evaluate the legal reasoning employed by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice John Paul Stevens in the 2007 Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick.
Read the majority opinion by Chief Justice Roberts and the dissent by Justice Stevens carefully, then evaluate the legal reasoning using the four elements suggested by Carter & Burke in the reading “What Legal Reasoning Is and Why It Matters.” Download “What Legal Reasoning Is and Why It Matters.” Your paper should clearly examine each of the four elements – case facts, social background facts, rules of law, and moral values – in terms of this case. Discuss whether you think the decision was well justified, and why or why not.
Your paper should be 4-6 double-spaced pages (plus your Works Cited page) in Times New Roman 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Be sure to cite, especially when you quote directly, and do no plagiarize from other sources. No additional sources are necessary besides the case opinions and the Carter & Burke reading. You must provide in-text citations as well as a Works Cited page.
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