Supreme Court Reflection

This course continues to be a very fun and exciting course ever since the first day, as I continue to learn more and more about the fascinating cases that were presented in the Supreme Court. Ever since writing the first reflection paper I have learned more about ground shaking decisions that were decided under the Warren court, but more importantly I have learned more about the rights of criminals and the accused. I now understand the great difficulty that the Supreme Court has when deciding upon a case, as many factors are involved. Many situations that are presented in front of the court are not cut and dry, but very complex, which adds another layer of struggle for justices to decide an outcome, as the outcome leads to many changes across the nation. One of the most important cases that we discussed was Mapp v. Ohio, which was decided upon in 1961. This case involved Dollree Map who rented out rooms to people. She was suspected of housing a suspect for a bomb situation, but when police came to search the establishment Dollree rightly refused due to the lack of warrant presented by the police. To me this case was very entertaining to learn about, as later police came back to the home with …show more content…
Virginia. Previously I had always known that interracial marriage was very rare and hardly accepted, but I never knew that it was against the law in certain places across the United States. I had always believed that everyone should have the right to be married and it is wrong for one to deny this right to anyone. Loving v. Virginia led the way for interracial couples to be married, without the interference by law. The Supreme Court decided that the right to marry resides with the individual and not the states. This case confirmed my previous conceptions that the Supreme Court is truly an important part of our government and without it many of the most common and basic rights that we have today might not be