Supreme Court Case Study - due Tuesday, October 7th

Supreme Court Case Study

Search the following website for Supreme Court cases from the Roberts Court:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_by_the_Roberts_Court

• Read briefly through the summaries at the right of the page until you find one that sounds interesting - PLEASE find one that interests you.
• When you find one you want to study, click on the corresponding link in the "Opinion" column.  This will take you to the opinion of the case.  
• Note: If the link is broken, choose a different case or go to http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx and look for the name of the court case (ex.: Hollingsworth v. Perry).  Click on the link and move to the next step.
• Read through this opinion page and write down answers to the following questions:
• What is the name of the case?
• What year was it heard by the Supreme Court?
• What are the details of the original law suit?  What event sparked the suit?
• How did the court rule?  (Extra Credit: How did each Justice rule?)
• Extra Credit: Why did the case fall under the Supreme Court's responsibility of determining constitutionality?
• Do you agree with the ruling?  Why or why not?

Good luck!  Please email me at shannon.cannon@maeserprep.org if you have any questions or problems.  :)