Visit the American Civil Liberties Union Supreme Court Cases website to see civil liberties cases (i.e. one of the Bill of Rights, Amendments 1 - 10) that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on, organized by term.Select a landmark Supreme Court case from the Bill of Rights Institute website. (DO NOT CHOOSE McDonough v. Smith (2019).
Provide an analysis that addresses the following:
The civil liberty that is addressed in the case including the text of the amendment from the Bill of Rights
An explanation of the Supreme Court's involvement, including the following:
The importance of the ruling (why it is significant)
How the case moved through the lower courts to eventually be heard by the Supreme Court
The powers granted to the Supreme Court by the constitution that allowed them to rule on the case
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