Because charges of contempt of court are distributed at the judge's discretion, it can be difficult to know exactly which behaviors will earn one a charge; it is largely circumstantial. There have been some criminal cases in which charges of contempt of court were of particular importance, mo...
Learn of insular cases like Downes v. Bidwell. Read about examples to better understand their outcomes and implications. Find out the impacts of...
The extent of the federal government’s power under the early system of dual federalism was clarified by the U.S. Supreme Court in several seminal cases. In the 1819 case ofMcCulloch v. Maryland, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution’sNecessary and Proper Clausegave Con...
The doctrine of nullification expresses the theory that the United States—and thus the federal government—were created through a “compact” agreed upon by all of the states, and that as creators of the government, the states retain the ultimate power to determine the limits of that government...
Notably, in 2016, Senate Republicans declined to even hold confirmation hearings for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, effectively depriving the president of his constitutional power to appoint members of the Court. In response to Republicans’ uniform opposition to his major legislative ...
Examples of First Amendment Cases Freedom of speech is often viewed as the foundation on which the other First Amendment freedoms are based. In a business context, the right to free speech often causes the greatest controversy. In the workplace, it gives rise to questions such as whether an ...
Successful federal systems have also been characterized by the permanence of their internal boundaries. Boundary changes may occur, but such changes are made only with the consent of the polities involved and are avoided except in extreme situations. In a few very important cases, noncentralization ...
In 1926, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that properly drawnzoning ordinanceswere a valid exercise of states’ governing power. Zoning became constitutional by the court as a result of the case of Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty.1
University of California, Berkeley, CA Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Graduated: 2020, Magna Cum Laude Relevant Courses: Constitutional Law, Public Policy Analysis, International Relations Projects: Senior Thesis on "The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Federal Policies" ...
Another purpose of a court opinion is to provide guidance to the bar and the public. A court opinion tells the bar how to argue future cases and it tells the public what the law is. In addition, a court opinion can be used as a resource by other courts in deciding future cases. Expl...