Fluent Essays

1 Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Steve Sisolak Student’s name Institutional affiliation Course Instructor’s name Summary of the case The Supreme Court of the United States has denied the Calvary chapels emergency plea to hold religious services notwithstanding Nevadas Covid-19 emergency edict. An edict by the state permitted non-essential companies like casinos and water estates to run at 50\% capacity, but forbade houses of devotion from doing the same. After the court of district failed to provide relief, the Ninth Circuit dismissed Calvary Chapels request for a restriction pending appeal. There were five Supreme Court justices who voted to reject injunctive relief, although there was no rationale offered (VALLEY, 2020). As Justices Alito, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch pointed out in their long dissenting views, Nevadas discrimination in favor of its thriving gambling business and its workers is not startling, but the Supreme Courts willingness to accept it is. Outline 1 Title: Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Steve Sisolak 2 Facts of the case: A violation of the Applicants First Amendment rights to free exercise, free Speech, and public assembly was alleged before the Supreme Court. As well as favoring commercial religion expression over non-commercial religious communication, he added that the Governors Directive also favored secular gatherings over religious ones because both perspectives are protected by law. However, commercial communications at secular businesses are more controlled by the state, according to the Applicant. In the United States, Dayton Valley Congregation is a Christian congregation situated in Dayton. Nevada Governor Sisolak, in his official capacity, is the first response. They are represented by Aaron Ford, Nevadas Attorney General and Frank Hunewill, Lyon County Sheriff. COVID-19 has put Nevada on lockdown. To challenge emergency orders issued by the Governor prohibiting cathedrals and other dwellings of devotion from holding church services of ten or more people regardless of adhering with social distancing and guidelines. Additionally, nail, hair, and hairdresser shops were permitted to open and operate at 50 percent capacity at the same time, along with cafeterias and food outlets. During this period, the Applicant was unable to meet in person for more than two months, which he believed was discriminatory. Worse yet, many churchgoers were averse to any form of worship other than physical gatherings of people in one place. 3 History of the case: The courts legal action prevents the applicant from doing what they want since it is against state law. Without respect to social distance or public health rules, worship sessions of 10 or more people in churches and other houses of worship were prohibited. 4 Legal questions Rejecting the applicants plea for injunctive relief 5 Decision or holdings The court decided for the plaintiff because the churchs freedom of expression has been curtailed due to the Supreme Courts denial of an order that would have enabled Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley members to gather up to 90 people instead of the Governor of Nevadas 50-person restriction. 6 Verdict and opinion (judgement) Simple is the description of the differences in Gorsuchs dissent. Although Nevadas constitution prohibits such discrimination, in his judgment, the state had unjustifiably institutionalized it to the detriment of religion. According to Nevadas erudite Justice, entertainment is a better career option than religion. Maybe this isnt a brand new phenomenon. As a result, this type of religious discrimination is prohibited by the first amendment (Greenberg et al., 2020). An epidemic is spreading the world, posing new challenges to our society. Nevada, on the other hand, is prohibited by the Constitution from favoring Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel. According to Justice Alito, he was baffled as to how the Governor of Nevada could justify allowing casinos to work at 50 percent capacity, which is much greater than the Applicants projected attendance of 90 people in the case. This would almost certainly result in thousands of people from across the world visiting Las Vegas casinos, standing close together and consuming alcohol, which would force them to remove their masks. According to Judge Alito, the Applicants followers want to gather in groups of no more than 90 people, wear masks, and keep social distance from one another. Conclusion Through this decision, covid -19 could not be contacted through public meetings, which was beneficial to residents. Within its authority, the ruling creates a binding or persuasive precedent. References VALLEY, C. C. D. (2020). FOR PUBLICATION. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CalvaryChapel_Sisolak-9CA.pdf Greenberg, E.S., Page, B.I., Doherty, D. Minkoff, S.L., & Ryan, J. M. (2020). The struggle for democracy. (2018 elections and updates ed.) Read/review the following resources for this activity: · Textbook: Chapter 17. Also, Chapter 11 and 12 from Week 6 might still be relevant. · Lesson · Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Instructions This is Part II of the assignment you submitted in Week 6. Using the case outline (Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens) you submitted in Week 6, prepare and submit a presentation, which will either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor. Be sure to verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment. The presentation Point presentation will need to include: · Name the case · Discuss the facts of the case · Discuss the history of the case (what laws or legal action was taken) · Discuss the issues or the facts of the case and legal questions the court must decide · Discuss if the courts decision or holdings was for the plaintiff or for the defendant and what were the reasons for the decision? · Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury. Important: In this assignment, you are expected to elaborate the points you made in the prior assignment in Week 6. This assignment will be graded on your strength to elaborate and explain the facts of the case and proper use of visual aids, good narration, and presenting to the case and how well you stick to the case. For example, if you are using the PowerPoint, you are also expected to include proper visuals that are relevant to the case. Do not copy-paste the outline into this and call it complete. This assignment is worth 250 points. Writing Requirements (APA format) · Length: The presentation must be 10-15 slides long if using PowerPoint (excluding cover and reference pages) or 3-5 minute long if using a video presentation. · Font should not be smaller than size 16-point   · Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style   · Title/Introduction slide required · References slide minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to textbook if cited) · Use the speaker notes to elaborate on the content on the slides Grading This activity will be graded based on the Written Assignment Grading Rubric. Course Outcomes (CO): 4, 6, 7 Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday Rubric Week 8: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation Week 8: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFacts of the Case 30 pts Identifies numerous facts that go above and beyond highlighting the importance of the case and make the case foundations explicit. 26 pts Identifies a number of facts that highlight the importance of the case and make the case foundations explicit. 23 pts Identifies several facts that make the case foundation clear but omits at least one important fact. 20 pts Identifies some facts but omits more than one important fact crucial to understanding this case. 0 pts No effort 30 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHistory of the Case 30 pts The presentation covers an exceptional level of case history to make the legal actions surrounding the case clear and detailed. 26 pts The presentation demonstrates points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case. 23 pts The presentation provides brief points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case; however, additional explanation is needed to make the history clear and in context 20 pts The presentation provides such a minimal number of points of case history surrounding the legal actions that the history of the case is not clear. 0 pts No effort 30 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLegal Questions 30 pts The presentation clearly points to the specific civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict. 26 pts The presentation points to the general civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict. 23 pts The presentation provides some information regarding the general civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict, but at times is unclear or inaccurate. 20 pts The presentation is not clear or largely inaccurate regarding the general civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict. 0 pts No effort 30 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDecision or Holdings 20 pts The presentation clearly lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the defendant along with the reasoning provided by the court and key details directly related to understanding the ruling. Any holdings or court imposed conditions as part of the verdict are also listed. 17 pts The presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the defendant along with the reasoning provided by the court but includes few details related to the ruling.Holdings or court imposed conditions are not clear. 15 pts The presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the defendant but the included reasoning is unclear. Holdings or court imposed conditions are also omitted. 13 pts The presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the defendant but omits the reasoning. Holdings or court imposed conditions are either omitted or incoherent. 0 pts No effort 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVerdict: Concurring and Dissenting Opinion 30 pts The presentation clearly points to the verdict and provides clear detail of the affirming and dissenting opinions. 30 pts The presentation points to the verdict and provides information on the affirming and dissenting opinions. 23 pts The presentation provides the verdict but information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is minimal. 20 pts The presentation does not provide the verdict and/or information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is unclear or lacking. 0 pts No effort 30 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation: Overall 40 pts The presentation includes all required components, is visually clean and appealing with effective use of visuals and includes narration. 35 pts The presentation includes most required components, makes effective use of visuals, and includes narration. 31 pts The presentation includes few of the components, has some visuals, and includes narration. 27 pts The presentation does not include most of required components, is visually hard to follow with no visuals, and has limited or no narration. 0 pts No effort 40 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation: Narration and Delivery 40 pts Audible and clear volume without ambient noise, has a good pace, and stays to the topic. Overall excellent delivery. 35 pts Audible and clear volume, generally with good clarity and little or no ambient noise, has a good pace, with few or no interruptions and stays to the topic. Overall very good delivery. 31 pts Quite clear and audible with some volume or ambient noise issues but still has a good pace with some interruptions but generally stays to the topic. Delivery needs improvement. 27 pts Narration has volume and audio issues with background noise, and often trails off the topic. Delivery needs major improvement. 0 pts No effort 40 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting and Visuals: Mechanics and Usage and Relevance of the Visuals 20 pts The writing is concise, free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Effective use of visuals 17 pts The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids used adequately 15 pts The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids could be improved. 13 pts The student presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the message. Visual aids used poorly 0 pts No effort 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCitations 10 pts The references are provided in accurate APA format. 8 pts The references contain a few minor error in APA format. 7 pts The references contain several minor errors in APA format. 6 pts The references contain major errors in APA format. 0 pts No effort 10 pts Total Points: 250