United States Court of Claims

Costa. The decision by the United States Supreme Court in this case clears up the standard of proof that is necessary for plaintiffs to be successful in obtaining a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Supreme Court ruled that direct evidence was not required. Before this decision, plaintiffs in such "mixed-motive" cases, i.e.,…

the Fair Housing Act and other federal provisions regarding discrimination became law binding. A precedent regarding the application and interpretation of the anti-discrimination provisions was waiting to be set for local neighborhoods in the United States. Robert Laufman, a leading Cincinnati civil rights attorney, would be the one to set such a precedent by brining the first fair lending case to the federal courtroom. In 1971, Robert Laufman, a former engineer for General Electric, became an…

right to privacy. On January 22, 1973 Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding the Roe v. Wade case. "The Court today is correct in holding that the right asserted by Jane Roe is embraced within the personal liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is evident that the Texas abortion statute infringes that right directly” ("Roe v. Wade - Case Brief Summary"). The Supreme Court declared the Texas anti-abortion laws…

case showed that the Supreme Court did not like having government interfering in businesses with economic regulation (Kens 129). Kens discusses this dilemma in a new era in American legal history known as the Lochner era. The Supreme Court decisions during this period went against the tide of the country that wanted social reforms. Even President Roosevelt, a famed Progressive reformer disliked the Supreme Court ideology. Kens writes that Roosevelt says of the Supreme Court, “well-nigh or…

1) The Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona (1966), established a set of procedures required for law enforcement to follow when notifying a suspect of their rights before entering custody or undergoing custodial interrogation (Rennison, C. M., & Dodge M. (2016). Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity and Change [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://webcourses.ucf.edu/courses/1219517/files?preview=58654921). The Miranda Warning is as follows: “You have the right to…

In the Merit Plan, which most states use, states claim to remove politics from the judiciary by replacing it with merit. In the process a commission of ten people nominate usually three people that the governor will pick from to appoint. The appointed judge then has to face a retention election in the next general election and another election at the end of their term, which only needs a majority vote. While claiming to take politics out of elections, the commission is more likely to nominate…

This was established by the landmark court case of SpeechNOW.org versus the Federal Election Commission. This court case occurred in March 2010 in the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. SpeechNOW.org was a non-profit group that sued the Federal Election Commission over the $5,000 contribution limit from individuals. SpeechNOW.org also…

that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”(Blackstone). In reality, American criminal justice system continues to make wrongful convictions. Innocents are then compelled to serve their punishment in prison. Unless specified by the court, parole eligibility takes place when one third of the time is served in prison. In numerous cases, prisoners are given the choice in between granting parole in exchange of admitting guilt or remaining imprisoned and upholding the truth. A…

Question Presented: Should the Supreme Court uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, banning partial-birth abortion procedure in all circumstances? Is it, or is it not ever medically necessary, and furthermore against ethical moralities? What court’s decision should be upheld? Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 constitutional? Short Answer: Yes, the Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 as constitutional. This banned partial-birth abortion…

Implicit Bias and The Courts According to the NCSC which defines Implicit Bias as “implicit bias is the bias in judgment and/or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.” It’s been more than 300 years since the country we know and inhabit has been founded. It’s been more than sixty years since people of color have been granted the same liberties and treatment that was once only available to…