1. Marbury v. Madison 5 US 137 (1803)
William Marbury was the petitioner and John Adams was the respondent. President John Adams had appointed William Marbury as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia, however, Thomas Jefferson failed to recognize the appointment. President Adams’ Secretary of State failed to deliver all commissions before President Jefferson took office. At the time of the case, James Madison was Jefferson’s Secretary of State whom also did not want to recognize Marbury’s commission. Marbury then continued to sue James Madison.
Marbury applied to the Supreme Court of the U.S. for a writ of mandamus to make Jefferson’s Sec. of State, James Madison, deliver the commissions for Marbury to become justice of peace.
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In a 5-4 decision for Miranda, it was ruled that anyone convicted must be told their rights, which we know refer to as Miranda Rights that must be told to anyone taken into custody. This is backed by the 5th Amendment.
5. Bush v. Gore 531 US 98 (2000)
The petitioner was George W. Bush and the respondent was Albert Gore. The outcome of the Presidential Election of 2000 was very dependent on the outcome of Florida’s voters. Governor Bush passed the Vice President by about a few hundred votes. This was called into question when voters complained of having problems at the ballots. Gore sued for a recount but the strict time limit to get votes in caused Florida to allow Gore to pick four counties to recount the ballots in. Bush appealed the US Supreme Court to dismiss the recounts.
In a 5-4 decision in Bush’s favor, the Florida Supreme Court had violated the US Constitution when it only ordered a recount in certain counties per Gore’s request. The state of Florida’s court ordered manual recount of vote ballots in the 2000 Presidential race was unconstitutional because it violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection
William Marbury was the petitioner and John Adams was the respondent. President John Adams had appointed William Marbury as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia, however, Thomas Jefferson failed to recognize the appointment. President Adams’ Secretary of State failed to deliver all commissions before President Jefferson took office. At the time of the case, James Madison was Jefferson’s Secretary of State whom also did not want to recognize Marbury’s commission. Marbury then continued to sue James Madison.
Marbury applied to the Supreme Court of the U.S. for a writ of mandamus to make Jefferson’s Sec. of State, James Madison, deliver the commissions for Marbury to become justice of peace.
There …show more content…
In a 5-4 decision for Miranda, it was ruled that anyone convicted must be told their rights, which we know refer to as Miranda Rights that must be told to anyone taken into custody. This is backed by the 5th Amendment.
5. Bush v. Gore 531 US 98 (2000)
The petitioner was George W. Bush and the respondent was Albert Gore. The outcome of the Presidential Election of 2000 was very dependent on the outcome of Florida’s voters. Governor Bush passed the Vice President by about a few hundred votes. This was called into question when voters complained of having problems at the ballots. Gore sued for a recount but the strict time limit to get votes in caused Florida to allow Gore to pick four counties to recount the ballots in. Bush appealed the US Supreme Court to dismiss the recounts.
In a 5-4 decision in Bush’s favor, the Florida Supreme Court had violated the US Constitution when it only ordered a recount in certain counties per Gore’s request. The state of Florida’s court ordered manual recount of vote ballots in the 2000 Presidential race was unconstitutional because it violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection