Cohensv.Virginia1821Reaffirmed the Supreme Court’s right under theJudiciary Act of 1789to review the decisions of state supreme courts on questions related to the U.S. Constitution or federal law. Gibbonsv.Ogden1824Held that, by the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, the power of ...
The President selects an individual of merit — note that a Supreme Court judge does not have to have a law degree, they just have to be trained in the law. Typically, the President selects a nominee based on similar party beliefs. The nominee goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Curley made an important concession in the report that some locally connected printers only logged the last 60 documents printed. A look at the timeline of the leak reveals how such a system would be problematic for investigators. That's because the initial draft was distributed internally on ...