Antonin Artaud

2 Cheng Xinnan Cheng POLT 202 - 02 Prof. Kahn Dec. 6, 2016 Prompt 6 (slippery slope) Slippery Slope: Legitimate Reasoning of the Supreme Court The slippery slope is a metaphoric way to describe undesirable possible future as a consequence of today 's event. When the Supreme Court is dealing with a new implied fundamental right, the slippery slope argument was employed to state possible disastrous consequences due to the Court 's specific decision, more specifically, whether or not to…

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the judicial system and can shape the direction of the American judicial system and the morals of society. All other courts reside under the Supreme Court and adhere to the standards set in cases decided by the Supreme Court. The importance of the Supreme Court explains why the nomination of a new justice to the court can be a heated and contentious situation between the two parties that reside in the American political system. President Trump nominated…

Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court agreed that this treaty does not generate individual rights, but only rights of countries, meaning that the state did not have to honor the federal treaty. In a 5-4 decision by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel Alito with Mr. Breyer, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Souter, and Mrs. Ginsburg disagreeing, the members of the Supreme Court ruled that states are allowed to deny Article 36…

Antonin Dvorak was the first born of nine children to Anna and Frantisek Dvorak. All of Antonin’s ancestors were butchers or innkeepers, so as the first born child it was assumed that Antonin would inherit the family business. But much to his father’s dismay, Antonin decided to pursue a career in music. At six years old, Antonin entered into a village school to receive some early education in music. He quickly understood the lessons in violin and started playing in village and church bands.…

Wade was wrong, and should be upended by the judicial system. One judge, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that said that the crucial right to privacy, which the 1973 case ruled against, was “utterly idiotic”. (Insert citation) However, the Roe vs. Wade court ruling made way for the legalization of a procedure that had high death rates prior…

try to interpret the meaning the best way they can to ensure a fair trial. The case of the District of Columbia v. Heller in 1976 is the case in question. When the case was presented to the Supreme Court, the opinion of the court came from Justice Antonin Scalia. In the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, the case was about examining as to whether if the Second Amendment was violated for Dick Anthony Heller. The District of Columbia decided to create a gun control law, which placed a ban on…

I believe that these two justices’ jurisprudence, or philosophy of law, is shaped by their political ideologies. This is not to say, however, that I believe that the two justices’ political ideologies affect their ability to come to objective decisions since ultimately, their most important task is to remain impartial. The two SCOTUS justices are on the opposite ends of the ideological spectrum. In addition to their opposite ideologies, the pair has two completely different philosophies of law…

The second case was over religious businesses being forced to provide birth control to all employees. The Supreme Court voted down this specific mandate as it violated the freedom of religion. You may want to expand here? The third and most recent Obamacare case was in regards to the federal subsidies( money) being awarded to individuals from the federal government, even though the law specifically states that these subsidies should be, “Established by the State”. This case held an interesting…

Introduction Ever since its creation in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has received a great deal of backlash. The law has been brought to the courts three times now due to many Americans having issues with certain provisions in the law. Two of the cases that challenged the Affordable Care Act have made it to the Supreme Court. The issues that have been challenged have been in reference to the provisions that expand Medicaid, grant subsidies to states that have established exchanges, and the…

Antonin Scalia was a Supreme Court Justice who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan. He was a well-rounded judge who stood for the Constitution, and the way the founders intended the constitution to be conceived. He was a conservative judge who stood his ground for what he believed was the correct thing to do. Leaning to the conservative side, Scalia made a decision to uphold the constitution. He believed the constitution was not to make change easier but delay or prevent change. Scalia…