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    their motion of summary judgement. At the bench trial the judge granted Columbia 8.8 million dollars in damages‚ which is about $20000 for each of the 440 episodes. Feltner took the case to the supreme court on the argument that a jury should decide the amount of damages that need to be paid. The court ruled in Feltner’s favor‚ saying that the seventh amendment does in fact grant the right to a jury trial in copyriht infringement cases. “During the trial‚ The irony of it is‚ maybe -- you may be

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    order for a country to be truly democratic‚ all people must have these rights because the population consists of everyone‚ not just one race. One of the key moments in the oppression of the African American community was the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court

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    century‚ the Supreme Court has made numerous decisions that impacted the course of history. The Supreme Court has a very important job‚ to interpret the constitution principles and make decisions based on these important standards. Had it not been for the rulings made by this court‚ many laws and precedents may not have been adapted. One case that had an exceptionally important impact on history was the case of Muller vs. Oregon. This case is one of the most influential decisions in Supreme Court history

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    government‚ particularly the Supreme Court‚ has played a major role on our nations society. The decisions made by our nations Supreme Court influenced the way we live as present day Americans. Decisions made by our Supreme Court concerning our rights and freedoms as individuals can limit or impact day-to-day activities. One court case that illustrates the power the Supreme Court has over our daily rights is Brown v. Board of Education. This case emphasizes the Supreme Courts influence throughout history

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    enforcement gathered evidence through wiretaps to arrest suspected criminals‚ issues regarding the protection from illegal search and seizure arose within the courts. Judiciary examination of the Fourth Amendment asked the question of whether

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    transactions of information ("Findlaw’s United States Supreme Court Case And Opinions."). The FBI agents then proceeded to attach an eavesdropping device to the outside of the phone booth to record his conversations. With all the recoding that the FBI could get‚ they charged Katz with an eight - count indictment for the illegal transmission of wagering information to several states and he was convicted of those charges ("Findlaw’s United States Supreme Court Case And Opinions."). Katz filed an appeal

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    Brown‚ challenged Kansas’s school segregation laws in the Supreme Court. Linda Brown’s case in the Supreme Court was Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka.   Furthermore‚ Linda Brown is important to education because this case was a major civil rights victory because it was ruled racial segregation in public educational facilities are unconstitutional. This event brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation. In 1896‚ the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy Vs. Ferguson believed "separate but

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    Thomas Jefferson of democrat republicans beat the federalists of John Adams. One of the most historic U.S supreme court cases to begin to emerge and develop an a effect on U.S history today was the case of William Marbury‚ v. James Madison. Explaining the origins and background of the case‚ I will discuss the major constitutional issues it raised while outlining the major points of the courts decision and the significance of the decision. Including that John Adams was president in the late 1700’s

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    My Supreme Court case is Miranda V. Arizona. This case represents the consolidation of four cases‚ in each of the cases which the defendant all confessed guilt after being questing without being told their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights during an interrogation. This case was happening on March 13‚ 1963‚ Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his house and brought to the police station where he was questioned by police officers in connection with a kidnapping and rape case. After two hours of interrogation

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    Since the days of Chief Justice John Marshall‚ The Supreme Court has been the arbiter of constitutionality among the three branches of government. Through this judicial review‚ The Supreme Court has become the bastion of The Constitution. In the current case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry‚ the very checks and balances that hold the triarchy of American government stable are bearing inspection. Fomented in a small passage of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act in 2002 with‚ “for purposes of the registration

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