Any United States Supreme Court case that involves an interpretation of the Constitution this encompasses most of the cases that come before the Supreme Court.Who is involved in the case?
Any United States Supreme Court case that involves an interpretation of the Constitution this encompasses most of the cases that come before the Supreme Court.Who is involved in the case? However, please choose a case that was heard by the Supreme Court from 2009 to the present. Again, please do not choose a case that is older than 2009. This will help ensure that you are writing your summary on current, relevant case law.
– Who is involved in the case?
– How has the case moved through the legal system (who filed it, in what court? What appellate court heard it? How did it get to the Supreme Court?)?
– What was the issue in the case?
– What did the Court decide? (note that the US Supreme Court is called “Court”, not “court” and not “SCOTUS”)
– What was the Court’s analysis (WHY did they decide as they did)?
Did any Justices dissent, and if so, what did they have to say?
– What is the impact of this case?
If you can’t find a good case, search on Nexis Uni or OYEZ you should be able to find something.
