Sonia Sotomayor

The federal judiciary branch consists of ninety-three district courts, thirteen circuit courts of appeals, and one Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is authorized under Article III of the Constitution. District and circuit courts are created by congressional statutes and can be eliminated or reorganized (Ginsberg et al. 609). All federal judges, except for judges of certain specialized or territorial courts, are appointed by the president for life. The president will discuss a lower federal…

vote?) (5 points) 1. (Chief Justice) John Roberts- Conservative 2. Clarence Thomas- Conservative 3. Antonin Scalia- Conservative 4. Anthony Kennedy- Swing, not really conservative or liberal but in the middle 5. Ruth Ginsberg- Liberal 6. Sonia Sotomayor- Liberal 7. Stephen Breyer- Liberal (Swing) 8. Samuel Alito- Conservative 9. Elena Kagan- Liberal What Amendment was in question in this case and what does that Amendment say? (5 points) It was the…

Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Ghandi, Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Malcolm X, our teachers and professors, Sonia Sotomayor, and even Jennifer Lawrence all have a common traits; they are all leaders known by many people worldwide. Not all were favorites in the eyes of the public, but all had a common goal to make the world or their country a better place, according to their own perspective. Everyone has their own definition of what they believe a leader is; some might say that a leader just…

There is currently a great debate in our nation about the necessity of Voter ID laws and the impact they will have on our democracy. It is with clear distinction that the Voter ID laws recently passed in various states, noted by right wing support, are a clear infringement on the ideals of a collective and openly participatory democracy. Voter ID laws, which in their inception are supposedly to protect democratic thought, would be a noble effort if they were implemented without malicious…

The role of women as we know them now has greatly changed in the last 100 years. Women are an essential part of life being the other half and only way to create life, the nurturing aspect of the family. Keeping things in motion and moving along smoothly ever planning and organizing. We see women as equal and that is a farfetched idea today still but 100 years ago it was unthinkable and never thought to be a thing of the present. Women were granted no rights; they could not vote, work, they did…

Implicit Bias and The Courts According to the NCSC which defines Implicit Bias as “implicit bias is the bias in judgment and/or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.” It’s been more than 300 years since the country we know and inhabit has been founded. It’s been more than sixty years since people of color have been granted the same liberties and treatment that was once only available to…

courts). The supreme court is the final judge in cases involving laws of congress and the constitution. There are currently nine supreme court justices, John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Neil Gorsuch. One of the most well-known sport cases that was taken to the Supreme court is Flood v. Kuhn. This case’s significance was the progress of baseball and ant-trust laws. During this time once a player was…

Obergefell v. Hodges Name of case. Obergefell v. Hodges. Year. 2015. Issue or question before the Court. Whether the Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to recognize a same sex marriage licensed and performed in a state which does grant that right? The big, broadly stated issue is: Does the Constitution (and/or its Amendments) require States to treat same sex marriages on the same terms and conditions as marriages between persons of opposite sex? Facts of the case. His case concerned three…

The court system in our country was created under the influences from the Justinian Code, after the Roman Emperor Justinian I, Napoleonic Code, and the common law of Great Britain. Federal and States courts have separate political jurisdictions and procedures, nonetheless, both were established to solve conflicts. However, court systems are different than police departments, in that courts are in a hierarchy order. When a case is seen at a court, the loosing party can appeal to court with more…

In the article "In taking on Jorge Ramos, Donald Trump May Have Tussled with the Wrong Media Star" by Christine Mai-Duc of the Los Angeles times, the author discusses the validity of Jorge Ramos as an influence on the Latino voting power after a press conference where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Univision anchor Jorge Ramos to "go back to Univision" and the anchor was escorted out. The author uses logos, ethos, and pathos to argue her position on immigration and the value…