Palin and the Court
From giniliz:
As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Go forth, and edumacate!
lavenderfrost has snagged Marbury v. Madison, which establishes that the courts can indeed declare a law unconstitutional.
wordweaverlynn chose United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974). This case, which she watched avidly, determined that the President of the United States is not above the law.
eestiplika went with Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) "because it is applicable to my job. It allows some 'use of race' in student admission decisions under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, as a diverse student body is beneficial for all students."
missionista jumped in with Miranda v. the State of Arizona. That's where we get the term Miranda Rights, as in "you have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney," etc.
giniliz added Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), which determined that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional and inter-racial marriages must be allowed.
My case would have to be Bush v. Gore, which was more or less a legal tragedy - Bush didn't even have grounds to sue and the Court heard it anyway.
Add your own case on your journal!
As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Go forth, and edumacate!
lavenderfrost has snagged Marbury v. Madison, which establishes that the courts can indeed declare a law unconstitutional.
wordweaverlynn chose United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974). This case, which she watched avidly, determined that the President of the United States is not above the law.
eestiplika went with Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) "because it is applicable to my job. It allows some 'use of race' in student admission decisions under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, as a diverse student body is beneficial for all students."
missionista jumped in with Miranda v. the State of Arizona. That's where we get the term Miranda Rights, as in "you have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney," etc.
giniliz added Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), which determined that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional and inter-racial marriages must be allowed.
My case would have to be Bush v. Gore, which was more or less a legal tragedy - Bush didn't even have grounds to sue and the Court heard it anyway.
Add your own case on your journal!