Real Estate Law Paper

 
* If option 2 is selected the student prepares a research paper on (mostly) recent real estate cases and the Supreme Court.  The object of the paper is for students to see and learn what is happening in the real world with regards to real estate law.  The paper should be written in paragraph form (Double spaced, Times New Roman font, Justified alignment) and is typically 7-10 pages.  The paper should have an introduction and conclusion paragraph.  The 12 body paragraphs should include the following on each Supreme Court case:
 

Reasoning why the case came to the Supreme Court
Vote and decision by the court
Brief opinion of the court and which justice wrote it
Any dissent if there is one

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The cases are as follows:
 

Kelo v City of New London
Knick v Township of Scott, Pennsylvania
Murr v Wisconsin
Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid (2021 Term)
U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association
Weyerhauser Co v U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas v New Mexico (2020 this term)
Florida v Georgia (2021 Term)
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v Thomas
Bank of America v Caulkett
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v The Inclusive Communities Project Inc.

 
Grading is based upon 7.5 points for each body paragraph and 10 points for a property introduction and conclusion.  Information should be gathered from Scotus blog.  The website is as follows: https://www.scotusblog.com/.  Do not plagiarize and please write in your own words.  Use the “opinion analysis on each case to help you understand the cases and write your body paragraphs.