the judiciary “justice” dual court system larger or smaller role than other nations???
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THE JUDICIARY
“JUSTICE”
DUAL COURT SYSTEM
LARGER OR SMALLER ROLE
THAN OTHER NATIONS???
FOUNDERS IDEA??SMALL ROLE…
DON’T EVEN ASK…
BUT, IF YOU MUST…
STRICTCONSTRUCTIONIST
VS.ACTIVIST (LOOSE)
ORIGINALIST
VS.
“LIVING DOCUMENT”THEORY
NOT THE SAME ASLIBERAL/DEM.
VS. CONSERVATIVE/REP.
1ST AMENDMENT2ND AMENDMENT
JURISDICTIONJURISDICTION(“RIGHT TO SAY”)(“RIGHT TO SAY”)
ORIGINALVS.
APPELLATE
FEDERAL FEDERAL COURTSCOURTS
(LIMITED)(LIMITED)
FEDERAL FEDERAL QUESTIONSQUESTIONS(Constitution)(Constitution)
AND AND DIVERSITYDIVERSITY
CASESCASES(state issues)(state issues)
STATE COURTSSTATE COURTS
(GENERAL)(GENERAL)
EVOLUTION OF THE COURTS
THREE ERAS
1787 TO 1865*LEGITIMACY
*SLAVERY
THE M&M CASES
MARBURY V.
MADISON1803
JUDICIAL REVIEWM v. M (1803)
McCULLOCHV.
MARYLAND1819
NATIONAL SUPREMACY
AND
THE ELASTIC CLAUSE“NECESSARY AND
PROPER”
DRED SCOTTV.
SAN(D)FORD1857
AMENDMENTS(13-14-15)
DUPE(INCORPORATION)
1865 TO 1937*ECONOMY
REGULATION OF COMMERCE?
THE COMMERCE
CLAUSE!!!
THE COMMERCE
CLAUSE!!
THE COMMERCE
CLAUSE!!
THE COMMERCE
CLAUSE!!
1938 TO PRESENT*CIVIL LIBERTIES
TODAY’S ERA?INTERNETGUN SALES
ABORTION RIGHTS MARRIAGE
“OBAMACARE”
COURT STRUCTURE 94-12-1
SELECTING JUDGES
PRES.-APPOINTSSENATE-CONFIRMS
FDR-1936 REELECTION
“COURT PACKING”
SENATORIAL COURTESY
“BLUE SLIP”
LITMUS TEST(KEY ISSUES?)
GETTING TO THE GETTING TO THE SUPREME COURTSUPREME COURT
“STANDING”
WRIT OF CERTIORARI (RULE OF 4)
1%-2%
ROLE OF LAW CLERKS
IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT – 1963)
FEE SHIFTING
CLASS-ACTION SUITS
BROWN V. B.O.E. “separate but equal”
(1954)
PLESSY v. FERGUSON -1896
“WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED…
SCHOOL EQUALITYTODAY???
SOLON H.S.HUDSON H.S.
AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF
COURT OPINIONSCOURT OPINIONS
MAJORITY OPINION
9-0, 8-1, 7-2, 6-3, 5-4
CONCURRING OPINION
DISSENTING OPINION
(MINORITY)
“STARE DECISIS”“let the decision stand”
(PRECEDENT)
REMEDY
ENFORCEMENT POWER IS LOW
CHECKS ON THE CHECKS ON THE COURTSCOURTS
CONFIRMATION
IMPEACHMENT (15)
(JURIS)(DICTION)“the right to speak the law”
CHANGES
QUALITIES OF A JUDGE
TODAY’S COURT
JOHN ROBERTS(George W. Bush)
ANTONIN SCALIA(Ronald Reagan)
ANTHONY KENNEDY(Ronald Reagan)
CLARENCE THOMAS(George HW Bush)
RUTH BADER GINSBURG(Bill Clinton)
STEPHEN BREYER(Bill Clinton)
SAMUEL ALITO(George W. Bush)
SONIA SOTOMAYOR(Barack Obama)
ELENA KAGAN(Barack Obama)
APPOINTEES…
• G.W. BUSH – 2• G.H.W. BUSH – 1• REAGAN – 2• CLINTON – 2• OBAMA - 2
AGES…• 51• 57• 57• 61• 63
• 73• 75• 75• 78• ave.=65.6
DEFINITION OF “JUSTICE”