Omnibus aut nihil – All or nothing ” When less than unanimity is sufficient, consideration of minority views may become nothing more than a matter of majority grace .” – Justice William J. Brennan Jr. in majority opinion of Johnson v. Louisiana Procedural History In 2015, petitioner Evangelisto Ramos was charged with second degree murderContinue reading “Ramos v. Louisiana”
Author Archives: Kie Lancaster
Marbury v. Madison
Primo rem – The first one ” If courts are to regard the Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the legislature, the Constitution… must govern the case to which they both apply. “ – Chief Justice John Marshall
Sum ego
Sum ego – This is me “It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer My name is Kie Lancaster and I’m an undergrad in college studying finance and the philosophyContinue reading “Sum ego”
Lancaster's Legal Lexicon 