Some of the important cases from the
https://www.supremecourt.gov/
A US Supreme Court term runs from the first Monday in October until June 30 the following year. The name of the term is the year it started, even if some of the cases are decided in the next year. In other words a case decided in December 2018 and one decided in March 2019, would still be part of the 2018 term.
The 2018 ran from October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
The 2019 term ran from October 7, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
This project consists of five (5) activities: Legislature, Debate, Journalism, Presentation and Moot Court (appellate argument). These five activities give your students a variety of ways to explore the cases, events and people.
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The cases are:
Can Police Perform a Blood/Alcohol Test on an Unconscious Person? Mitchell v. Wisconsin
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-6210_2co3.pdf
Can the President by executive order get rid of DACA? DHS v. Regents of University of California
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-587_5ifl.pdf
What does the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s ban on discrimination “because of sex” mean? Bostick v. Clayton County Georgia
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf
Abortion restrictions June Medical Services v. Russo
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-1323_c07d.pdf
Can Congress subpoena Trump’s taxes Trump v. Mazars
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-715_febh.pdf
Can New York Attorney General subpoena Trump’s taxes as part of a criminal investigation? Trump v. Vance
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-635_o7jq.pdf
Other important cases:
Does the Citizenship Question Belong on the Census? Department of Commerce v. New York
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-966_bq7c.pdf
Faithless electors Chiafalo v. Washington & Colorado Department of State v. Baca.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-465_i425.pdf
Can Congress limit the president’s power to fire a federal department head? Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-7_new_bq7d.pdf
Does the ACA mandate to provide contraceptives violate “religious freedom” Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-431_5i36.pdf
Robo Calls to Cell Phones Barr, Attorney General, et al. v. American Association of Political Consultants
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-631_2d93.pdf
What is Indian land for purposes of federal crimes McGirt v. Oklahoma
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-9972_p8k0.pd
Some of the important cases from the U.S. Supreme Court 2020 Term (October 5, 2020 though June 30, 2021).
https://www.supremecourt.gov/
There is a full Moot Court case: A cheerleader using F*** on Snapchat. ?Mahanoy District Area Schoolv. B.L.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/20
The following cases each have 4-pages with facts, law, holding, importance and excerpts from the majority and dissenting opinions.
Brnovich, AG of AZ, v. DNC (Do Arizona’s new voting laws violate the Voting Rights Act or the Fifteenth Amendment?)
California v. Texas (Affordable Care Act Part 3: Does the absence of a penalty for not having insurance invalidate the law?)
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (Are credit reporting agencies liable if their reporting mistakes don’t cause actual harm?)
Van Buren v. United States (Is it illegal to access computer files with permission then use them for an improper purpose?)
Other important cases. These cases have 1-page discussions.
Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid (What is a robocall for purposes of the law banning them: A lesson in grammar)
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (On religious grounds, can CSS refuse to certify unmarried or same-sex couples as foster parents?)
Lange v. California. (Without getting a warrant, can police pursue a fleeing misdemeanor suspect into his house?)
NCAA v. Alston (Can the NCAA limit payments by universities to their students athletes?)
Ramos v. Louisiana (Are unanimous jury verdicts required by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments?)
Coming soon. The USSC just finished its term on June 30,2023. We are working on the following cases now.
Six main cases
1: 303 Creative v. Elenis (Is a website designer required to make a website for a gay couple)
2: Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President And Fellows Of Harvard College (Affirmative Acrtion: Use of race in college admissions)
3. Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Brackeen et al. (Adoption of Indian children by while parents)
4: Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Milligan et al (Gerrymandering)
5. Moore, In His Official Capacity as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, et al. v. Harper et al (state court review of reapportionment)
6. Biden, President of the United States, et al. v. Nebraska et al (student loan forgiveness)
Three mini-cases
A. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC (Trademark: Jack Daniels v. a dog toy in the shape of the Jack Daniels bottle)
B. Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al (A State taking keeping more money than is owed when selling a house for non payment of property taxes)
C: Groff v. Dejoy, Postmaster General. (Requirement for companies to make accommodations for religious observance)