Since we are wrapping up our unit on civil liberties and civil rights, we can no

Since we are wrapping up our unit on civil liberties and civil rights, we can now begin the research process for your term/research paper. It will be completed in three parts. All work must be: 1 to 2 PAGES, 3 PARAGRAPHS, DOUBLE SPACED Review the cases (scroll down) to find the ONE that interests you the most. This will be your case for the entire 3-part writing assignment, so make sure it’s the one that is of most interest to you. 1. PARAGRAPH ONE: Provide a brief summary (background details/context) of the case. WHO are the parties involved (who’s suing whom) WHY is one party appealing to the Supreme Court? WHAT is that party’s legal claim? HOW would that party want the court to rule? 2. PARAGRAPH TWO: What did the Supreme Court decide, i.e., what was the final “Opinion of the Court” (it’s always the first opinion when reading a case) and what was its ruling? (I emphasize “Supreme Court” because students may erroneously confuse lower court decisions with the final Supreme Court ruling. You need to write primarily about the U.S. Supreme Court decision. 3. PARAGRAPH THREE: Finally, share your preliminary thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision – do you agree or disagree? Explain why. Be more specific than “I agree with the Supreme Court’s decision because it’s the right decision.” THE CASE I SELECT IT WAS – District of Columbia v. Heller(2008) , that’s the one that interested me the most.