1) John G. Roberts‚ Jr. Chief Justice of the United States. Justice Roberts was born on January 27‚ 1955 in Buffalo‚ NY. Roberts was confirmed on May 8‚ 2003‚ and received his commission on June 2‚ 2003 By President George Bush. **Hedgepeth v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority‚ 386 F.3d 1148 Involved a 12-year-old girl who was arrested‚ searched‚ handcuffed‚ driven to police headquarters‚ booked‚ and fingerprinted after she violated a publicly advertised zero tolerance "no eating"
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The definition of an inauguration is known as a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a major political leader’s term of office. A ceremony in which the streets of Washington D.C are filled with not thousands‚ but millions of people. In every inauguration the president whom will serve the term must repeat the words “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States‚ and will‚ to the best of my ability‚ preserve‚ protect‚ and defend the Constitution
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The authors used Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as an example‚ born into a poverty‚ she rose above and beyond to become the first Hispanic court judge. Sotomayor had a hard time in school‚ and had a moment of courage and asked one of the smartest girls in her grade how she studied‚ and after that‚ her grades shot up and she applied and got into Princeton
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My Beloved World In Sonia Sotomayor’s book‚ My Beloved World‚ Sotomayor mentioned a memory in her childhood that I could definitely relate my past with. “If I needed to have these shots every day for the rest of my life‚ the only way I’d survive was to do it myself.” Those lines represent a time in Sotomayor’s life when a decision had to be made. She had to either learn how to prepare the syringe and inject the insulin or she could possibly risk being stabbed in the face by her panicking
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Procedural History : A reviewing court vacated both convictions‚ and Thompson was found not guilty in a retrial on the murder charge. Thompson then filed suits aginst the district attorney’s office. District court : - Brady violation : Brady disclosure consists of exculpatory or impeaching information and evidence that is material to the guilt or innocence or to the punishment of a defendant. a the supreme court they decided this … at the … they decided this …. Facts : Thompson has been convicted
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Utah Vs. Strieff In June 2016 the ruling of Utah Vs. Strieff impacted the fourth amendment and the United States. In the case‚ a detective named Douglas Fackrell gets a tip that a resident in Salt Lake City‚ Utah has been suspected of drug deals. He observed the area and after a while he speculated drug deals were taking place. Fackrell sees Strieff leaving the residence‚ and stops him for questioning. During the questioning‚ Fackrell discovered there is an outstanding warrant for Strieff and arrest
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According to the attitudinal model‚ Justices cannot be constrained by Congress nor the Executive branch‚ this constraint caused proponents to resist opposing results by those testing the rational choice to determine if the Justices act strategically in predicting congressional responses (Segal & Spaeth‚ 2002). “Scholars typically gravitate toward one of two opposing views about how justices make their decisions. On one side‚ attitudinalists argue that “institutional features designed to secure judicial
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Justice Antonin Scalia has said in the past regarding abortion that there is nothing in the Constitution that mentions anything about a right to abortion. The Constitution simply states nothing about this issue. One possible way to fix whether there is a female right for women or not is to look at how most rights are created in a democratic society and then either amend the Constitution‚ or create a law. The Constitution cannot compromise‚ but a law can because the Constitution as Justice Scalia
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In 2009‚ after the death of her wife Thea Spyer‚ Edith Windsor‚ a white female residing in New York‚ submitted a petition to claim the federal estate tax exemption for surviving spouses. She was denied from doing so by the section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ which only recognized the term “spouse” in marriages between man and woman. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) denied Windsor’s petition to claim the federal estate tax for surviving spouses due to the exemption not being applicable
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lot of buzz in mainstream media highlighting powerful women on the rise. There is Sheryl Sandberg‚ Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook and author of Lean In: Women‚ Work and the Will to Lead; Marissa Mayer‚ newly appointed CEO of Yahoo!; Sonia Sotomayor‚ Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court‚ and other very obvious selections. As a result‚ this long overdue attention on powerful women has led some people to ask the question: “Do women make better leaders or even politician than
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