Supreme Court Case Law
Monday, July 26, 1999

1. Answer the following questions about the case: 418 U.S. 683.
   
   a. Name of the case
   

   b. Date the court issued the decision
   

   c. Author of the majority opinion
   

   d. Summary of the facts
   

   e. Significance of the case
   
   

2. Answer the following questions about this case: 495 U.S. 207
   
   a. Name of the case
   

   b. Date the court issued the decision
   

   c. Who were the parties
   

   d. West Key Numbers
   

   e. Summary of the facts
   

   f. What are the parallel citations?
   

3. The U.S. Supreme Court's first case involving paralegalism was Missouri v. Jenkins, 491 U.S. 274 which required the Court to decide whether paralegal fees could be included in an award of attorney's fees.
   a. What are the parallel citations?
   
   
   b. What issue regarding paralegalism did the Court face? The Court delineates a series of functions expected of paralegals, what functions did the Court list?
   
   
   c. In which reporter and on what page did you find cross-references under the heading "Total Client-Service Library References"? What were some of the cross-references?
   
   
4. Answer the following questions about this case: 339 U.S. 56
   
   a. Name of the case
   
   
   b. Date the court issued the decision
   
   
   c. Who were the parties
   
   
   d. West Key Numbers
   
   
   e. Summary of the facts
   
   
   f. What are the parallel cites
   
   
   g. Find the following quote by Justice Black,

   "Unquestionably its application will now and then permit a guilty person to escape conviction because of hasty or ill advised action on the part of enforcement officers."

   What page is the quote on?

    

5. Answer the following questions about this case: 447 U.S. 649

   a. Name of the case

   b. Date the court issued the decision

   c. Summary of the facts

   d. What are the parallel citations?