The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court
The Citizen's Guide to the Supreme Court
The Citizens Guide to the Supreme Court
Origins and Limits of the Supreme Court's Power
35 minutes Posted May 31, 2015 at 6:00 am.
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It's been a while since we've gotten into the background of the Supreme Court, so this week, Brett and Nazim discuss the self-imposed scope of the Supreme Court's Power by way of a weird behind-the-scenes nuance of the San Francisco v. Sheehan case on police force.  Much like any powerful individuals with unfettered power, the Supreme Court has had a strange amount of discretion in the limits of what it can do under the Constitution and has defined its role in the government carefully.  By discussing judicial review, Marbury v. Madison, and standing, Brett and Nazim illustrate how they're basically a government institution with the same morals as Spiderman.