This article explores the Federal and State appeals processes within the United States’ dual court system, emphasizing the distinctive features and commonalities inherent in each. The Federal Appeals Process is dissected, detailing the structure of federal courts, the initiation of appeals, and the intricacies of appellate court proceedings, with a focus on the United States
“The night-time of the body is the daytime of the Soul.” – Tantrik Saying Each of us, according to Tantrik traditions, lives not one, but two lives, simultaneously. One is the objective, physical life of the five senses. It is our waking life, lived here and now, limited by time and space. It is the
As it has evolved since the 1835 formation of the Texas Rangers, state law enforcement has fallen primarily into three categories: state police forces, highway patrols, and other enforcement agencies. That last category represents a myriad of agencies, most with very specific, limited regulatory functions that may or may not include the power to arrest. Highway
A state court is a court in one of the 50 state judicial systems of the United States. State courts vary widely in scope and structure. Most state courts and their laws are generally patterned after the English common law, with the exception being structure and substance originally developed in civil law. Each state has
Studies of culture and the state focus on a range of relationships between modern political regimes and patterns of symbolic and material life. They reveal the diverse ways that power works through culture, and provide means for a better understanding of how power is accumulated, organized, and deployed in or around state systems. Much work
Since the end of the nineteenth century the dynamics of the relationship between sport and the state are best understood by taking into account (1) the dramatic growth of sport relative to other forms of physical activity (gymnastics, traditional games, etc.) and (2) socially significant changes in the operation and status of the state. Sport
Nationwide protests against U.S. involvement in military actions in Vietnam reached a climax on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970, as members of the Ohio National Guards opened fire on student protesters, resulting in the death of four students and wounding of nine others. Kent State students Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller
Insurance markets in the US traditionally have been regulated at the state level. This tradition was reinforced by the 1945 McCarran–Ferguson Act, which exempted the business of insurance from federal antitrust oversight as long as the individual states regulated the insurance business. Much of the early health insurance regulation related to reserve requirements and sales
Workplaces are highly regulated spaces. As Edelman and Suchman (1997) state, they ”are immersed in a sea of law.” In regulating the workplace, the state attempts to control the behaviors of employers, managers, and workers using a system of incentives and penalties and a variety of policy tools. In the US, the government has at