Supreme Being

made to the Constitution. The 1966 Supreme Court decision of Miranda v. Arizona under Chief Justice…

The Supreme Court judged that the Virginia Military Institute violated the Equal Protection of the Fourteenth Amendment by a 7-1 ruling in the United States v. Virginia case. The Supreme Court also said that the Virginia’s establishment of an all-female college was an insufficient effort to put a stop to the constitutional violation of the fourteenth amendment because the Supreme thought that even though the Virginia Military Institute established…

The Supreme Court is a powerful and fundamental branch in the current United States government. The unelected justices of the Court are able to strike down legislation that is interpreted as unconstitutional. The Court is able to act as a policy maker and in turn acting as a branch of the legislative body in doing so. Another aspect of the current day Supreme Court is that the justices are able to interpret and make precedents on the “spirit” of the constitution to keep up with the present day…

That if one tries hard enough to reach out to them and present them a valid reason and a case then there is a possibility that your case can be heard. Growing up I always had the notion that the Supreme Court was almost like this higher power that is unreachable and unattainable. Yet to know that even a man sitting in a prison cell was able to catch their attention simply using a handwritten letter. From there changing the entire course of the legal…

laws put forth by our Founding Fathers and violates God’s will, but it is also a direct violation of the public’s trust in the criminal justice system. The results can be devastating, and have far reaching effects inside and outside of the courtroom. Being truthful is covered extensively in the Bible, beginning with the Ten Commandments and in verses such as 2 Timothy 2:15 which discusses unashamedly presenting yourself to God by rightly handling the word of truth. When a prosecutor hides or…

Title and Citation: Fry V. Napoleon Community School District Topic: A school district denying the student the right to have a service dog attend school. Level or Type of Court: Supreme Court- Oct 2016 Facts of the Case: A student with cerebral palsy obtained a service dog with the doctor’s approval to help her live as independent as possible. The service dog was hypo-allergenic and was to stay out of the way when not needed. The Community School District of Napoleon refused to allow the…

populace of America. The Engel vs. Vitale case was a landmark in U.S Supreme Court cases, which caused a significant disturbance in America that ruled school-sponsored prayers to be in violation of one of the Amendments. The Supreme Court is known as the highest federal court in the United States, which also means that the Engel vs. Vitale case has been heard at least one other time before reaching the Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court case, Engel vs. Vitale, a parent sued their child’s school…

Sandra Day O’Connor influenced society by becoming the first woman associate for the Supreme Court, limiting abortion rights, and helping Bush become president. Sandra Day O’Connor went to Stanford University Law School. She graduated as third in class in 1952. One of the students ahead of her was William Rehnquist who would later serve on the Supreme Court with her (“O’Connor Sandra Day”). After graduating, Sandra had a very hard time finding a job. Law firms did not want to hire her…

first day, as I continue to learn more and more about the fascinating cases that were presented in the Supreme Court. Ever since writing the first reflection paper I have learned more about ground shaking decisions that were decided under the Warren court, but more importantly I have learned more about the rights of criminals and the accused. I now understand the great difficulty that the Supreme Court has when deciding upon a case, as many factors are involved. Many situations that are…

In January of 1973 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, the case of a single pregnant woman who challenged the constitutionality of the state of Texas’s criminal abortion laws. Through examination of evidence and input that led to this outcome, we seek to determine why the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe. Though the Supreme Court cited precedent and unconstitutionality in order to justify Roe’s victory in the case, non-institutional actors such as public…