U.S. Supreme Court

 

Basic Facts: 

  • There have been over 100 Supreme Court justices that all have served an average of sixteen years - thirty-two years 
  • It takes an average of five years to start doing proper work
  • They ultimately tell the President Congress, and The States what they may and may not do


History: 

  • They started there work in 1801 in the unfinished Capitol
  • John Marshal was the Chief Justice when the Supreme Court first struck down Congress for being unconstitutional, the case was the Famous Marbury v.s. Madison- This is what gave the U.S. Supreme Court the respect they needed by the public 
  • 20 years later the was the biggest issue the Court had faced, a salve claiming their freedom under an act of congress- The Court claimed that Blacks could never be named citizens 
  • This caused the Civil War, ending with Blacks earning rights and their citizenship 


Today: 

  • The Supreme Court received about 7,000 cases a year, but very few are accepted 
  • The Supreme Court only votes and reviews about 100 cases a year
  • Mainly the Court reviews all the legal questions such as if the lower court has applied the law properly or if the law is constitutional.


Attorney: 

  • They have to argue before nine judges
  • You have 30 minutes to argue before the judges


Justices: 

  • After a few days of hearing the case, the Justices gather to vote on the case 
  • Once there is a decision a justice on the majority side is then assigned to write an opinion explaining the legal reasons for the decision- The option then binds all other courts as they decide future cases 
  • Along with the majority opinion, and justice can also write a separate dissenting opinion
  • A written legal opinions draft normally takes about four weeks then sent out to all nine justices 
  •  Revisions of this draft may go on for months as the other justices give their opinion on the draft 
  • The Supreme Courts tradition is to announce decisions and announce opinion by the end of the term in late June 

Sources: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRoXYRsaeo&feature=youtu.be

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