Post 3 - 3/26

Read the article Do Juvenile Killer Deserve Life Behind Bars? about the cases the U.S. Supreme Court is considering. Then answer the following questions:

1. Should juveniles be treated differently from adults if they commit murder? Why or why not? Or in what situations?

2. What do you think the U.S. Supreme Court should rule?

Post 2 - 3/19

In January the US Supreme Court heard a case about GPS tracking devices on cars. Read the article High Court: Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking Device and answer the following questions:

1. What did the Supreme Court rule?

2. Do you agre or disagree with their ruling?

Post 1 2012

Welcome to our class blog for Practical Law. Please read the article "CA Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional" from the Washington Post and then answer the following questions:

1. What is your opinion - should same-sex marriage or gay marriage be legal and why?

2. This case is going to the U.S. Supreme Court where they will have to examine the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution which outlaws discrimination. Do you think that not allowing gays to marry is discrimination which is outlawed by the Equal Protection Clause?

3. Opponents of gay marriage say that legalizing it would violate (hurt) their right to freedom of their religion because in their religious beliefs they don't see homosexuality as moral. Do you think that legalizing gay marriage hurts freedom of religion which is protected by the First Amendment?

4. What do you think the U.S. Supreme Court should do on gay marriage?

Thanks for answering!