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    School. In 1970 he became a part of President Richard Nixon’s general counsel and in addition became the Assistant Attorney General. In 1983‚ Antonin Scalia became a part of Ronald Regan’s court of appeals. President Ronald Reagan then nominated him as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1986. Antonin Scalia had many diverse opinions on

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    1-Within the following cases‚ were any of the actions grounds for impeachment? To my knowledge the Constitution sets specific grounds for impeachment. They are “treason‚ bribery‚ and other high crimes and misdemeanors.” In this article I think that the George W Bush appointed treasurer busted for tax evasion was a reason for impeachment. The treasurer had a long term friendship with the President and was found to have failed to disclose and pay taxes on a substantial amount of income and of lying

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    lifetime designation of our Supreme Court is to guarantee the honesty of the power allowed to Court Justices and protect them against unjust interference from either the legislative or executive branch. And also to protect our Supreme Judges from political pressure. But‚ I believe this can still be done by setting an specific time for the judge to leave the position and therefore‚ I believe it is unnecessary for judges to hold their position for lifetime. Having our Supreme Court Justice serving on the

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    the 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

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    primary foundations for the power which it exercises over the American judicial system is the basics of judicial review. This power consists of the ability of the Supreme Court to decide upon “review” that a piece of some form of Government action is not permitted under the Constitution and can be deemed “unconstitutional”. The Supreme Court established this idea early in its existence and was empowered as a vital institution in the American Government primarily by exercising it. Judicial review is

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    "Lower Court Holding: Decision of the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California." Supreme Court Debates‚ a Pro & Con® Monthly. 5th ed. Vol. 13. Washington‚ D.C.:Congressional Digest‚ 2010. 11-16. Academic Search Premier [EBSCO]. Web. 19 Sept. 2015. The article from Supreme Court Debates’ May 2010 Monthly Journal details the legal definitions of discrimination and explains standards for when First Amendment rights may be overruled. By examining “Christian Legal Society v. Martinez”

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    v. Virginia court case was debated on Jan 17‚ 1996 at Virginia Military Institute. The advocates involved were Paul Bender‚ who argued the case for the United States and Theodore B. Olson‚ who argued the case on behalf of Virginia. The U.S was the petitioner‚ while Virginia was the accused. According to "FindLaw’s United States Supreme Court Case and Opinions.” the case was about Virginia Military Institute violating the fourteenth Amendments of Equal Protection by maintaining a public founded Virginia

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    Who is Thurgood Marshall? He was the first African-American to go into the Supreme Court Justice. While working as a lawyer he argued over 32 cases before he go into the supreme court and he won 29 of them. Thurgood Marshall accomplished many things in life and in being a lawyer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Thurgood

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    Sotomayor was informed about the possibility to be nominated as Supreme Court Justice if David Souter were to retire. Davis Souter’s plans to retire we leaked on April 30‚ 2009‚ leading to early attention for Sotomayor’s nominee possibility as the new Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor was informed of President Barack Obama choice on May 25. He then nominated her on May 26‚ 2009. When Sonia was nominated‚ history was made for the American court system; she became the second jurist to be appointed for three

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    In 2013‚ the Colombia Supreme Court chose to upset his sentence‚ despite the fact that the court still made it clear in their sentiments that flexibility of assessment was not total and that writers could in any case be indicted for criticism. Despite the fact that this choice is just a halfway stride forward‚ the court’s choice says a lot without bounds of the Colombian press. This decision opens the entryway for further decriminalization of defamation and less oversight for the press. The a good

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