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The Supreme Court & Constitutional Guarantees (The Supreme Court : law…
The Supreme Court & Constitutional Guarantees
The Supreme Court : law of the land and cannot be overruled
Certiorari: order in which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court
Federal Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Customs Court
U.S. Court of Claims
State Supreme Court
Must be an issue with federal law
The Supreme Court Justices
One Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices (nominated by the President of the United States & confirmed by the Senate)
The U.S. Constitution
Established to guarantee basic rights for citizens (when the Constitution was created guaranteed basic rights wasn't for all until 1865)
The Fourteenth Amendment: granted all people born or naturalized in the United States citizenship
Equal protection of the law
Equal protection in the Criminal Justice System
Discrimination in Law Enforcement
Implicit bias
Racial profiling
Discrimination in Courts
Discrimination in Corrections
RIghts
Privilege
Due Process: ensures fairness by providing rules and procedures to prevent arbitrary government actions
Procedural Due Process: The government looks to deprive a person of life, liberty, or property
Substantive Due Process: protects substantive rights and requires that laws be fair