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Participation in Government

The Supreme Court in the 21st Century

4/29/2018

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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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