"Honest Mistakes and the Exclusionary Rule" (D. Morris; J. Sullivan) outlines an activity designed to capture students' interest in drug search and seizure issues. "Drug Testing: Is It Constitutional?" (C. Hankins) presents a lesson which addresses these same issues by focusing discussion and role playing upon the…

Presents a lesson plan based on a lawsuit resulting from the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Provides background on Gordon Hirabayashi who took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Explains how students can identify the arguments, analyze the judge's actions, and consider implications of the decision. Includes student…

Provides a crossword puzzle with twelve across and down clues that addresses the various facts and concepts about the First Amendment and related issues that were discussed throughout this issue of "Update on Law-related Education." Explains that students should ponder the information they learned in order to complete the puzzle. (CMK)

Changing political, social, economic, and intellectual conditions over the past two hundred years have demanded innovation and adjustment of legal doctrine, thus giving the United States Constitution a character which the framers of the document could not have predicted. Historically, one must not only understand developments since 1787 but also…

A review of the related cases that have been adjudicated in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals in the decade since "Ginsberg v. New York" and "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District" reveals that the courts are not in agreement in delineating the First Amendment publication rights of high school students.…

Discusses Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District Board of Education vs Ohio High School Athletic Association where U.S. District Court in Ohio held unconstitutional a state athletic association rule prohibiting girls from participating on the same team as boys in contact sports. Available from City School of Law, 5100 Rockhill Road, K.C.,…

Examines two recent federal court decisions that dealt with the right of high school journalists to disseminate information concerning the sexual attitudes and proclivities of the student community. (GW)

Presents a lesson in multiple parts designed to explain the importance of standardized weights and measures and to demonstrate how governmental activities have changed standards and influenced commerce. (JDH)

This article offers a class activity on separation of powers and checks and balances within the U.S. government. Based on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's attempt to push through legislation for the New Deal of the 1930s by "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court, the activity includes worksheets and teaching suggestions. (JDH)

Reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) versus Cathy Kuhlmeier, where the Court heard arguments on whether a school-sponsored student publication is protected under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Includes related cases, teaching procedures, and selected resources. (JDH)

Reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) versus Cathy Kuhlmeier. Offers quotes from the majority and minority opinions. (JDH)

Interprets the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) censorship case. Contends that, because classrooms are places where ideas and expressions are presented to be studied and challenged, special limitations on the free speech rights of students are misplaced. Advocates a differentiated standard for free speech in schools, a standard that is fully…

A district court decision that the firing of a bisexual counselor violated free speech and equal protection of the law was reversed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Although the United States Supreme Court declined to review the case, Justices Brennan and Marshall wrote dissenting opinions claiming unresolved constitutional issues. (MLF)

In 1791, the United States Constitution was amended, in what became known as the Bill of Rights. The 4 landmark Supreme Court cases highlighted in this 28-minute videotape will help students discover how the actions of one individual can affect the rights of every United States citizen. The video includes stories of how ordinary citizens took…

Responding to student recitation of the Lord's Prayer at a high school graduation, recounts how religious differences can create difficulties and discomfort for students in public schools. Argues the right of the minority must be protected from a majority who wishes to promote their religious beliefs at taxpayer expense. (DB)