article entitled “Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump’s attacks on judiciary are “demoralizing,” (Phillip, Barnes and O'Keefe) national political reporter for The Washington Post, Abby Phillip; editor and reporter for The Washington Post Robert Barnes; and congressional reporter for The Washington Post Ed O’Keefe, citing a statement given by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch indicated that he felt President Trump’s attacks on the federal judiciary were

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    Kent College of Law United States Supreme Court Website referred to as “Oyez” provides information about the United States Supreme Court. The “Oyez” website is a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute , Chicago-Kent College of Law and Justia.com, is a multimedia website devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone (Oyez, 2017). The “Oyez” project offers transcripts that are organized and searchable audio, plain English case summaries, illustrated

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    The Constitution is a living, breathing document, so it evolves and develops over time. Looking at key court cases from the past, the evolution of the right can be analyzed further, but first let us come back to Chief Justice John Marshall’s words about how third parties in all fundamental fairness can claim the right to "plead the fifth," and use the self-incrimination clause, while keeping in regard the actions of others, and not just themselves. What he said was used in both the Marbury v. Madison

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    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

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    The Supreme Court is choosing to make a decision to make or break President Obama, if he is defeated in court, it will ruin his chances to be able to become President for a second term. The Supreme Court, Jeffrey says, forced Nixon to hand over the tapes from the Watergate incident. This tells us the President isn’t above the law, and the Supreme Court is basically

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    Supreme Court Decisions Rungwe Rungwe Constitutional Law (LS305-01) Assignment Chapter 4 10/16/2011 The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized (Fourth

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    The Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in a county or state. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is the interpreter of federal constitutional laws. The Court consists of five justices appointed by five Republic presidents and four by Democratic presidents. Although there are an unequal amount of justices, some of the court decisions have supported and broadened equal rights, while some have restricted them instead. However, most of these cases prove that the Supreme

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    made that didn't have to be made just for civil rights. There were tons of court cases about civil rights but these three are very good examples. Civil rights is very important and it was impacted by three Supreme Court cases: Dred Scott vs Sanford, Brown vs Board of Education, and loving vs Virginia. So, the first Supreme Court case that'll be talked about is Dred Scott vs Sanford a very unfair court decision. This court case did not give equal rights to slaves at all. Dred Scott a slave escaped

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