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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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    Limited Bina Murlidhar Hemdev and Others v Kanhaiyalal Lokram Hemdev and Others Supreme Court of India 14 May 1999 Appeal (civil) 3141 of 1999 The Judgment was delivered by : M. Jagannadha Rao‚ J. 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal is filed by the four plaintiffs‚ the widow and children of late Murlidhar Lokram Hemdev who died intestate on or about 8.5.1976. The appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of Bombay in Appeal No. 1019 of 1997 dated 12.9.97 confirming the order of the

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    2013 The Rehnquist court’s decisions in the past couple of years haven’t been as significant as the people may think they are in increasing the autonomy of the states. The court case of medical marijuana under Chief Justice Rehnquist did not end what they called the “federalist revolution”‚ because there was none. This court case was a case that obviously had significance throughout the country as it has been a highly spoke about topic. I believe that the ruling in favor of the states was expected

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    Limits for the Supreme Court Justices Intro Paragraph Imagine one of the highest ranked government officials having a memory loss disease such as Alzheimer’s. One-in-nine Americans over 65 has Alzheimer’s disease. Currently‚ seven out of the eight Supreme Court Justices is over the age of 65. Supreme Court justices serve a life-long term according to the Constitution‚ but there should be a term limit. This would make sure that there would be a balance of older and younger justice to balance generational

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    and balances of the Senate. They also can be appointed through recommendations from the Department of Justice‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ members of Congress‚ sitting judges and justices‚ and the American Bar Association. There is even a special nomination called a senatorial courtesy. This is when a state senator sends in a nomination to the president. All through rare‚ these special nominations almost always get approved (How Judges and Justices Are Chosen‚ n.d.). Federal Judges are nominated

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    the Supreme Court Emmanuel Ebong Axia College of University of Phoenix Instructor: Anthony Nici August 23rd‚ 2010 The Role and Importance of the Supreme Court Introduction and Purpose The United States Supreme Court is considered the High Court of judicial powers in acting in a "judicial review manner in overturning laws and executive acts unconstitutional" (Mendelson‚ 1992‚ p. 775). With words of‚ "Equal Justice Under Law" written prominently above the main doors of the Supreme Court

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    U.S. Supreme Court Justices. They are enjoying extended stays on the bench due to an increase in life expectancy. In fact‚ Justices are now serving an average of 26.1 years before retiring or death—twelve years longer than they did when the average span of a judge’s tenure was roughly fourteen years. Therefore‚ a proposal has been offered that addresses this concern. Under this proposal a judge would serve a term of ten years; after ten years the Justice would be eligible for re-appointment by the

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    John Scarr Mr. Louis Ap. Us pd. 7 10/30/12 Supreme Court Marbury vs. Madison (1803): On the final of his presidency‚ John Adams named forty-two justices of the peace and sixteen new circuit court justices for the District of Columbia with the “Midnight Appointments”. “The Midnight Appointments” were an attempt by the Federalists to take control of the federal judiciary prior to Thomas Jefferson taking office. The commissions were signed by President Adams and sealed by acting Secretary of

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    Justice is the linchpin of a society. Without a system of laws that reflect it‚ a nation’s government will lose its credibility among its governed. Plato used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which translates to ’morality’ or ’righteousness.’ Justice is not the right of the stronger but the effective harmony of the whole. Since his time‚ a common ideal to reflect justice in codified laws has been the purview of a select body of lawmakers appointed by the state. The body assigned with interpretation

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    on Obama’s Supreme Court nominee (Merrick Garland) in order to prevent Democratic control of the organization. While many view McConnell’s strategy as an ignorant schism‚ his plan has many policy implications following last night’s election results (Liptak). With Republican control over both the Presidency and Congress‚ the party will be eligible to appoint multiple Supreme Court justices. Thus‚ changing the entire political spectrum of the country. A Republican dominated Supreme Court means more

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