Adding a civics lesson to
Nov. 4 election events [Cabinet
Report, 9/29/14]: With a general election on the horizon, top voter and
education officials are urging public school administrators to use the event as
a teachable civics moment for their students – a subject lawmakers both here
and across the country want to see brought back to life in K-12 curriculum.
http://www.cabinetreport.com/curriculum-instruction/adding-a-civics-lesson-to-nov.-4-election-events
New law limits student
discipline measure [EdSource,
9/29/14]: Fewer than 11,000 of California’s 6.2 million students will likely be
affected each year by a new law that limits the use of “willful defiance” as a
reason to expel or suspend students. But Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature on the
bill signifies a growing commitment on the part of the state to find more
positive approaches to disciplining students.
Scalia has a secrecy problem: Hiding
and hypocrisy at the Supreme Court [Salon, 9/29/14]: The court plays a growing activist role in
our politics and lives -- yet all nine justices hide in the shadows.
Justice
Ginsburg's Twisted Logic [Bloomberg View essay, 9/29/14]: What happens if
conservative Supreme Court justices retire strategically (that is, their
departure is timed so that like-minded replacements can be named and
confirmed), and liberal justices don't? The answer is obvious, and depressing
for liberals. And yet that appears to be the situation now, and there's not
much anyone can do about it.
Who's Getting the Work at the
Supreme Court? [Tony
Mauro in The American Lawyer, 9/29/14]: An elite group of firms now argues a
larger proportion of the court's shrinking caseload.
Cut by the Supreme Court [Slate, 9/28/14]: When the justices
denied these cases, justice was underserved.
Audio:
With The End In Sight, Holder Reflects On His Legacy [“Weekend
Edition Sunday,” NPR, 9/28/14]: A day
after Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation, he made a
long-planned visit to Scranton, Penn. That's where he won his first big trial
as a young public corruption prosecutor nearly 40 years ago. And he says coming
to this federal courthouse now, returning to the site of his earliest legal
success, makes sense.
Confirmation battles are back [Politico, 9/28/14]: Prepare for the return of the confirmation fight. If
Republicans capture the Senate majority in November, their sway over prominent
judgeships and Cabinet vacancies — potentially including a new attorney general
— will become one of the GOP’s primary leverage points against President Barack
Obama.
Obama's five closest
allies [The Hill, 9/29/14]:
With the announcement of Attorney General Eric Holder’s intention to resign
earlier this week, President Obama is losing not just a key political ally, but one of
the few personal friends in his inner circle.
Will the
Supreme Court Take Up Mehanna? [Lawfare blog, 9/29/14]: Does translating “radical” Arab texts and videos
amount to material support for terrorism? That is the question that would face
the Supreme Court, should they decide to take up Mehanna v. United States.
Obama administration’s latest effort to stonewall
public involves torture hearing at Guantanamo [1st Amend. Coalition, 9/29/14]: The Justice Department is
asking a federal judge to barricade a hearing at Guantanamo, keeping the press
and public from learning about force-feeding practices of suspected terrorists
at the prison.
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