United States Court of Claims

The courts are an essential piece of the American political system created by the Framers of the Constitution, despite the fact that the Framers originally considered the judicial branch to be the “least dangerous branch” of government because it lacked the power “of the sword and of the purse” (Hamilton 1778). However, the Supreme Court has proved itself to be a powerful political actor with the capability to make a profound impact on policy when conditions are ripe for it to do so. Nearly all…

1. The Supreme Court decisions in a case affect significantly the entire country’s legal system. Therefore, models of judicial decision making were created to explain the Supreme Court’s behavior and how they influence policies. While the legal, attitudinal and the strategic model are not the only theories of judicial decision making, those constitute the most prevalent hypotheses to explain judicial decisions. In the legal model, judges’ decisions are based on the neutral application of the…

Abortion. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy and often it happens within the first trimester of the pregnancy. In the famous Roe v Wade court case the Supreme Court made abortion legal in all 50 states once they realized that a woman has a right to privacy. Even though abortion is legal in all 50 states there are other states that have certain restrictions on women having abortions. With such restrictions on women getting abortions it can only hinder the woman’s decision on…

Narrowly missing the appointment of Chief Justice, Jackson was the final associate justice appointed by President Roosevelt. Jackson welcomed the role of a Supreme Court Justice, and developed a practical view of the constitution. Jackson’s main influence to the court came from the Nuremburg trials, in which he was the chief United States prosecutor. After his time abroad came to an end, Jackson used his knowledge from Nuremburg and “Europe to shape American constitutional law” (332). Jackson…

1) In 1985, the United States Supreme Court decided Tennessee V. Garner, that the court held that a police officer may not use deadly force to apprised a fleeing felon who does not pose a “significant threat of death or series physical injury to the officer or others. This was because of Edward Garner was a juvenile (15 years old) who burglarized a home stealing $10.00 and a purse. He jumped over the backyard fence to escape after police ordered him to halt, at which point police shot him in the…

The court system in Ireland is fairly similar to that of the United States. The 1922 Constitution enabled new courts to be formed and the Courts of Justice Act in 1924 gave them legal basis (The Courts, 2016). Ireland’s current courts were set up by the Courts Act of 1961 and include “a court of final appeal (the Supreme Court), a Court of Appeal, and courts of first instance, which include a High Court with full jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters, and courts of limited jurisdiction,…

punishments inflicted. —8th Amendment to the United States Constitution Constitutionality Oklahoma leads the country in the highest number of executions per capita. The most recent person executed was Charles Frederick Warner. His execution came while awaiting a notice of whether or not the U.S. Supreme Court would hear his case on the death penalty. He was executed on January 15, 2015, just eight days before the court granted a hearing; consequently the state of Oklahoma robbed his legal team…

offensively or defensively.” Garrity v. Md. State Bd. of Plumbing, 221 Md. App. 678, 685 (2015). Additionally, the fact that the parties in the instant case have failed to raise the issue of collateral estoppel is of no consequence. See Johnston v. Johnston, 297 Md. 48, 59 (1983) (applying the doctrine of res judicata sua sponte); Campbell v. Lake Hallowell Homeowners Ass’n, 157 Md. App. 504, 529 (2004) (“[I]n the interests of judicial economy, [a court] may sua sponte invoke res judicata or…

thirty-seven Java APIs without permission in 2010. Google’s need for Sun’s APIs stemmed from their development of Android in 2005. They contacted Sun with the hopes of getting approval to use, adapt and open source Java, which was unsuccessful. According to court documents from Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc., “The point of contention between the parties was Google 's refusal to make the implementation of its programs compatible with the Java virtual machine or interoperable with other Java…

can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” History of Miranda Warning In June of 1963 Ernesto Arturo Miranda, a young man of 23 years of Mexican origin, was on trial for the kidnapping and rape of Jane Doe, a girl of 18, at the Superior Court of Maricopa County Arizona; not…