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https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2017/16-460

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-460_6jgm.pdf

Go to the Supreme Court and look up the case of Artis vs. District of Columbia. Review the transcript and the oral arguments ( links above) and answer the following:

What are the facts of this case ( you may need to do some additional research to fill in any blanks)?

Who is the petitioner and respondent, respectively?

Who are the attorneys representing each?

What justices asked questions? What kind of questions did they ask? What is your opinion of how they interacted with the attorneys?

What is constitutional question in this case?

Is there are ruling yet? What do you anticipate the court will say?

Explanation / Answer

1.Artis filed a Federal suit against District of Columbia alleging Federal employment discrimination claim and three allied claims under D. C law. However two years later the district court rejected the federal claim and dismissed the D. C law claims under 28 U. S. C 1367(c).Artis refiled those claims in D. C superior courts 59 days later. The court dismissed them as time barred. The D. C court of appeal affirmed

2.The petitioner was Artist and the defendant was District of Columbia

3.Senior judge Donald M. Temple was representing the petitioner while Donna M. Murrasky represented the respondent

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