Explain the rationale of the Ohio Supreme Court in allowing disciplinary records to be released, focusing on the majority opinion.
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hen explain the rationale of the US Circuit Court (“US Court of Appeals” in the text) in disallowing the release of disciplinary records. You may also reference the dissent in the Ohio Supreme Court case.
Choose a side and argue your case.Before you conclude your essay, give your opinion on how you think the US Supreme Court might rule if it ever took up the case.
You must cite sources to support your decision, which will take some research on your part. The sources you cite must be peer-reviewed. Websites such as wikipedia.org will not work. Law journals, published articles, white papers, published books, and dissertations are credible sources. Please do not copy and paste entire paragraphs from these sources. MLA or APA citation is required for this assignment. Visit the following websites if you need help with MLA or APA citation (
https://owl.purdue.edu/
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Here’s two credible sources to get you started.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/oh-supreme-court/1002472.html
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-6th-circuit/1362646.html
Directions
You will submit a paper to this Canvas assignment as a Word document(.docx or .doc; all modern document editors can export to Microsoft Word format).
Your paper should be at least two pages in 12pt font, double-spaced.
Grading
This assignment is graded on a scale of 0 – 100%
Rubric
Case Study 3 Rubric
Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRationaleExplain the rationale of the Ohio Supreme Court in allowing disciplinary records to be released, focusing on the majority opinion. Then explain the rationale of the US Circuit Court (“US Court of Appeals” in the text) in disallowing the release of disciplinary records. You may also reference the dissent in the Ohio Supreme Court case. |
40 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeArguing your positionChoose a side and argue your case. |
20 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOpinionBefore you conclude your essay, give your opinion on how you think the US Supreme Court might rule if it ever took up the case. |
20 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks | ||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusionConcluding comments/thoughts |
10 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferencesProper citations |
10 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks |