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Medellin v. Texas was a local court case that took place in 2007, and accomplished the Supreme Court ruling that non-local treaties, such as the Vienna Convention of the Laws treaty, were not self-executing, and therefore, were not binding upon state courts; in other words that if state courts decide not to honor such treaties, they were not forced to. Jose Ernesto Medellin was a Mexican citizen who was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico in March 4, 1975. Although he was born on the other…

Mckennly Mclain 11/4/2016 1. Choose one Supreme Court case we discussed and explain how it has influenced our government and the lives of everyday Americans For the supreme court case that I think has influenced our government and the lives of every day Americans the most is the Brown vs. Board of Education supreme court case. The Brown vs. Board of Education supreme court case is a case between a man named Oliver brown and the Board of Education. Oliver Brown was an African American that…

The research below is the discussion between two cases that involve the death penalty and the effects that the cases had toward the prison system. One case explains how the discussion of an armed robbery was taken to the supreme court and details information on how it is unconstitutional and violates our 8th and 14th amendment Gregg wanted to fight over how the death penalty was a cruel and unusual punishment to those who were sentenced to death. He managed to win the case which led to a hold on…

Clarence Thomas is the second African American Justice ever to be on supreme court. So, who is Clarence Thomas? And what made him to be only the second African American to ever join supreme court? Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948 in Pinpoint, Georgia and he attendent Yale University when he got older. After Yale University he served in administrations under former presidents George Bush and, Ronald Reagan. What got Clarence the job came from the retirement of the former African…

In the court case Garrity Vs New Jersey the officer on trial was made to incriminate himself by being forced to testify. This officer was later convicted on his testimony. The supreme court hailed that the officers answers could not be used against him in his criminal trial because the fifth amendment forbid a coerced confession. Today the Garrity rule states if an officer is compelled to provide self incriminating statements information or statements such statements can not be used in a…

Parody: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. In his book A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court, Mark Twain parodies the bland narrative of classic medieval stories by allowing the protagonist Hank Morgan to get within breathing distance of literary tropes then turning them on their head resulting in an interesting tale of what would happen if the manager of a weapons factory got teleported to 7th Century Camelot.…

each year that were conceived from rape, incest, and unprotected sexual intercourse. It was the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, that the court decided the right to privacy under the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion. The court’s ruling to this day has been one of the most controversial decisions made by the Supreme Court. It has created a national debate amongst many issues, such as whether or not abortion should be legal, to what…

The case of Loving v. Virginia is a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. It was decided on June 12th, 1967 where the the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down Virginia's law prohibiting interracial marriages as a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Virginia 1967) What surprises me about this case is when the Lovings went to trial, that they first plead not guilty, when they were clearly guilty. This…

The three Supreme Court Cases from our readings all have differing questions, applicable theories of morals, ethics and legal precedence that require consideration. It is crucial to acknowledge that although our Constitution and many laws rely on philosophy, not all legislation is moral, and may even be immoral. I feel the best method is to look at each case and weigh its morals and legality as well. Each of these cases created conflicts within my mind, tested my ability to be impartial, and…

Supreme Court decisions actually have significant impact on society? As mentioned by Alexis de Tocqueville (2002), the judge occupies a prominent place in the American society. According to him, the judicial power is a real power on equal terms with the Congress and the Presidency. It is a political institution that contributes under its oversight role of the constitutionality of laws, to determine the extent of the rights and freedoms to which Americans are entitled. So, do Supreme Court…