have their own court systems. Therefore‚ while the Constitution states that the federal government is supreme with regard to those powers delegated to it‚ the states remain supreme in matters reserved to them. Both the federal and state governments need their own court systems to apply and interpret their laws which are done by specifically spelling out the jurisdiction of their respective court systems. U.S. District Courts‚ U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal‚ and the U.S. Supreme Court are all one type
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Court Observation Paper For my observation paper‚ I chose to visit the Wayne County Circuit Court (Family Division)‚ which is located at 1025 East Forest in Detroit. The date of my visit was March 6th and I was there from 8:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. There is a neighborhood surrounding the court‚ however it is also right off of I-75 and minutes from downtown‚ which makes it very easy to locate. When I arrived‚ I found parking to be very easy and I parked across the street on Forest. When I walked
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor 1954 – Justice Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court on May 26‚ 2009. A vacancy became open upon the retirement of Justice Souter. If her nomination and approval by the Senate is approved‚ she would become the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearing by the Senate did not go without controversy. Justice Sotomayor gave a speech at the University of California‚ Berkeley
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THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE AND THE SUPREMACY OF EC LAW I. INTRODUCTION In the making and promulgation of Community law‚ the European Court of Justice (ECJ) plays a crucial role. Many of the fundamental doctrines of EC law are not to be found in the Treaties‚ or secondary EC legislation‚ but in the case law of the European Court. No provision of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contains an express term regulating the issue of the supremacy between the Community and the various
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The Supreme Court has had to rule on issues regarding Presidential immunity in a few cases. Three specifically have helped to set the precedent for how the court would interpret another case brought before the court. In Mississippi v. Johnson the ruling decided whether a president can have an injunction placed on him/her based on the carrying out of their executive duties. Next‚ in the case of Nixon v. Fitzgerald the court ruled on whether a president can be personally sued for decisions they
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powers of the United States Supreme Court. First‚ the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court are at the top of a pyramid with a very wide state and local base of criminal justice administration. So the Supreme Court has to depend on local courts‚ prosecutors‚ and police officers to apply its decisions to day-to-day operations. Second‚ and just as important‚ U.S. Courts of Appeals‚ U.S. District Courts‚ and state courts answer constitutional questions the Supreme Court hasn’t answered yet—and often never
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Why was the Supreme Court built in 2010 and how effective has it been at upholding civil liberties? The Supreme Court was introduced in 2010 as a replacement for the House of Lords as the top law court of justice in the UK‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This court has cost approximately 59 million pounds to build and was officially open on 1st October 2009. The enactment of the Supreme Court came about under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (The Supreme Court [Online]‚ 2010) and currently stands
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a brand new radio I will bring your company to court for not treating your customer’s right and fulfilling your duties as a retail store. I’ve been buying products from this company for a couple of years now‚ and I’ve never had this problem. Your company products are always of good quality‚ and I’m normally pleased with your products. I don’t look to go to a new company but just to make sure the problem is solved. I look forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible so that we can
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Literary Analysis of “Repeatability and Reproducibility of Earprint Acquisition” In court several different sciences can be used to place a person at the scene of a crime. Recently the recoveries of ear prints at a crime scene have become the basis for several convictions without much research having been done on reliability of such prints and many of these charged persons have been found not guilty after appeals or other evidence has proved their innocence. Some “experts” claim that the uniqueness
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These last few weeks have been difficult for everyone. It’s hard to explain to Scout and Jem that the world is prejudiced and most folk only think of themselves. They were so confused after the final court hearing. It was crystal clear that Tom Robinson was innocent; I saw their faces after the hearing‚ they looked defeated themselves‚ and I feel I let them down. It may be wrong of me to think this however; I pray this will be an immense learning curve for them. Scout is far too young to understand
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