Supreme Court Post

Today in class we talked about the supreme court and their role in the legal system. They are regarded as the most powerful judicial body on earth. their role is too review cases that people believe were not fair. The process to get one's case to the supreme court is simple yet effective. First the case goes to the district court where they try the facts. The case then goes to an appeal court where they will try the law. If the person on trial feels as if the trial was still not fair they can send it to the supreme court. The supreme court will then decide if they would like to push forward with the case, however it is not required that they do so. Since it is optional whether they take the case or not this is called certiorari. We also talked about judicial activism which is a rapid change in the or the supreme court striking something down as unconstitutional. On the other hand there is judicial restraint. This is where the case moves slow or has no change and the court can stand by the decision which is called stare decisis. We also talked about common, statutory, constitutional and administration law. Common law is ran by the judicial branch and it is regarded as law that accrues over time by court cases. Constitutional law is ran by the judicial branch as well and deals with the constitution. Statutory law is ran by the legislative branch and is known as law written by legislative bodies. Lastly, administration law is ran by the executive branch and deals with regulatory rules created by executive branch. These are some details about the supreme court and the role they play in society.