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1. Step 1: Choose Your Case Choose a case that has either been decided or
will be d
Step 1: Choose Your CaseChoose a case that has either been decided or will be decided this
term:You can go to OYEZ.ORG 2013 Links to an external site. cases for a list of current cases.
If you decide to research some of the cases that have gotten a lot of press recently, you are
welcome to choose one of these to research:Town of Greece v. GallowaySebelius v. Hobby
LobbyFernandez v. CaliforniaRiley v. CaliforniaMcCutcheon v. Federal Election
CommissionStep 2: Research Your CaseFind 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
Links to an external site. 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?Some places to go to research more
about your issue:Oyez.org Links to an external site.SCOTUS Blog Links to an external site.
(the Supreme Court Blog – the search feature will pull up information about your case)Step:
3 Create Your Summary + Thought QuestionsCombine the information you have found and
create a 300-400 word summary and analysis of this issue for your initial post in your own
words based on your research.