Many people know about the Supreme Court and their importance in our government, but do not know the complete history of the court including how it came to be and some of their most influential and impactful decisions. After reading History's summarization of the Supreme Court, I've learned more about the developments and improvements of the Supreme Court over time and about the important people that were a part of it all.
There was a lot of information I read that I did not know previously, but one specific piece really stuck out to me. The Supreme Court is responsible for a lot of the rules we have for our court systems. This top of the chain court was used to create some of the ground rules and laws we have for court today. For example, everyone has the right to legal representation even if they cannot afford it. If you cannot provide your own legal representation, the government must provide some for you. This was not a law before 1963 when the Supreme Course ruled over the case of Gideon v. Wainwright.
There are a lot of other things that people should know about the Supreme Court. First, while their decisions may be law they are not always right. In the past, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of segregation laws and denied African-Americans citizenship. More recently, they overturned a landmark case: Roe v. Wade. The original ruling protected women's abortion rights at a federal level. The overturning of this ruling gave the state governments jurisdiction over abortion laws. These are all rulings that take away rights from those living in America in one way or another. It is important to know about the systems of our government and the impact they have on us and the way we live every single day.
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