AP U.S. Government and Politics Case Briefs : 2015-2016
Each student will be responsible to research Supreme Court cases in the 1st quarter and complete a
one-page case brief on the case. The briefs are worth ten points each, should be typed, and should include
the following: case name, year, Chief Justice, background to the case, the issue, the decision, and your
opinion of the decision (this is the most important part of the brief).
If a student has a planned absence, the briefs are due the class before the planned absence. If an
absence is not planned, then the briefs are due the day the student returns to school. No late briefs will be
accepted for credit.
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Case
Reynolds v. U.S. (1878)
U.S. v. Alvarez
Elk Grove School District v. Newdow (2004)
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
Barnes v. Glen Theatre (1991)
U.S. v. Jones
Texas v. Johnson
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Kelo v. New London (2005)
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008)
Board of Ed. of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002)
King V. Burwell (2015)
Obergefell V. Hodges (2015)
Due Date:
August 26th
August 28th
September 4th
September 8th
September 12th
September 15th
September 23rd
September 29th
October 2nd
October 6th
October 9th
October 13th
October 19th
October 23rd
October 27th
October 30th
November 1st
November 4th