United States Supreme Court cases are argued and decided on Constitutional grounds. All arguments and decisions are based on interpretations of the original Constitution and‚ more often‚ on Constitutional amendments. GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT In June 1961‚ Clarence Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in Bay Harbor. He was tried in a Florida Circuit Court in August 1961. Gideon stated in Court that he was unable to afford a lawyer and asked the Judge to appoint one for him
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The history evolution of the federal courts began to evolve as early as the Constitutional Convention held in 1787. It was during the Constitutional Convention that a resolution was adopted that “a national judiciary be established” (Neubauer & Fradella‚ 2008‚ p. 65). Of course‚ there was considerable disagreement between federalists and anti-federalists. The disagreement surrounded the fact the anti-federalists feared that individual liberties could be weakened. According to Neubauer and Fradella
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1. What is the history and development of the juvenile court and justice process? The history of the juvenile court and system dates back to the year 1824 in the United States‚ which was “The House of Refuge” in New York. “The House of Refuge was the first juvenile house of the United States. In 1899‚ Cook County in the state of Illinois established the first juvenile court. Youth in the juvenile court system dating back before the year of 1967 did not have constitutional legal rights. It was not
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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 it‚ there was Privy Council. But to approach the Privy Council required huge expenses to the litigants’ Hence the establishment of the Federal Court was made necessary. It saved the time‚ expenses to the litigants. It was also a convenience to the Indians. Therefore‚ the Federal Court lessened the work load of
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Different types of Courts in India Indian Judiciary is the continuation of the British Legal system established by the English in the mid-19th century based on a typical hybrid legal system in which customs‚ precedents and legislative law have validity of law. Constitution of India is the supreme authority of the country. There are various levels of judiciary in India — different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance‚ in line with the order
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An appellate court is a court that takes initial trial decisions into review upon the outcome being seen as unconstitutional by either the defendant or the government. Congressional act of 1789 Created a supreme court‚ appoint 6 justices and establish a lower federal court system. Various acts of congress have changed the number of seats in the supreme court over the years. the lowest amounts between 5-6 and the highest 10. In fact after the civil war the seats were fixed to nine‚ that’s 1 chief
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE CLASS-OF-ONE THEORY OF EQUAL PROTECTION I. INTRODUCTION In 2000‚ a short‚ per curiam Supreme Court decision accepted the “class-of-one” theory of equal protection‚1 permitting an individual in a non-suspect class to claim violations of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.2 While the class-of-one theory articulated in Village of
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years ago‚ these cases changed many peoples’ lives. Before there was equality‚ there were arguments almost everyday regarding segregation and racism. To emphasize‚ some disagreements had to be settled by the Supreme Court‚ and the ruling made still have a lasting effect today. The Supreme Court has made many ruling effecting civil rights: Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ Brown vs. Board of Education‚ and Loving vs. Virginia. In Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ the Court’s judgment was to uphold a Louisiana law regarding
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Supreme Court guidelines * Order dated 28 November 2001 * Each child up to 6 years of age is to get 300 calories and 8-10 gms of protein. * Each malnourished child to get 600 calories and 16-20 grams of protein. * Each pregnant woman‚ nursing mother and adolescent girl to get 500 calories and 20-25 grams of protein. * Every settlement is to have an Anganwadi. * Order dated 29 April 2004 * All 0-6 year old children‚
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Supreme Court Case CJA/354 Supreme Court Case The discovery of unethical billing alongside unethical accounting practices provoked a chain reaction towards a hospital accountant by the name of Rehberg. An accountant trying to serve justice was entangled in a web of lies. Rehberg vs. Paulk is a very interesting Supreme Court case. Rehberg vs. Paulk embodied much of the injustice that is not presented to the public when sworn officials break the very laws that are supposed to be
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