Blog post #3 Supreme court

 

After reading an article called Supreme court history from the history website I've learned a couple of things

The supreme court has ultimate jurisdiction over all laws within the United states. The supreme court justices serve until they die or retire. The first assembly of the supreme court was set for February 1st but it got postponed to the 2nd. The highest judicial officer is the chief justice and they are responsible for presiding over the supreme court and setting the agenda for the justices' weekly meetings. if the chief justice is a part of the majority opinion the justice has the opportunity to assign who will write the court's opinion. The chief justice is also required to sit on the board of regents of the Smithsonian institution. 

some important results of supreme court cases were the fact that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in criminal cases, the striking down of anti-sodomy laws, legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, revoking the governments ability to deny federal benefits to same-sex couples, women having the right to abort a baby during the first two trimesters, etc.

The most important take-away is the supreme court justice oversees the constitutionality of  all laws. The supreme court also checks the actions of the executive and legislative branch. the chief justice presides over trials of impeachment against the president. the important cases that the supreme court were a part of helped change society.  

What's most surprising is that the amount of supreme court justices change and congress is the only one that can do it. What is also surprising is that the president nominates the supreme court justices and that the supreme court justices serve till they retire or die. I also find it surprising that if the chief justice is a part of the majority opinion the justice has the opportunity to assign who will write the court's opinion. While I find it surprising, I don't really understand what the sentence really means.