Supreme court

be made by the Supreme Court as they are the only branch of government that can interrupt the constitution. The only other possible branch that could impact religious freedom would be the legislative branch. To do so they would have to decide to change the first amendment, and then three-fourths of states would have to ratify said change. The likelihood of that ever occurring is very slim so let’s focus on the judicial branch instead. In order for the United States Supreme Court to make a…

interesting to take this class during an election year, perhaps now is also one of the most interesting times to study a Supreme Court justice. I chose John Roberts for two reasons, first, because he was a conservative and it is very likely that Donald Trump will choose a conservative justice this year. Secondly, because I thought it was interesting that he became a Supreme Court Justice at a relatively young age. I wondered, “Did he come from a well-known family?” “Were they wealthy?” or “Did…

The views on affirmative action vary widely in public opinion. This paper describes one aspect of affirmative action, where it applies to admission policies at the University of Michigan. Two United States Supreme Court cases, Grutter v. Bollinger(2003) and Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action(2014) played major roles in the passing and constitutionality of The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that became part of Michigan law on December 22, 2006. To realize the impact of this…

The fact that supreme court justices have a life time tenure is absurd, since it stops the motivation to change and get more new fresh ideas, in addition justices that are too old are endangering the nation with their bad decisions. Some justices have remained on the court for too much time, even when they were mentally mal functioning, which is not acceptable. A good chief justice example is William Douglas who served as a chief justice for almost 37 years, and but that is not the bad thing…

Using the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision can count as a satisfactory point in which the law to discuss became into being. While the history goes back much farther in this case, prior to 1991, the final decision by the court begins in 1993, where they found it unconstitutional for the state of Hawaii to deny same-sex couples the right to marry (Baehr v. Lewin, 1993). In this instance, the Hawaii Supreme Court relied on a perspective of equal protection, rather than due process, to justify…

The Supreme Court of the United States has been, and will always be the most important national institution which has the power to influence the execution rate and the death penalty policy in the states. In the case of Herrera v. Collins in 1993, Leonel Torres Herrera (defendant) was sentenced to death by Texas state courts for capital murder two police officers. Ten years laters, after Herrera pleads guilty to the capital murder of two officers, Herrera filed a habeas corpus petition under the…

Somin’s view on the Supreme Court is one of the more optimistic points of view. Somin believes that the Supreme Court has the power they need to act effectively in today’s society. Somin brings up cases like Plessy v. Ferguson to prove the point that when the court sits back it allows for oppressive laws to stand. Somin believes that the Supreme Court has enough power in itself to stop oppressive laws and give the minorities a voice. Kramer believes the Supreme Court has too much power. That…

Article three created the powers of the Supreme Court, “"The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." (About the Supreme Court). Not only, is the Supreme Court the only court power to be outlined in the constitution, but it is also the most powerful court in America. Through the powers outlined in the constitution, the court has ruled on cases since the beginning of the…

online at thefreedictionary.com, the Supreme Court “decides the most important issues of constitutional and statutory law and is intended to provide legal clarity and consistency for the lower appellate and trial courts”. So what happens when the political ideological values of most powerful court in the country becomes askew? Well, that is exactly what happened with the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and the effects to the Supreme Court’s decisions since then are…

The 2016 Campaign and the Supreme Court Niki Seemann GOVT 2301 Federal Government Professor: Michael Enders The 2016 Campaign and the Supreme Court The 2016 Presidential Election has consisted of a high contrast between the Democratic and Republican parties. The Trump campaign highly appeals to the voters who are apprehensive of the country’s evolution over recent years (Decker, 2016). The Clinton campaign appeals to a vast array of minorities (Decker, 2016). In…