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Vice President Gore Florida Supreme Court
927 words(Slip Opinion) Cite as: 531 U. S. (2000) 1 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Wash- ington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press. GEORGE W. BUSH, ET AL. , PETITIONERS v. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREM...
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Florida Supreme Court United States Supreme Court
2,008 wordsThe framers formed this country with one sole document, the Constitution, which they wrote with great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom arose from the unjust treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject. Among these violations of the colonists' rights were inequitable trials that made a mockery of justice. As a result, a fair trial of the accused was a right given to the citizens along with other equities that the framers instilled in every other facet of this country's...
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Judicial Retention In The State Of Florida
798 wordsMerit Retention Merit Retention is a system of appointing State Supreme Court Justices that was established in Florida in the 1970 s. Whenever a State Supreme Court vacancy occurs, a Judicial Nominating Commission submits to the Governor the names of three to six nominees, from which he must select one to fill the opening. Once appointed, the new Justices name will appear on the ballots in the next election, with the question, of whether or not he or she should remain on the bench. New Justices ...
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Equal Protection Clause Florida Supreme Court
737 wordsIn the Constitution of the United States (the main law of the state) there are some important words such as, All people are equal in the eyes of God. What does it mean? It means that all people, regardless of race and color have the same rights, for example, the right to vote and to be elected in any office. The Constitution has some Amendments. Among them are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fifteenth Amendment that guarantee equality of all people. For example, in the Fourteenth Amendment the ...
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Equal Protection Clause Florida Supreme Court
1,741 wordsEquality under the Law In the Constitution of the United States (the main law of the state) there are some important words such as, All people are equal in the eyes of God. What does it mean? It means that all people, regardless of race and color have the same rights, for example, the right to vote and to be elected in any office. The Constitution has some Amendments. Among them are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fifteenth Amendment that guarantee equality of all people. For example, in the Fo...
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Florida Supreme Court United States Constitution
1,676 wordsI was taken but I cant afford an attorney... what can I do? Cases brought by persons without counsel typically fall into two categories: civil rights violations and tort claims. A civil rights case involves a claim seeking redress for the violation of a person's constitutional rights. This type of claim is often brought under the federal statute, 42 U. S. C. S 1983. Under this law, a person who acts under color of state law to violate another's constitutional rights may be liable for damages. A ...
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Florida Supreme Court Supreme Court Justices
1,976 wordsDecisions are often made in the united states by the U. S. Supreme Court that impact the country greatly. Sometimes the decision of the case is extremely controversial, leaving the Court and the country split. One Such recent case was Bush V. Gore. There were many events and certain criteria behind this case which made it a rarity, for the Supreme Court. Though just barley a month old, after the initial event, its journey to the Supreme Court was a very complicated one. (7) Many factors played i...
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