2008 CASE ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS
As part of the Peter Jennings Project, Jennings Fellows were divided into small groups and led by a distinguished faculty to analyze a legal case or controversy, and eventually come to a decision which they reported to the group as a whole. The faculty moderated a discussion about the case, teasing out the issues and helping the participants understand the reasoning that goes into each court decision. It is through this interaction that the Fellows gained a personal experience with the material.
Then, the next day, the faculty again met with their group. After re-assessing the case, the Fellows voted as if they were a panel of judges and made a presentation to the larger group, explaining the case and announcing their decision.
Listed below are the case assignments and corresponding faculty:
Akhil Amar, Professor, Yale Law School
Hudson v Michigan (2001)
Perry Dane, Professor Rutgers University - Camden Law School
Goodridge v Department of Health (2003)
Sherrilyn Ifill, Professor, University of Maryland Law School
Republican Part of Minnesota v. White (2002)
Harold Schramm, Professor Emeritus, Western Connecticut State University
Kelo v New London (2005)
Goldstein v Pataki (2008)
Larry Thompson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, PepsiCo
Cerqueira v American Airlines (2007)
John Yoo, Professor,University of California, Berkeley Law School
Akins v. Virginia (1999)
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
