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Identify the case: The case California v. Greenwood can be found in volume 486 of the United States Supreme Court Reporter, page 35. The case was argued January 11, 1988 and decided on May 16, 1988. Background information: In February of 1984, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent informed Jenny Stracner, an investigator for the Laguna Beach Police Department, that a U-Haul truck full of illegal drugs was en route to Greenwood’s address. In addition to this information, Greenwood’s…

parts of our government is the Supreme Court. In order to understand what and how a Supreme Court functions, it is essential to comprehend what a judicial court is. The judicial court’s main function is to make sure that all of the laws listed in the Constitution are followed and enforced. In addition, the main solution to many conflicts in cases can be found with the help of the Judicial Court. The Supreme Court is exactly what is appears and sounds to be. The word supreme allows everyone to…

The job I was interested in was a judge, specifically a Supreme Court judge. The duty of the supreme court judge is to finalize laws involving Congress and making sure The Constitution is still followed. It keeps the laws in order and makes sure that equality is reached. According to Scholastic "The Role of the Supreme Court," "The Supreme Court is like a referee on a football field. The Congress, the President, the state police, and other government officials are the players. Some can pass laws…

In the historic 1803 Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Case, William Marbury filed suit and requested the Supreme Court to order James Madison to convey to Mr. Marbury the commission of justice of the peace for the District of Columbia. This was originally appointed to him by President John Adams prior to him leaving office. Mr. Marbury contended that while this appointment was never officially commissioned; it was, nonetheless, rightfully and legally his. While this case originated as a debate…

Madison went before the Supreme Court. Marbury, along with others, had been appointed by President John Adams in the final days of Adams’ presidency to be a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia. All the proper steps to make the new commissions valid were taken except they were never delivered. When Thomas Jefferson was sworn into office in March of 1801, he ordered James Madison, his Secretary of State, not to deliver them. Marbury then went to the Supreme Court for a writ of…

In an elegant act of “judicial jujitsu,” the Supreme Court issued its decision in Marbury v. Madison on February 24, 1803, establishing the high court’s power of judicial review. The dramatic tale begins with the presidential election of 1800, in which President John Adams, a Federalist, lost reelection to Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican. Congress also changed hands, with the Democratic-Republicans achieving majorities in both chambers. Adams could see the writing on the wall: his…

Since society and society changes with time, the law does as well and this is due to judicial activism. Judicial activism is when courts do not confine themselves to the interpretations of current laws, but instead they create law based on personal or political considerations.The term judicial activism is defined in The Supreme Court by Lawrence Baum as “…A court makes significant changes in public policy, especially in policies that the other branches have established. The most prominent form…

Juvenile Case Study Shonny Beavers Columbia Southern University Juvenile Case Study The United States Supreme Court rulings shaped the process of how juvenile cases were decided based on due process with these cases; In re Gault (1967), Kent v. United States (1966), and In re Winship (1970). The cases of Kent, Gault and Winship laid the foundation on how juvenile cases are litigated. re Gault (1967) Gerald Francis Gault was a 15 year old boy who was accused of harassing a neighbor, Mrs. Cook…

Power in the Court John Marshall was one of the most prominent members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall is known for producing one of the most influential decisions in Supreme Court history after his ruling in the well-known case of Marbury v. Madison. During the time he served as Chief Justice, Marshall managed to bring more power to the judicial branch. He did so by working his way up to the highest position in the court, strengthening the unity of the justices, and establishing judicial…

conclusion. There are multiple implications for future cases, one being that cases can be brought to the Supreme Court, but that they are likely to not be heard, due to the Supreme Court previously deciding that they have no jurisdiction. Another implication is that the Supreme Court could hear the case but return to Barron v. Baltimore and make the same decision. Indeed, the Supreme Court did return to…