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The Reagan administration, including the justices it appointed to the Supreme Court, was the first presidential administration to cite unitary executive theory. [21] It then entered public discourse with the George W. Bush administration and found a strong advocate in Donald Trump . [ 22 ]
Worldwide unitary combined reporting was first approved by the US Supreme Court in 1983 in Container Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board (CA) by a vote of 5-3 (Justice Stevens did not participate). The court re-visited worldwide combined reporting in 1994 in Barclays Bank v. Franchise Tax Board (CA) and Colgate-Palmolive v.
United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the long-standing male-only admission policy of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in a 7–1 decision.
In its 1997 opinion in Clinton v. Jones, the court weighed whether or not a sitting president could delay addressing civil litigation until the end of his or her term. [83] [84] The court cited Federalist No. 70, stating that the president must be held accountable for his or her actions, and thus cannot be granted immunity from civil litigation ...
Highest court High court seats High court term High court judicial placement method Mandatory retirement age [note 7] Alabama: Supreme Court of Alabama: 9 6 years Partisan election Alaska: Alaska Supreme Court: 5 10 years Missouri Plan: Arizona: Arizona Supreme Court: 7 6 years Missouri Plan: 70 Arkansas: Arkansas Supreme Court: 7 8 years Non ...
[2] [8] Instead, the CRS report cites the Court's opinions in Virginia v. Tennessee and Northeast Bancorp as stating that any agreement between two or more states that "cover[s] all stipulations affecting the conduct or claims of the parties", prohibits members from "modify[ing] or repeal[ing] [the agreement] unilaterally", and requires ...
The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Committee ...
Paul v. Virginia, 75 U.S. (8 Wall.) 168 (1869), is a U.S. corporate law decision by the United States Supreme Court.It held that a corporation is not a citizen within the meaning of the Privileges and Immunities Clause.