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US Supreme Court
Facts:
It is the highest court in the country and the court of final appeal. It’s the only one established by the Constitution (in Article III).The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction (that means to try a case in the first and last instance) and appellate jurisdidiction (review cases that are appealed from lower courts). They only have original juirsdiction in cases between states and involving foreign officials
Members:
There are the Chief Justice (John G. Roberts, Jr.) + 8 Associate Justices (Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Justice John Paul Steven, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice David H. Souter, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.)
They’re appointed by the President for life. Since there are no qualifcations for being a supreme court justice, the president may nominate anyone. The appointments have to be confirmed by the Senate. Presidents tend to nominate justices that follow their political opinion, but after their appointment the justices are independent from the President. The judidcial independence is sometimes questioned, because the appointment of “liberal” or “conservative” judges influences the court ruling.
Function:
The main function od the Supreme Court is to guard and interpret the Constitution
Reasons why cases are tried by the court:
- to resolve a conflict in the interpretation of a federal law or a provision of the federal constitution
- to correct an egregious departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings
- to resolve an important question of federal law, or to expressly review a decision of a lower court that conflicts directly with a previous decision of the Court
Schedule
The term begins on the first Monday in October and ends late June early July. It is divided between...
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