Judicial Branch By Dean Francis Eaton I and David Christopher Atkinson I
Judicial Branch
Feb 22, 2016
Judicial Branch. By Dean Francis Eaton I and David Christopher Atkinson I. Basic Function. System of courts supreme and state which interprets and applies the law in the name of the sovereign state . The courts. Do not make the laws, they enforce and uphold them - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Judicial BranchBy Dean Francis Eaton I and David Christopher Atkinson I
Basic Function System of courts supreme and state which
interprets and applies the law in the name of the sovereign state
The courts Do not make the laws, they enforce and
uphold them They interpret the laws as it relates to the
case and constitution
Powers of the Judicial Branch’s Supreme Court
Extended to cases in: Law and Equity Laws of the Untied States Treaties made and that shall be made Cases affecting Ambassadors/Public
ministers and Consuls Admirality and Maritime Jurisdiction
Continued Controversies that the United States is a
party to Controversies between states Between a state and a citizen of a different
state Between citizens of the same state about
land Finally Treason to the United States
Limitations Cannot create laws Judges are not aloud to have open public
opinions of a case Supreme court judges are elected for life
Political Cartoon
Specific Limitations, Mootness ,Standing ,Ripeness
Mootness = the court can no longer deal with cases that do not present real disputes
Exp. Prisoner that is released from Custody Exp. Government agency ceases to Enforce
regulation
Standing Standing = ability of a party to demonstrate
to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law the law or action challenged to support the party’s participation in the case
( cannot go to supreme court and challenge a law that has no relation to your life)
Exp. People of Massachusetts cannot go to the Supreme court to ask to pass a law about Texas’s border control
Continued Exp. A person arrested under a law can
challenge the law because he is directly affected by it
Ripeness
Ripeness = “the readiness of a case for litigation”
Litigation = the conduct of a lawsuit Exp. If a law of ambiguous quality has been
enacted but never applied, a case challenging that the law lacks the ripeness necessary for a decision
Judges Conduct
Works Cited http://www.whitehouse.gov/our_government
/judicial_branch/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary
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