Supreme+Court


 * The Supreme Court**


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**Justices**
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Justice Biography

John G. Roberts- John G. Roberts was born in Buffalo New York on January 27th 1955. Roberts received an A.B from Harvard in 1976, and a J.D from Harvard law school in 1979. In the years of 1986–1989 and 1993–2003 Roberts practiced law in Washington D.C. Roberts was appointed to the United States courts of appeals in 2003. President George Bush nominated him as chief justice, and he took his seat on September 29th 2005. Samuel Alito- Samuel Alito was born in Trenton New Jersey in 1950. Alito received an A.B from Princeton University in 1972, and a J.D from Yale law school in 1975. Alito was nominated by George Bush Sr on February 20th 1990. Alito received commission on April 30th 1990.

Stephen Breyer- Stephen Breyer was born on August 15th 1938 in San Francisco California. Breyer received an A.B from Stanford University in 1959, he also pursued higher education at Oxford University, Magdalen College, and Marshall Scholar receiving a B.A. Breyer was nominated by Bill Clinton on August 3rd 1994. Breyer married Joanna Hare on September 4th, 1967, they have three children.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg- Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15th 1933 in Brooklyn New York. Ginsburg attended Harvard Law School from 1956-58, Harvard Law, Columbia Law School, LL.B. J.D. 1959, and Columbia Law, after receiving a degree from Cornell University. Ginsburg was nominated by Bill Clinton, and took oath on August 10th 1993.

Anthony Kennedy- Anthony M. Kennedy was born on July 23rd 1936 in Sacramento California. Kennedy attended Stanford University from 1954-57, the London School of Economics from 1957-58, Stanford University, B.A., 1958 and Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961.Kennedy was nominated by Ronald Regan as associate justice to the supreme court, he took oath on February 18th, 1988. Kennedy is married to Mary Davis, and has three children.

Antonin Scalia- Antonin Scalia was born March 11th 1936 in Trenton New Jersey. Scalia received education at Georgetown University and University of Fribourg, A.B., in 1957, Harvard, LL.B. in 1960, and Harvard University from 1960-61. Scalia was nominated by Ronald Regan to associate supreme court justice, Scalia took oath on September 26th 1986. Scalia married Maureen McCartney on September 10th, 1960.

Sonia Sotomayor- Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25th 1954. Sotomayor received a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University. In 1979, she earned a J.D. from Yale Law School. Sotomayor was appointed as the courts first Hispanic woman judge by President Barrack Obama, Sotomayor took oath on August 8th 2009.

John Paul Stevens- John Paul Stevens was born April 20th 1920 in Chicago Illinois. Stevens received his education at The University of Chicago, A.B. degree in English Literature in 1941. He attended law School at Northwestern University in 1947. Stevens was nominated by Gerald ford and took office on December 2nd 1970. Stevens married Elizabeth Jane Sheeren. Stevens is an avid Chicago cubs fan.

Clearance Thomas was born on June 23 1948 in the Pinpoint community Georgia. Thomas attended Holy Cross College A.B, and Yale Law School, J.D., 1974. Thomas married Virginia Lamp on May 30th 1987. Thomas was nominated as associate Supreme Court justice by George Bush Sr, and took oath on October 23rd 1991. Thomas is a fan of NASCAR racing.

Ideological standing of the court The court seems to be very moderate in their standing. The court has, for the most part, an even mixture of conservatives, liberals, as well as those who are moderate. Although the court’s chief justice is John G. Roberts, a conservative justice appointed by Bush, the court levels out. I think that all the justices influence one another to even out and create a moderate idelogical standing for the court, for example liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia conservative are close friends who perhaps argue back and forth on subjects and come to a compromise in the middle.

Interaction Between the Branches

The supreme court, president and congress have aligned fairly well with one another during the 111th congress. Obama was elected with a majority of popular vote meaning that the majority of members of congress support his ideals and stand points. Because the supreme court tends to be moderate that it seems to get along fairly well with the president and his ideologies. Obama and the republican portion of congress seem to The president, supreme court and congress tend to align on issues of foreign policy. I think that they tend to disagree on issues of health care and education reform.

**List of Cases**


 * [|Wood v. Allen] || 08-9156 || 11/04/2009 || 01/20/2010 || Sonia Sotomayor || 7-2 ||
 * [|Kucana v. Holder] || 08-911 || 11/10/2009 || 01/20/2010 || Ruth Bader Ginsburg || 9-0 ||
 * [|South Carolina v. North Carolina] || 138 ORIG || 10/05/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/20/2010 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Samuel A. Alito, Jr. || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5-4 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities Commission] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-674 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/03/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/13/2010 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ruth Bader Ginsburg || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">8-1 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Smith v. Spisak] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-724 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/13/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/12/2010 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Stephen G. Breyer || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">9-0 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-678 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/05/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Sonia Sotomayor || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">9-0 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Alvarez v. Smith] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-351 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/14/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Stephen G. Breyer || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">8-1 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-604 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/07/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ruth Bader Ginsburg || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">9-0 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Beard v. Kindler] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-992 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/02/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">John G. Roberts, Jr. || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">8-0 ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Michigan v. Fisher] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-91 ||  || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/07/2009 ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Porter v. McCollum] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-10537 ||  || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/30/2009 ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Wong v. Belmontes] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1263 ||  || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/16/2009 ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Bobby v. Van Hook] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-144 ||  || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/09/2009 ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Maryland v. Shatzer] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-680 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/05/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|McDaniel v. Brown] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-559 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/13/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Salazar v. Buono] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-472 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/07/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Padilla v. Kentucky] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-651 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/13/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Johnson v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-6925 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/06/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-103 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/07/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Perdue v. Kenny] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-970 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/14/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Bloate v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-728 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/06/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|United States v. Stevens] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-769 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">10/06/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Pottawattamie County v. McGhee] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1065 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/04/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Hemi Group LLC v. City of New York] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-969 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/03/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Graham v. Florida] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-7412 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/09/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Sullivan v. Florida] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-7621 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/09/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Oversight Board] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-861 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/07/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Shady Grove Orthopedics Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co.] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1008 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/02/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Black v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-876 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Merck & Co. v. Reynolds] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-905 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/30/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Bilski v. Kappos] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-964 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/09/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Hertz Corp. v. Friend] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1107 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/10/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Milavetz v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1119 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/01/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Mac's Shell Service v. Shell Oil Products Co.] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-240 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/19/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|United Student Aid Funds Inc. v. Espinosa] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1134 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/01/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds International Corp.] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1198 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/09/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Stop the Beach Renourishment Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1151 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/02/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-304 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/30/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Florida v. Powell] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1175 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/07/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|United States v. Comstock] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1224 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/12/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Abbott v. Abbott] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-645 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/12/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|American Needle Inc. v. National Football League] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-661 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/13/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Weyhrauch v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1196 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">12/08/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer, & Ulrich LPA] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1200 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/13/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1214 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/19/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Conkright v. Frommert] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-810 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/20/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Briscoe v. Virginia] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">07-11191 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/11/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Schwab v. Reilly] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-538 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">11/03/2009 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Lewis v. Chicago] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-974 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Carr v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1301 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Astrue v. Ratliff] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1322 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Berghuis v. Smith] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1402 || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">01/20/2010 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Berghuis v. Thompkins] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1470 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|McDonald v. Chicago] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1521 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Migliaccio v. Castaneda] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1529 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Samantar v. Yousuf] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1555 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|United States v. O'Brien] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1569 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|United States v. Marcus] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1341 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Skilling v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1394 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Health Care Service Corp. v. Pollitt] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-38 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Holland v. Florida] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-5327 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Kiyemba v. Obama] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1234 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corp.] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1553 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Hamilton v. Lanning] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-998 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|New Process Steel v. NLRB] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1457 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc.] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-223 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Morrison v. National Australia Bank] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1191 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1371 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Dillon v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-6338 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Magwood v. Culliver] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-158 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Ontario, CA v. Quon] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-1332 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Robertson v. United States] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">08-6261 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #00349a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder] || <span style="color: #00004c; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">09-60 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Pivotal Cases

Safford Unified Schools v Redding was a landmark case stemming from the strip-search of a 13 year old school girl in Arizona. The girl, Savana Redding, was ordered to remove all of her clothing after students said she had been passing around extra-strength Ibuprofen. The Supreme Court ruled (in an 8-1 decision) that this violated the Fourth Amendment, which bars unreasonable searches. The decision to allow big business to contribute money to political campaigns in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission was so controversial that it even made its way into President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address. This decision was so stirring because many people firmly believe this will open up doors for more favoritism by politicians towards big businesses. . The events leading up to this case were the source of nationwide controversy. The case dealt with the New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department’s testing method of promoting its employees. During one of the tests, no black employees earned high enough scores to qualify for promotion. In reaction, the city threw out the test scores. The Supreme Court upheld this decision to disregard the scores.


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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;"> **Cases That Didn't Make It**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12.96pt;">Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Wendell Belew, and Asim Ghafoor v. Barack H. Obama was a case heard in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case basically stated that the President must abide by rules and laws set by congress and may not attempt to bypass them. The Sixth U.S. Court of Appeals heard an argument in October over whether or not the Ten Commandments could be included in a taxpayer-funded “Foundations of American Government” display. This caused controversy because, though the Ten Commandments are clearly religious, they also had great influence over the founding fathers. Similar cases have been argued in recent years in other courts across the country. Another case in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals placed restrictions on police use of Taser devices after one California police officer caused injury to a man with such a device. The restrictions now bar officers from using the devices unless danger is clearly imminent <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.4pt;">.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10.8pt;">Interaction Between the Branches

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