Blog Post #2 U.S. Supreme Court
1- I learned that there are over 7000 cases or petitions per year sent to the Supreme Court and of those only around 100 per year are accepted for consideration. Some of the petitions are written by high priced lawyers and some could be written by prisoners in jail and they all get the same attention and consideration. 2- The most important take-away point is as the video said—“the power of the court is the trust of the American people in the Supreme Court and it upholding the laws of the Constitution.” “The Supreme Court and the people have an unspoken contract and this is a key to our freedom.” If the court ever stopped defending the Constitution or the people ever stopped listening, then our free nation wouldn’t exist. People see the Supreme Court as having a long term outlook and it will defend unpopular issues. 3- The most surprising thing I learned is when Justice Thomas answered a question from the interviewer about whether their views about a case change after they h...