To start off, the U.S Supreme Court is the leading federal court in the nation and is the top notch in the judicial branch. It has the final authority over all rulings and has to assess weather these laws are constitutional.
United States Supreme Court
When was the Supreme Court established? 1789 by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution
Judiciary Act of 1789: Congress being allowed to determined the organization of the Supreme Court. This act first expressed that and was signed into law by President George Washington. Basically this meant that the court would comprise of six justices who would serve on the Federal court until they deceased or retired.
First Assemble: February 2, 1790---->This meeting was to develop structural procedures
***The early conferences were mainly revolved around this***
First Decision: Made on August 3, 1791 by the six justices---->West vs. Barnes
How are the Supreme Court Justices Nominated? By the President of the U.S and accepted or denied by the U.S. Senate.
The first Supreme Court:
*Chief Justice John Jay*
Associate Justices John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison and James Wilson.
Court Justices:
In 1869, Congress settled on a number of nine seats total which is where it has stayed today.
However, it has changed from five to ten, six times over the years
Honored Supreme Court Justices:
-John Marshall (1803)
- Charles Evans Hughes (1930)
-Earl Warren (1950s-1960s)
There are also some very important Supreme Court Cases that people should be aware of:
-1857 (Dred Scott v. Sandford): Court denying residency to African American slaves
-1896 (Plessy v. Ferguson): Court supported state segregation laws
-1944 (Korematsu v. United States): Court supported WWII captivity camps for Japanese Americans
-1961 (Mapp v. Ohio): Any evidence attained illegally shall not/can not be used in criminal cases
-2015 (Obergefell v. Hodges): Legalized same-sex marriage over all 50 states
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