Monday, November 3, 2014


Free Common Core Resources from the Constitutional Rights Foundation [CRF, 11/2/14]: The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) has received a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop FREE Common Core resources and professional development opportunities for social studies teachers (middle and high school). As part of the grant, CRF is gathering national data on how much professional development teachers have received on the Common Core.

U.S. needs Founding Fathers' religious liberty vision, Alito tells MD lawyers [Catholic Review, 10/31/14]: Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. linked the virtues of St. Thomas More to being a good lawyer in a speech before a gathering of Catholic legal professionals Oct. 30.

Supreme Court divided over Jerusalem native's passport [USA Today / NPR’s ”Morning Edition,”11/3/14]: The Supreme Court appeared as divided over a 12-year-old Jerusalem native's passport Monday as Israel and the Palestinian Authority are on the broader issues dividing the Middle East.
Access online the transcript of the Court’s oral argument in Zivitofsky v. Kerry by going to:

Can Obama Reboot? [Politico / Roll Call, 11/3/14]: Obama, for so long the man with the bright future, has hated being relegated to a sidelined pariah in the midterms—even if it is the inevitable lot of a second-termer with approval ratings hovering in the low 40s—according to a dozen current and former Obama advisers we spoke with in recent days

Quinn: Election Day – By The Numbers [Fox & Hounds, 11/3/14]:  Thanks to Political Data’s fine analysis, we can now trace the early vote by day, party and district. There are more than 2.5 million ballots at the county registrars and from a partisan perspective the results are fairly promising for Republicans – if there is a national tide GOP tide it may not stop at the Sierras as it did in 2010.

Five With A Fistful of Dollars For 2014 California Elections [KQED, 11/3/14 It’s no secret that successful political campaigns are almost always driven by money. And lest you think that’s a new thing, consider that one of California’s most famous political maxims — that “money is the mother’s milk of politics” — was first uttered by the state’s legendary politico Jesse Unruh back in 1962. 

Op Ed: Why Politicians Run Knowing They’ll Lose [CalBuzz, 11/3/14]: If the polls are correct, and they usually are, Jerry Brown will demolish Neel Kashkari on Tuesday. In fact, much of the speculation among California pundits (see: Calbuzz election line) these days revolves around a single figure: the percentage of the vote by which Brown will win re-election.

‘Redskin’ hullabaloo won’t change student press limits [Cabinet Report, 11/3/14]: A heated dispute between student journalists and their high school administration over use of the word “Redskins” has drawn national headlines, but legal experts say the case isn’t likely to spark much change in First Amendment rights within public schools. 

Alabama School District's Surveillance of Students' Online Activities Under Scrutiny [Ed Law Prof Blog, 11/3/14]:The Huntsville, Alabama school district is under media scrutiny for a secret program it started last year to monitor students' social media activity. 

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