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Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Supreme Court handed down the ruling for McCulloch v. Maryland?
John Marshall
Which of these is not part of the impeachment process?
A final judgment handed down by the Supreme Court. (NovaNet)
How do you get in the UK Supreme Court?
In most cases, to bring an appeal to The Supreme Court, you must first apply to the court which handed down the judgment to ask for permission to appeal
What courts does the US Supreme Court rule over?
Decisions of the US Supreme Court affect the rulings and procedures of EVERY other court in the country, right down to the municipal level.
What Supreme Court justice handed down the dissenting view in the plessy v. Ferguson of 1896?
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What Supreme Court justice handed down the dissenting view in the Plessy v. Ferguson case of 1896?
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Why are US Supreme Court decisions so important?
Supreme Court decisions are so important because the Supreme Court is the final authority for interpreting federal laws and the US Constitution. All courts in the US must adhere to the decisions as handed down by the Court. In the common law system that is practiced in the US (and in UK, etc) the lower courts must apply the same rule of law as the higher court has handed down. For example the Supreme Court finds that segregated schools are unconstitutional in Kansas (Brown v. Board of Education), all lower courts must then find in favor of the parties asking that schools be ordered to integrate throughout the rest of the country. So if Florida continued to have segregated schools, and a group of parents and students sued the school system, asking that they be ordered to integrate, the court would have no choice but to follow the rule as handed down by the US Supreme Court, and order the Florida system to integrate. In the case of interpretation of the constitution, the legislature must make a constitutional amendment to "overturn" the supreme court's interpretation. In the case of common law or interpretation of statutes, the legislature can "overturn" the Supreme Court ruling by creating a new statute. Also because the system of checks and balances includes the courts of this world, so it is TOO important to overlook. seriousle.
What year did the US Supreme Court hand down its first opinion?
The US Supreme Court's first decision was released on August 3, 1791, in the case West v. Barnes, (1791).Although West was the first case argued before the Court, the opinion and other documentation has been lost, so the case is not published. The space it would occupy in US Reports, the official publication of US Supreme Court opinions, is in Volume 2 at page 401 (the front of the book contained Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions), where Oswald v. State of New York, 2 US 401 (1791) is printed.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Who was the supreme court who handed down the decision that made Dred Scott remain a slave?
The Chief Justice was Roger Taney - ironically a one-time Abolitionist.
How long are the Supreme Court judges on the Supreme Court?
they serve until they step down.
What big supreme court decision was made during James Buchanan's presidency?
The Dred Scott decision was handed down soon after Buchanan took office in1857.
Why does Congress have the right to pass law reversing Supreme Court decisions like Ward's Cove?
Once the Supreme Court sets a precedent in its interpretation of a certain law, that decision becomes the pattern by which future tests of the same law must be judged. Therefore, if Congress passes a law that is contrary to a Supreme Court decision, and a case involving that law comes before the Supreme Court, the Court should strike it down based on the established precedent.
