ABA and Civics Renewal Network
Celebrate Constitution Day 2014 with the Preamble Challenge [ABA, 9/11/14]: See the activities
and events:
The theme this year is “The Bill of Rights at 225.”
Update on the Supreme Court [Charlottesville Podcasting
Network, 9/10/14]: Dahlia Lithwick
recaps the highlights of the last Supreme Court term and gives a brief preview
of the term to come. Check out the podcast.
How Scalia's Beliefs Completely
Changed the Supreme Court; And therefore, the country [New Republic, 9/10/14]: Law
professor Justin Driver has this review online.
What is a Wave in the Senate? Defining the undefinable as Republican chances
inch upward [Sabato’s Crystal Ball, 9/10/14]:
For several months, we’ve held steady on our range of expected gains for
Republicans in the Senate: a net of four to eight seats. With Labor Day in the
rearview mirror and with less than 55 days to go until the midterms, we’re
giving Republicans a slight bump: Our
new range is a Republican net of five to eight Senate seats.
The
death penalty and the matter of factual innocence [Hercules and the Umpire blog,
9/10/14]: “The truth is that many federal judges, and I would suppose many
state judges as well, understand that the death penalty has and will continue
to result in the innocent being put to death in some small percentage of the
cases.” I wrote those words in a post yesterday and a thoughtful commentator
responded that such a statement “merit[s] further exploration and discussion.”
I agree, and endeavor to do so in this response. Check out the many responses to
this posting.
Cal. Governor Signs Paid Sick Leave Law [PERB blog, 9/10/14]: Governor
Brown signed AB 1522 (Gonzalez), the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act
of 2014.” The law requires, effective July 1, 2015, that employers
provide at least three days of paid sick leave
per year.
Patricia Young v. Pleasant Valley
School District. Listen to the oral arguments in the appeal of the
student after the federal jury
previously ruled that the school district did not retaliate against student who
complained about teacher's methods.
Background
to the interesting case can be found at:
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza [Jurist, 9/11/14]: Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Thursday accused the Israeli military of committing war crimes
over the summer by attacking schools where hundreds of displaced Palestinians
sought shelter. The three attacks, which took place on July 24, July
30 and August 3, killed 45 people, including 17 children.
Supporting teachers is the way to improve schools [Linda Darling-Hammond Op Ed in SF Chron, 9/10/14]: “The recent Vergara lawsuit suggested that
eliminating teachers' due process rights is the best way to achieve this. But
if it were that simple, the highest achievement would be in the states where
teachers lack these rights, mostly in the South. In fact, the reverse is true.”
Lawsuit Challenges School Funding in Mississippi,
Others Favor Constitutional Amendment [Ed Law Prof blog, 9/11/14]: In late August, a group of 14 school
districts filed suit against the state of Mississippi, alleging that its
failure to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Eduction Program since 2010 is
unconstitutional.
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