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1. Supreme Court

What is a Supreme Court Justice? The United States Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch in both the Federal and State governments of America. The purpose of the United States Supreme Court is to ensure and fortify that laws and decisions made ...

2. Supreme Court

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor is a current associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.  She has served as both a Federal district judge and a Federal Appeals court judge before her nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court.  This a ...

3. Supreme Court

Supreme CourtThe United States Supreme Court is one of the three branches of the federal government. The United States Supreme Court is sometimes also known as the High Court. The ruling of the Supreme Court cannot be appealed. The Supreme Court is able to dec ...

4. Supreme Court Chief Justices

The political life of Charles Evans Hughes started with him serving as the 36th Governor of New York from 1907-1910. He then went on to assume the role as United States Secretary and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. By 1930, Charles Evans Hughes earne ...

5. Supreme Court Criticisms

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body operating in the United States, consisting of nine total Justices (one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices), whom are nominated by the President and voted into office by the Senate. ...

6. Supreme Court Decisions

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 ...

7. Supreme Court Decisions

Supreme Court decisions are important to criminal cases because the Supreme Court makes important decisions on rules of law. Cases that make it to the Supreme Court involve some allegation of misconduct or violation of the rules of law.   For exa ...

8. Supreme Court Justices

The nature and role of Supreme Court Justices is left quite open by the relevant section of the Constitution, Article III, on the issue of "Judicial Powers", as well as a brief reference to the existence of the office of Chief Supreme Court Justice in Article ...

9. CA Supreme Court

CA Supreme Court The California courts are divided according to the jurisdiction of each court. The CA DOJ handles many cases, including the presentation of evidence. For example, the county courts are generally found in the county seat or the capital of that county. The highe ...

10. Supreme Court Justice: Elena Kagan

Supreme Court Justice: Elena Kagan Elena Kagan is a current associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.  She has served as both a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School and was nominated for a seat as Federal Appeals court judge before her nomination and confirmati ...

11. What You Must Know About the Supreme Court

What You Must Know About the Supreme Court In any county, the Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. A supreme court may be known as the court of last resort, last instance, or last judgment. A supreme court may also be referred to as the high court or highest court. A supreme court is a co ...

12. Supreme Court Information

Supreme Court Information Supreme Court (supreme state, what cases are handled, how to file, proceedings) http://www.laws-info.com/  To learn about the supreme court on laws.com click on the “court” section found on the top of the page.  h ...

13. Supreme Court Justice: Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court Justice: Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor is a current associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.  She has served as both a Federal district judge and a Federal Appeals court judge before her nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court.  This article contains ...

14. Children's Right in the Supreme Court

Children's Right in the Supreme Court Federal courts have battled with a myriad of concerns upon determining definitive legislative statutes in which to encompass both the rights, as well as the parameters, of minors. The subject of children’s rights is one of glaring complexity due to the oblig ...

15. Nevada Supreme Court

Nevada Supreme Court The Nevada Judicial system includes such various systems as the Nevada Supreme Court and Clark County courts. In addition to these institutions, the Nevada judiciary includes different institutions like the Justice Courts, the Municipal Courts, and the Dist ...

16. All You Need to Know About Supreme Court Cases

All You Need to Know About Supreme Court Cases There are two cases that involve the proper criminal procedure involving the prosecution of wire fraud. The first case of the two, United States v. LaMacchiaUS v. Nederwire fraud.The LaMacchia case is important because it defined the thorny question of what ex ...

17. Quick Outline of State Supreme Court

Quick Outline of State Supreme Court In the United States, there are several levels of courts. The State Supreme Court is the highest court within each State's jurisdiction. The State Supreme Court hears cases which involve appeals of the lower court decisions within the State. In fact ...

18. Supreme Court Justices Revealed

Supreme Court Justices Revealed What is a Supreme Court Justice? The United States Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch in both the Federal and State governments of America. The purpose of the United States Supreme Court is to ensure and fortify that laws and decisions made ...

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