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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Legal Definition of the Day: Public Defender
A public defender is an attorney paid by the government to represent indigent individuals who’ve been charged with committing a crime. To fully understand what these lawyers do, I recommend you watch a compelling documentary, Gideon’s Army. This film follows … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, Reviews, Today's Legal Word
Tagged Dawn Porter, Gideon's Army, Public Defender
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Word of the Day: Settlement
A settlement is a legally binding agreement between opposing parties to resolve a lawsuit.
Posted in Today's Legal Word
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Word of the Day: Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a lawyer who initiates criminal cases, on behalf of the government, against those accused of a crime. He or she handles the criminal case from inception through trial.
On This Day in Legal History
In the case of Reed v. Reed, Sally Reed and her former husband, Cecil, each petitioned an Idaho Probate Court to be appointed administrator of their son’s estate. The Court appointed Cecil Reed without analyzing either parent’s qualifications, since an … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged equal protection, Equal Protection Clause, Equal Protection Fourteenth Amendment, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Reed v. Reed
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On This Day in Legal History
In 1927, the United States Supreme #Court decided Gong Lum v. Rice. The issue was whether a Chinese student had a constitutional right to attend an all-white public school in her district. The Supreme Court said that she didn’t. Chief … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Chief Justice Taft, Equal Protection Clause, Gong Lum v. Rice, Justice Taft, separate but equal
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On This Day in Legal History
On this day in 1961, the United States Supreme Court decided Hoyt v. Florida. The Court held that it was permissible to exempt women from jury service. Read more about the facts of this case and the Court’s ruling @ http://goo.gl/j4TixG.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Hoyt v. Florida, Justice Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court
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Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Juveniles
Inmates in South Carolina filed a lawsuit claiming their sentences were violative of the 8th Amendment. When they were minors they were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. They argued that the 8th Amendment guarantees against such “cruel … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, Reviews
Tagged Aiken v. Byars, documentary, juveniles, life without possibility of parole, Lost for Life
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On This Day in Legal History
On November 17, 1980, the United States Supreme Court decided Stone, et al. v. Graham, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky. The case arose after Kentucky legislators passed a law mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in every public … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Establishment Court, Stone v. Graham
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Three Justices Honored at Yale
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were recently honored at Yale Law School. Following the award ceremony, they engaged in an informal, candid, discussion with Professor of Law Kate Stith. The Justices shared tidbits from their personal lives, … Continue reading
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Tagged Award of Merit, Justice Alito, Justice Sotomayor, Justice Thomas, Yale Law School
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On This Day in Legal History
On this day in 1882, Former Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter was born in Austria. In 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt nominated him to the United States Supreme Court. Unlike nowadays, it wasn’t customary for nominees to appear before the Senate … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Felix Frankfurter
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On This Day in Legal History
In 1957, the Alabama legislature passed a law changing the boundaries of the City of Tuskegee. By doing so, only four or five African American voters were left within the City limits, yet not a single white voter was effected … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, On This Date
Tagged Alabama Democratic Conference, disenfranchise, Fifteenth Amendment, gerrymandering, Gomillion v. Lightfoot
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On This Day in Legal History
On October 16, 1914, Takao Ozawa applied for citizenship after living in the United States for twenty years. He was born in Japan, but attended high school and college here. He had children who attended American schools and English was … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Naturalization Act, Takao v. Ozawa, U.S. Supreme Court
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Teaching Evolution Was Once a Criminal Act
In bygone days, an Arkansas law prohibited public school teachers from explaining the theory of human evolution. If a teacher were found guilty of violating the anti-evolution law, then he or she was subject to termination and a fine no … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Epperson v. Arkansas, evolution, first amendment, Justice Abe Fortas, teaching
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Civil Rights Attorney John Doar is Remembered
Take a look at today’s New York Times piece entitled, “John Doar, Federal Lawyer on Front Lines Against Segregation, Dies at 92.” The article pays tribute to Mr. Doar’s tremendous accomplishments in the civil rights area. Go to http://goo.gl/PZjKWF.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil Rights, John Doar
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On This Date One Justice Was Born, Another Retired
On November 12, 1908, Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun was born. He’s probably best known as the author of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized a woman’s right to have an abortion during the first trimester. To learn … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry A. Blackmun, Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court Justice
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On This Day in Legal History
On November 11, 1918, Germany and the Allied forces declared an armistice that brought fighting to an end in World War One. The following year “Armistice Day” was celebrated on November 11. After World War Two and the Korean War, … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, On This Date
Tagged Armistice Day, Veterans Day
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President Obama Nominates a New Attorney General
President Obama has nominated U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder. If confirmed by the Senate she’ll become the first African-American woman to head the Department of Justice. For a thorough understanding of the Attorney General’s responsibilities, … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week
Tagged Attorney General, Loretta Lynch
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On This Date in Legal History
On August 9, 1960, African American boys and girls entered a nationwide chain store, S. H. Kress, in Greenville, South Carolina, and sat at a lunch counter designated for whites only. The store manager turned off the lights, announced the … Continue reading
Posted in On This Date
Tagged equal protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Peterson v. City of Greenville, segregation, United States Supreme Court
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NY’s Highest Court Warns Against Modifying the Miranda Warnings
The law requires after a suspect is taken into custody that he or she be “Mirandized” before being interrogated. That means suspects must be told– you have a right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week
Tagged 5th Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Law & Order, Miranda, MIranda Warnings, Right against self incrimination
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