United States Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, all of which are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but it has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States is John Roberts Jr. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He has been described as…

this relatively recent, landmark Supreme Court case, the Association for Molecular Pathology, various other medical professionals, and even a few patients petitioned together in order to sue Myriad Genetics for attempting to patent the specific genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Christopher A. Hansen represented the plaintiffs of this case while Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., argued on behalf of the respondent of the case (SCOTUSblog).…

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 “Did he just put himself in all the right places at all the right times?” Interestingly enough,…

Warren court was a time full of life changing events, whether they were good or bad they affected everyone. Changes were being made quite frequently to civil rights, judicial and federal powers. The Warren court was known for several different things such as: ending racial segregation, putting a stop to prayer in public schools, making the right to privacy very clear through the constitution, and much, much more. Without the Warren court, there is no say on how the United States would be right…

The United States Supreme Court is the uppermost federal court on the earth that offers lifetime tenure to a selected few. Justices John G. Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor are currently serving out their lifetime tenures and shaping the landscape of America with their decisions with various cases. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Chief Justice John G. Roberts born on January 25, 1955 attended Harvard College and soon Harvard Law. At Harvard, Roberts became the managing editor of…

but little, she is fierce” (Shakespeare, 2004, 3.2.340-342). Though such would be an astounding instance of literary foreshadow, Shakespeare may very well have written these lines with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in mind. As a bright and confident individual unafraid to take on challenges, Ginsburg struggled throughout life to make her way in a society that worked to dissuade ambitious women. Ultimately, Ginsburg transformed her battle with gender discrimination into a more…

compacity but this sled was ten yards wide and had a seven man compacity. Its weight, over a ton and had to be lifted onto the Braddock Tigers practice field by crane. Its first group of players to hit it simply bounced off. The steel mill, Edgar Thomson Works, is still around today making steel. It’s very rare and is a survivor in Western Pennsylvania, a region that lost a lot of its heavy industry due to it being the economic engine of the 20th century. Edgar Thomson is located in Braddock…

Life without Parole Violates Juveniles’ Rights In a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life without parole for juvenile offenders convicted of homicide is cruel and unusual punishment. The Eighth Amendment states “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (U.S. Constitution, 1787). Alabama and Arkansas are two states whose court decisions were overturned due to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The Eighth Amendment…

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 programs. Because Sun/Oracle found that position to be anathema to the "write once, run anywhere"…

“Judges (courts) do not ‘make’ law but merely interpret the law.” The famous quote, “Justice is the tolerable accommodation of the conflicting interests of society, and I don 't believe there is any royal road to attain such accommodation concretely” [Hamburger: http://www.quotegarden.com/justice.html (Downloaded 20th March 2016)] can be considered for interpreting that “Judges (courts) do not ‘make’ the law but merely interpret the law” as practically law is ruling our daily life as “the…