Supreme court

In Re Gault was a landmark juvenile decision issued by the United States Supreme Court that declared a juvenile involved in a delinquency hearing to have the right to similar due process rights as afforded to adults (In re Gault, 1967). This was established under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This decision was held because during the initial trial, neither the Ms. Cook, nor any potential witnesses, were present at the hearing to testify against Gault. Yet, Gault…

While under the custody of the police he was refused the opportunity to review the situation with his attorney and was not warned of his constitutional rights. The Supreme Court found that Escobedo’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments were violated that any statement given by Escobedo while in police custody or during his interrogation may not be used against him at trial for the murder of his brother-in-law. (Williams, 1964)…

age 18 black African-Americans was charged with the murder of a white elderly woman named Queen White. During the court-martial, the persecuting attorney decided to use his Peremptory Strikes to remove all four black jurors. The prosecutor violates the race-neutral acts, the members of the jury pool used extreme strategy against the race matching of the defendant. Under the Supreme Court’s decision in Batson v. Kentucky, it does not let to use an unconditional attack that defines as a racial…

and returned a verdict of death. The Georgia Supreme Court asserted the conviction. After looking over the trail, records, comparing evidence, and sentence the court upheld the death sentence for the murders. The death penalty had rarely been imposed in Georgia.…

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…

which federal circuit the student lives in. In 1975, the United States Supreme Court held that state law could provide primary students a property interest in their education. However, forty years later, courts remain uncertain of when such an interest exists for university students. In Goss v. Lopez, the Supreme Court extended due process protections to a group of high school students in…

The Supreme Court is WRONG!! Engel v. Vitale (pg. 757) Engel v. Vitale. Majority of people have never heard of this Supreme Court case. However the impact that this Supreme Court case had was tremendous. This Supreme Court is considered to be one of the most controversial and misunderstood decisions made in the history of the Supreme Court. The Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court case tackled the issue on whether or not a school’s nondenominational prayer is a violation of the first amendment.…

I want to go on this trip because I want to learn about the Supreme Court and the White House. Another place I would like to learn about is the World War II Memorial. The first place I would want to see is the Supreme Court. I want to learn about the Supreme Court because it is the only court that was made by the Constitution and it is the only court that leads the Judicial branch of the United States. When I go to the Supreme Court I will learn about how they decide on what to discuss and…

In the Supreme Court Case of Reed v. Reed, 1971, The Extent of Equal Rights, two parents sought the ownership of their deceased sons estate. Richard Lynn Reed was still a minot when he passed without a will addressing which of his possessions would go to whom, both of his parents, Cecil and Sally Reed, made advances to claim their adoptive sons land. Both Cecil and Sally filed applications to become the administrator of the estate to the Idaho court, who then held a joint hearing for them. The…

Nominee to the Supreme Court Judges Among the nine potential nominees to the Supreme Court judges, Senator J. Danforth Ellis is the most appropriate one. Here are several reasons about my consideration and why I choose Senator J. Danforth Ellis. First of all, Ellis graduated from the Yale University, one of the best Law School in the United States, and get the J.D. degree. Ellis was the member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2004 till now. The committee has a broad jurisdiction…