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    Is the Court System Fair?

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    Is the Court System Fair? Lynette Price CJA-224 9/03/2012 Professor John Pierce Throughout generations‚ the public joke of how attorneys are like sharks‚ they “circle around their prey before they head in for the kill” has been proven through ruthlessness and relentlessness to acquire and win a court case‚ especially if the possible case is high-profile (a Hollywood star‚ a nationally known football player‚ singer‚ a television show icon and etc.) The stigma of working in one of the top

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    Racism in the Court System In the South‚ the judicial system was controversial whether you were African American‚ an immigrant or part of a jury. They showed how the jury selection was racist because if you weren’t the same race as the jury‚ you would be found guilty. An example is in the Scottsboro Trial‚ the jury in those trials had no blacks on the juries. This would provide an unfair trial for Blacks and deny them any justice. The arrest of the boys‚ trial‚ and events following the case

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    Federal Judges are nominated by the president in accordance with Article II of the Constitution. The nominees are confirmed or denied by the checks and balances of the Senate. They also can be appointed through recommendations from the Department of Justice‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ members of Congress‚ sitting judges and justices‚ and the American Bar Association. There is even a special nomination called a senatorial courtesy. This is when a state senator sends in a nomination to the

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    The Federal Reserve System has four main objectives that it wishes to provide for the economy. These objectives‚ which are in no particular order of importance‚ are to conduct the nation’s monetary policy‚ supervise and regulate banks as well as other important financial institutions‚ maintain the safety of the financial system from risk‚ and oversee the nation’s payment systems. These goals include the Fed’s process of fiscal policy as well‚ which is government taxation and spending on public works

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    History of the United States Court System Abstract When Congress first met on March 4‚ 1789‚ one of the first items of business was to fulfill the requirements of Article III‚ section 1‚ of the Constitution. Article III‚ section 1‚ provides that the "judicial power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The First Congress responded by enacting the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ which established

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    Federal Jurisdiction Henry‚ a resident of Nevada‚ sued Adam‚ a resident of Utah in the Federal Court in California. He sought $60‚000 damages for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident that occurred in Los Angeles‚ California. Does the Federal Court have jurisdiction? No the federal court does not have jurisdiction over this case. In order for this case to fall within the guidelines of a federal suit it would have to qualify for diversity of citizenship. Diversity of citizenship exists

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    | The parole system began after enactment of legislation on June 25‚ 1910. By legislation of May 13‚ 1930‚ a single Board of Parole in Washington‚ D.C. was established (Chase‚ 2000). Parole procedure starts with the inmate’s eligibility for parole which is determined by the sentence initially received from the court. Not all inmates are eligibility for parole‚ however some inmates convicted of non violent crimes

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    1935 changed the structure of the Indian Government from “Unitary” to that of “Federal” type. The Distribution of powers between the Centre and the Provinces required the balance to avoid the disputes which would be arisen between the constituent units and the Federation. The system of Federation clearly demanded the creation of a Federal Court which would have jurisdiction over the States as well as the Provinces. Federal Court functioned only for 12 years. It was the highest Court in India. Over

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    United States Court System

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    Abstract The court system in the United States serves as a tool to ensure that the society keep certain order and respect the law created by the Legislative and Executive power. The court system will ensure that crimes receive the deserve sanction applying the law (severe or not that severe‚ depending on the type of the crime) (Siegel L.J.‚ Schmalleger F.‚ Worrall J.L. 2011) How fair is the court system? How the court system that is used in today ’s America was created or developed? How it works

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    Appeal Court Essay ‘Outline and describe The Sheriff Appeal Court (Civil)‚ which was established on the 1st January 2016’. On the 1st of January 2016 Scotland’s Sheriff Appeals Court extended its ability to not only hear criminal but also civil appeals. The original sheriff court which was established on the 22nd of September 2015 was set up to hear criminal appeals coming from the Sheriff Court. The idea of the appeal court stemmed from Lord Gill‚ who wanted to improve the courts appeal system – with

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