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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN THE 21STCENTURY
DUE: Friday, May 4th The Supreme Court is responsible for interpreting the constitutionality of federal and state laws. In an increasingly complex and diverse country, the court makes decisions on some very controversial decisions. This project will examine some decisions of the Supreme Court from the year 2000 to today. Task: You and a partner will write a 3-page research paperon one of the following cases: Glossip v. Gross - Lethal Injection Obergefeld v. Hodges– Same Sex Marriage Reed v. Town of Gilbert AZ– freedom of religion Walker v. Texas Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans– Confederate flag and free speech Morse v. Frederick– Freedom of Speech in Schools Elonis v. United States- Social Media and Free Speech Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores- Employment Discrimination Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar- Judicial Elections and Free Speech Young v. United Parcel Service- Pregnancy Discrimination Holt v. Hobbs- Religious Freedom in Prison Maryland v. King– DNA swab of arrestees Town of Greece v. Galloway – separation of church and state Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby– birth control and religion in workplace Roper v. Simmons– death penalty for underage Van Orden v. Perry– separation of church and state District of Columbia v. Heller– gun laws McCullen v. Coakley– abortion and free speech Riley v. California– search and seizure Hall v. Florida– death penalty SOURCES www.oyez.org http://www.uscourts.gov http://www.scotusblog.com https://supreme.justia.com https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/supremes.htm
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