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U.S. Supreme Court

      In watching the Youtube videos about the United States Supreme Court, there were two things that stuck out. These were the culture within the U.S. Supreme Court and the background processes of the Supreme Court.      One part of the culture that is talked about is how even though the different justices disagree on different topics, they all have the same goal and have great respect for one another. This respect is very significant due to the many different backgrounds of each justice.      Regarding the background processes of the Supreme Court, one thing that stuck out is that there are 7,000 cases that come in each year and the Supreme Court only takes 100 of those for serious consideration. The justices meet to choose which cases they will work on and vote on previously reviewed cases. The thing that stuck out the most happens after the justices vote. This is an opinion given by one of the justices on the majority side where they give the legal reasons for the decision. The le

Sources of News

WSMV  and  WKRN WSMV and WKRN are the two local Nashville news stations that I watch and follow when I'm at home. Being at school, I still follow the stations through the apps, but not nearly as much as when I am at home in Nashville. Spectrum News This is the local news source that I use more when I am at school. I do not follow it as much as I do the Nashville stations, but it is somewhere that I get information from.  Bleacher Report Bleacher Report is my primary source of news in sports. I get information about certain teams and sports that I follow.  ESPN ESPN is another source of news that I use for sports. In addition to the news stories that I also get from Bleacher Report, ESPN also gives me scores and results from ongoing games that I am following.