Judicial branch
By RyLee W. Madison M. Kathrine B. Skylar E.
How Cases make it to the Supreme Court
gavel
- to quiet a court room
- to get attention
fancy gavel
the place where the judge sits
The current members of the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for the United States. She has been serving since August 2009. Sonia is the 11th Court Justice, the first Hispanic justice, and it's third female justice.
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas
Antonin Scalia
John Roberts
John Roberts is the 17th and Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court for the United States. John has served in the Supreme Court since 2005, he was nominated by President George W. Bush after the death Cheif Justice William Rehnquist.
Anthony Kennedy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Responsibilities of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Building
The Supreme Court Rulings.
The Supreme Court Seal
Two important Supreme Court cases
One important case that was brought to the supreme Court was U.S V. Nixon(1974) Finding: The President is not above the law. During Watergate, President Nixon refused to turn over audio tapes to the prosecutor. He refused because he was the President. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States did not have the right to execute privilege if national security was compromised. another important case was Miranda V. Arizonia (1966) Finding: Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.After hours of police interigations, Ernesto Miranda confesed during his trial he stated that he wasnot aduised of his rights to council and to remain silent. The Supreme Court agreed with him and ruled that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.