The Supremes

in New Hyde Park, New York for forcing students to say a prayer at the start of each school day. The prayer was written by the State Board of Regents. A state Court and New York Court of Appeals upheld the prayer. Engle then took the case to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 775-776). 3. Questions of the Court Does requiring students to recite a state written prayer violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? 4. Holding The decision was 6-1 in favor of Engle. Justice Frankfurter and…

from the time period of 1857 until 1896, the Supreme Court, a national branch of government designed to interpret the Constitution to decide what is and what isn't constitutional, denied civil rights to Blacks to a great extent. With this denial of civil liberties, life for Blacks became filled with injustice in society, unequal treatment, and poor living conditions. Throughout our history, Blacks have been treated unjustly, and from 1857-1896, the Supreme Court had the power to correct these…

would 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…

The Supreme Court is a powerful and fundamental branch in the current United States government. The unelected justices of the Court are able to strike down legislation that is interpreted as unconstitutional. The Court is able to act as a policy maker and in turn acting as a branch of the legislative body in doing so. Another aspect of the current day Supreme Court is that the justices are able to interpret and make precedents on the “spirit” of the constitution to keep up with the present day…

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…

more 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…

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 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…

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…

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…