Why is the discussion of the founding of the constitution

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Supreme Court Decision Analysis

Instructions

For this assignment we're going to have a close look at a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Your task:

The first three pages of the article is the summaries of the entire decision.
The real decision start with Page 1 down.

Q1-
Here's a link to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in LANGE V. CALIFORNIA, 594 U. S. ____ (2021).

Read the entire opinion and then answer the questions below.
Here's the first question:
a)Which justice wrote the opinion of the Court? Who joined him/her?
b)What is a concurring opinion?
c)Who wrote concurring opinions here?
d)Were there any dissenting opinions?

Q2-
a) Using your own words and in four or fewer sentences, give a summary of the underlying facts of this case.
b)In the legal world, what is a "motion."

Q3-a) Lange filed a motion with the court. What was the purpose of his motion?
b)How did the California Superior Court rule on this motion?
c) How did the California Court of Appeals rule on this motion?
d)What reason did the Court of Appeals give for the position it took on this motion?
Q4-
On page 3 of the decision the Court cites Brigham City v. Stuart, 547 U. S. 398, 403 (2006). In your own words and in four or fewer sentences, give a brief summary of the facts in this case. Include who won.
Q5- Why did the Court include the Brigham City case from question 4 in its decision in the Lange case? In other words, why is the Brigham case relevant?

Q6- On pages 8 and 9 of the decision the Court writes that misdemeanors "run the gamut of seriousness." Why is this relevant to the case at hand?

Q7-On page 12 of the decision the Court discusses the founding of our Constitution:

a) In your own words, what is Common Law?
b) Why is the discussion of the founding of the Constitution important to the Court?

Q8- Justice Kavanaugh wrote a concurring opinion. What is his point?

Q9- Chief Justice Roberts, too, wrote a concurring opinion. On page one of his opinion he begins with a hypothetical. What argument is he making here?

Q10-
a) In the end, who won?
b) Do you agree with the Court's decision? Why or why not?

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