The Court itself provides an excellent finding aid, Where to Obtain Supreme Court Decisions, on its web site. Textual Supreme Court records are also held in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, while recorded oral arguments are in the National Archives at College Park. Please contact us if you have questions. Most research into Supreme Court decisions can be done with printed sources at Federal depository libraries.

Supreme Court decisions are a matter of public record and are posted on the supreme court's Internet web site. [www.lasc.org ] These decisions are also published in print and electronic format and can be found in any law library.

Establishing a distinct Supreme Court will enhance the credibility of the judicial system. A distinct Supreme Court, quite definitely outside the legislature will, as Lord Steyn put it "carry in the eyes of the public a badge of independence and neutrality: it will be a potent symbol of the allegiance to our country to the rule of law". Our proposals rest on the separation of powers. The Law Lords will be taken out of the House of Lords and set up in a separate Supreme Court.

There are several levels of oversight. The Administrative Director of the Courts provides administration and supervision through his designee, the Alternative Dispute Resolution System Director. The Dispute Resolution Advisory Board provides guidance and assistance to the Administrative Director.

The U.S. Supreme Court Opinions database from FindLaw has Supreme Court decisions since 1893 (covering US Reports v. 150- , 1893- ). The database is browsable by year and US Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and any words in the full text. Cornell University has a file of Supreme Court Opinions from 1990 to the present. The site also includes a collection of over 300 of the most important historical decisions of the Court.

In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could be reserved only for a narrowed class of defendants, and that narrowed class could not be arbitrarily defined. In response to the Court's ruling in Furman, states created laws that distinguished potential mitigating and aggravating factors (including the already-in-use "heinous," "atrocious," and "cruel" distinctions) in cases being considered for capital sentences. In Gregg v.

The best source we've found to explain these citations is Westfield State College's "Citing Legal Materials in APA style, which can be found at http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/legalapa.htm.

Secession is a question that has never been satisfactorily resolved by the Supreme Court and is unlikely to ever be addressed by the Court in the future. After the war had ended, the case most often cited about secession was Texas vs White from 1869.

On January 25, 1999, the Supreme Court upheld 195, Title 13, United States Code, prohibiting the Census Bureau from using statistical sampling to determine the population count for congressional apportionment purposes (No. 98-564, Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. Glavin et al., on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia).

In a 5-4 ruling issued Wednesday, the justices upheld Washington's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Their decision allows the state's ban on gay marriage to stand.

Answer. Yes. Under 28 U.S.C. 1254, decisions of the United States courts of appeals, including decisions reviewing orders of the STB, may be challenged in the Supreme Court. Such a challenge must be made within 90 days of the issuance by the court of appeals of its decision. See 28 U.S.C. 2350. Such challenges may be filed by either the federal government or by other parties, depending upon how the court of appeals ruled in the case.

In 1984, after seven years of litigation, the Supreme Court largely upheld the lower court's initial ruling. In the most far-reaching portion of that decision, that court said flatly that a product is not liable for contributory infringement if it is also used for legitimate purposes. "Indeed, it need merely be capable of substantial noninfringing uses," the court wrote.

The new Supreme Court building will be a significant addition to Wellingtonâ??s and New Zealandâ??s public buildings and will be a heritage site for the future. The design concept provides for a new two level building on the Justice Park site, which is connected to the old High Court building so that the two buildings can be used together. The new Supreme Court building is a modern interpretation of the old High Court building.

The Supreme Court is currently operating from the lower ground floor of the Wellington High Court which houses the temporary courtroom and registry.

The new building has been developed to provide a free-standing courtroom with a double height ceiling, space for the registry function and ancillary services, a library and judicial chambers.

Yes, the basement of the new building will be under the ground and will house the building services plant room and car parks. The Plant will service both the new building and the restored old High Court building. The Plant, which is usually placed on the roof of buildings, will be underground for aesthetic reasons and also because itâ??s the most efficient location to connect services to both buildings.

Aviall Industries, Inc. is a party in a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The case concerned Aviall's ability to get a share of its costs - known as "contribution"- for hazardous site cleanup from another company. The official name and citation of the case is Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. , 125 S.Ct. 577 (2004); the case is often referred to as "Aviall." The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision (PDF) (162 kb, 19 pp.) on December 13, 2004.

Documents are filed with the Supreme Court by filing with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. You may file documents either by mail or in person, during regular business hours. Letters, motions, memoranda, briefs and other documents relating to a case are not considered filed, and are not reviewed by the Court, if they are submitted directly to a justice.

Any requests for relief must be presented to the Supreme Court in a formal, written motion filed with the clerk. Request for relief may not be presented by way of an informal letter addressed to the justices or to the clerk of the court. See In re Petition to Recall Dunleavy, 104 Nev. 784, 769 P.2d 1271 (1988).

In all civil cases, and in most criminal cases, in order to appeal a decision of a court of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, you must get permission (or leave) from the Supreme Court. This means that you must successfully apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada before the appeal itself can be heard.

The Louisiana Constitution distributes the powers of government of the State of Louisiana into three separate branches -- legislative, executive and judicial. Except as provided by the Constitution, no branch of government can exercise the power of another branch of government. This principle is commonly referred to as the constitutional "separation of powers.

Under the Constitution of 1974, the Louisiana Supreme Court is composed of seven justices elected from districts throughout Louisiana. In the year 2000, Supreme Court districts were reapportioned into seven new districts, with one justice elected from each of the districts. The justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court serve 10 year terms of office. The senior justice in point of service is the Chief Justice, who is the chief administrative officer of the judicial system.

In the usual case, attorneys represent their clients in cases before the Louisiana Supreme Court. The attorneys for the clients on each side of the case are given a specific amount of time to state their reasons why the Supreme Court should or should not decide the case a certain way. Only the attorneys speak before the seven supreme court justices. There are no witnesses.

The salary of the justices is set by congressional statute and is subject to adjustment from time to time. As of January 1, 2006, the salary of members of the Court is as follows: There are other perks with the job: use of the dining room and the gymnasium - including a full basketball court -- which sits atop the courtroom.

The U.S. Supreme Court is a federal court while the Louisiana Supreme Court is a state court. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal in our country. It has the final word on all laws and on the Constitution itself. A chief justice and eight associate justices, all appointed by the president, serve on the Supreme Court. Yes. Edward Douglass White, a former Louisiana Supreme Court justice, served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 27 years between 1894-1921.

On June 28th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (a three-judge panel) ruled essentially that money damages cannot be awarded for very old Indian land claims. In doing so, the court threw out the $248 million awarded the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma in previous court actions ? a hefty amount that had been the basis of Governor Pataki's rationale for giving tribes casinos in the Catskills in exchange for damages.

The Supreme Court receives over 1,000 filings each year; of these, it hears arguments and issues decisions in about 130 cases each year. All decisions are available online. For recent decisions, visit the Administrative Office of the Courts. For all older decisions, visit either LegalWA.org or Findlaw.