Blog #2 U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court was first established in 1789. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch and highest in the federal court. The Supreme Court has the job of checking to see if laws are constitutional or not. They also have the power to check the other branches of government to make sure they are being constitutional.
When the Supreme Court was first formed in 1789 they had 6 justices contrary to present time where we have 9. The justices can hold their position until they either retire or die. The current Supreme Court justices are chief justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Neil Gorsuch. The Supreme Court had their first meeting on February 2, 1790 but their first decision was made on August 3, 1791. This was a case between a farmer and a family he owed debt to.
The Supreme Court has had many important cases. They deal with civil rights cases but many other issues as well. Some of their most memorable cases happened recently and some 60 years ago. In 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same sex marriage for all 50 states. Roe v. Wades happened in 1973 this ruled that women have the right to have an abortion in the first 2 trimesters. Another memorable case was Mapp v. Ohio in 1961 this case stated that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in criminal cases. Through the years the Supreme Court has had many memorable cases and made a big impact on the world we live in today.
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