1. Supreme Court Cases
The Supreme Court is the highest Court in the land. Their decisions impact the nation and can have far reaching effects. There have been many notable Supreme Court decisions over the last years

2. Supreme Court
There are nine (9) Justices on the Supreme Court who choose what cases to listen to each year. Though there are thousands of appeals to the Supreme Court every year, only a few dozen make it through to the justices. The Justices hear the arguments of both sides of a case then deliberate and make a decision.

4. Agreement and Dissent
The Justices each have a vote on the court’s decision. The majority is known as the agreeing side, while the minority is the dissenting side. The Dissenting side writes a summary of their opinion and reason for disagreeing with the majority. Ultimately it is the majority decision that stands.

5. Ties and stalemate
In rare instances the Supreme Court has had even numbers, usually after a retirement or death. This is the case now, while the Republican led Senate refuses to consider a new nomination from President Obama. With only 8 justices, ties are likely to occur. When they do, the decision of the second highest court stands.

6. Be ready to start presenting Tuesday 5/17
Project
Along with up to 3 partners you will be researching important court cases. Your group must pick one of the following cases, and no two groups can research the same case:
-Tinker vs Des Moines Thomas
-New Jersey vs. TLO Destiny, Kyree, Mathias, Keven
-Roper v Simmons Jon, Jill, Jayna
-Texas vs Johnson Tylor Hassan
-Obergefell vs Hodges Dylan
-US v Windsor Cedar, Suong, Sarah
-Regents of University of California vs Bakke Megan Alexa, Justyce
-Mapp vs Ohio Connor, Evan, Christian, Nija
-Terry vs Ohio (searches) Linnzi
-Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association Sarah P, Paige, Nate, Ryan
-Grutter vs Bollinger (Affirmative Action in Education)
-Kent vs United States -Vernonia School District vs Acton Griff

7. Project requirements and grading
Every presentation must include:
-Background and historical circumstances -Rights affected by the court case -Explicitly and succinctly explain the issue at hand (what question the court is deciding on) -Arguments of both sides -Legacy of the case and its impact for the future -Verdict: EXPLAIN how did the court rule? How many justices agreed and how many dissented? -Judge opinions- what was the dissenting opinion? -Include relevant graphics and citations
Assignment grade
Presentation Grade
Group Grade
I will collect a copy of your presentation, either digital or hard copy. I am looking for all the required information from the outline above. You must also formally cite all sources. This will be a grade between 0-100
This grade is out of 100 and is based on your effort and presentation preparation. Every member should have defined roles in the presentation and be prepared. Everyone should also know the court case in and out and be able to present any and every part, as well as answer questions.
Each member of the group will give a grade to the group members, including themselves. This grade will be based on:
-effort
-contributions
-attendance
-attitude -participation