ディベートクラブ: 最高裁判所の判例

In this ongoing class, each week learners will engage in courtroom proceedings to convince a panel of Judges that a Supreme Court case was either decided correctly or should be overturned.  The case will be posted ahead of time with relevant useful materials and teams will be assigned.  At the start of each week's class the teams will meet to prepare for the first 25 minutes.  The last hour of class will be dedicated to each opposing side's arguments, rebuttals and the judges questions.  Finally, the judges will determine whether that Supreme Court case should stand or be overturned.  

This class will help hone learners skills in argumentation, logic, persuasiveness, listening, responding, asking pertinent questions and critically analyzing information.  As well, learners will identify how to use past cases to argue in support or against their current case (a skill lawyers need to focus on), how to differentiate facts and laws in a case, how to read, interpret and analyze the Constitution, and different ways that Justices may employ to understand the meaning of the Constitution (four corners, drafter's intent or present day interpretation).  Using all this new found knowledge in an active, team environment allows for a greater amount of learning and a deeper understanding of concepts and content.  

There will be 20 cases in each section of the course.  You can join in at any time as each case stands alone and no prior knowledge is necessary to engage with the class and material.  

- Citizens United v. FEC
 - Engel v. Vitale
 - NYT v. U.S.
 - McDonald v. City of Chicago
 - Gideon v. Wainwright
 - Shaw v. Reno
 - Tinker v. Des Moines School District
- U.S. v. Lopez
 - Wisconsin v. Yoder
- U.S. v. Tsarnaev
 - New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York
 - Bronovich v. DNC
- Pattowatomie v. Earls
 - Timbs v. Indiana
 - Carpenter v. U.S.
 - Matal v. Tam
 - U.S. v. Virginia
 - Regents of UC v. Bakke
 - Hazelwwod v. Kuhlmeier
 - Mitchell v. Wisconsin