An examination of the Rehnquist Court and its Justices By convention there are nine members of the Supreme Court, eight associate Justices and one Chief Justice, the current one being the conservative Judge Rehnquist. This number is not written in the Constitut...

George bush v. Gore In a democratic system every citizen has a chance to participate in politics and make a difference, or do they? Not too long after the founding fathers established the Constitution of the United States the Supreme Court was established to be the ultimate court of justice. For lon...

On June 11, 1993, the United State's Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin's penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminals who intentionally select the person against whom the crime is committed, because of the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, nationa...