The v. in Supreme Court cases stands for the word versus. For example Roe v. Wade spelled out would say Roe versus Wade. But cases are never witten as such. "versus' is Latin for "against".
'V.' stands for:
- 'and' in civil cases
- 'against' in criminal proceedings
NOT 'versus'
versus (against)
Abrams v. U.S. and Schenck v. U.S.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. As such, the Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, hearing cases appealed from the Federal "Circuit Courts" on a discretionary basis. According to the Constitution, the Supreme Court may exercise original jurisdiction (similar to a trial-level court) over a very small range of cases: cases affecting ambassadors or diplomats, and cases in which a state is a party (this was part of the battle in Marbury v. Madison). However, this too is discretionary, which makes the Supreme Court in all cases unlike a trial level court (which has mandatory jurisdiction).
What does the supreme court case burns v. reed do?
Gibbons v. Ogden
The U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over all cases between two states. The most recent was <a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_130_orig">New Hampshire v. Maine</a> in 2001. The Supreme Court has another case-between-states, <i>South Carolina v. North Carolina</i>, scheduled for argument in October 2009.
Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) and Schenck v. United States, (1919) are two completely unrelated US Supreme Court cases. For more information on these cases, see Related Questions, below.
The US Supreme Court heard the Marbury v. Madison case in 1803.Marbury v. Madison is considered one of the most important cases in the history of the Supreme Court.
Abrams v. U.S. and Schenck v. U.S.
Marbury v. Madison
chimel v. califorina
Some key Supreme Court cases that have dealt with slavery and involuntary servitude include Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that people of African descent, whether enslaved or free, were not United States citizens and could not sue in federal court. Another important case is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal." Finally, we have Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. (1968), which reaffirmed the prohibition on racial discrimination in housing sales under the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Before the segregation cases, the Supreme Court was not on the side of de-segregation. The standing doctrine was the doctrine of separate but equal.
Brown v. Board of education, Gideon v. Wainwright, plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v Madison Brown v Board of Education Roe v Wade
brown v. board of education
Warden v. Hayden
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. As such, the Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, hearing cases appealed from the Federal "Circuit Courts" on a discretionary basis. According to the Constitution, the Supreme Court may exercise original jurisdiction (similar to a trial-level court) over a very small range of cases: cases affecting ambassadors or diplomats, and cases in which a state is a party (this was part of the battle in Marbury v. Madison). However, this too is discretionary, which makes the Supreme Court in all cases unlike a trial level court (which has mandatory jurisdiction).