BUS302 Final Research Paper Summer 2016

BUS302 Final Research Paper Summer 2016

Find one US Supreme Court precedent [1] for each assigned case. For each case make an analogy to justify the stare decisis [2] or to overturn the previews precedent. You will find case precedents in the following open sources.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/home Links to an external site.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court Links to an external site.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/ Links to an external site.

http://landmarkcases.org/en/landmark/home Links to an external site.

http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/courtcases.htm Links to an external site.

http://www.oyez.org/cases Links to an external site.

http://www.scotusblog.com/ Links to an external site.

http://public.findlaw.com/ Links to an external site.

http://thelawdictionary.org/ Links to an external site.

Please include the following:

Cover page (APA format)

Index

Bibliography

Facts: 5 sentences max. Per case

Controversies: 5 sentences max. Per case

Court's Opinions: 5 sentences max. Per case

Include references (do not use Wikipedia as a reference)

[1] Precedent, in law, judgment or decision of a court Links to an external site. that is cited in a subsequent dispute as an example or analogy to justify deciding a similar case or point of law in the same manner. Common law Links to an external site. and equity Links to an external site., as found in English and American legal systems, rely strongly on the body of established precedents, although in the original development of equity the court theoretically had freedom from precedent. At the end of the 19th century, the principle of stare decisis Links to an external site. (Latin: “let the decision stand”) became rigidly accepted in England. In the United States the principle of precedent is strong, though higher courts—particularly the Supreme Court of the United States Links to an external site.—may review and overturn earlier precedents. https://www.britannica.com/ Links to an external site.

[2] Stare decisis, (Latin: “let the decision stand”), in Anglo-American law, principle that a question once considered by a court and answered must elicit the same response each time the same issue is brought before the courts. The principle is observed more strictly in England than in the United States. Since no court decision can have universal application, the courts, in practice, must often decide that a previous decision does not apply to a particular case even though the facts and issues appear to be closely similar. A strict application of stare decisis may lead to rigidity and to legal hairsplitting, whereas too much flexibility may result in uncertainty as to the law. https://www.britannica.com/ Links to an external site.