Problem: Using the transcribed document; In a chart, in the left hand column write down 5 interesting interactions between the lawyers for the petitioner and the justices. An interaction should be at least one substantial dialogue between the lawyer and the judge. They should be substantial. Then in the right hand column, write down 5 interesting interactions between the respondents and the justices. Be sure to always note the name of the petitioner and the name of the justice. Try to find the best interactions - the ones that get to the heart of the constitutional issues in the case.
Once you have your chart, what arguments do the petitioners give? What is their best argument and why? What arguments to the respondents give? What is their best argument and why? If you were judge in this case having heard the oral arguments, which side do you think should win and why?
Van Orden v. Perry - Oral Argument - March 02, 2005