We hate that we’re covering this case, as the matter is a highly disturbing topic – restitution for the victims of child pornography. Full disclosure: We work for kids. They’re our “clients,” if you will, as we are educators. No teacher treads lightly or indiscriminately through a case involving sexual abuse of children. We’re guessing… Continue Reading
Monthly Archive: January 2014
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Navarette v. California Oral Argument: January 21, 2014 5-Cent Explanation: The question raised in this case is whether the police can stop a vehicle based upon information provided by an anonymous caller alleging reckless driving that the officers did not personally observe. 10-Cent Explanation: On August 23, 2008, after receiving what the courts are considering… Continue Reading
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The question in this case: Is the state of Massachusetts violating Eleanor McCullen’s 1st Amendment right to free speech by enforcing a law that prevents her and others from protesting inside a 35-foot buffer zone of the entrance, exits, and parking lots of abortion clinics? 5-cent explanation: Eleanor McCullen (pictured above), a Massachusetts resident and… Continue Reading
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On the docket is a case called NLRB v. Noel Canning that asks the SCOTUS to clarify the powers a president has, via the Constitution, to fill vacancies in his administration like cabinet positions, federal judges, or executive office positions. This particular case deals with the latter. Key to understanding this constitutional interpretation case is… Continue Reading
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by Cara Gallagher & Joe Taraborrelli When teachers plan to teach the topic of abortion in a history or social studies class, what we teach is as important and, in some cases, critical to our livelihoods, as how we teach it. I knew a teacher who totally avoided the subject in their AP government class.… Continue Reading
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