Overview
In this assignment, you will choose between two Supreme Court opinions provided below. Choose only one of them and answer questions related to the case and the opinion. Both cases involve a dispute over the meaning of language used in a criminal statute. In both cases, the Court's interpretation of the meaning of the word/words in question was critical to determining the outcome of the case. I CHOSE THE EASIER ONE, please see attached.
- your entire assignment should be approximately 500 words (not including the questions that were asked in the prompt). Your responses can be up to 700 words (total) if you have more to say.
- Place letters next your response to each part of the assignment (a-f).
Course SLOs addressed:
- Illustrate ways in which meaning is conveyed and interpreted through natural languages in different modalities.
- Apply relevant insights from the field of linguistics concerning how speakers convey meaning and perform actions with language (pragmatics, and discourse analysis) to the study of legal issues.
Writing intensive SLOs addressed:
- Develop and clearly define your ideas through writing;
- Ethically integrate sources of various kinds into your writing;
- Express yourself through your writing by posing questions, making original claims, and coherently structuring complex ideas.
PLEASE SEE CASE AND RUBRIC ATTACHED