Famous Justices and Cases of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has a long and rich history. There are many types of judges with different ideologies. First in order to get appointed to the Supreme Court, each justice must go through a confirmation process. This means that they must be interviewed and questioned by the Supreme Court. If the Senate has enough votes to veto the nominee, the judge will not be allowed to serve on the Supreme Court.
There are two main ideaologies which are judicial activists and strict constructionsits. Judicial Activists see the Constitution as a living document that can be changed over time according to each different time period. Judicial Activist Judges interpreted the Constitution to allow for women to have the right to an abortion. Strict Constructionist judges interpret the Constitution in a strict manner and want the letter of the law followed rather than the spirit of the law.
Often the Supreme Court is shaped by the Chief Justices who serve on the court. The first chief justice John Marshall faced the historic cases of Marbury v. Madison and Gideon v. Ogden which was a case of state vs. federal rights when it came to a sailing permit. Chief Justice Earl Warren took a judicially activist stance on civil rights and as a result many civil rights laws were passed. Cases the Supreme Court dealth with in his tenure on the bench include Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda Arizona. In Brown v. Board of Education blacks were given equal treatment. In Miranda v. Arizona the Supreme Court stated that anyone arrested must be read their legal rights by the police.
In the middle of the 19th century, Justuice Roger Taney led the court. Taney was a very conservative judge and as a result the court ruled in a conservative manner. In 1921-1930 William Taft was the Chief Justice and later on he became president of the United States. The Taft court became famous for its indiciveness. In the ten years that Taft was the Supreme Court judge, only one decision was ever made which affected the country.
Other landmark Supreme Court cases include Dred Scott in 1856, Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, Roe v. Wade in 1973 and Bush v. Gore in 2000. In the Dred Scott decision, Dred Scott was a slave whose master had died and was then sold again. He challenged his freedom in court. The Supreme Court ruled against him saying that he was property and could not bring up a lawsuit in the first place and that he was in fact not a free man. The Plessy v. Ferguson essentially went completely against the Dred Scott decision. Normally, precedents set by the Supreme Court but the Plessy v. Ferguson decision showed how the court changes with the time period in history.
The Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion and Bush v. Gore officially stated that Bush was the president of the U.S.
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Post a Commenthow did you ever get out of 8th grade spelling the way you do? BTW, the case is Gibbons v. Ogden, not Gideon v. Ogden. Cash in your chips.
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Bush v. Gore actually meant that Sandra O'Connor made Bush the President, by stopping the vote count inappropriately and illegally. This short piece doesn't near cover the errors of this court, and it's usurping now even the powers of the elected officials in their errant holdings throughout the years. They even created another 'party' to it - the 'corporate personhoods' of now large global corporations, giving them also over the years Bill of Rights protections that were strictly meant for the citizens.
The Supreme Court needs a 'check and balance' and one very soon. That is why many citizens are now calling for special Grand Juries of citizens to review some of these wacko decisions they keep coming up with. One thing is clear at this point - if you are ever arrested or need to use our courts for any reasons - demand your right to trial by jury - because our court system is now just as political and corrupt as the other two branches.
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