Assignment: Legal Research and Writing

Using the following sources:

Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992)

Identify the elements used to assess stare decisis, the policy of courts to abide by or adhere to principles established by decisions in earlier cases.

Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 (1973).

In this case the police officer asked the driver to consent to searching his vehicle. The court held that consent searches are constitutional, and that the government must show that consent existed. What are the criteria identified by the majority opinion that a person gives the police consent to search?

42 U.S.C. 1983.

What are the elements of subject matter jurisdiction under this civil rights statute that must be identified to file a cause of action?

Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992)

What are the criteria that a plaintiff must show to have standing to sue?

Using the following sources:

What is the holding/rule/decision for?

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, 551 U.S. 701 (2007).

Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990).

Nebraska and Oklahoma v. Colorado, 136 S. Ct. 1034 (2015).

United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995).

United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000).

Gonzales v. Raich (previously Ashcroft v. Raich), 545 U.S. 1 (2005).