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Analyzing a Supreme Court Decision – Spring 2022It is important that you familiarize yourself with the Supreme Court, as they have the ability to change
the Constitution on a daily basis. The following readings and questions should help you to understand
what their decisions say and how they come down. This assignment is worth 80 total points (8% of your
course grade).
Read the recent Supreme Court case, Alabama Realtors v. Dept. of Health and Human Services, that is
also attached to the assignment details in Canvas. The last slide in the Chapter 1 PowerPoint and in Part
IV of the Chapter 1 audio should help with some of the question terminology. This is a timely case given
our upcoming discussions in the next unit of tort and international law.
1. What is this type of opinion called and who authored pages 1-8 in this case? When was the case
decided? (8 Points)
2. Briefly describe the facts of the original case for me that lead us to the Supreme Court, including the
results at the lower federal court(s). (Solid paragraph in length total – 10 Points)
3. What was the essential issue (one key question of law) the Supreme Court was addressing? (8 Points)
4. What did the Supreme Court decide (how did they answer the issue question) AND what then
happened to the case procedurally after the decision? (10 Points)
5. This was an interesting case procedurally. What was the District Court able to use the second time as
justification for changing their prior decision on the stay? (7 Points)
6. List the four traditional “stay factors.” (8 Points)
7. What does the opinion say about the potential authority of the CDC based on the Government’s
interpretation (read) of section 361? (10 Points)
8. What must happen for such a moratorium to be effective going forward? (6 points)
9. Were there any other Supreme Court opinions written by Justices with this case? If so, please identify
the main author(s), what type(s) of opinions they were, and the main point they were trying to make, if
applicable? (13 Points)
