101. Major Decisions-Miranda v Arizona

The Miranda v. Arizona case is one that was considered to be as a result of the legal aid movement of the 1960s. The concept of the movement was to basically provide those accused of crimes with the legal support they required on their behalf. Among other& ...

102. Police Power Explained

Police power is representative of the way in which individual states may regulate citizen and non-citizen behavior and conduct. It proceeds with the express purpose of ensuring that the public's welfare is maintained, as well as its general health and safe ...

103. Salmon P. Chase

Supreme Court Justice: Salmon P. ChaseSalmon P. Chase was an American jurist and politician who served as the United States Senator from Ohio as well as the 23rd Governor of the State of Ohio. He also acted as the United States Treasury Secretary during the Li ...

104. Too Much Power

The criticisms that the United States Supreme Court has received over the years are largely related to judicial activism. Martin v. Hunter's Lessee helped to extend the Court's reach of power even further, giving the Court authority over State supre ...

105. Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the practice of separating public schools based on race was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Thi ...

106. Eminent Domain Defined

The views of eminent domain are applied to the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution which dictates that no private property can be taken for public use without compensation. This doctrine recognizes the powers that existed beforehand and the actions of it seizi ...

107. Federalism: Role on State Powers

Federalism was a political ideal that was used to explain the system by which the Government is separated into a central governing body as well as various State powers in accordance with the United States Constitution. Over the years, federalism has had its sh ...

108. Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. United States (1944) was a significant United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the Government's use of Japanese internment camps during World War II was Constitutional. This decision, written by Justice Hugo Black, was very c ...

109. Major Decisions-Employment Division v. Smith

The Supreme Court case of Employment Division v. Smith was one that proved to be complex in its nature, for it had various concepts that had to be addressed in order to render a decision. Once again, the Supreme Court would be dealing with the applicat ...

110. Major Decisions-Gibbons v. Ogden

Prior to the United States Supreme Case of Gibbons v. Ogden, all commerce that was between the states was regulated by the states themselves. However, the case levied against Thomas Gibbons by Aaron Ogden would shape the way interstate commerce would ultim ...