COMM 421 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Op-Ed, Originalism, Establishment Clause
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Will it help stop the violence: scotusblog. com, can see cases that are pending (merits cases tab, (cid:862)tru(cid:373)p (cid:448). Ha(cid:449)aii(cid:863: several articles and legal briefs about it, concerned about the process more than the material. How are legal issues discussed on different platforms (talk shows, tv, movies, magazines, etc. Article ii, section ii: trump could technically pardon himself for anything except impeachment, including ties to russia, very broad pardon power. Article iii: judicial branch: supreme court judges serve for life unless impeached. Judicial power rests with us supreme court and other courts created by congress. Important to recognize your own bias as a judge: judge does not base a decision simply/solely because it will please a certain party, decision is supposed to be based on legal rules and the facts of the case. Marbury v. madison fundamental in everything the court does.
