Why The American Legal System Is Unique

Why the American Legal System is Unique Presented by Robert S. “Bob” Bennett

History of the Government and Laws

History of the American Legal System ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

American Legal System ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Moving A Case Through The Supreme Court ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

June 21, 1788 U.S. Constitution Is Ratified ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

February 24, 1803 Marbury v. Madison Decided ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Marbury Madison

March 6, 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland ,[object Object],[object Object]

March 6, 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

April 27, 1861 Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

February 25, 1870 First Black U.S. Senator Is Sworn In ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

May 18, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

August 2, 1921 Baseball's 'Black Sox' Acquitted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

May 25, 1925 Evolution Teacher John Scopes Indicted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

December 5, 1933 Prohibition Repealed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

October 8, 1934 Bruno Hauptmann Indicted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

February 5, 1937 FDR Unveils Court Packing Plan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

June 14, 1943 Flag Day Reversal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

December 18, 1944 Korematsu Conviction Upheld ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

November 20, 1945 Nuremberg War Crimes Trial Begins ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Sparks the Civil Rights Movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

March 18, 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

March 21, 1963 Alcatraz Closes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

September 15, 1963 Church Bombing Kills Four ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

April 20, 1971 School Busing Gets the Green Light ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

March 22, 1972 Senate Approves Equal Rights Amendment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

January 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

January 17, 1977 Gary Gilmore Executed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

August 10, 1977 Son of Sam is Arrested ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

July 7, 1981 O'Connor Nominated to High Court ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

April 19, 1995 Terror in the Heartland ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

January 11, 2003 Ryan Empties Death Row ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Turkey and United States Legal Systems Contrasted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What Makes the American Legal System Unique ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Guns in America ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Houston Gun Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center

From Individual Necessity to Regulated, Controversial Item ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case in Point: Joe Horn ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Jury Trials ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Punitive Damages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Opinions from the Government ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Opinions ,[object Object],[object Object]

Accomplice Rule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Country With the Most Prisoners ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why are American Prisons so Packed? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implications of the U.S. Prison Population ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Writ of Habeas Corpus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Permanence of Habeas Corpus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case in Point: Anthony Graves ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ongoing American Controversy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Making Bail ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

American Bondsmen ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Capital Punishment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trends in Death Sentences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Capital Punishment for Juveniles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Politics of Capital Punishment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Assisted Suicide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Promotion and Restriction of Assisted Suicide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Illegal Immigration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ICE Raids in U.S. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Disadvantaged Immigrant Groups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motion to Suppress ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Freedom of Speech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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