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Rule 19 of the Supreme Court Rules allows for the certification of legal questions to the United States Supreme Court. The rule provides that "a United States court of appeals may certify to this Court a question or proposition of law on which it seeks instruction for the proper decision of a case. The certificate shall contain a statement of ...
The Supreme Court, in a 5–3 vote in August 2016, agreed to put a stay on the District Court's preliminary injunction, with Justice Stephen Breyer joining the conservative sides as to "courtesy" to maintain the status quo while the Court decided if they would take the case. Subsequently, in October, the Court granted certification of the case ...
In academia, a letter of intent, also often referred to as a statement of intent, is part of the admissions process of a particular academic program in graduate school. These letters often act as a pivotal decider for admission committees looking to understand an applicant's academic and professional goals, and their fit within the program.
MANual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day, 370 U.S. 478 (1962), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that magazines consisting largely of photographs of nude or near-nude male models are not considered "obscene" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1461, which prohibits the mailing of obscene material. [2]
The court also hears questions submitted to it by appeals courts themselves via a process known as certification. [200] The Supreme Court relies on the record assembled by lower courts for the facts of a case and deals solely with the question of how the law applies to the facts presented.
Board of Education (1954): “We cannot turn the clock back to 1868 when the Amendment was adopted.” Instead, the courts must interpret claims of liberty and equality “in light of (their ...
Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, 413 U.S. 189 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case that claimed de facto segregation had affected a substantial part of the school system and therefore was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. In this case, black and Hispanic parents filed suit against all Denver schools due to racial ...
Nevada’s Supreme Court declined Tuesday to wade into an electoral controversy despite pleas from the state's top election official and attorney general after one county initially voted against ...