Court Systems and Jurisdiction—Supreme Court Sides With Walmart

Week 1: Assignment

In each week the learning assignment is designed to demonstrate your competence with the

Terminal Course Objectives of the course. Prior to working on the assignment, you should read

through the week’s chapters and lecture.

The questions are designed to probe the higher levels of thinking and learning such as

analyzing, evaluating and creating, and so there often are no correct answers. Instead of

focusing and who wins or loses the case, you should analyze, evaluate, and create alternative

solutions to the various issues presented while arguing and debating the connections

between business, law, politics, and ethics.

Terminal Course Objective: A

Video Case Study: Court Systems and Jurisdiction—Supreme Court Sides With Walmart

Watch the video case study and then write a one- to two-page reflective paper (double

spaced) on the following questions while discussing the connections between business, law,

politics, and ethics.

1. This story is about the Supreme Court’s decision. What process did this case have to go

through to get to the Supreme Court?

2. In the story, two justices wrote differing opinions about the issue. Discuss the differences

between a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and a dissenting opinion. What effect does

each type of opinion have on the state of the law in America?

3. What type of jurisdiction did the federal courts have in this case? Was it a federal question

case or a diversity of citizenship case? Why?