Cohens Vs Virginia
نص القصة المصورة
- Virginia 1821
- THAT'S ILLEGAL!!!
- Would you like to buy our lottery tickets?
- Virginia Court
- The court finds the Cohen Brothers guilty, and orders them to pay a $100 fine because selling lottery tickets is illegal
- Cohen Brothers
- Our rights are supposed to be protected by the Act of Congress which allows us to create our own laws in our state. We should take this to supreme court!
- Virginia Government
- This is a state case and we are allowed to make our own laws, so why does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction over this case?
- Supreme Court
- The supreme court is allowed to review a states ruling when constitutional rights are questioned, but we still find the Cohen brothers guilty for their crime
- Cohens V. Virginia was a huge case in U.S. history that showed that the supreme court can still assert jurisdiction over a states court decisions when someone claims to have their constitutional rights violated. The decision of this case helped to establish power of the supreme court and federal government over the states.
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