Getting StartedStep 1: Choose Your Case

Choose a case (preferably within the last 15 years):

You can go to OYEZ.ORGLinks to an external site. for a list of all Supreme Court cases or OYEZ.org 2022 for a list of more current cases. If you decide to research some of the cases that have gotten a lot of press recently, you are welcome to choose one of these to research:

• McDonald v. Chicago
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
• Arizona v. United States
• National Federation of Independent Businsess v. Sebelius
• Shelby County v. Holder
• U.S. v. Windsor
• United States v. Tsarnaev
• United States v. Zubaydah
• United States v. Texas
• Hemphill v. New York
• Houston Community College System v. Wilson
• Wooden v. United States
• Ramirez v. Collier
• Biden v. Missouri and Biden v. Texas
• Brown v. Davenport
• Carson v. Makin
• 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
• Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
• American Medical Association v. Cochran
• Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco
• Badgerow v. Walters
• Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
• Town of Greece v. Galloway
• Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby
• Fernandez v. California
• Riley v. California
• McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission

Step 2: Research Your Case

Find out the following information about your case:

• Has a decision been made in your case? If yes, what was that decision? How many Justices voted for/against the decision?(The page for the case you are researching on OYEZ.ORGLinks to an external site. will have this information - at the bottom of the page you can also see who voted for/against this as well as sort by ideology).
• What is the issue being discussed? Summarize the main points.
• What are the two sides of argument? Summarize those.
• Why do you think this issue this issue is important? What impact could this have?
• Do you think ideology impacted this case? If so, how?

Some places to go to research more about your issue:

• Oyez.orgLinks to an external site.
• SCOTUS BlogLinks to an external site. (the Supreme Court Blog - the search feature will pull up information about your case)
• PCC Shatford Library Databases. Try Opposing Viewpoints in Context or National Newspapers Core. If accessing off campus, you will need to enter your LancerPoint ID and password.
• PCC Shatford Library POLSC 1 LibGuide
• National ReviewLinks to an external site.
• The Hill.com(hover over News and you will be able to choose House or Senate)
• The American SpectatorLinks to an external site.
• New York Times
• The New AmericanLinks to an external site.
• Politico(check out the Congress tab)
• The Cybercast News ServiceLinks to an external site.
• Roll Call
• Human EventsLinks to an external site.
• The LA Times(check out US tab and then Politics)
• The Washington TimesLinks to an external site.

Step: 3 Summary + Thought Questions

Combine the information you have found and summarize and analysis of this issue for your initial post based on your research,