1. Combine the information you have found and create a 250-300 word summary and analysis of how this case made it to the highest federal court of the land.
Choose a case that has either been decided or will be decided this term:
You can go to https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013 cases for a list of current cases.
Find out the following information about your case:
Has a decision been made in your case? If yes, what was that decision? How many Justices voted for/against the decision? (The page for the case you are researching on OYEZ.ORG ) will have this information – at the bottom of the page you can also see who voted for/against this as well as sort by ideology).
What is the issue being discussed? Summarize the main points.
What are the two sides of argument? Summarize those.
Why do you think this issue this issue is important? What impact could this have?
Do you think ideology impacted this case? If so, how?
Keep it simple and Brief.
2. Define the rule of four, use an example of case law, and why it matters to the US Supreme Court’s agenda each year.
