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  • Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall
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    The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today's Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury vs. Madison, in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch vs. Maryland, in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College vs. Woodward, Gibbons vs. Ogden, in which Marshall de...
  • Child Support Enforcement Office
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    Parents who do not pay their child support are deadbeat parents. This creates a hardship for the case managers in the child support office, the legal staff in preparing documents and court appearances, but most importantly, the children who are the recipients of the child support. Child support enforcement exists to help ensure that every child receives the support that is required by law. This process begins through court ordered divorce, paternity genetic testing, or application made directly ...
  • Limited Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Courts 4
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    LAW AND ORDER The present British legal system forms the basis of the Judiciary - the third branch of the government - and comprises three separate systems - that for England and Wales, that for Scotland and that for Northern Ireland. They differ somewhat from each other in terms of procedure, courts and the legal professions. Generally, however, Scottish and Northern Irish laws are in line with those of England and Wales, and the majority of Westminster legislation is applicable to Britain as a...
  • Warren And His Court
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    Earl Warren, better known as a chief justice who led the Supreme Court of the United States in making difficult decisions in changes with civil rights laws and criminal cases, was an American jurist and political leader. Warren was born on March 19, 1891, in Los Angeles California. He attended the University of California for his education, and was admitted to the bar in 1914. There he held different offices in local government and practiced the law in the San Francisco area. Being a liberal Rep...
  • Court's Decisions On Cases
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    "The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. One's right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections". - Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson T...
  • Gideon's Petition To The Supreme Court
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    Lauren DauerGideon's Trumpet Essay American Political Institutions 3/21/05 Gideon's Trumpet is the true story of a man named Clearance Earl Gideon, a semiliterate drifter who is arrested for burglary and petty theft. The book takes it's readers back through one man's moving account that became a constitutional landmark. Gideon's Trumpet was written to recall the history behind the Gideon vs. Wainwright court case and how it made such an enormous impact on United States law. On the night of June ...
  • 1976 Runyan Vs McCrary Case
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    Standard Oil Case of 1911 Out of the cases decided by the Supreme Court I feel the most influential dealt with the issue of Civil Rights. Two cases in particular that dealt with the post Civil War use of the Thirteenth Amendment were Jones vs. Mayer, 1968 and Runyan vs. McCrary, 1976. Although the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the constitution in 1865 it was not fully put to use until one hundred years later. That is why I feel that the judgements made by the Supreme Court in these two cases...
  • Case The Court
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    Section 1 The resources of our court system are finite and for this a potential plaintiff must satisfy a number of requirements. Before an individual can argue their case before a judge he must show standing. He must show that he has personally had his rights violated, and further that he has sustained some kind of loss. If the victim has a legitimate complaint the matter must be resolved by a judge, or a jury of his peers. Through fact-finding the issues at stake are converted into hard legal q...
  • Criminal Court
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    The court I chose to visit was New York County Criminal Court, located on Centre street. I sat in on arraignments, which were being handled as if they were on a conveyor belt. This process is the first opportunity a defendant has to encounter a judge after being arrested. Most of the individuals had been arrested the day before and were then being arraigned on the following day, which goes with our notion of a fair and speedy trail. The crimes which I saw ranged from driving without a license to...
  • Hustler Magazine Liable For Falwell's Emotional Distress
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    Hustler vs. Falwell Hustler Magazine versus Jerry Falwell was a case that involved many key elements. First of all it was a case that examined if a public figure such as Jerry Falwell could collect for emotional damages sustained to him by a parody that was published in an issue of Hustler Magazine. Secondly, did Hustler invade Falwell's privacy by publishing the contents of the parody? The most important aspect of the case, that was under review, was if Hustler was in accordance with their Firs...
  • Student Athlete Cases
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    SAIN V. CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROVIDING SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES? The scholarly article I chose was of great interest to me for several reasons. The case is an educational malpractice case in which a student-athlete said he was provided false information by his high school consol or and lost his basketball scholarship as a result. I was a student athlete in high school and sports are still a big part of my life. On top of that I am considering teaching and coachi...
  • Circuit Court Of Appeals Act
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    1. The court was instituted by the Constitution of 1787 as the head of a federal court system with the authority to act in cases arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States; in controversies to which the United States is a party; in controversies between states or between citizens of different states; in cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; and in cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls. The size of the court is set by Congress; it var...
  • Marbury Vs Madison The Supreme Court
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    The Influence of Marshall's Court The Supreme Court, under John Marshall, had a great influence on the development of the powers of our present day government. John Marshall's court was responsible for greatly increasing the powers of the Supreme Court and the Federal Government. The Supreme Court of the early 1800's was nothing like it is today. The early Supreme Court didn t seem like it fit in well with the rest of the Government. But as we know that was destined to change. The man who change...
  • Case To The State Court
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    Racism is a long time issue which has been existing for more than a century. Cases have been taken to the courts in order to bring justice to the society against racism. Separate but equal is a legislature that was being put into the constitution in 1792. It disrupted the society due to how it (law) was interpreted by the people. Although the American law for equal rights has been written in the constitution since 1792, most people even the authoritative ones (i.e. ; judges) never put it in prac...
  • Controversial Free Speech Cases
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    The first amendment of the US Constitution states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press. Ever since the beginning of the Supreme Court, cases have come up time and time again that challenge this amendment, or require the justices to interpret this amendment. Looking back at all the cases heard, it is obvious that the US Supreme Court have changed their interpretations ...
  • Case Of Corne Vs Bausch And Lomb
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    As in the rape cases previously studied, the victims that are involved sexual harassment and sexual discrimination are subjected to an array of defenses created by their employers. All to often these rational explanations are under the guise of traditional gender ideologies, which attempt to explain natural sexual behavior and / or natural gender differences. As in the rape cases, the use of ridged gender roles often play a silent through critical role in shaping the courts decisions on sexual d...
  • Warren Courts Case
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    The great promise of America that has made a British colony in the 50 States today is Freedom. Many Freedoms which still today cause people to flock to the United States. The history of these freedoms starts centuries ago and has developed, revolutionized, and persisted all the way through today. At the core of these Freedoms is the idea of Due Process, the idea that everyone has rights and freedom until they are deprived of them arbitrarily, or by the will of a just third party. Due process has...
  • Important Case Concerning The Issue Of Abortion
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    Supreme Court Decisions That Greatly Impacted The Reproduction Rights Of Women When talking about Supreme Court decisions that have greatly impacted the lives of women it is very hard to settle on just five of the many cases that have been ruled in favor of the rights of women. When discussing the topic of reproductive freedom and The Supreme Courts rulings on these matters ten cases can and must be discussed in order to provide a total overview and timeline of these historic rulings. The Americ...
  • 4 Million In Punitive Damages
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    BMW of North America, Inc. vs. Gore. Case Name and Citation: Plaintiff in this case is Dr. Gore and Defendant is BMW of North America. This case may be found in volume 116 of the Supreme Court Reporter, starting on page 1589. The Supreme Court decided this case in 1996... Key facts and Judgment of court holding: The plaintiff Dr. Gore purchased a new BMW automobile in Alabama. Dr. Gore noticed that the paint on the vehicle was flawed after nine months. BMW acknowledged that it had a nationwide p...
  • Issues Of Discrimination And Segregation Our Nation
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    Segregation, in the dictionary, is defined as the act or process of being separated from others of the same kind (Webster 1058). In United States history, the segregation of blacks and whites has been a major issue. The Supreme Court records are filled with many cases dealing with issues of race, discrimination, and segregation. Two of these cases stand out among the rest. Their controversy was common but their rulings were great steps in the fight to end one of the United States' greatest inter...

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