The Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the US judicial system. Whatever decision is handed down by the Supreme Court is considered to be final and binding. This is because the Supreme Court hears cases that have been elevated through a process of court appeals or through relevance or...
When individuals are unsatisfied with the decision or judgment rendered to them by a court of law, they have the option to appeal or challenge the decision or judgment in a process provided for by the legal system. This refers to appellate law, the rules and guidelines that provide for the process...
Supremacy Clause is part of the U.S Constitution, Article IV Section 2 which states "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of...
Confession of judgment is used as a legal term with two different meanings. This may either refer to the one used in contract law or used by the U.S Solicitor General. Confession of judgment or sometimes referred to as cognovits notes is used in contract law which is permitted in states such as...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
A court’s right to hear a case before any other court is referred to as original jurisdiction. Federal and state courts have original jurisdiction, as compared to appellate courts that review cases already heard by lower courts. In the US legal system, there are 3 types of courts who fall under...
Laws can be classified according to their origin or to who is to implement them. Legislation can come from bills passed by the Senate or House of Representatives. Laws can also originate from the chief executive or the president. Another body of laws is derived from the Constitution and directly...
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778. Our nations’ leaders are supposed to be paragons of virtue and strength, ever striving to better the populace’s lot in life and aid their country’s economic,...
