Supreme Court of the United States

Cite as: 571 U.S. _____ (2014) Opinion of the Court SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES __________ No. 13-1499 __________ Lanell Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT [12.10.2014] JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Kennedy concurred and Justice Ginsburg, Justice Sotomayor, Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan dissent with the majority

In the Supreme Court of the United States Bradley, Petitioner v. Georgia Respondent Brief for Petitioner SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS The information provided by the anonymous informant is not credible. The court established in Aguiler v. Texas (1964), created a test to determine whether an informant tips could be used as probable cause to search warrants and Spinelli v. United States which developed the Aguiler-Spinelli test fully. Bradley’s 4th amendment right to unreasonable search

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on a major case that will affect millions of Americans in one way or another. This ruling has been decades in the making and was certainly going to be controversial no matter how it turned out. The key issue is whether or not gays and lesbians had the same constitutional right that heterosexual people do in regards to marriage. Not too long ago the concept of this even being considered by the high court would’ve been unfathomable. The 5 to 4 court ruling

U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed and reaffirmed that the right to desecrate the flag is included in the Constitution’s protection of speech.” (Flag Burning or Desecration). Tolerance is in fact exactly what allows for the burning of the flag, tolerance in the form of expression. Allowing someone to express their feelings for Lebron James or Colin Kapernick is, and should be the same for tolerating the expression one feels for the flag. It is simply put, wrong to deny the citizens of the United States

The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices. At its discretion, and within certain guidelines established by Congress, the Supreme Court each year hears a limited number of the cases it is asked to decide. Those cases may begin in the federal or state courts, and they usually involve important questions about the Constitution or federal law. Established by the Constitution within Article III, the Supreme Court was declared the highest

United States Supreme Court Abstract: Throughout learning about politics in the United States, the judiciary sticks out as the branch that does not represent the American people. Supreme Court Justices are not elected into office and they also serve life terms. This paper will not argue that this should not be the case, but it will argue that this furthers the disconnect between politicians and the electorate. It will give a brief history of the Supreme Court and then argue that in recent years,

The history of the United States Supreme Court dates back to 1789 when George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 that was passed by congress. This act established the United States Supreme Court, the highest court in America and the Appellate court for civil cases and for cases state ruled on federal statues. Sense the beginning of the United States Supreme Court there have been many changes to their practices, but there are still a few that have stand the test of time. Between the increase

From the origins of the United States as written in the U.S. Constitution, was framed a national system of government with 3 distinct branches: the judiciary, executive and legislative. The legislative branch makes the laws by statute. The judiciary interprets the law and the highest judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court, is the preeminent and final elucidator of the law. The judiciary encompasses the federal court system, where the U.S. Supreme Court stands at the very top of the judiciary hierarchy

United States Supreme Court Decision in Arizona v. Gant Ricardo Gomez Monroe College CJ 630-102 October 25, 2015 Professor: Vericker Abstract This paper will be discussing the United States Supreme Court cases decision in Arizona v. Gant. It relates to automobile searches and how it came about in making implications for policy changes and practices based on the fourth amendment. I will compare and contrast a similar case to this and explain how this case created changes on

The Supreme Court of the United States is what has been referred to as the "highest" court in the land. it alone has the authority to hear appeals on almost every case set to be decided in the system of the federal court. It also retains the ability to hear "appeals" from the high appellate courts sent from state that involve " questions of federal implications,". For example, a dispute concerning a statute of federal standing or something that arises out of the United States Constitution. That said