Monday, October 15, 2007

Articles regarding some relevant Constitutional issues

Hi all,

Let's take a look at these three articles from the recent news. Please read all three and select one to discuss in depth. For the issue you discuss please include:

  • The facts as detailed in your article
  • The Constitutional issue in question
  • Binding court cases which would tend to have bearing on the issue
  • The thought process you would go through if you were a judge presented with the question as to whether your issue is Constitutional. Please also indicate what your holding would be.

Illinois requires a moment of silence in public schools

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-legis12_weboct12,0,6245540.story

San Jose uses license plate recognition cameras for law enforcement

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/13/MNJFSO1NM.DTL

The Supreme Court will determine if lethal injection is Constitutional

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_7182745

Please be prepared with this for class on Friday, October 19th.

Friday, October 12, 2007

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