Missouri court upholds
teacher ballot initiative [Jurist, 9/19/14]: A Missouri appeals court on Thursday rejected a challenge to
a ballot proposal requiring
teachers to be evaluated based on student performance.
Brown shoots down history curriculum update [Cabinet Report, 9/19/14]: Gov. Jerry Brown rejected legislation Thursday that would have required
the state to complete a full revision of its history and social studies
curriculum standards by July, 2018.
Supreme
Court justice underscores constitutional values [Yale
Daily News, 9/19/14]: According
to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, the Constitution has five core
values, and the key to preserving those values lies in being aware of what is
going on in the rest of the world. While the vast majority of American law is
made in the states, he said, the Constitution focuses on the core principles of
the country — democracy, human rights, equality, separation of powers and the
rule of law.
Scalia's Liberal Streak [Slate, 9/18/14]: The conservative
justice's most brilliant -- and surprisingly progressive -- moments on the
bench.
Congress's
Inaction Could Be Legal Basis for Stronger Executive War Powers [NY
Times, 9/18/14]: As lawmakers grapple
with President Obama’s claim that he already has congressional authorization
for airstrikes against the Islamic State, legal specialists are saying that
even legislative inaction could create a precedent leaving the executive branch
with greater war-making powers.
Obama: Thanks, Congress [Politico, 9/19/14]: He applauds lawmakers for
the "speed and seriousness" of a vote to arm Syrian rebels.
Government Slammed at Bonds Obstruction Hearing [Trial insider, 9/19/14]: The
government may have struck out with the majority of an 11-judge panel of
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday in former Giants slugger
Barry Bonds’ challenge to his obstruction of justice conviction in an
investigation of steroids use.
ACLU Weighs-In on Behalf of Rastafarians and Religion [Ed Law Prof Blog, 9/19/14]: Those
who seek to include more religion in school often perceive the ACLU as waging
war on religion. A recent story out of Louisiana demonstrates that perception
is wrong. The ACLU distinguishes between official school acts that
endorse religion or subtly coerce non-believers into religious activity and
those school acts that interfere with students' free exercise of religion.
Federal appeals court overturns conviction of man who sent
‘hateful’ poem to professor [1st Amend.
Coalition, 9/18/14]: The 10th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a poem full of hate and threats was protected
speech and threw out the conviction of Aaron Michael Heineman who had sent the
poem to a University of Utah professor.
Texas
Supreme Court may take up Kountze cheerleading case [Beaumont
(Tx.) Enterprise, 9/19/14]: Underlying legal issues in the high-profile Kountze cheerleaders saga
that were unresolved by an appellate court are highlighted in a petition asking
the Texas Supreme Court to take up the case.
Pregnancy
discrimination: Special delivery [The Economist, 9/19/14]: Activists on warring sides of the
abortion debate rarely take the same position when it comes to Supreme Court
cases involving women's rights.
Scotland votes no in
independence referendum [Jurist, 9/19/14]: Voters in Scotland on Thursday voted against
independence from the UK in the country's first national referendum on the
matter.
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