I think it was a supreme court case, but in it a woman either set fire or had her son set fire to her trailer for some reason and in the process killed her two sons, one of whom was mentally retarded. I can’t remember the name, and google isn’t producing results. Anyone know? sorry […]
How much time does each side have to present their arguments? What are the criteria for the supreme court to hear a case? List the two ways cases come to the supreme court? 8-9000 cases each year, but the USSC only hears a tiny fraction. 79 were heard last term. Of those, 59 were overturned. […]
I have been regularly going through the judgements of supreme court. They are really feast for the mind. What wonderful lines, referances and quotes of great people. Just read latest judgement on Raj thackeray. You will understand the beauty of the pen. Has anybody gone through? what is your opinion? Sorry, I don’t know much […]
A. Obama will have the chance to appoint two in his first term and two more in his second term if he is reelected. B. Supreme Court justices serve lifetime appointments, so it is impossible to know in advance how many vacancies any one president will get to fill. C. Obama will be able to […]
An excerpt from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ interview for C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week is shown during Q&A, featuring Supreme Court Week executive producer Mark Farkas. In this excerpt, Justice Thomas describes the “heavily northeastern … mentality” of the Supreme Court Justices. “Eight of the nine of us are from Ivy League schools. This Court doesnt represent all regions of the country.” More on C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week here: http://supremecourt.c-span.org/
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U.S. Supreme Court decision opening the door for businesses and unions to spend as much money as they want to to influence elections and supporting a candidate . No. Soon you’ll see the Corporate Party. It will make the republican and democratic parties look like catholic school children.
Why would a case need to go to the supreme court when state courts have just as much power as supreme courts? What is the process in deciding what courts move to supreme court and which dont? According to the Constitution (Art. III, §2): “The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and […]
I’m not asking for the most influential cases, such as Roe vs. Wade, etc., but I’m asking for court cases that showed that the Court did make up part of the federal government. I’m saying that these cases probably went against what Congress and the president wanted at that time, but the Supreme Court made […]
“The key lesson of Marbury vs. Madison is: Don’t give important documents to your brother.” –Ernest A. Young, University of Texas at Austin Check out this preview of The Supreme Court airing on PBS January 31, 2007 (check local listings). Episode 1: One Nation Under Law examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court — John Marshall — and to his successor, Roger Taney … PBS …
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just a handful of people get vote on a certain law while the american people should be the ones voting on the law. For instance wasn’t it the supreme court of california that approved of gay marriage in the state? Then it was later voted against on Prop 8. the SC is suppose to INTERPRET […]
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