The Supreme Court Chapter 8, Section 3
Highlights in History Congress defines structure The Marshall Court Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden Dred Scott v. Sandford Reconstruction → Plessy The New Deal 1950s → Present
Choosing Justices Choosing a nominee? Confirmation hearings Senate Judiciary Committee Nominees are inspected in great detail
Supreme Court Procedures The Term Begins Two weeks listening, two weeks discussing Selecting Cases Original Jurisdiction, Appeal, State courts Writ of certiorari: an order seeking review of a lower case Briefs and Oral Arguments
Supreme Court Procedures Opinions Majority opinion: 5/9 members, represents actual ruling in the case Concurring opinion: agree with overall reasoning, provide different legal reasoning Dissenting opinions: the opinions of justices who did not agree with the ruling