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Supreme Court: 1st Amendment Cases Supreme Court Case Essay Supreme Court Case with written paper of assigned opinion. Rubric Code: LXC62C7 By beery41 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Law Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Assigned Opinion Paper
	Law School Flunkout F equivalent 0 pts	Law Clerk D/C equivalent 0 pts	Judge C/B equivalent 0 pts	Chief Justice A equivalent 0 pts
Opinion 15 pts	Law School Flunkout The paper's information doesn't reflect the assigned opinion or doesn't explain it any way.	Law Clerk The opinion is understood but lacking evidence or logic to back it up.	Judge The opinion is clear, and some evidence or logic supports the opinion.	Chief Justice Opinion is clearly defined, and explained using both logic and evidence to do so.
Case Details 15 pts	Law School Flunkout The case summary is too short and doesn't give enough information for the reader to understand the court's decision.	Law Clerk Summary provides some background of the case, but the connection between the case the explanation of the assigned opinion is unclear.	Judge Summary provides some background of the case, and covers the basics needed for the opinion. However, some key points/facts/info are missing.	Chief Justice Summary provides enough background of the case and justification of the assigned opinion.
Clarity of Writing 10 pts	Law School Flunkout Confusing, repetitive, or otherwise lacking in direction.	Law Clerk Clarity and ease of reading is limited at best. Little flow throughout the paper.	Judge Paper is legible and logical, stronger word choice and editing would strengthen paper.	Chief Justice Paper clearly demonstrates mastery of writing on the assigned topic.
Grammar 10 pts	Law School Flunkout Riddled with errors, misspellings, etc.	Law Clerk Clearly needs editing and lacks proofreading.	Judge A few mistakes that were missed. Improper punctuation, spelling errors, awkward sentences.	Chief Justice Edited and proofread to satisfaction.
Organization & Length 10 pts	Law School Flunkout The document is unorganized, but can be read. Too Short	Law Clerk The document is somewhat organized. Needs to be longer	Judge The document is fairly well organized. Almost long enough	Chief Justice The paper is well organized and thought out. Long enough
Content Comments 0 pts	Law School Flunkout	Law Clerk	Judge	Chief Justice