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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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    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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    Alexis Crump Landmark Supreme Court Case: Washington V. Chrisman 11/29/9 Plaintiff: State of Washington Defendant: Chrisman Plaintiff’s Claim: The drugs that were collected in Chrisman’s dormitory room was legally obtained and could be used as evidence. Chief Lawyer for the Plaintiff: Ronald R Carpenter Chief Lawyer for the Defendant: Robert F Patrick Judges in Favor of the Court: Harry A. Blackmun‚ Sandra Day O’Connor‚ Lewis F. Powell‚ Jr.‚ William H. Rehnquist and John

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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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    "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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    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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    Clarence Thomas is the second colored male justice to serve on the U.S Supreme Court. I wanted to write about Clarence Thomas because i was fascinated how he overcame racial barriers‚ why he rarely asked questions in court‚ also his opinion as a U.S Supreme Court justice. I wanted to write about Clarence Thomas because‚ he overcame racial boundaries. Clarence Thomas spoke at a small gathering of students about his previous racism he remembers experiencing when leaving his native south. “The worst

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    oppressed. 3. The Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal” was the Plessey vs. Ferguson case in 1869. 4. Rosa Parks was a black woman‚ who stood up to whites‚ to fight for black rights. 5. The case was invalidated because it leads to a Supreme Court ruling. Section 3 1. The Scottsboro Boys were known for hopping from town to town on trains‚ and were accused of raping a group of young white girls. 2. They were unprofessional because they showed up to court drunk‚ they had no defendant

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    Eyewitness Identification In the Supreme Court case of Lorenzo Prado Navarette and Jose Prado Navarette‚ Petitioners‚ versus the state of California (argued January 21‚ 2014‚ decided April 22‚ 2014)‚ two men argued that one of their constitutional rights had been violated. In August of 2008‚ a Mendocino County dispatcher received a call from a woman reporting that another vehicle had run her off the road (Navarette v. California‚ 2014). The dispatcher notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP)

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    Read Summary/Print Relevant Paragraphs Relevant Paragraphs: In the 2001 extradition case United States v. Burns‚[6] the Supreme Court declined to decide

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