Essays on Supreme Court Of The United States

The court of last resort for the federal system is the Supreme Court. A chief justice and eight associate justices comprise the Supreme Court. With the advice and consent of the Senate, the President of the United States appoints the justices of the Supreme Court . The Supreme Court has a very important function in the government of the United States. First, it being the highest court in the country, it is the court of last resort for those who seek justice. The second major role of the Supreme Court is to guarantee that all the branches of government work ...

Throughout the nature of all beings, parents are those who raise their children and have the responsibility for them as well as the right to raise them in the way they see appropriate. Since only the human beings developed its literacy they were the only ones who codified this right of having and raising children. In the United States, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution comprised a statement that “no state [shall] deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process.” (U. S. C., 14th Amendment, 2016, Web) In Mayer v. Nebraska (1923), the Supreme Court of ...

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Steven Dewayne Bond was a passenger on a Greyhound bus when a border patrol officer squeezed his luggage after conducted an immigration check of the passengers. Bond allowed the officer to open his luggage when asked, and a brick of methamphetamine was discovered that was wrapped in duct tape and rolled in a pair of pants. Bond was charged with possession and intent to distribute as well as conspiracy. In pretrial matters, Bond’s attorney filed a motion to suppress the methamphetamine claiming that the search conducted by the officer was unreasonable and in violation of the Fourth Amendment. ...

The case of Roper vs. Simmons is a case that involved the issuance of a ruling by the United States Supreme Court holding and arguing that imposing capital punishment on minors was unconstitutional. The case of Roper vs. Simmons had the punishment extents of juveniles involved in murder cases lowered contrary to an earlier strict ruling in cases involving minors. For example, in previous years, the Supreme Court issued stern decisions on cases such as Stanford vs. Kentucky case of 1989. Accordingly, the Supreme Court went ahead and overturned statutes in 25 states lowering penalties on minors. Also, various ...

In criminal law, the right to remain silent was first established in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), as a constitutional right. Miranda laid the groundwork for many cases (Leo 621), but Berghuis v. Thompkins 560 U.S. 370 (2010), is arguably the most important case related to Miranda in recent history. In Berghuis, new precedent was set for determining whether a waiver of the right to remain silent must be expressly implied. In Berghuis, a man named Thompkins was arrested and interrogated after a shooting in Southfield, Michigan, in which one victim died. Thompkins was given a piece ...