acknowledging case at the Supreme Court level it must be a case worth the argument to continue it. The Supreme Court is the highest court that a case can reach and doesn’t give the decision of the case but gives an opinion on what they believe is right and the lower court from which it came from decides what happens to the case. The Supreme Court deals with the highest level of cases and is the only court listed in the constitution (Federal Court Concepts). The Supreme Court is known for decisions in
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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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Issues: 1. SALN 2. Which of the two court is superior in the impeachment case the Supreme Court or the Impeachment Court 3. Cold Neutrality of Impartial Judges Facts: First and foremost regarding the SALN of Chief Justice Corona the prosecution claims that CJ Corona has 45 properties. However they were able to present only 21 properties which in his account named after him and his family. According to a key member of the President Aquino’s Cabinet the government
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor 1954 – Justice Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court on May 26‚ 2009. A vacancy became open upon the retirement of Justice Souter. If her nomination and approval by the Senate is approved‚ she would become the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearing by the Senate did not go without controversy. Justice Sotomayor gave a speech at the University of California‚ Berkeley
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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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How accurate is it to say that the role of the Supreme Court was the most important factor in improving the status of African Americans in the USA in the years 1945–55? Supreme Court was an important factor when it comes to looking at the improvement of African American’s status. It challenged various factors such as education‚ voting rights and simply their rights in general. Whilst this is true‚ it isn’t the only factor that had an impact‚ other factors include World War 2 and federal government
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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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The United States 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
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Can the power of the Supreme Court be justified in a democracy? (25 mark) The Supreme Court is the only branch of government which is unelected and therefore unaccountable‚ but appoints members for life. These characteristics have been criticised for being out of place in a democratic country such as the United States; especially due to the power the Supreme Court has‚ such as the power of judicial review. However while it could be argued to have too much power‚ in a liberal democracy such as America
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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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