Current Cases in the Supreme Court

Goal: Learn about current cases in the Supreme Court and write a case brief

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Supreme Court Review
Read NYT Upfront Article
Table Work

1. Journal 
How is daily life shaped by decisions made by the Supreme Court?

2. CNN 10
If you can get the Promethean board working, check out today's ten minutes of news here. 

3. Supreme Court Review
Yesterday you watched two videos that gave you background information on the Supreme Court. If you need a refresher, here they are:

• All About the Supreme Court (History.com)
• What it's like to be a Supreme Court Justice

4. Today's Reading: Upfront NYT
Mr. Obermeyer will give you an article and he will read it with you as a class. After reading, your table will be assigned a section of the article on which you will become experts.

5. You Investigate: 
Do some investigating with your table on one of the cases mentioned in this article. You will write a case brief using the handout Mr. Obermeyer is presenting you with. This is due at the end of the period.

The teams are as follows: 

• Red Team/Orange Team: Will young undocumented immigrants be subject to deportation?
• Template: Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the State of California
• Link to more info on your case

• Green Team: Must a jury be unanimous to convict someone in a criminal case?
• Template: Ramos v. Louisiana
• Link to more info on your case

• Blue Team: Does federal law protect people from getting fired for being gay?
• Template: Bostock v. Clayton County
• Link to more info on your case

• Yellow Team/Purple Team: Will the Court expand Second Amendment rights?
• Template: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York
• Link to more info on your case

- Use the slideshow template for your appropriate table color to create your presentation. 
- Share it with me (cdaniel@sandi.net)
- Share it with your table mates and work together to complete the slides.

Reminders: 
I will be back tomorrow. Be ready to show me progress on your Case Brief presentations (although you will present them on Thursday).