Bell Ringer Draw the Federal Court Structure Pyramid… FROM MEMORY!!!!

Bell Ringer Do you know of any examples of student rights being violated? Briefly describe the situation and why you think there was a violation.

Bell Ringer Summarize the events of Marbury vs. Madison What was the significance of this decision?

` Specialty Courts: US Claims Court, Bankruptcy Court, Tax Court (Courts of original jurisdiction) Federal District Court (Court of original jurisdiction) Federal Appeals Court (Court of appellate jurisdiction) Supreme Court (Court of last resort; decides constitutional issues) Federal Court Structure

Judicial Branch Vocab!!! Concurring opinion DocketCriminal case PrecedentWrit of certiorariMajority opinion Civilian tribunalCivil caseCourts-martial Dissenting opinion RedressCertificate

Judicial Branch Vocab!!! Concurring opinion DocketCriminal case PrecedentWrit of certiorariMajority opinion Appellate jurisdiction Civil caseOriginal jurisdiction Dissenting opinion RedressCertificate

Period 1A Supreme Court Justices 1Heithoff, Drake6Mendez, Alicia 2Lasley, Kaili7Hayes, Tyler 3Mason, Marissa8Clark, Andrew 4Nichols, Natalie9VanTrease, Olivia 5Bowman, Aaron Free Speech PetitionerRespondent 1Williams, SummerMackey, Teagan 2Crane, JennaBoren, Hannah 3Hoffer, TylerWhitt, Trevor 4Harris, ZacharyBriney, Michael Religion PetitionerRespondent 1 Cottle, JadenWalters, Roshawn 2 Spanbauer, RileyJammerman, Ashlynn 3 Kohler, MitchellInostroza, Catalina 4 Hunter, JacobRoth, Logan Search and Seizure PetitionerRespondent 1 Sheirbon, JuliaMiller, Bryce 2 Horner, HannahMayo, Makala 3 Murray, MatthewLitke, Paige 4 Rinker, AlexSchlag, Anthony 5 Starkey, Michael

WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?!?! Attorneys: 1. Read student case 2. Fill out student case research 3. Read assigned Supreme Court Case and complete SCOTUS Case Analysis 4. Complete research worksheet 5. Begin to form your arguments! SCOTUS: 1. Read student cases 2. Divide Supreme Court Cases and fill out Supreme Court Case Summaries (4) 3. Complete background research for all three cases

Cases of the Courts Criminal Cases: defendant is tried for committing action Congress declared by law to be a federal crime EX: bank robbery, tax evasion, murder Civil Cases: involves some noncriminal matter EX: contract or patent infringement

Criminal v Civil Cases In pairs, choose who will read Article 1 and Article Complete the chart for your assigned article Discuss both articles and finish chart Be ready to share!

Step 1: How a Case Reaches Supreme Court Writ of certiorari Called the “Rule of 4” – if 4 of 9 justices wish to hear case it will be accepted Certificate less common issued if a lower court says they don’t know how to decide on a case

Step 2: Trial Process at Supreme Court Trial does not function like trial courts No “evidence” presented, or witnesses questioned, etc. One attorney for each side presents arguments for 30 minutes, while being questioned by justices Once arguments are over, justices will write opinions on the case Each justice chooses which opinion to sign his/her name to

Trial Process at Supreme Court Opinions: Majority Opinion – final decision on the case, signed by at least 5 justices Becomes precedent for how future similar cases should be decided Dissenting Opinion – written or signed by any justice who disagrees with the majority It’s important because it can become the logic for a future group of justices to overturn this decision Concurring Opinion – written by a justice who votes with the majority, but disagrees with their reasoning as to why If a justice has a conflict of interest in a case, he/she may recuse himself (stay off of the case)

Judicial Review Takes notes for each Act discussed in the video. Make sure notes are DETAILED!

Judicial Review Judicial Review – the power to declare acts of government unconstitutional, thus eliminating them All comes from the case of Marbury v. Madison

Effects of Marbury vs. Madison Claimed Supreme Court has right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional Laid foundation of Judicial Branch as key role in U.S. government