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| | Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Thus, for example, the Court between 1969 and 1986 is referred to as the "Burger Court" (for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger) and the Court between 1986 and 2005 is referred to as the "Rehnquist Court" (for Chief Justice William Rehnquist). | | | The court is sometimes referred to by the acronyms SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) and USSC (United States Supreme Court). | | | Unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| | MSN Encarta - Supreme Court of the United States |
| | Supreme Court of the United States, highest court in the United States and the chief authority in the judicial branch, one of three branches of the United States federal government. | | | The Supreme Court’s interpretations of federal law and the Constitution also apply to the state courts, but the Court cannot interpret state law or issues arising under state constitutions, and it does not supervise state court operations. | | | The Court’s most important jurisdiction is appellate, the power to hear appeals of cases decided in lower federal courts and state supreme courts. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574302/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States.html
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| | Supreme Court, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | Under the Judiciary Law as amended in 1934, cases are usually brought to the court by appeal or by writ of certiorari. | | | highest court of the United States, established by Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States. | | | The cases in which the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction—i.e., where another court need not first consider the controversy—are those in which diplomats or a state is a party; even here, it has been held, inferior courts may enjoy concomitant jurisdiction. |
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| | Members of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| | Unpacking the court: the case for the expansion of the United States Supreme Court in the twenty-first century. | | | Church, state, and the Rehnquist Court: the Court is doing what the Framers never did; build an impregnable wall between church and state. | | | Recent developments in employment law in the United States Supreme Court. |
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| | Ben's Guide (3-5): Branches of Government -- Judicial Branch -- The Supreme Court |
| | The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. | | | The Supreme Court hears cases that have made their way through the court system, but of the more than 7,500 cases that are sent to the Supreme Court each year, only about 80 to 100 cases are actually accepted. | | | Also, since the main power of the Supreme Court is to decide cases that challenge the Constitution, the Court must decide if the case they receive really challenges the Constitution. |
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| | Supreme Court of the United States - dKosopedia |
| | There have been seventeen Chief Justices, or "Courts," in the Supreme Court's history. | | | Supreme Court of the United States - dKosopedia | | | The problem, of course, is that many cases heard by the Supreme Court are not so clear-cut. |
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| | Understanding the Federal Courts |
| | The Supreme Court receives and disposes of about 5,000 cases each year, most by a brief decision that the subject matter is either not proper or not of sufficient importance to warrant review by the full court. | | | Each justice is assigned to one of the courts of appeals for emergency responses. | | | Each year the court decides about 150 cases of great national importance and interest, and about three-fourths of such decisions are announced in full published opinions. |
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http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/8995.htm
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| | Civil Rights: Brown v. Board of Education I (1954) |
| | Oklahoma State Regents, 339 U.S. In none of these cases was it necessary to reexamine the doctrine to grant relief to the Negro plaintiff. | | | The most avid proponents of the post-War Amendments undoubtedly intended them to remove all legal distinctions among "all persons born or naturalized in the United States." Their opponents, just as certainly, were antagonistic to both the letter and the spirit of the Amendments and wished them to have the most limited effect. | | | Argument was heard in the 1952 Term, and reargument was heard this Term on certain questions propounded by the Court. |
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| | Supreme Court of the United States - Wikimedia Commons |
| | Supreme Court of the United States - Wikimedia Commons | | | Browse categories: Supreme Court of the United States | | | Photo of supreme court justices with the President of the United States, October 2005. |
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| | JURIST - Supreme Court of the United States |
| | Supreme Court hears redistricting, tax incentive, sovereign immunity cases | | | Supreme Court rules in religious freedom, arbitration cases | | | [JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Friday scheduled new oral arguments in a whistleblower free speech case where the Court initially deadlocked 4-4. |
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| | CBC News Indepth: Supreme Court of the United States |
| | Since those first nominations, presidents have made 142 nominations to the Supreme Court. | | | It’s not required under the U.S. Constitution, but it’s become the practice, especially since the primary job of judges of the country’s top court is interpreting and applying the law. | | | Wade was "the settled law of the land." |
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| | usscplus.com, by InfoSynthesis, Inc. |
| | Supreme Court F.A.Q. Short biographies of the justices; a history of the Supreme Court Building; etc... | | | the 1,000 cases most cited by the court itself, on CD for $29.95. | | | Subscribe to the CD or Online versions of USSC+ to keep the High Court at your fingertips. |
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| | Judicial Branch Resources on GPO Access |
| | Other Federal courts may be found at the U.S. Administration of U.S. Courts' Web site. | | | Decisions from 2000 forward are also available on the Supreme Court's Web site. | | | Read the official minutes of the Court in the Journal. |
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| | The Federal Judiciary |
| | This page is maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. |
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| | Supreme Court Rules |
| | Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals before Judgment | | | Mailing Address of the Solicitor General of the United States | | | Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| | Supreme Court - Opinions |
| | Dates of Early Supreme Court Decisions: 2 Dall. | | | Latest Slip Opinions (2005 Term Opinions of the Court) | | | Search Tip: Use the binocular icons to search within PDF documents. |
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