United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

behavior. Therefore, the U.S Court of Appeals found in favor of assigning liability to the district attorney’s office for failing to properly train its employees (law.cornell.edu. n.d.). Mr. Thompson concerns were that the prosecutors’ lack of training amounted to a deliberate…

change what his daughter believes in because of what he does. Sandra Banning, the mother, said to the court that her daughter believes in god and has no objection to recite the pledge of allegiance or to hear it instead. She said the daughter may do what she thinks is best for the start of her day in the classroom and that her father who had no rights over her, did not have a legal right to go to court on her daughter’s behalf. She also stated that it would harm her beliefs regarding her…

2003, p. 1). Clackamas Gastroenterology moved for summary judgment and asked the trial court to dismiss the case,…

United States v.s. Fields Abel Fields was a resident in California who attended a city meeting in his community. He stated that he deserved the right to speak because of his Military background. He went on to say that he received a purple heart during this time. He was then prosecuted and convicted under the Stolen Valor Act. He was then found guilty and had to pay $1,000 fine. He then proceeded to the Ninth Circuit Court of the Appeals. He expressed that his freedom of speech had been violated…

Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court Since the late 1700s, the Supreme Court has been operating as the highest federal court in the United States of America. “Defined by Article III, Section I of the Constitution, the Supreme Court operates under nine Justices, who are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each Justice holds office for life as long as they are well behaved,” (“Supreme Court Procedures”) The Supreme Court functions by deciding what case to choose,…

initial decision. Additionally, there were many other cases that followed Miranda v. Arizona that altered the Miranda decision. The United States Supreme Court cases that occurred soon after the Miranda decision served to clarify certain aspects of the decision. However, after 1969,…

In the police department those men confessed to their crimes without ever being told their rights, mainly that the Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment. The confessions were used in court, and it became a question of whether those men’s constitutional rights had been violated. The question was answered in the Supreme Court case of Miranda v. Arizona. The Fifth Amendment was written for rights in criminal and civil legal issues. In the Fifth Amendment, it says that a person does not have to be…

terrorism. Lawyers also claim the executive order follows the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows the President to “ban any alien or class of aliens” from the country. However, politicians on the opposing side point out the Immigration Act states the President cannot prevent someone from obtaining their visa based on “the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence.” The Immigration Ban would violate the Immigration Act along with the Religious Freedom…

As we know about the Supreme Court, The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices, coming from varied religious and ethnic backgrounds with six males and three females. Presidents nominate Justices for life tenure and they must be confirmed by majority vote of the Senate. According to NY Times article that has the title” Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide”, on June 27th, the US Supreme Court decided 5-4 that same-sex couples have a ‘fundamental’ right to marry, and…

Immigration Immigration becomes a very important problem the United States encountered today. There are hundreds of thousands of immigrants from all around the world move to the United States ever year. All these immigrants have many different reasons and motivations. Some hoping to find a better paying job, some hoping to live a better life, some wanting to have a better education, and some are escaping from their home country because of political issues. In other people’s eyes, they might…