The Supreme Court was presented with the case of Fischer vs. The University of Texas where Abigail Fisher was suing the University for discrimination in their affirmative action based admissions process. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 and ruled to send the case back to the lower courts for further review and put off making any final decisions to change the U.S. policy on affirmative action‚ a “longstanding but fragile societal compromise‚ one that forbids quotas but allows using race as one factor among
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Tuesday‚ I observed several preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court. Diana who is an Administrative Assistant interpreted during a case involving an individual who did not speak English. Generally‚ if a client is a Spanish speaker‚ she accompanies the Attorney to court to interpret. It was interesting to watch because it caused the hearing to be slower than usual‚ so she could have time to explain what was being said. That particular case was about identity fraud. The client was pulled over traveling
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It is fair to be tried in both civil and criminal court for the same alleged actions because they deal with different aspects of the crime. For civil cases‚ it deals with whether you are liable or not‚ while in criminal cases it’s whether your guilty or not. You can be found not guilty in a criminal case‚ however‚ you can still be found liable in civil cases. It is only fair that the victims get awarded damages. Furthermore‚ it is not against the 5th amendment since the defendant won’t be at risk
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The history evolution of the federal courts began to evolve as early as the Constitutional Convention held in 1787. It was during the Constitutional Convention that a resolution was adopted that “a national judiciary be established” (Neubauer & Fradella‚ 2008‚ p. 65). Of course‚ there was considerable disagreement between federalists and anti-federalists. The disagreement surrounded the fact the anti-federalists feared that individual liberties could be weakened. According to Neubauer and Fradella
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United States Supreme Court‚ Missouri v. Frye‚ and Lafler v. Cooper and found to be unconstitutional for violating requirements listed in Strickland vs Washington‚ people still declare they cannot see a clear violation of one’s sixth amendment right in regardless to plea bargains. In conclusion‚ individuals on both sides of plea bargaining can dispute the amendment rights found within the plea agreement and argue why they are or are not being violated‚ even though court ruling have been brought
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Judicial Branch of the United States is network of courts that interprets and applies laws. Though they generally do not create laws‚ they decipher them and apply them to a certain case. One of the powers of the judiciary is the power to declare laws unconstitutional. Under the system of Checks and Balances‚ this main check that the judiciary has on both the legislative and executive branch is the power of judicial review. This power allows the Supreme Court to examine and compare acts undertaken by Congress
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John Scarr Mr. Louis Ap. Us pd. 7 10/30/12 Supreme Court Marbury vs. Madison (1803): On the final of his presidency‚ John Adams named forty-two justices of the peace and sixteen new circuit court justices for the District of Columbia with the “Midnight Appointments”. “The Midnight Appointments” were an attempt by the Federalists to take control of the federal judiciary prior to Thomas Jefferson taking office. The commissions were signed by President Adams and sealed by acting Secretary of
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Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Scott Nagao 3/10/97 Period 7 About 32 years ago‚ in December of 1965‚ a group of adults and students from Des Moines‚ Iowa gathered to show their dislike towards American involvement in the Vietnam War. They decided to wear black armbands and fast on December 16 and 31 to express there point. When the principals of the Des Moines School System found out their plans‚ they decided to suspend anyone who took part in this type of protest. On December
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levels of courts with in its own justice systems and the Judges are selected and elected for different terms in each state. There are three characteristics of the Judicial system in Texas that make it stand out from other states‚ one is that Texas has two appellate courts of last resort‚ its trial courts do not have uniform jurisdiction of subject matter and the judges are chosen in partisan elections (Womack‚ 2018). In Texas‚ all levels of Judges are elected to the individual court positions
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Supreme Court Emmanuel Ebong Axia College of University of Phoenix Instructor: Anthony Nici August 23rd‚ 2010 The Role and Importance of the Supreme Court Introduction and Purpose The United States Supreme Court is considered the High Court of judicial powers in acting in a "judicial review manner in overturning laws and executive acts unconstitutional" (Mendelson‚ 1992‚ p. 775). With words of‚ "Equal Justice Under Law" written prominently above the main doors of the Supreme Court‚ the
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