Abortion and the Supreme Court

Jun 18, 2013

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Abortion and the Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court

of the United States. The Supreme Court. Court 101. Justices. Selecting Cases. Deciding Cases. Policy. Article III of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court as the this co-equal branch of the US government.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Inside The Supreme Court Building. The Supreme Court Justices. Back Row: Sonia Sotomayor , Stephen Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Elena Kagan, Front Row: Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, John G. Roberts, Jr. , Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Supreme Court Justices.

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The Supreme Court

of the United States. Court 101. The Supreme Court. Justices. Selecting Cases. Deciding Cases. Policy. Article III of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court as the this co-equal branch of the US government.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Work of the Federal Courts. Remember: 97% of cases are handled by state courts Federal Court Jurisdiction Federal Question Federal statute or regulation U.S. Constitution Diversity Jurisdiction. Supreme Court. Article III Appointment Life Tenure Composition

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Judicial Review. Judicial Review is one of the most important powers of the Supreme Court It is the power to overturn any law that the Court decides is in conflict with the Constitution.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Developing Supreme Court Power. Early in the court’s history, it was established neither that the Supreme Court, nor any other federal court may initiate action. (A judge/justice can not seek out an issue and request that the parties bring their case before the court)

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. What is the Supreme Court?. It is the highest court in the United States and the chief authority in the judicial branch One of three branches of the United States federal government.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. The Basics…. Justice is Blind Supreme Court created by Article III Section 1 Made up of the Chief Justice of the U.S and 8 other associate justices. Marbury vs. Madison. The Supreme Court first asserted its power of judicial review in Marbury vs. Madison in 1803

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. The Other Branch. Name the Old Fogies. Marbury v. Madison. Sessions. In session from October through June/July Hear cases during the first two weeks of the month Decide which cases to hear, research cases, write opinions during the last two weeks. The Cases.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Composition, Caseload and Current Issues. Supreme Court Selections. Nominee is given to Senate Judiciary Committee. Nominee grilled by Senate Judiciary Nominee testifies before committee Senate Judiciary approves or rejects the nominee

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. How a case makes it to & through the Supreme Court October – May (sometimes June). Each state comprises at least one U.S. judicial district (94). The nation is divided into 12 judicial circuits. The graphs show increasing federal caseloads.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Organization and Duties. Nine Justices on the Court (one chief justice) Hear and Rule on Cases. How Do Y ou G et T here?. Go through the lower court process Be accepted by four justices to get put on docket The Court only heard 74 cases in 2004. Power of the Court.

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The Supreme Court

What you need to know about. The Supreme Court. Facts. There are nine judges on the court The judges are called “ justices ” The main justice is called the “ Chief Justice ” Justices are appointed by the President and approved by the U.S. Senate They serve for life. The Current Court.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court . Developing Supreme Court Power. Early in the court’s history, it was established neither that the Supreme Court, nor any other federal court may initiate action. (A judge/justice can not seek out an issue and request that the parties bring their case before the court)

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. “We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.”. A. Judicial Review. 1. Judicial review is the power to decide on the constitutionality of an act of government.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. The Nomination Process. Formal Qualifications The Constitution has no formal qualifications Informal Qualifications Senatorial courtesy? Political ideology Party and personal loyalties Acceptability to the Senate Judicial experience Race and gender

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. From the Constitution.

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Abortion and the Supreme Court

Abortion and the Supreme Court. March 1, 2006. Griswold v. Connecticut. 1965. The Law. A Connecticut law, passed in 1879, restricted the use of “any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception.” It was mostly not enforced.

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The Supreme Court and. Roe vs. Wade. Initiating Questions. What is Roe vs. Wade? Why is this case significant? What is the difference between state and federal law? How does a case get to the Supreme Court?. Objectives.

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. I. Background. Only court mentioned in Constitution Consists of 8 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice 1. Number of justices set by Congress 2. When position of CJ is vacant, the President can appoint someone already on the Court or someone who is not on the Court.

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The Supreme Court

Lesson 2:. The Supreme Court. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is described as the court of last resort It is the highest court It has the final say. How is the SC organized?. 9 Justices 1 Chief Justice John Roberts Runs the court 8 Associate Justices Appointed by the president

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The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court. Judicial Branch. Supreme Court. Our court of last resort Has final say on any case involving the US Constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties with other nations.

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