131. Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court Justice: Louis BrandeisLouis Brandeis was a former Justice on the United States Supreme Court between 1916 and 1939. Brandeis was born in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Louisville University of the Public Schools. He then entered Harvard Law S ...
132. Major Cases-US v Nixon
Following the unrest created by the Pentagon Papers and The New York Times v. United States trial, it was clear that there was much civil unrest regarding the
situation of the United States’
involvement in the Vietnam War. Further occurrences wou ...
133. Major Decisions-Roe v Wade
The Roe v. Wade case would
prove to be one of the most controversial cases ever tried by the Supreme Court. The implications leading to the Supreme
Court case itself, as well as the immediate aftereffects, are ones that are
still being debated today by nume ...
134. Major Decisions-Tinker v Des Moines
Tinker v.
Des Moines would prove to be a reflection of the era in which it was tried by
the Supreme Court. The Civil Rights Movement was reaching a heated pitch and
the Vietnam War was being protested by many throughout the country. Protests
and rallies we ...
135. Means of Appointment and Voting Process in Congress
The selection and approval of Supreme Court nominees is intended to provide for the oversight of the institution as a whole by the other main branches of the Federal Government. The President makes the initial nomination of possible replacement for vacancies i ...
136. Purpose of Lifetime Appointment and Pros and Cons
The
Constitution provides for the lifetime appointment of every Supreme Court Justice,
though not through any direct language. Instead, the document addresses the
ability of Court Justices to hold office "during good Behavior" and
does not provide for the ...
137. Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court Justice: Stephen Breyer Justice Stephen Breyer is a current Justice of the United States Supreme Court who was appointed in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Stephen Breyer was born on August 15, 1938 in San Francisco to a middle-class Jewish ...
138. Supremacy Clause Defined
The Supremacy Clause is that which derives from Constitutional law and sets forth that three distinct areas of legislation be at the forefront. It states that the Constitution, Federal statutes, and United States treaties encompass the "supreme law of the land ...
139. Symbolic Speech Explained
Symbolic
speech is seen as a representation of ones beliefs or messages in the form of
nonverbal communication. This type of presentation can be found in venues of
political activity in the form of silent rallies, marches, the wearing of
apparel such as pi ...
140. The Right to Hearing
The right to hearing is that which resides in both the Sixth Amendment as well as the Fourteenth Amendment. A right to hearing entails that an individual maintain and be afforded the legal right to be heard in the venue of a court of law with adequate due proc ...