Web Research Activity

1. Further investigate the circumstances surrounding the Employment Division v. Smith (1990) Supreme Court case. Consider how the makeup of the Supreme Court might have influenced this decision.

2. Engage in an in-depth examination of the concept of the right to privacy and its development in constitutional law. One useful place to begin is with the Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Supreme Court ruling.

3. Engage in an in-depth examination of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Supreme Court case, with special attention to the issues and arguments made concerning both civil liberties and federalism.

4. Search the topic of race, civil liberties, and criminal justice, and examine the ways in which civil liberties are protected differentially in the context of race in America.

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