Established in 1789 by the third article of the Constitution, the Supreme Court was the first federal court in our country. Article Three gave Congress the authority to organize the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), as well as allowing them to form more minor federal courts. This was followed by the Judiciary Act, which set into place the policy that justices serve the court until they retire or die, rather than facing reelection in terms. At this time, only 6 judges served on the Supreme Court. This number had been altered several times since, and the number of justices on the Supreme Court has varied from 5 to 10, the current 9 having been set in 1869 and remained since then.
Some notable decision that have been made by the Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court's first decision, regarding a farmer and a debt that he owed, was announced on August 3, 1791 only a day after they heard the case presented.
Marbury v. Madison, which established the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education, which eliminated segregation is schools, Miranda v. Arizona, which put into place the Miranda rights still in use today, and Loving v. Virginia, which made bans on interracial marriages illegal, all of which happened under Chief Justice Warren.
Mapp v. Ohio, which made illegally obtained evidence inadmissible in court.
U.S. v. Nixon, which stated that presidents could not use their position to withhold evidence from the court.
Source: History.com Editors. (2010, May 11). Supreme Court. Retrieved September 16, 2020, from
https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/supreme-court-facts
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
The Chosen Wells of Knowledge
Next on the News Stand
Fox News
I know that Fox catches a lot of heat from the media in general, but it's what I grew up watching. My family is pretty conservative, so my dad would watch it in the morning while he was getting ready for work, which meant that I watched it every morning while I ate breakfast. Fox and Friends was pretty much my wake up call all the way through high school, and my dad still sends me links to segments he thinks I'll enjoy, so this one gets the top spot.
Real Clear Politics
Real Clear Politics focuses more on polling than most news sites tend to, but it is also home to its fair share of articles. I like this site because, as it's name suggests, it lays out the numbers in a way that's pretty easy to follow. I don't like having to dig through a pile of nonsense and unrelated content to find what I'm looking for, so having a site like this that cuts straight to the numbers is nice for when I'm in a hurry.
My Parents
Another one of my more consistently checked sources of news is my parents, who like to send me articles and videos that they liked or that they think I'll find interesting. Most of the content they share with me comes from Twitter (dad) and Facebook (mom), since I don't use either of those sites and my parents want me to see the stuff they share even though I don't follow them.
The Onion
I know it's a satirical news site, but that's part of what makes it fun right? I like to read the Onion because it's a little lighter than he other sites I look to, and even filtered through a healthy dose of sarcasm the articles posted do inform pretty well on the current mood of things. Also, their headlines are Legendary.
NPR
This is a site I use less frequently, but I do turn to it when I want to get a second opinion of current events from another point of view, as it leans left more consistently than my other sources do. I don't check it as frequently as the others, but I do use it, so it gets the last spot on the news stand.
In 2020 news is difficult. It's pretty much impossible to find an unbiased source. For that reason it's important to me to find sources that look at current events from the viewpoints of both parties, so I can gather all the information available before forming my own opinions of whats happening in the world.
Fox News
I know that Fox catches a lot of heat from the media in general, but it's what I grew up watching. My family is pretty conservative, so my dad would watch it in the morning while he was getting ready for work, which meant that I watched it every morning while I ate breakfast. Fox and Friends was pretty much my wake up call all the way through high school, and my dad still sends me links to segments he thinks I'll enjoy, so this one gets the top spot.
Real Clear Politics
Real Clear Politics focuses more on polling than most news sites tend to, but it is also home to its fair share of articles. I like this site because, as it's name suggests, it lays out the numbers in a way that's pretty easy to follow. I don't like having to dig through a pile of nonsense and unrelated content to find what I'm looking for, so having a site like this that cuts straight to the numbers is nice for when I'm in a hurry.
My Parents
Another one of my more consistently checked sources of news is my parents, who like to send me articles and videos that they liked or that they think I'll find interesting. Most of the content they share with me comes from Twitter (dad) and Facebook (mom), since I don't use either of those sites and my parents want me to see the stuff they share even though I don't follow them.
The Onion
I know it's a satirical news site, but that's part of what makes it fun right? I like to read the Onion because it's a little lighter than he other sites I look to, and even filtered through a healthy dose of sarcasm the articles posted do inform pretty well on the current mood of things. Also, their headlines are Legendary.
NPR
This is a site I use less frequently, but I do turn to it when I want to get a second opinion of current events from another point of view, as it leans left more consistently than my other sources do. I don't check it as frequently as the others, but I do use it, so it gets the last spot on the news stand.
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