Supreme court

Act Establishing three circuit courts of appeal and thirteen federal district courts. The number of supreme court justices was set at six, and Washington named John Jay the Chief of Justice. One of the First acts of the new congress, through the Judiciary Act, was to establish a Federal Court System signed by President Washington on September 24,1789. Article III in the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left the authority to create lower federal courts needed, to congress.…

Review of Furman V. Georgia Furman v. Georgia Supreme Court decision sent a ripple through the standard way of thinking in the United States legal system, by causing a nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that lasted from 1972-1976. The ruling itself did not provide any new information, it only demonstrated what then general society already knew was true, it was only a first time it was affirmed in the court of law. This court ruling showed that the legal powers the be, were in greater…

and/or Fulton, but had a federal license to transverse New York water. Ogden filed against Gibbon for traveling on New York water without a New York license, and Gibbons appealed his case of the federal license being above the New York law to the Supreme Court. The case discusses Article I, Section 8, the Commerce…

the Supreme Court In addressing the Marbury’s 1st point Justice Marshall refers to Article 2 Section 2 of the Constitution and interprets the passage through Original Meaning as he states “It is... decidedly the opinion of the court, that when a commission has been signed by the President,…

unreasonable search and seizure due the circumstances surrounding the case. The court went onto analyze the traffic stop completed by Trooper Gillette and if the use of the narcotics K9 unjustifiably changed the scope of a routine traffic stop. First, the traffic stop was determined to be a justifiable seizure based on the probable cause and was deemed to be a lawful stop based on the traffic infraction. Second, the court determined the duration of the stop was justified based off of the…

means that the right government does not have the right to censor the press. Censorship is when the government prohibits the press from reporting news. The freedom of the press is an integral part of American life and it has been upheld by the Supreme Court on numerous occasions, still, the freedom is in jeopardy due to the limitations the government has put on it. The Freedom of the Press has a long history that helped build America. For example, when the First amendment was created in 1791,…

freedom of speech? What laws are more important, freedom of speech or flag desecration laws? The ruling in the case of Texas v. Johnson was correct because of how the Texas Penal Code was written, the First and Fourteenth Amendments and how the Supreme Court interpreted the law. On August 22, 1989 the Republican National Convention was in full…

national government (also known as federal or central government) and the state government (or political subunits). Additionally, power is divided between the three branches of the national government, which are the Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court. Undoubtedly, such separation of powers is the key to maintain a system of check and balances, in order to avoid abuse of authority. Certainly, this system has been the reason why America is still so strong and prospering today.…

On October 7, 2008, the United States Supreme Court of Arizona argued case number 07-542, Arizona v. Grants and the decision towards the case was issued on April 21, 2009. Rodney Grant, the respondent/offender, was apprehended by the Arizona State Law enforcement/police because he was driving with a suspended driver’s license. Upon his apprehension and as he was securely placed in the back of the police vehicle, the police officers deliberately went ahead to search his automobile and found a bag…

Madison, the court system had far less power and responsibility in the government. When Thomas Jefferson was elected into office following John Adams, the Federalist Adams wanted to prevent the Democratic-Republican party from gaining more power, so he decided to elect…