For our last day of Constitutional Law class, we performed a moot court. The issue before the Court was whether the United States Congress could pass a law, under the Commerce Clause, standardizing the making, selling, and baking of cinnamon rolls. The United States won in the District Court, the Cinnamon Shop appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals, who also sided with the United States. The shop appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court
The Attorney (my sister Emily) for the Cinnamon Roll Shop
The attorney brought some samples (that she baked herself)
The Court listens to Justice Sotomayor (A student who uses Skype)
The Cinnamon Shop attorney shares some rolls with the United States attorney
Justice Ginsburg (me) snores, as the Chief Justice tries not to lose it
The Court ruled in a 5-4 decision, that the Cinnamon Roll Company's case was valid and that Congress had unconstitutionally enacted the law. The Court remanded the case for further proceedings. JUDGES: ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SCALIA, KENNEDY, THOMAS, and ALITO joined. SOTOMAYOR, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, J. BREYER, J. and KAGAN, J. joined.
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