Chief Justice of the United States

pre-British colonial era, the British colonial period, and the post-independence of Malaysia. The pre-British colonial era saw the reign of the Malay Sultanates as its earliest record of an existence of a proper legal system for the administration of justice, where previously disputes…

trial for the murder of his brother-in-law. (Williams, 1964) Zemel v. Rusk The appeal of Zemel v. Rusk (Secretary of State) Zemel attempted to argue that he had the right to travel to Cuba but also went into the question of restrictions on passports. Zemel attempted to travel to Cuba to answer his curiosity at a time to educate himself as a citizen at a time when the United States had ended diplomatic relations with them. Zemel request for permission to travel to Cuba was denied. At the Supreme…

Washington (1732-1799) was commander-in-chief of the Continental forces during the American Revolution (1775-1783). He also served as the first President of the United States and was responsible for building much of the country's political and economic structure. Washington served two terms as president before retiring to his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia. George Washington was born at Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732. He was the first child of Augustine…

tribe encountered the harsh force of the United States. The Seminole fought back in an effort to protect their tribe and their land. Many homes of Seminole people were demolished and their occupants were arrested. The Treaty of Payne’s Landing was signed on May 9, 1832, it surrendered any existing land in Florida owned by the Seminole. The treaty allowed Seminole leaders to preview the land their tribe would be moving into. There was a group of Seminole chiefs that embarked on their exploration…

The judicial branch, from its creation in the United States has been that of a large debate. The problem with judicial branch that many argue is that the people of this country do not elect the Supreme Court of the United States. However, the President who the country votes into office appoints them to the Court. Judicial review has a long historical background, dating back to Hamilton’s argument in The Federalist Papers, all of which impacts how the Court uses judicial review today regarding…

consisted of lower and higher judges and the chief judge. The hereditary transfer prevailed in this democracy for as long as a civil government functioned among Nephites. Though, in his work, Reynolds suggests that the Nephites lacked the authority to vote the chief judges out of office, the Nephites existed in a true democracy, contrariwise. Citizens of the Nephite nation could vote for a new leader in the form of a king suggesting they could supplant the chief judge if they majority desired to…

branch of the Bank of the United States who refused to pay the taxes that were to be collected by the state of Maryland. Maryland clearly imposed taxes on all banks that were not originally incorporated by the state. After trying to collect McCulloch’s taxes, the State of Maryland filed a lawsuit because McCulloch denied his portion of the taxes. Procedural history of the case: The General Assembly of Maryland passed an act imposing tax on all banks, or branches in the State of Maryland not…

Question 1 I can assure you that Vladimir will not disappear while in custody. I am aware that in the past, Russia has assumed suspected criminals guilty until proven innocent, this does not hold true in the United States. In fact, suspected criminals are to be treated as innocent until proven guilty. Russian police were also prone to not allowing a suspect to consult with an attorney until interrogations were concluded, during which they used torture and beatings to gain confessions (Kramer, p…

The Executive Branch contains the President and his Cabinet. The President acts as Head of State, which is the Chief Representative of the United States. The Cabinet is appointed by the President and carries out the duties of the Executive office under the authority of the President. There are multiple government agency’s that the president appoints the heads of, including the CIA, EPA and many more, the President also appoints the head of over 50 independent government agencies. The…

many of the events/situation that occurred between the Supreme Court Justices and law clerks surprised me. First, I was fascinated by Justice Harlan’s law clerk, Kevin Connolly’s tenacity and idealistic attitude during the process of rejecting and accepting the case, Clay v. the United States. For instance, Connolly’s bravery was demonstrated when he tried to dismiss his responsibility to write the brief directed by Justice Harlan due to his political ideology. Secondly, I thought it was…