Supreme Court of the United States

Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between

“...a Supreme court justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.”(Amy Klobuchar). Supreme court nominees have been appointed by the president of the United States since Washington’s presidency. These all have been successful nominations but there has been some decisions about having the people to nominate the court justices this time. The president should still be the one to nominate Supreme Court Justices because the Constitution directly states the amendment, common people do not know

The Supreme Court is not infallible. At the same time, the Supreme Court can do no wrong. Here is the social paradox that is the Supreme Court. They are supposed to declare an act constitutional or not, but that is fundamentally flawed based on the cultural atmosphere at the time. Each justice is a victim of society, just as every person in the United States and the world is, therefore they are subject to the whims of their culture and how they grew up, leading to some less than optimal results.

provides access to opinions, orders, docket, Court calendars, transcripts, schedules, rules, visitors’ guides, case-handling guides, press releases and other general information. Opinions are typically accessible on the Web site within five minutes of their release from the Bench. Who can access the Supreme Court Library? Supreme Court Rule 2.1 states, "The Court’s Library is available for use by appropriate personnel of this Court, members of the Bar of this Court, Members of Congress and their legal staffs

The American courts have several layers, like onions. There are two main court systems in the United States; the state and federal courts. The beauty of the American court system is that a person can appeal up to the supreme court if they have the belief that what is happening to them is an injustice. There are three courts that they have to go through to get justice; the trial court, appellate court, and the supreme court. In the American courts system, the dual court system has many steps

Distinguishing Features of the Major Court Systems Criminal procedure can be complex, not only because of many factual questions that arise in day-day-police/citizen encounters but also because of the two-tiered structure of the United States court system. This two-tiered structure reflects the idea of dual sovereignty. The United States Legal system has been designed allow all citizens to receive a fair criminal trial regardless of social status, gender, race, and ethnic background. The system

decision made by the courts had many implications and created conflicts within the United States over slavery. The conflict at hand was that the Africans said " that they are not natives of Africa, and were born free, and ever since have been and still of right are and ought to be free and not slaves; that they were domiciled in the island of Cuba, or in the dominions of the Queen of Spain, or subject to the laws thereof."(http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/library/court/supreme/1841.01.decision.2.htm)

” John Marshall, fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court certainly did, from witnessing the birth of our country, to serving as the longest tenured Chief Justice in Supreme Court History. In a span of just under two years, he went from serving as a member of Congress, representing Virginia's 13th District, to serving as the nation's fourth Secretary of State, to being appointed the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, January. It Begins John Marshall was born

with the English legal system. Both are common law legal systems based on English common law both at federal and state levels apart from the state of Louisiana in the United States that is based on the Napoleonic civil code. Both countries are constitution-based federal republics and have bicameral legislatures consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States (Congress) and House of Assembly and House of Representatives in Nigeria (National Assembly). Despite the fact that

Courting The United States of America has always been ground for controversial issues. Slavery, segregation, and individual rights are just a few of the many topics argued within the United States Supreme Court. Although all topics argued in the Supreme Court are important, one issue has stood out in more recent years. This topic is same-sex marriage. The earliest Supreme Court case regarding same-sex marriage can be dated back to 1972 with Baker v. Nelson. The most recent same-sex, Supreme Court case