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?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
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?
1. What did the Supreme Court rule?
2. Do you agre or disagree with their ruling?
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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!
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!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Last post: Right to Bear Arms
For our last post I choose a topic we haven't covered that is very controversial: the right to use guns. Last week a committee at the MN state legislature debated a bill that would have "authorized deadly force against intruders who enter a porch, garage or occupied car." In MN it is already legal to kill intruders in their homes.
Minnesota Public Radio covered this issue last week in their article, "House panel rejects bill to expand right to shoot in self defense".
1. Do you think the Second Amendment gives people the right to use weapons to shoot intruders in their homes, cars, or porches?
2. If you were in the MN state legislature, would you have supported the bill? Why or why not?
Minnesota Public Radio covered this issue last week in their article, "House panel rejects bill to expand right to shoot in self defense".
1. Do you think the Second Amendment gives people the right to use weapons to shoot intruders in their homes, cars, or porches?
2. If you were in the MN state legislature, would you have supported the bill? Why or why not?
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
3/10 - Post 6: Gay Marriage
Welcome back after our break from blogging. Please read the article "Justices weigh arguments in potential bellwether for same-sex marriage" from the Star Tribune on 3/5/08. And answer the following questions below:
1. Does it violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment for straights to have the right to marry but not gays?
2. Do you believe that "separate but equal" is possible in marriage or in any form of separation?
3. Do you think that the government should allow gay marriage, ban it, or it is too early to act on this hot issue?
Explain your opinion and be sure to reference the article specifically. Thanks.
1. Does it violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment for straights to have the right to marry but not gays?
2. Do you believe that "separate but equal" is possible in marriage or in any form of separation?
3. Do you think that the government should allow gay marriage, ban it, or it is too early to act on this hot issue?
Explain your opinion and be sure to reference the article specifically. Thanks.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Post 5 - 2/25: Guantanamo Bay Prison
Chapter 17 deals with rights issues during war. One of the most controversial parts of the war on terrorism is the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read one of the two following articles:
Ellison's feelings on Guantanamo mixed from the Star Tribune
Child Soldier Case at Guantanamo Bay from the Associated Press
In your post address the following points:
1. What are the human rights concerns expressed in the article?
2. Do you think that the potential harm from terrorism out weighs these human rights concerns? What should the U.S. do?
Ellison's feelings on Guantanamo mixed from the Star Tribune
Child Soldier Case at Guantanamo Bay from the Associated Press
In your post address the following points:
1. What are the human rights concerns expressed in the article?
2. Do you think that the potential harm from terrorism out weighs these human rights concerns? What should the U.S. do?
Monday, February 11, 2008
2/19: Post 4 - Organizations that Defend Rights
Interest groups are involved in the court process as well. Three of the most famous organizations that take cases for people for free to defend their rights are the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Lawyers Guild. As an example, Gideon was represented by the ACLU when he appealed his case to the Supreme Court and Linda Brown was represented by the NAACP when she appealed Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today I'd like you to go to one of the following webpages (ACLU, the ACLU chapter in MN, the NAACP, the NLG, or the NLG MN chapter) and look for the information to answer these questions:
1. What types of rights issues does this interest group work on? (List at least 3)
2. Pick one to focus on. What have they done and are they doing on this rights issue?
3. Do you agree or disagree with their position or their strategy? Do you think they are effective at defending rights?
Today I'd like you to go to one of the following webpages (ACLU, the ACLU chapter in MN, the NAACP, the NLG, or the NLG MN chapter) and look for the information to answer these questions:
1. What types of rights issues does this interest group work on? (List at least 3)
2. Pick one to focus on. What have they done and are they doing on this rights issue?
3. Do you agree or disagree with their position or their strategy? Do you think they are effective at defending rights?
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