Antonin Scalia

constitution argue that interpretation should change with the times. Others argue the case of Originalism, the belief that the Constitution must be followed exactly as stated, or that the Constitution is a fixed document. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a supporter of Originalism and argues that it is “the only proper way to interpret the United States Constitution so that judges are not given license to create or eliminate constitutional rights as they see fit (Faller). The…

among ideological lines, the majority held that under the First Amendment corporate subsidizing of autonomous political telecasts in applicant decisions can't be restricted (The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. ). John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Samuel A. Alito, were the people who voted in favor of Citizens United, whereas Justice Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor voted against Citizens…

Court Appointments and Criminal Justice Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton, if elected as president, will replace Antonin Scalia and will possibly have to fill Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer’s seats. Although Clinton has not released a short-list of possible supreme court judges, Clinton has gone on record that she would not name anyone who doesn’t support abortion on demand and consider Roe V. Wade settled law. Clinton also has said that she would appoint a judge…

The Ethics of DNA Testing for Identification Following Arrest Abstract Following the initial realization that DNA could have law enforcement applications there was a tremendous rush to make use of the technology. This implementation was uneven both in its application and its acceptance, largely depending on whether the Daubert or Frye standard of admissibility of evidence during trial is used. More recently focus has been on some probably unforeseen uses of DNA evidence. Of particular concern…

instance, George Ryan a republican says “I support the death penalty.But I also think there has to be no margin for error”(Brainy Quotes). Also conservative Supreme Court member Antonin Scalia says “mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached”(LaCapria). Based on George Ryan and Antonin Scalia’s quotes I can conclude that the views of conservatives on the death penalty has not changed over time. Conservatives have and for the most part looks like they…

The law making body of the United States government has consistently paved the way for odd and near incomprehensible pieces of legislation which in turn could be argued that such laws have strayed far away from what the intentions of the United States Constitution originally were. In addition, and quite greatly in contrast, the evolution of what mankind’s freedom to create has produced some of the best, and worst, of the human race. It becomes rather stressful and harrowing to figure out where…

United States case. My expectations of a full courtroom were precise. It took place at the United States Supreme Court on November 3, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. The courtroom comprised of the eight Supreme Court Justices (John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan), the defendant and his attorney Edward S. Zas, Esq., along with Ann O’Connell for the prosecution, the Clerk of Court, the Court…

In 1620, the Pilgrims landed in New England in search of freedom from the religious persecution they had endured in England, and they were followed a decade later by the Puritans for the very same reason. Freedom of religion was ultimately made a constitutional right in the United States, included in the First Amendment alongside freedom of speech and freedom of the press; these rights were added to the US Constitution in 1791 along with the rest of the Bill of Rights. While conflicts between…

Birchfield v. North Dakota (DUII refusal without a warrant) In Scotus blog, the United States Supreme Court judges against a common foe were at their best. It was very easy putting doctrinal clodhopping aside in trying out the amateur court team. Birchfield v. North Dakota a Wednesday court case involving laws imposing on motorists criminal penalties for being suspected of drunken driving (Birchfield v. North Dakota, 2016). This occurred when a chemical test, especially for breath or blood, was…

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