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norms of society, technology, and the growth and expansion of commerce in the United States and the world (Cheeseman 2013, p. 5). In addition, the U.S. legal system as originated from the English Common Law, has adopted the doctrine of stare decisis, which allows the courts to use past court decisions and rulings as precedent for deciding future cases (Cheeseman 2013, p. 15). Concisely, law is a system that allows the courts to find fair resolutions to legal issues and disputes involving jurisdiction

Brady Vs Maryland Brady vs. Maryland was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the prosecution had withheld from the criminal defendant certain evidence. The defendant faced his conviction, arguing it had been contrary to the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Maryland prosecuted Brady and a companion, Boblit, for murder. Brady admitted being involved in the murder, but claimed Boblit had done the actual killing. The prosecution had withheld

The foundation of the Supreme Court began with the earliest articles of the constitution. More specifically, Section II of Article III dictated that “The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority…”(National Archives). This language laid out the legal precedent for which the Supreme Court could be built. Due to the intentionally vague nature, the founding

The judicial branch is made up of the court system. The Supreme Court is the most important court in the nation. Article III established the Supreme court. Other federal courts were made by Congress. Courts decide whether laws break the Constitutional law. The third article of the Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch. The article leaves Congress the responsibility to determine the shape and structure of the federal judiciary. The amount of Supreme Court Justices is up to Congress. It also

Equalizing education in the Nation The United States education system is ranked lower and lower every year. In a time where our children have to compete for jobs with children of the number one and number two countries on the most educated list, it seems that we can barely keep up. International tests show that American students are falling behind to countries such as Singapore, Canada, North Korea and Japan (Pearson, the learning curve). So how can we as a country that’s ranked to have 14th

The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution was introduced to Congress in 1789 by James Madison, however it was not adopted until 1791, and is an extremely important amendment contained in the Bill of Rights. “In the past forty years, the U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly advanced the notion that the Fourth Amendment encompasses the common-law restrictions on searches and seizures,” (Mannheimer, M. Z., 2015, p.1, para.1). The Fourth Amendment requires governmental searches to be conducted

Introduction In the summer of 2015, history was made in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court had made, with a 5-4 majority, a controversial ruling decreeing that denying equal recognition to same-sex couples was in violation of the Equal Protections Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Those on the minority cited concerns of judicial restraint, the connection between marriage and procreation, and whether or not marriage is a Constitutional issue in the first place

Constitution The national and state governments derive their respective powers from the Constitution in several ways. Some powers are explicitly stated while others are not. Understanding the various types of powers can be difficult and this essay is an attempt to clarify them. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

The National Security Agency’s (NSA) warrantless collection of metadata has been questioned on constitutional grounds. Specifically, the NSA’s program has been argued to be in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, which states that all citizens are to be free from any unreasonable search or seizure. Proponents of the NSA’s collection of metadata believe that it is a crucial tool in preventing terrorist attacks, while opponents of the program believe that its questionable constitutional

Name of the case: PGA Tour, Inc. V. Martin Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Citation: 531 U.S.1049 (2001) Parties and their roles: Casey MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PGA TOUR, INC., a Maryland corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Facts: Professional golfer, Casey Martin (plaintiff), had a disability which made it very difficult for him to walk in between golf shots. Martin petitioned the PGA Tour, Inc. (defendant) and others to waive its rule requiring players to walk the golf