Reflect on your decisions in the cases of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier and T.M. v. State of Florida using the following questions:
Use your answers to the questions above to write a judicial opinion for each case using this the template below. Explain your answers to each question in detail and use information from the lesson and the court’s minority and majority opinions. Be sure to check your work for proper spelling and grammar.
I, (your name), write this opinion to (support the majority opinion or dissent with the majority opinion) on the case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
(First paragraph–Explain why your opinion reflects the majority or minority opinion. Majority opinion is official ruling on a court case in which a majority of the justices agree. Give details of each side of the case.)
(Second paragraph–Explain whether you tended to favor loose or strict interpretation of the laws and rights in this case. Give specific examples of where you used each type of interpretation in this case. Explain your reasons for favoring one or the other.)
(Third paragraph–Describe the factors that most influenced your decision and interpretations in this case. Explain why you thought each was significant.)
T.M. v. State of Florida
I, (your name), write this opinion to (support the majority opinion or dissent with the majority opinion) on the case of T.M. v. State of Florida.
(First paragraph–Explain why your opinion reflects the majority or minority opinion. Give details of each side of the case.)
(Second paragraph–Explain whether you tended to favor loose or strict interpretation of the laws and rights in this case. Give specific examples of where you used each type of interpretation in this case. Explain your reasons for favoring one or the other.)
(Third paragraph–Describe the factors that most influenced your decision and interpretations in this case. Explain why you thought each was significant.)
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