A conservative member of the supreme court is likely to make a ruling against Immigration,against abortion rights and against tightening gun laws.
The Supreme Court became more conservative because many vacancies occurred during Republican administrations, giving conservative Presidents an opportunity to replace liberal justices with more conservative justices. The Court seems to swing from one poll to the other over the course of time. Both the Roberts Court and the Rehnquist Court have been conservative; prior to that, the Burger Court was moderate and Warren Court was progressive. The ideology of the US Supreme Court is unlikely to change during President Obama's tenure in office because the two most likely justices to retire (Stevens and Ginsburg) are liberal.
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Depends on the issue. The Supreme Court can send it back to the lower court, not hear it, or they can hear it.
Antonin Scalia is generally considered to be one of the most conservative justices on the current Supreme Court. Prior to joining the Court he worked exclusively for Republicans and in Republican administrations. It is probably safe to assume Scalia is a Republican.
Yes, he is a Republican. Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia are considered the most conservative members of the Court.
No. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a staunch Republican, and widely considered to be one of the most conservative Justices in the Court's history.
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
According to Supreme Court Rule 10, the Court is most likely to grant an appeal for cases involving:constitutional issues that conflict with established precedents; orunresolved federal questions in which two or more US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts have issued different rulings (Circuit splits); orstate supreme courts that have decisions contradictory to the US Constitution or established precedent.
The correct name is the Supreme Court of the United States, but most people refer to it as the US Supreme Court. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
According to the California Supreme Court Historical Society, the California Supreme Court has been the "most cited and followed" state supreme court since 1940.
Currently, the California State Supreme Court is considered most influential.
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