What is the “reasonable person” standard?

Do you think this was a “true threat?”

The case is now before the Supreme Court, what happened to it in the lower courts?

What is the importance of this case?

A man files suit against the Bloomington police department for violating his 4th Amendment rights when searching his house.

A women is arrested in Normal, IL for robbing a convenience store in Indianapolis, IN.

A man commits murders in Illinois and Indiana before being arrested for robbing a bank in Ohio.

The ambassador from Iran is arrested for public drunkenness in New York City.

A woman from Iowa files a suit against a mail order company in Illinois. A woman from Florida is arrested for mailing marijuana to her cousin in

Chicago. A teenager from Bloomington is arrested for blowing up a mailbox. A gun shop owner in Normal is arrested for selling handguns to his

customers without requiring they wait the federally mandated five days for a background check to be done.

A mailman in Bloomington is arrested for reckless driving that led to an accident that killed a pedestrian.

A retired U.S. Army captain files suit against the Veteran Affairs Department for unpaid benefits.

Eric Verplaetse, owner of an American electronics company based in Brazil, failed to pay tariffs on all electronics he shipped to the U.S.

Micah Penhollow, owner of Jasso Farms, pay her employees $5.50 an hour, well below minimum wage.

Vansh Chopra opens Vanster, an online files sharing site, and allows millions to share music files, a direct copyright violation.

Issac Carter, an interior designer, requests her clients pay his in cash and does not report the income.

Kira Snelling, while working a primary election, removes ballots cast for the candidate she opposes.

I can identify the three levels of the federal court system.

I can explain how court cases move through the system.

I can write a legal brief.

THREE LEVELS OF COURTS• Trial Courts

Cases begin here. Hear facts of the case. Original jurisdiction.

• Appellate Courts Cases are appealed here. Decide questions of law. Appellate jurisdiction.

• High Courts Have the final say at the

state or federal level. Decide questions of law. Original and appellate

jurisdiction.

94 of them 1 per state, larger states

have more. 1 in Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.

642 total judges Traditional court

procedures. Grand and Petit juries. Original jurisdiction over

most federal cases. Hear criminal and civil

cases.

12 of them 179 total judges Hear cases in 3 judge

panels. A Supreme Court Justice

oversees each Appellate court.

Briefs and oral arguments.

Judges make the decision.

Only hear cases on appeal.

1 court (Washington D.C.)

9 justices – Chief Justice and 8 associates.

Briefs and oral arguments.

Judges make decision. Decisions are FINAL. Original and Appellate

jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction

over cases involving two or more States and all cases brought against ambassadors or other public ministers.

Mapp v. Ohio

Engle v. Vitale