#06 Vague Traffic Rules in California? “There were no cars or people in the area and what I did was perfectly safe. What was the point of giving the ticket? It’s time to hire educated police officers who can exercise judgment.1"‚ cried Bob Miller to one of the columns of Gary Richards on July 17‚ 2016. Bob apparently received a ticket on a red light while he was turning right in Campbell‚ complaining that he should have received a warning ticket instead. This post of Bob set the readers in a firestorm
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Proposition 8: Banning Gay Marriage in California Gay marriage is one of the most controversial issues of our time. It’s splattered all over news shows‚ radio‚ and newspapers. Which politicians support legalizing same sex marriage? Who’s against it? Which celebrities are commenting about it this week? One of the most publicized events in the battle about same-sex marriage was Proposition 8. This was a California amendment passed November 4th of 2008‚ officially eliminating the right
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In our country‚ the Supreme Court holds a great deal of power being the highest form of a court in the United States. It has the final say in a court dispute or disagreement about a law brought through a lawsuit. The Constitution does not explicitly say that there has to be a Supreme Court‚ it was basically just created in 1789 when the Supreme Court got the power of Judicial Review out of the blue in a sense. Congress however‚ decides in which way the Supreme Court is constructed. In the beginning
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Nevada State Court System: Introduction: The Judicial system in the United States is made up by the Federal court and State court system and each court is responsible for hearing certain types of cases. The major goals of the both court systems are to solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights. The State court system is made up with the two sets of trial courts that are the trial court of limited jurisdiction and trial court of general jurisdiction. The Trial court of limited jurisdiction
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Different types of Courts in India Indian Judiciary is the continuation of the British Legal system established by the English in the mid-19th century based on a typical hybrid legal system in which customs‚ precedents and legislative law have validity of law. Constitution of India is the supreme authority of the country. There are various levels of judiciary in India — different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance‚ in line with the order
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An appellate court is a court that takes initial trial decisions into review upon the outcome being seen as unconstitutional by either the defendant or the government. Congressional act of 1789 Created a supreme court‚ appoint 6 justices and establish a lower federal court system. Various acts of congress have changed the number of seats in the supreme court over the years. the lowest amounts between 5-6 and the highest 10. In fact after the civil war the seats were fixed to nine‚ that’s 1 chief
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Jurisdiction Supreme Court Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan RTC MeTC‚ MTC‚ MCTC Original – Concurrent Exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors‚ other public ministers and consuls. Exercise original jurisdiction over petitions for certiorari‚ prohibition‚ mandamus‚ quo warranto‚ and habeas corpus It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus‚ prohibition‚ certiorari‚ habeas corpus‚ and quo warranto‚ and auxiliary
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Warren was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Supreme Court decisions made during the "Warren Court" time period led to significant changes in different aspects of life in the United States. The Warren Court affected public schools‚ separation of church and state‚ and the rights of individuals accused of crime. The Warren Court affected public schools. The Brown v. Board of Education had a big part in the Warren Court. They decided to ban segregation in public schools. Therefore
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The Supreme Court As a democracy we have a system‚ that seems to work‚ most of the time‚ We have three branches that keep are government in check. Keep it running smoothly. The Executive‚ the Legislative‚ and the Judicial. The Supreme court is what makes up the judicial branch. There are nine supreme court judges. There are three types of cases that the supreme court reside over. Cases between states‚ or states and the federal government‚ any case that involves ambassadors‚ and they reside over
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Montrel Tennessee Supreme Court Paper 12/3/2012 “Drug Testing in Public Schools” I chose to analyze the question “If public schools should drug test in order for students to be able to participate in extracurricular activities?” For this analyzation‚ I will refer to the Supreme Court cases of Board of Education V. Earls and Vernonia School District 47J V. Acton. Key legal issues that will be addressed in this essay are the power of public officials‚ privacy of the students‚constitutionality
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