The Doctrine of Selective Incorporation

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The Doctrine of Selective Incorporation of the Bill Of Rights
Let’s say a court has convicted a religious individual to 2 years in prison for misleading the public that the world was coming to an end. The convict may appeal this case by arguing that the judge did not recognize the fact that every American citizen enjoys the freedom of speech. To put it differently, the convicted religious individual can argue that his freedom of speech is being violated. In the Illinois state, verdicts can be appealed to the high court; this specific court of appeal attends to both criminal and civil cases. The court has two judges who are supposed to hear the case (Michael & Mohamed, p1).
In the state of Illinois, the court to which the verdict of the federal court made an appeal to US court for the seventh circuit. This particular court is located in the Dirksen federal building. Unlike the state court of appeal, this particular court has 11 judges who are supposed to hear a case. Some of the districts served by this appropriate court include the central, northern, western and eastern districts. This court is restricted from attending to cases that are from out of these districts. The reason for this is to avoid overwhelming the judges.
The Supreme Court is the highest court on land in US; cases decided by this particular court can never be appealed (Michael & Mohamed, p1). This implies that the decision that is made by this particular court is ordinarily final.

Some of the cases that are brought to this specific court are those concerning major national issues such as issues of the election. An essential feature of this particular court is that it has original jurisdiction over criminal actions. One more key feature of this particular court is that it does not issue the judgment on nonjusticiable political questions.
Works Cited
Jeremiah Michael & Mohamed U., (2016). United States: State and Federal Courts: London: Longman.