Introduction At the end of June, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, giving President Donald Trump the duty to select a nominee for the Supreme Court. The person who best fit Donald Trump's criteria was Brett Kavanaugh. On July 9, 2018,...
In the case of Pena Rodriguez v. Colorado, a man named Peña Rodriguez had been convicted of sexual conduct and harassment in the Colorado Supreme Court. However, after the final verdict, it was brought to Peña Rodriguez’s attention by the other jurors that there had...
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The United States Constitution’s Fifth Amendment requires that all people are given equal due process rights and a violation of those rights violate the constitution. The defendant, Johnson, argued that his convictions “should not be considered violent felonies and the Armed Career Criminal Act was...
Brown v Board of Education was a landmark case that had a monumental influence on the United States educational system. Although Brown v Board of Education helped pave the way for the civil rights movement by starting and attempting to desegregate the public school system,...
In Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Supreme Court held that governments may restrict the right of corporations to make independent expenditures on behalf of political candidates. The Austin Court articulated a new constitutional standard for evaluating campaign finance regulation. Such regulation, the Court...
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is the Caribbean regional judicial tribunal serving countries of CARICOM. The CCJ has two jurisdictions, an original jurisdiction and an appellate jurisdiction. In its original jurisdiction, the CCJ is a court of first instance which applies rules of international...
Everyone has a right to their own beliefs and everyone has a right to health benefits. When those rights clash, controversy happens. In the 2013 Supreme Court case, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Green and the Hahn families are two strong Christian families with family...
In July 2006, two minors at the time, fifteen-year-old J and sixteen-year-old C were at C’s home, drinking and smoking marijuana where C’s mother then provided some alcohol. Later that night, the boys went into town with the intention of stealing valuables from unlocked cars....
The subjects of use of force and search-and-seizures are controversial topics in the media regarding the Criminal Justice field today. Many instances are sensationalized in the media. However, there are instances of note which has mostly gone unheard of by the people. In 1989 Graham...
