Supreme Court of the United States

The Right Court but the Wrong Appeal Pay No Attention to the Men Behind the Curtain: The Supreme Court, Popular Culture, and the Countermajoritarian Problem is an article written by Adam Burton. His article depicts how the American people view the Supreme Court through pop culture, and how this relationship affects the public’s confidence in Judiciary Review. The article also demonstrates how the increased exposure of the Justices personal lives through highly televised confirmation hearings…

The court structure in the United States is a dual court system. This means that there is a separate federal system and a separate judicial system locally and for each of the states. The United States Supreme Court is the only place where these two systems connect. The courts have jurisdiction which gives them the authority to hear and decide cases. These jurisdictions are composed of the original jurisdiction, which has the authority to hear the case when it is first brought to the courts. The…

federal appeals court, but the court ruled the school had to let Grimm used a unisex bathroom that was created for him. Although Gavin won the case, Gavin feels as though it still excludes him from using the bathroom of the gender identity he identifies with. Gavin and his lawyers decided to take the case to the supreme court and let the court decide on which interpretation of Title IX is correct. Recently, Trump rescinded the federal transgender bathroom bill and gave the states…

William Marbury v. James Madison secretary of state of the United States decided in 1803. Some historical facts about this case would be, the constitution wanted the creation of a federal government that included the three branches. These three branches included judiciary, legislative, and executive. The constitution say what the exact number of justices would be acceptable and announced to the Supreme Court. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, discovered that Madison's refusal to…

The United States government under the articles of confederation was an almost unmitigated failure. In an attempt to protect the sovereignty of the individual states, the federal government was given practically no power. After the Shays Rebellion of 1791, it became apparent that changes were necessary, and the United States federal government was reorganized under the Constitution of the United States. Concurrently, concerns about citizens’ rights led to the ratification of the Bill of Rights…

federal government. Some examples of checks and balances among branches include the Presidential veto, Legislative power to override a veto, Presidential power to appoint a Supreme Court Justice, and Legislative power to confirm or deny a Supreme Court Justice nominee. The division of power of nominating and confirming Supreme Court nominees was separated between the Executive and Legislative branches because the founders wanted to ensure that not one branch would exert dominance over the other…

For the criminal court observation, I viewed the Avondale Lockhart vs. United States case. My expectations of a full courtroom were precise. It took place at the United States Supreme Court on November 3, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. The courtroom comprised of the eight Supreme Court Justices (John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan), the defendant and his attorney Edward S. Zas, Esq.,…

v. Spears, (1992), (3) O’Connor v. Ortega, (1987), (4) Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Illinois Railroad, (NMB, July 3, 194) and (5) Anderson v. Philadelphia, (1998). The core issue for all five of these cases…the fourth amendment the United States Constitution. “The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable…

review laws passed by the states, or government regulations that could possibly conflict with the US Constitution. The Supreme Court has the original, and final right, to determine if any states’ law conflict with the Constitution. The Supreme Court also has the right to review governmental policies, and legislation. This Supreme Court’s judicial review was set into precedent by the Marbury v. Madison case, in which controversy over a “writ of mandamus” cause the court to establish its…

federal offense, Congress passing this law around the time the Vietnam War started. Late in the 1900 's, a man named Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted for burning the flag during a Republican Convention. Although he was initially convicted, the Supreme Court later decided that the freedom of expression permits him to burn the flag. A huge dispute broke out in Elk Grove High School in the post Eichman-era as to whether or not a mural depicting a flag being burned could be displayed in the halls.…