United States Supreme Court Essay 301 Wk7

Assignment Instructions

Complete
a case essay on 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. 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 essay on current, relevant case law.

– Your essay should be around 2-3 pages and contain the following information:

– 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, you can always message me for ideas. If you search on Nexis Uni or www.oyez.org you should be able to find something.

Please
remember that if you cut and paste something from the internet into
your assignment, that is plagiarism and you will receive a 0 for the
assignment and be reported to the school. Please note that any site
ending with “pedia”is not a reliable site and will not be accepted as a
resource. The rubric for this assignment is attached.

Please note:
Papers will be automatically added to and checked against the standard
Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the
faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple
submissions are allowed.

Please make sure you are not copying and
pasting from your source. Most of the material should be paraphrased in
your own words; verbatim quotations should make up no more than 10% of
the essay. Since the purpose to is highlight and summarize key
information, merely copying and pasting from the case does not
accomplish this goal. Please use your own words and use quotations
sparingly.