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    States Supreme Court In recent years the American public has become fascinated with televising court cases. Some courts have agreed to televise courtroom proceedings. Their decision to do so has led a vast number of citizens to believe that they understand how the judicial system works. I believe popular daytime shows such as Judge Judy‚ Judge Mathis‚ and Judge Joe Brown‚ have poisoned the legal understanding of many Americans. Televising oral arguments from the United States Supreme Court would

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    views on how our government takes action. Especially many have criticized actions that the supreme court has taken throughout history. Can we really say we have an indecisive Government? Looking back in history‚ we can recall how the Supreme Court acted differently than how they act today. I think the Supreme Court used to act based on the context of history in past court cases. However‚ today I believe the Court seems to act on behalf of the well connected and powerful people. We as a society often

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    officers in the United States often perform “Terry stops”‚ as part of the work routinely associated with police patrol. In policing the term “Terry Stops” which refers to the “stop and frisk” practice‚ was coined in 1968‚ and derives from the Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1(1968) . In that landmark case‚ it was ruled that the Fourth Amendment constitutional right‚ made applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment‚ that prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures” of individuals

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    before” he argued that it was the Court that had changed its ideologies‚ not himself. To answer this our group looked into the influences and effects that played a role in justice preferences and case outcomes‚ so we decided to look at the ideological effects of individual justices on the Court itself. From that framed core interest‚ we came up with a research question of‚ “In the confines of the Burger Court (1969-1986)‚ do the justices of the United States Supreme Court drift ideologically over their

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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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    Thematic Essay-Supreme Court Cases The outcome of cases that have gone through the United States Supreme Court judicial branch have each had a major impact on how the laws and amendments of the United States Constitution are interpreted. Two cases in particular that expanded constitutional liberties is the case of Engel vs. Vitale (1962) and the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines School District (1969). Not only did both of these cases expand constitutional liberties in general‚ they more specifically

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    bringing equality to African Americans.The Supreme Court has made many decision to impact‚ Dred Scott vs Sanford‚ Shelley vs. Kraemer‚ and plessey vs. Ferguson court cases. The Dred Scott vs. Sanford court case was impacted by the Supreme Court. According to OUR DOCUMENTS "Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri‚ sued for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived

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    For nearly half a century‚ the Supreme Court’s decision in Tinker has been applied to numerous cases involving student speech. However‚ in recent years‚ the Supreme Court has been faced with the difficult decision of how to apply it to online‚ off-campus speech. So what direction are the courts currently heading to give clarity to school leaders on how to approach discipline of students’ off-campus‚ online speech? The answer… is very little. One case we briefly mentioned in class this semester

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    Each court period in U.S. history impacted the U.S. Supreme Court differently. When the new era of the Warren court was established in 1953‚ President Dwight D. Eisenhower had appointed Earl Warren as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court thinking that Warren would introduce and spread conservative views throughout the U.S. Supreme Court when in fact he led the court into making liberal decisions. Warren surprised and tricked Eisenhower by his decisions in landmark court cases. The cases heard

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    4th Amendment The Fourth Amendment is a very important element of the United States Constitution. This Amendment has been the solutions to several Supreme court cases‚ such as Terry v. Ohio‚ Cupp v. Murphy‚ and Florida v. Jardines. This amendment also codifies various statutes. Terry v. Ohio (1968) was a court case led by a conflict between a group of men and Officer McFadden. Officer McFadden was patrolling downtown Cleveland‚ when he noticed a group of men suspiciously wandering around. He decided

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