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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" (majority vote) of the Senate. Once appointed, Justices effectively have life tenure, serving "during good Behaviour", which terminates only upon death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment. The Court meets in Washington, D.C. in the United States Supreme Court Building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but it has original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Supreme Court is sometimes informally referred to as the High Court, or by the acronym SCOTUS. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How does the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government affect Supreme Court Decisions? Q. Our system of government is based on a system of checks and balances between the 3 branches of government. So, can congress change a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court? Asked by Searcher's Curious Account - Tue Nov 28 07:16:56 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. If you do nothing else today, please trust me on this -- the top two answerers to this question are totally wrong. Of course Congress can overturn the Supreme Court, and does so frequently. The Supreme Court rules in one of two ways: Statutory Interpretation, and Constitutional Interpretation. Under Statutory Interpretation, the court is interpreting a law made by Congress. Some years ago, the Supreme Court made a series of interpretations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Congress was not amused by these rulings; and to rebuff the court, re-wrote the law in the Civil Rights Act of 1991. If the court is interpreting statute, Congress can check the Supreme Court be re-writing the statute, thus nullifying the court's ruling. This is Congress… [cont.] Answered by Jack - Tue Nov 28 08:27:11 2006 How long does it take for a case to move through the federal 9th circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme court? Q. How long does it take for a case to move through the federal 9th circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme court? Asked by Sarah Palin - Fri May 29 09:12:46 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Depends on what powers want see it resolved. If the President himself takes a special interests in it, it can move rather quickly. Answered by dstr - Fri May 29 09:17:41 2009 Is it proper for the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold all civil laws?
Q. is it proper for the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold all civil laws from one state even though the law may affect the way someone lives in another state? Asked by may l - Mon Sep 28 13:55:01 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Generally, yes. The "Full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution (article 4, section 1) requires that they (and everyone else) do so. This leads to some might peculiar practice, because a law in one state may conflict with another. Of course, the most obvious case is marriage. If you are legally married in one state, you are legally married in all other states (that is, other states will "credit" your marriage certificate, which is state documentation). But what if you are homosexual and got married in Massachusetts? Are other states required to consider you married. They would be if they did not have specific laws that forbade it. Similarly your driver's license, which is a state level document, is good anywhere in the… [cont.] Answered by Elana - Mon Sep 28 14:02:52 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "U.S. Supreme Court"  news.google.com Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) In announcing his appeal, Warden noted that the US Supreme Court is expected to rule in June on the issue presented in his case -- whether the federal ... and more » news.google.com Wired News The US Supreme Court is agreeing to decide how much personal information the federal bureaucracy may acquire on its workers. ... US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Background Screening Case Security Management High court to rule on federal background probes San Francisco Chronicle Supreme Court to decide if JPL background checks can continue Pasadena Star-News 89.3 KPCC - Reuters - The Associated Press all 162 news articles » news.google.com UPI.com A thought for the day: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an interviewer, "The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right ... and more » From Google News Search: "U.S. Supreme Court"  pix.epodunk.com 250px x 400px | 30.80kB [source page] U S Supreme Court Washington DC  indospectrum.com 420px x 630px | 100.70kB [source page] This photo is from the section on Washington D C a part of indospectrum com Here are some quick links to similar photographs  superonda.com 163px x 200px | 9.10kB [source page] The U S Supreme Court upheld 5 4 the University of Michigan s affirmative action policy From Yahoo Image Search: "U.S. Supreme Court"  cawageandhourlaw.blogspot.com Steven G. Pearl Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:23:00 GM The . United States Supreme Court. has issued a decision addressing an attorney fee award in a section 1983 civil rights action. In Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel Winn, 130 S.Ct. 1662 (2010), the claimants filed suit against state and local ...  news.cnet.com unknown Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:49:44 GM Nominee Elena Kagan's openness to Webcasting or televising . court. proceedings might be enough to convince the . court's. old guard to turn on the cameras. That's long overdue. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Politics and Law.  alliancealert.org Alliance Alert Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:01:11 GM The [Alliance Defense Fund] issued a statement after the ruling, indicating it is considering whether to petition the Court of Appeals decision to the . U.S. Supreme Court. . 'The decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ... From Google Blog Search: "U.S. Supreme Court" |
