ASSIGNMENT 1 Freedom of speech is one of our fundamental rights as Americans but it can be interpreted in many ways by the courts To learn more about what freedom of speech consists of search the internet or other source for a lawsuit involving freedom of speech as a part of the 1st amendment to the Constitution either decided or pending Write a comprehensive summary of the lawsuit using the format below Do not copy paste your article from another source Read the information and then summarize it Be sure to give details and background It should include enough information so that I can understand what is happening in the lawsuit a good rule of thumb is 300 400 words If you cannot find enough information on that lawsuit then choose a different case Instructions You must have 2 sources and Wiki sites are not valid sources You can NOT use any of the cases in the textbook Do not use any case more than 10 years old Format EXACTLY as follows using headings numbered responses Your Name 1 Lawsuit somebody v somebody or other identifying name 10 points 2 Summary give a good basic description of the circumstances 40 points 3 Outcome list the court ruling if there is any and why they ruled that way If a decision has not been met please state that 20 points 4 Legal Basis Based on what you have learned in this course give at least 1 principle that has been discussed that the court used as a basis for their decision 15 points 5 Source url website or other source you must have 2 sources wiki is not a valid source 15 points Grading All assignments should be formatted using a numbered list 15 points will be deducted if they are not labeled or formatted properly If you appear to have copy pasted your information directly from an article or website rather than summarizing it in your own words it will be considered plagiarism and will earn a grade of zero This assignment will automatically be filtered through turnitin to check for plagiarism See the course syllabus for more information about plagiarism Late Work Excuses such as technical difficulties lost jump drive no internet connection computer issues thinking it submitted etc are not acceptable excuses for late work However late work will be accepted with the following penalties Up to 1 day late 20 penalty 20 points off 2nd day late 30 penalty 3rd day late 40 penalty 4th day late 50 penalty No assignments accepted more than 5 days late Submission Trouble shooting Assignments are submitted through CANVAS using a PDF only There are instructions in the Course Resources module on how to convert a file to PDF Trouble Uploading If you have problems email the assignment prior to the deadline or turn in the assignment prior to class starting