Jeffery Toobin The Nine Part 1 Summary

CONTRASTING OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES HARLAN F STONE AND CHARLES EVAN HUGHES Rish Padore US History II Honors: Ms. Robinson April 3, 2015 During the 1900’s, many of the Supreme Court decisions were split and had different outcomes. Many of these decisions were crucial in the way that they affected the lives of the people. During this time, the court was very fickle and changed its overall mood numerous times. These two courts were divided into two sectors, Liberals and Conservatives. These two parts consequently pertained to their social parties, Democratic and Republican.

The book that I chose for my book review is titled This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! - In America’s Gilded Capital by Mark Leibovich. Mark Leibovich, a correspondent for the New York Times, and former Washington Post gives American’s an inside look at the political agendas of individuals who run our nation during the presidential election from the years 2008-2012. His novel provides readers with the shockingly honest and upsetting reality of how and who our government is run by. Leibovich’s title derives from the many numerous names that relay to the “elite” member of D.C’s political system.

The concerns that Senators have about federal appeals court nominees is unjust and unneeded. The only people in the court system who have the ability to overturn laws of legislation and policy are Supreme Court Judges, so it is wrong to subject appeals court nominees to strict ideological tests that the Justices are given. The Justices are the only people who can overturn or rule things unconstitutional, whether it is from cases, executive orders, or when the bureaucracy overstep its’ bounds. It does not matter what an appeals court nominees personal opinion is on a case, because he or she will be following the precedent already set up by the Supreme Court. It does not matter what the nominees opinion is on Roe v. Wade, because as an appellate

“Supreme Court; Congress authorized to establish national court system” (Evans and Michaud

In the piece titled” Public Opinion in Supreme Court Confirmations,” Jonathan Kastellec presents the role of the public’s opinion in the Supreme courts final decision on who will serve on the bench. Kastellec presents the idea of electoral incentives by senators tying the Supreme Court nominations directly back to the public. Nevertheless, public opinion influences the votes of the individuals who ultimately cast the ballot. Therefore, decisions on who sits on the court aren’t only in the hands of the president or the senate to decide. In the grand scheme of events, there is a connection between the Supreme Court and the American public.

One of Toomer’s most famous poems People evaluates our focus on appearances . Toomer starts the poem “to those who are fixed on white, white is white, to those fixed on black, black is black, and red is red and yellow, yellow" (line 2-6). Toomer continues to expand on this idea by explaining that people who see the world this way “never see themselves or you, or me” (line 11-12). This frankly expresses the social attitude towards Blacks at this time, as just being their skin and appearance or “other people”.

Supreme Court cases can shape our national laws; it can shape an American citizen’s future. Without them, the Bill of Rights could be left up for our own interpretation. This could cause unfair laws and create havoc. In 1966, a court case named Kent vs United Sates took place. This case could create the ability to shape a juvenile's life forever.

Earl Warren Many chief justices have worked on popular cases over the years. In particular I am going to be talking about Earl Warren; his early life, he was a past chief justice, why he chose what he did and the three major cases he worked on throughout his life. All of these affected our lives in one way or another. The three cases Earl Warren worked on were Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, and Benton v. Maryland.

Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, is about the Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This book takes one into the story of RGB, in a creative way. Written with both history and pop culture in mind, this novel is both a factual story of the famous RBG, while shown in a fun a creative way to relate to current pop culture. History can be interpreted in many different ways, and an author has the power to dictate how a story is seen. Different generations, look at history in different ways, based on the way that that history is written down.

The United States Supreme Court was created by our Founders without many enumerated powers. Through legislation and precedent, the Supreme Court’s duties became apparent to the people and the other governing bodies. From judicial review to understanding unstated fundamental rights, the Supreme Court has furthered the American people’s understanding of our founding document, the Constitution. However, when it comes to the social climate of the United States can the Court dramatically change the people’s social views? There are two ways that the courts have been seen in allowing or impeding social change to be decided by the Courts.

Alex Frost Values: Law & Society 9/23/2014 The Hollow Hope Introduction and Chapter 1 Gerald Rosenberg begins his book by posing the questions he will attempt to answer for the reader throughout the rest of the text: Under what conditions do courts produce political and social change? And how effective have the courts been in producing social change under such past decisions as Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education? He then works to define some of the principles and view points 'currently' held about the US Supreme court system.

Censorship of The First Amendment This paper will discuss how censorship denies citizens of the United States our full rights as delineated in the First Amendment. It will outline how and why the first amendment was created and included in the Constitution of the United States of America. This paper will also define censorship, discuss a select few legal cases surrounding freedom of speech and censorship as well as provide national and local examples of censorship.

The appointment of judges has become clearly political. It is not uncommon to hear of candidates making statements with regards to contested political issues as well as the use of partisan language. According to (Bannon, 10) “For neutral arbiters, this heightened political temperature risks exacerbating pressures to decide cases based on political loyalty or expediency, rather than on their understanding of the law.” The selection of judges through popular election therefore suffers serious flaws since the electorate tend to base their decisions on charm instead of serious determinants. The results can be that the person elected as a judge turns out to be one who falls short of the glory of this office in terms of experience, legal training and education.

Participation Portfolio 1 Asst 3: Henrietta Lacks Discussion Questions   Please answers each of the following questions, and be prepared to discuss in class   1. Please outline the history of Henrietta Lacks 's tissue cells. Who did what with the cells, when, where and for what purpose? Who benefited, scientifically, medically, and monetarily?

On this date, President Clinton spoke at the Rose Garden at the White House to give a speech about Ruth Ginsburg and the qualities that made Clinton choose her for the role of the next justice. Clinton spoke very highly of both Ginsburg’s achievements and intelligence. He said even this, “If, as I believe, the measure of a person 's values can best be measured by examining the life the person lives, then Judge Ginsburg 's values are the very ones that represent the best in America. I am proud to nominate this path-breaking attorney, advocate, and judge to be the 107th Justice to the United States Supreme Court.” (Clinton, William, Remarks