Supreme Court of the United States

Generals. Narrowly missing the appointment of Chief Justice, Jackson was the final associate justice appointed by President Roosevelt. Jackson welcomed the role of a Supreme Court Justice, and developed a practical view of the constitution. Jackson’s main influence to the court came from the Nuremburg trials, in which he was the chief United States prosecutor. After his time abroad came to an end, Jackson used his knowledge from Nuremburg and “Europe to shape American constitutional law” (332).…

stretch? This First amendment right does not secure everyway religion is practiced. You must look at the Constitution with the Establishment Clause along with the Free Exercise Clause, The United States Supreme Court decisions, and what is the difference between a United States citizen and a United States public official. Under the first amendment of the Constitution, there is the Free Expression Clause and the Establishment Clause. The Free Expression clause gives the U.S. citizens the right…

Supreme Court ruled in favor of the three high school students wearing black armbands in protest against the Vietnam War. This case involved students’ rights to free speech, specifically, symbolic speech. The Iowa teenagers still wore the armbands after school…

Best known for serving as the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and helping to write the Federalist Papers, John Jay was one of the most influential Founding Fathers. Born in New York City on December 12, 1745 to a wealthy family Jay was easily able to attend King’s College (Columbia University) and become a successful lawyer. Though he did not originally support the revolution, Jay represented New York during both Continental Congresses. Later, he helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris…

shootings that has been seen in the United States, there has been an increased push for gun control laws. The thought is, if the country places a ban guns, there will be less shootings, resulting in needless deaths of our citizens. Is there a correlation between guns and the number of homicides? Even with recent mass-shootings, weapon bans are a violation of our constitutional rights, have proven to be ineffective, and targeting the wrong issues. When the United States of America declared their…

establishes precedent. For once a legal issue is settled, stare decisis suggests that any following cases presenting the same question shall follow the preceding ruling of the case that set the initial precedent. Honoring stare decisis provides the Supreme Court greater legitimacy because it maintains the, “fundamental principle of jurisprudence that promotes certainty in the law and uniformity in the treatment of litigants, and thereby prevents arbitrariness”. However, honoring stare decisis…

are here to protect people, families, and rights. If someone tried to steal something or take property belonging from someone, or wrongly accused of a crime, filing a lawsuit on that person or company can help solve the problem. Some people from the United…

This ruling focused on a conservative corporation called Citizens United. They were releasing a documentary entitled Hillary: The Movie which negatively portrayed Hillary Clinton. Discouraging people to vote for Hillary Clinton was the intent behind the film and thus, it needed to follow the Federal Election Commission’s…

Although a majority of documents convey the impression, to be against the Supreme Court having the power to question the constitutionality of federal laws; but the amount of documents that agree, have more solid evidence in their argument. The Supreme Court should have the power to overturn unconstitutional federal laws. Federalist No. 78, the Marbury v. Madison decision, Article III of the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789 are prime examples to prove that the judicial branch has the…

been in his role of Presidency and Adam's role was terminated. Thomas Jefferson had then denied Marbury access to his role appointed by the previous President, even though William had been expecting a role. William Marbury brought the case to the Supreme Court, stating that not one branch of the government was allowed to force an action upon another branch.Thomas…