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Unit III - Article I Test Extra Credit

The following is an opportunity to earn points for the Unit VI Test.
The web-site is as follows:
www.tourolaw.edu/PATCH/CaseSummary.asp



You may chose from the following US Supreme Court case summaries:

1. Furman v. Georgia
2. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier
3. Roe v. Wade
4. Dred Scott v. Sanford
5. US v. Nixon
6. US v. Johnson
7. Cruzan v. Director
8. Goss v. Lopez
9. New Jersey v. TLO
10. Lee v. Willis
11. Wallace v. jaffree
12. Vernonia v. Acton
13. Hirabayshi v. United States

What you need: a) Title of the Case summary. b) The Citation and Concept.
c) BRIEF info on just the facts
d) What is the issue or Call to Question? e) The courts opinion and VOTE. Click on the title and get the following information:

Who wrote the majority opinion?
Any concurring or dissenting opinions? Who wrote them? Lastly, scroll to the end of the opinion BEFORE the footnotes -- was the case affirmed, remanded or reversed?
Give the date of the judgement and the date the case happened. How much time passed between the two?
Please write the summary as you see it on the page.

IF you want 5 points on the test, choose and write about 3 cases.
IF you want 10 points on the test, choose and write about 5
IF you want 15 points on the test, choose and write about 7.
DO NOT cut and paste. Case summaries must be in your own words. Please e-mail to me, but make a copy in case I do not receive it.
If you have questions, please e-mail and I will try to answer your question.
Deadline: 12 a.m. January 3rd, 2008.
Happy Hunting!!:)
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