Supreme court

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in the country and the head of the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is responsible for being the final judge in all cases involving Congress and the Constitution and their decisions can have great impact on the country. These decisions or opinions have an important impact on country as they rule on what Congress can or cannot do and how the constitution applies to the country. The decisions of the Supreme Court have a profound impact on the…

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, it is the Constitutional duty of President Obama to choose his successor. While the Republican party is insisting that a Justice is not chosen until after the next Presidential election, President Obama is determined to fill the position in the next few weeks despite the threats of his nomination being declined. At this time I believe that the best possible candidate to fill the position would be Srikanth Srinivasan. To begin, we should…

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the judicial system and can shape the direction of the American judicial system and the morals of society. All other courts reside under the Supreme Court and adhere to the standards set in cases decided by the Supreme Court. The importance of the Supreme Court explains why the nomination of a new justice to the court can be a heated and contentious situation between the two parties that reside in the American political system. President Trump nominated…

Although state laws are important, federal power was more essential for the Supreme Court decisions and the establishment of the primacy of the judiciary in determining the meaning of the Constitution. John Marshall was one of the most influential Supreme Court Chief of Justices in American history. He leaned towards Federalist views and favored a strong government, but most importantly, he established that the Judicial system held a final say whether an issue was constitutional and supported…

The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch of the United States government. It is the only court established by the Constitution. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. When questions concerning particular laws arise the Supreme Court is responsible for explaining and interpreting the Constitution. Sometimes the Supreme Court is asked to make a decision so important that the whole country pays careful attention to its ruling. Obamacare, segregation and the right to same sex…

candidates have faced when nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg explained that “[Between] 1993 and 1994, the climate was so different from the way it is today...The vote on me was 93 to 3. Today my ACLU connection would most likely disqualify me. I wish we could wave a magic wand and go back to those days when the process was truly bipartisan.” This quote from Justice Ginsburg aptly summarizes the transformation of the the Supreme Court nomination process from its past to its…

he Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court within the hierarchy of the country’s federal courts. The Court was established in accordance to Article III of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court consists of nine total members, all of whom are nominated by the President at the time, and approved by the Senate. All nine members of the Supreme Court serve their term for life, only leaving when they retire, resign, or are impeached. In theory, the Supreme Court is meant to…

Law and Order Supreme Court justice could be called the most prestigious law job in America. Justices make some of the most important decisions for the United States, and once appointed they serve for life, or until they step down. Unfortunately, there is no definite time when a justice’s “life term” will come to an end, and Justice Antonin Scalia’s suddenly ended earlier this year. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly this year during a hunting trip in Texas at age 79. Scalia was…

The two Supreme Court systems in Texas are the Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court. According to utexas.edu, the Court of Criminal Appeals “is the highest state court for appeals resulting from criminal cases. This court has statewide, final appellate jurisdiction over criminal cases. It also makes rules of post-trial and appellate procedure for criminal cases. The court has the power of discretionary review, meaning it does not have to hear a case if it so chooses. The one…

of the justices on the Supreme Court based on whether they are conservative or liberal leaning justices. Then, where does that leave the idea the that no case is prejudged? If a person can predict the decisions of the justices on the Supreme Court based on the conservative or liberal leanings of the Supreme Court justices, where does that leave the idea that no case is prejudged? The way I believe that a person predicts the decision of the justices on the Supreme Court is in part on how they…