Police Science Class – How the Courts Address or Respect -3 page assignment – 2 part assignment, will pay for second part after

This assignment is comprised of 2 parts, the first of which is due this week. Part II will be due in Week 7.

In Part I this week, choose a case from your state that involves civil rights or civil liberties that was decided by the United States Supreme Court. If your state does not have a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court, choose a civil rights case from another state for which the United States Supreme Court issued a decision.

Here is a brief description of civil rights and civil liberties: Civil rights refers to equal social opportunities under the law. It gives you these freedoms such as the right to vote, the right to public education, or a fair trial, among other things, regardless of your wealth or race. Civil liberties mean freedom of religion, equal treatment and due process under the law, and the right to privacy.

You should be able to go online and look up your state and famous cases decided by the Supreme Court. For example, Brown v Board of Education (1951) started in Topeka, Kansas, and ended up in the Supreme Court of the United States. Another example would be Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada (2020) that started in Nevada and ended up the United States Supreme Court. A good source of information about cases decided by the United States Supreme Court is www.scotusblog.com. Other sources can be researched online using search terms for “civil rights cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.” Be sure to use a case actually decided by the United States Supreme Court, and not a case decided by your state’s supreme court or a different court. A case that is still pending before the United States Supreme Court should not be used. If you are unsure, please contact your Professor BEFORE you pick your case and submit the assignment as this is a significant part of your overall grade.

Research your court case and write an outline of the case that you will be using to prepare a presentation, which will either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor. If you are unsure, then verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.

This week’s assignment should include (a) summary of the case; (b) a case outline; and a summary.

Summary of the Case

In one or two paragraphs, provide a general overview of the case that serves as a snapshot of what the case is about and how it ended up in your state high court. A summary is using your words to write a brief history of the case. Do not give your opinion or your interpretation but stick to the facts only.

Case Outline

Your court case outline should include:

Title: Name of the case

Facts of the case: Provide key facts involving the case.

History of the case: What legal action was taken based on what your state laws say about this case?

Legal questions: What were the legal issues the court had to decide?

Decision or holdings: Did the court decide for the plaintiff or the defendant? Explain the reason behind the decision?

Verdict and opinion (judgement): What were the concurring and dissenting opinions? How many judges decided for the defendant and how many justices decided against the defendant? What was the final verdict from the judge or the jury, if it was a jury trial?

Conclusion:

What was the resulting impact of the ruling? How did the citizens of your state benefit from it? Was this a good decision?

Requirements

  • The length of your outline will vary. Usually an outline is anywhere from 1-3  pages long. Make sure to write full sentences to explain your case. It is a concise list to be used as a reference for you during the presentation.
  • Using the outline, you will be describing the court case in your presentation and the scenario around the court case. The use of Wikipedia as a primary source of information is to be avoided – it is not a reliable source of information.
    Search for an example of a case outline in the Internet. Without going into much detail at this state, each of the items listed above has a subject sentence with 3-6 bullet points that can help you expand on the topic.
    For Week 7, you will be creating a narrated PowerPoint, or a video as approved by your instructor, from this week’s outline.
    This assignment is worth 200 points.
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to textbook if cited)
Week 6 – Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Outline
Week 6 – Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Outline
Criteria Ratings Pts
Summary

30 pts

Includes a stellar summary that accurately describes the critical components of the case.

26 pts

Includes a good summary that describes the critical components of the case but omits 1 or 2 minor parts.

23 pts

Includes a summary that has the case details but omits 1 or 2 major parts.

20 pts

Includes a summary that has some case details only.

0 pts

No effort
30 pts
Title and Facts of the Case

30 pts

There are at least three key facts related to the case, including the parties involved. Answer includes the case title and name.

26 pts

There are no more than two key facts related to the case, including the parties involved. Answer contains both the case title and name.

23 pts

There is only one key fact about the case. Answer contains either the title or the case name, but not both.

20 pts

The answer does not contain key facts about the case. Answer contains either the title or the case name.

0 pts

No effort
30 pts
History of the Case

40 pts

The outline covers a sufficient level of case history to make the legal actions surrounding the case clear and detailed.

35 pts

The outline demonstrates points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case.

31 pts

The outline provides brief points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case.

27 pts

The outline provides such a minimal number of points of case history surrounding the legal actions that the history of the case is not clear.

0 pts

No effort
40 pts
Legal Questions

30 pts

The outline clearly points to the specific civil liberty issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

26 pts

The outline points to the general civil liberty issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

23 pts

The outline provides some information regarding the general civil liberty issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

20 pts

The outline is not clear regarding the general civil liberty issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

0 pts

No effort
30 pts
Holdings and Court Conditions

20 pts

Holdings or court imposed conditions are clearly explained.

17 pts

Holdings or court imposed conditions are not clearly explained.

15 pts

Omits any holdings or court imposed conditions.

13 pts

Holdings or court imposed conditions are also omitted.

0 pts

No effort
20 pts
Verdict and Opinion

30 pts

Includes court verdict, and the legal basis for the verdict is well explained. Reference cases are listed too.

26 pts

Includes court verdict, but the legal basis for the verdict has room for improvement. Reference cases are listed too.

23 pts

Includes court verdict, but the legal basis for the verdict is inaccurate. Reference cases missing.

20 pts

Only includes the court verdict.

0 pts

No effort
30 pts
Writing: Mechanics and Usage

10 pts

The writing is concise, free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

8 pts

The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

7 pts

The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

6 pts

The student presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message

0 pts

No effort
10 pts
Citations

10 pts

The references are provided in accurate APA format.

8 pts

The references contain a few minor error in APA format.

7 pts

The references contain several minor errors in APA format.

6 pts

The references contain major errors in APA format.

0 pts

No effort
10 pts
Total 
Points: 200



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