the ruling allowed the federal government to force a governor to return a fugitive. -EVA :)
The decision upheld the legality of the wartime internment policy
No. The Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution and federal laws is definitive. There are situations where a federal agency (or the Federal Reserve) could change its policy slightly to try to work around a Supreme Court decision while still basically doing the same thing, but that isn't "overriding" the Supreme Court.
The decision upheld the legality of the wartime internment policy
Judicial Activism
The policy stemming from the 1896 Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision was "separate but equal," which allowed for racial segregation as long as equal facilities were provided for both races. It resulted in the institutionalization of racial discrimination and the denial of civil rights to African Americans, leading to decades of racial inequality and oppression. This policy was eventually overturned by the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision.
A policy is a general attitude, where as a decision is on the basis of a particular issue. -------------------- Yes for instance you could decide not to follow the policy.
The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court in 1857 damaged Senator Douglas' main political position on slavery. It virtually vetoed his policy of popular sovereignty.
No. Only the tiniest fraction of American judicial policy is made by the Supreme Court.
The supreme court shapes public policy by ruling against or in the favor of some one in court.
The president sets a policy for enforcing the law, but the Supreme Court can void the policy if it violates the Constitution. -Apex
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A decision to launch an x-ray telescope is an example of policy. Similarly the decision to have a computer for each child.