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Monthly Archives: March 2015
On This Date in Legal History
On March 31, 1976, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether the death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. You can listen to the Court proceedings in the case Gregg v. … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged capital punishment, cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty, Eighth Amendment, Gregg v. Georgia, Justice Stewart
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On This Date in Legal History
For 12 years Chae Chan Ping, a Chinese immigrant, lived and worked as a laborer in San Francisco. In 1887 he returned to China for a visit. Prior to leaving the States he obtained a certificate that confirmed his right … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Chae Chan Ping v. United States, Chinese Exclusion Act, Justice Field, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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On This Date in Legal History
In 1944 Irene Amos Morgan, an African American woman, was traveling on a bus in Virginia (on her way to Maryland) when she was asked by the driver to give up her seat for a white passenger. He requested that … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged commerce clause, interstate commerce, Justice Reed, Morgan v. Virginia, race separation, racial segregation, SCOTUS, Thurgood Marshall, William H. Hastie
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Happy Birthday Justice O’Connor
On this date in 1930 Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas. Read more about her @ http://www.lawsuitgame.com/blog/?p=2480#sthash.KrT4cNfd.dpbs.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Justice, Supreme Court Justice
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Florida Supreme Court Finds Juveniles Ought to Be Treated Differently at Sentencing
This past week the Supreme Court of Florida addressed the issue of whether it’s constitutional for a seventeen year-old convicted of three non-homicide offences to be sentenced to 90 years in prison without any meaningful opportunity for release. In the … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week
Tagged 8th Amendment, Eighth Amendment, Graham v. Florida, Henry Leighdon vs. State of Florida, Judge Perry, juveniles, sentencing, Supreme Court of Florida
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On This Date in Legal History
In 1979 Joe Hogan applied for admission to the School of Nursing at Mississippi University for Women. He was seeking to obtain a bachelors degree in nursing, but the University had a single-sex admission policy. They only admitted women. He … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged equal protection, Equal Protection Fourteenth Amendment, Justice O'Connor, Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, single-sex admissions policy
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On This Date in Legal History
A West Virginia newspaper, the Charleston Daily Mail, published the name of a 14-year-old who was apprehended and taken into custody for allegedly shooting a classmate at school. Reporters were able to determine the name of the student shooter simply … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged 1st Amendment, Chief Justice Burger, first amendment, Freedom of the Press, Smith v. Daily Mail
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On This Day in Legal History
The case Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld arose after a widower, Stephen C. Wiesenfeld (“Wiesenfeld”) was denied his Social Security survivior benefits after his wife’s death during childbirth. Wiesenfeld opted not to work (outside the home) in order to raise their child. … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Caspar Weinberger, gender discrimination, Justice Brennan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sexual discrimination, Social Security Act, Social Security survivor benefits, Weinberg v. Wiesenfeld
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On This Date in Legal History
When a special police officer, Dick Heller, tried to register a handgun in Washington, DC his application was denied. A law banned handguns in the home. (If a lawful gun was in a home it had to be disassembled or … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged DC Gun Laws, gun control, handguns, Heller v. District of Columbia, Justice Scalia, Second Amendment
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On This Day in Legal History
On this date in 1777 Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney was born. He was the 11th United States Attorney General and the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He served on the Court for 28 years. He’s probably … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Chief Justice, Dred Scott, Roger B. Taney, Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court Justice
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On This Date in Legal History
On this date in 1931 Aldridge v. United States was argued before the United States Supreme Court. The case involved a black criminal defendant, Alfred Scott Aldridge, who was charged with murdering a white police officer. At Aldridge’s trial, his attorney … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Aldridge v. United States, jury, Justice Charles Evans Hughes, Justice McReynolds, racial prejudice
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Happy Birthday Justice Ginsburg
On this date in 1933 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (aka “The Notorious R.B.G.) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Read more about the Justice @ http://www.lawsuitgame.com/blog/?p=3182.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justice Breyer Speaks at a NYC Event
This past week Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman spoke with Justice Stephen Breyer at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. The Justice discussed the inner workings of the Court, several noteworthy cases and the value of oral argument. … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week
Tagged 92nd Street Y, Harvard Professor Noah Feldman, Justice Stephen Breyer
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Defining “Natural born Citizen” in Article II of our Constitution
Article II of our Constitution places certain limitations on who can serve as President of the United States. A President must (1) be at least 35 years old; (2) have lived in the United States for 14 years; and (3) … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week
Tagged Article II, Natural born Citizen
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In The News This Week
A criminal defendant sentenced to death in Virginia is automatically assigned to “death row” at Sussex 1 State Prison. The State forecloses alternative housing arrangments for those convicted of capital murder. On death row prisoners are assigned to single cells. … Continue reading
Posted in In The News This Week
Tagged 4th Circuit, death row, due process, Justice Diana Gribbon Motz, procedural due process, solitary confinement, Sussex 1
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On This Date in Legal History
On this date in 1943 West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was argued before the United States Supreme Court. The case arose after the Board of Education required all public school students to use a “stiff-arm” salute while reciting … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged first amendment, Freedom of Religion, Jehovah's Witnesses, Justice Jackson, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
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Happy Birthday Justice Scalia
On this date in 1936 Justice Antonin Scalia was born. To learn more about the Supreme Court Justice go to http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, On This Date
Tagged Justice Antonin Scalia
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On This Date in Legal History
On this date in 1964 the United States Supreme Court decided New York Times v. Sullivan. This landmark decision revamped defamation law and provided further safeguards for freedom of the press and of speech. Read more @ http://www.lawsuitgame.com/blog/?p=3007#sthash.I6ZYQMR3.dpbs. To hear … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, On This Date
Tagged defamation, freedom of speech, Freedom of the Press, Sullivan v. New York Times
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March is Women’s History Month
Happy Women’s History Month! Learn more @ http://www.lawsuitgame.com/blog/?s=international+womens+day#sthash.CFOPNExQ.dpbs.
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, In The News This Week, On This Date
Tagged International Women's Day, Women's History Month
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On This Date in Legal History
On this date in 1971 the United States Supreme Court decided Griggs v. Duke Power Co. The question presented was– could Duke Power require a potential employee to either have a high school education or pass an intelligence test, when … Continue reading
Posted in History/Social Studies Common Core Curriculum, On This Date
Tagged Chief Justice Burger, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., racial discrimination
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