committed. In recent past‚ the United States Supreme Court has struggled with this issue and with coming to a consensus on how to view proportionality in the Eighth Amendment.2 Recently‚ the United States Supreme Court has decided to hear a Florida case‚ Sullivan v. State‚ 987 So.2d 83 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)‚ where a minor received a life without parole sentence in a conviction for rape.3 This note will analyze the Sullivan case and predict how the Court will likely rule. There are two dimensions that
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Community Courts and Specialized Courts Randis Rylander Criminal Justice and the Community Professor Herbeck September 5‚ 2013 Abstract Community courts and specialized courts are just that‚ the name says it all. Community courts work with the community‚ this is a neighborhood focused court that deals with more problem solving and safety in the community. These courts maintain and build relationships with the local residents‚ families‚ business owners‚ suppliers‚ schools
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The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today’s Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison‚ in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland‚ in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward‚ Gibbons v. Ogden‚ in which Marshall defined
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racism and inspiring the Civil Rights Movement. The three Supreme Court cases that influenced the Civil Rights movement‚ by supporting ideas of freedom; Dred Scott v. Sanford‚ Plessy v. Ferguson‚ Brown v. Board of Education. One case that had a major impact on the Civil Rights Movement was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case. In this case‚ "a slave named Dred Scott and his wife‚ Harriet‚ sued for their freedom in a St. Louis city court‚" (Dred Scott v. Ferguson). The final judgement made was not in favor
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Summarize Morrissey v. Brewer In 1972‚ the Supreme Court came to an agreement that the number of due process rights are to a person who is constitutionally entitled and that is straight related to potential that can outcome the rights. Coming from a criminal case these cases have the biggest amount of loss potential that the total of liberty may be forfeited by creating the liberty interest. The liberty interest is a concept that requires due process procedures whenever any type of freedom is at
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was also a crime as well. The Cold War was the most important issue of the presidential campaign of 1948. The Democratic Truman administration‚ feeling pressure from conservative Republicans to ferret out alleged subversive elements‚ brought to court 11 leaders of the Communist Party of the United States for violation of the Smith Act. They were not charged with any overt acts that contributed to violence or revolutionary activity‚ but rather with conspiring to teach and advocate such a activity
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The Supreme Court has been given credit and blame for having a wide range of effects on society. The decisions that they have made on current and past issues have initiated change in American society. These changes have had both positive and negative results. The effects of their decisions have ranged from improving the status of certain ethnic groups to limiting the procedures of law enforcers and clearly defining the rights of lawbreakers. In essence‚ Supreme Court decisions have had a profound
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Jefferson. He served until 1835 and was the forth Supreme Court Justice. His only legal schooling was six weeks attending lectures at the College of William and Mary‚ however when he took the bench in 1801‚ he changed the Judicial Branch as we know it. In fact‚ he made the branch the most powerful section of the government at that time. His most significant early case was the famous Marbury v. Madison in 1803‚ which established the right of the court to declare the actions of local‚ state or federal
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Texas vs. Johnson A very controversial court case in American history was Texas vs. Johnson (1984). In 1984‚ a man named Gregory Lee Johnson followed a group of anti Reagan protesters to oppose the American exploitation of third world countries. This act of rebellion resulted in the burning of the American flag. Out of a total of approximately one hundred demonstrators who were involved in this ordeal‚ Johnson was solely charged with a crime. Johnson was arrested under Texas law‚ which made
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John Marshall strengthened the power of the federal government by expanding the power of the federal judiciary. Becoming Supreme Court Justice in 1801‚ John Marshall defined the judicial branch as a power in the US government for the first time. Before this point in time the judicial branch was weak and served little purpose. The Supreme Court had little power to check and balance the legislative and executive branches as intended. Marshall’s rulings on controversial cases like Marbury v. Madison
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