1. Court Case Title
2. Background and description of the case (what as the case about, who was involved, what as violated)
3. Relevant Constitutional rights and liberties examined for each case
4. In addition, you will answer this question:
o Impact (how does this court decision affects us today)
o Compare how the courts extended, curtailed or protected individual rights?
Your information from the court cases should be presented in one of three project forms.
1. Written Paper Format (Paper, Smore)
2. Visual Format (Smore, Glogster, poster, pamphlet or book)
3. Oral Format (iMovie, VoiceThread)
CHOICE OF COURT CASES:
1. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1961) Freedom of Speech
2. New Jersey v. TLO (1985) Searches and Seizures
3. Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) School Prayer
4. Bethel Schol District v. Fraser (1986) Freedom of Speech
5. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) Student Freedom of the Press
6. Board of Ed. of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002) Drug Testing
7. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) School Prayer
8. Roper v. Simmon (2005) Death Penalty
9. Morse v. Frederick (2007) Freedom of Speech
EXTRA WEBSITE: USE THESE WEBSITES OR SEARCH (do not use Wikipedia)
OYEZ Supreme Court Media: http://www.oyez.org/
STREET LAW: http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home
UNITED STATES COURTS: http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx