10 Fascinating Facts about the U.S. Supreme Court

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It was back in the day when the First United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, officially creating the federal judiciary system that included the highest court, the U.S, Supreme Court, as well as other courts. The US Supreme Court itself was created as part of the Constitution. Article III … Read more

Sandra Day O’Connor Appointed to Supreme Court

Sandra Day O’Connor

Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed in the Supreme Court by President Reagan on August 19, 1981, thereby fulfilling his 1980 campaign pledge to nominate the first woman to the highest court in the United States. At the time of her nomination, the fifty-one-year-old O’Connor was a judge in the Arizona Court of … Read more