How Did The Warren Court Use Judicial Review To Protect The Rights Of Citizens?

Abstract

Earl Warren served as the chief justice of the U.S Supreme Court, from 1953-1969. During this period, the Supreme Court aggressively utilized the Judicial Review to strictly analyze and over-turn federal and state statutes. The Court gradually became liberal and highly developed, during this period, by providing political opportunities to the groups, who had been excluded from the political progression. The Warren Court observed controversies from many political and judicial conformists, who believed that the Warren Court has become a statutory body. This paper focuses on researching the use of judicial review, by the Warren Court, to protect the rights of citizens.

Table of Contents

Abstractii

Introduction1

Discussion1

Rights As Defined By the Warren Court2

How Does The Constitution Protect Our Rights?3

Amendment 154

Amendment 194

Amendment 245

Amendment 265

What are some key Amendments that protect people's rights?5

Amendment 15

Amendment 26

Amendment 46

Amendment 56

Amendment 66

Amendment 76

Amendment 87

Amendment 147

Cases Tried During the Warren Court Years and There Impact On the Rights of Americans7

Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas (1954)7

Gideon v. Wainwrights (1963)8

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)8

Conclusion8

References10

How Did The Warren Court Use Judicial Review To Protect The Rights Of Citizens?

Introduction

The Warren Court emerged as a catalyst in bringing the change, by instigating the restructuring of the Judicial Review rather than focusing on responding to the federal pressures. The paper aims to study the catalyst nature of the Warren Court in protecting the rights of the citizens. The Warren Court initiated the strict scrutiny of the judicial review to over-turn the legislation that directly abbreviated the fundamental rights, or condensed the number of people who might exercise these fundamental rights. The Warren Court also strictly scrutinized the judicial review to over-turn the laws that proved as the basis for discrimination on race, religion and other suspicious classifications. The paper focuses on discussing the use of judicial review, by the Warren Court, to protect the rights of citizens. The paper is initiated by describing the definition of Rights as defined by the Warren Court, which include defining the constitution by discussing some key amendments that aim to protect people's right. Lastly, the paper shed light on some cases that were tried during the Warren Court years and their impact on the American rights.

Discussion

The period of sixties, in the American history, proved to be a period off great turbulence. During the period of 1953 and 1969, the Warren Court used judicial review to extend the judicial and federal power, and the rights and liberties of the citizens, by creating a dramatic shift. The idea of citizen's rights has gained importance gradually. The American people started initiating protests in order to protect their rights. The protests were focused on rising against government and law enforcement authorities. This was the time when the Warren Court strictly examined constitutional review to overturn several laws to change the nature of law enforcement. The Warren Court had to prove that a persuasive interest of state exists for the intently tailored legislations to minimize the constraint on the fundamental ...