There are 5 parts to the first amendment. Your assignment is to find 5 important Supreme Court cases that deal with each part. 5x5=25 total cases
This will count as a project grade.
Religion
Press
Speech
Assembly
Petition
Format:
Case name
Date heard/decided
Issue/Facts of the case
Question asked the Supreme Court
Decision made by the court
Why the court decided this way
Impact on American society
Example
Religion #1
Case name: Smith vs Jones
Date: 1999
Issue/Facts of case: Smith borrowed Jones' lawnmower and refused to give it back. Jones sued under the 5th amendment Eminent domain clause to get his lawnmower back because Smith was a member of the local city government.
Question asked the SC: Does the Eminent Domain clause of the 5th amendment apply to government officials even if they are acting as a private citizen when borrowing property and not returning said property?
Decision made: No. The Supreme Court ruled that this case was the dumbest thing that they had ever heard. Eminent Domain only applies to government officials when said official is acting in their official capacities.
Impact on society: Both parties were thrown out of the Supreme Court building and told to never come back. This impacted society because no one ever filed a silly court case ever again. (This never really happened so don't even think of using this example as a real case)
The impact on society will require you to do some research. Start with the name of the court case and impact on society. See what you come up with.
