Tag: Justice Mike
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#19 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. High school students wrote and edited articles as the staff for their school newspaper. One day, they found that their articles about divorce and teen pregnancy had been removed from their newest issue. The principal cut them because he thought they…
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#17 Griggs v. Duke Power Company
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Griggs v. Duke Power Company. In the wake of the Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination in employment, a major company changed its hiring and promotion policies and implemented alternate requirements. Black employees, who largely did not advance, complained of continuing discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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#15 Berghuis v. Thompkins
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Berghuis v. Thompkins. A man is arrested, informed of his rights, and interrogated. But for two hours and 45 minutes of questioning, he is mostly silent. At trial he argued that he was exercising his right to silence under Miranda v. Arizona, and police should have…
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#14 North Carolina v. Butler
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case North Carolina v. Butler. A man is arrested by the FBI, who gave him both a verbal and written notification of his rights. WB refused to sign a form indicating that he wished to waive his rights. Statements to the agents were included in evidence against…
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#11 Colorado v. Connelly
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Colorado v. Connelly. A man walked up to a police officer who was minding his own business and announced that he wished to confess to a murder. The police repeatedly informed him of his rights, and he insisted upon making his statement. It turned out this…
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#10 Christy Bros. Circus v. Turnage
In this episode we step down from the U.S. Supreme Court to visit the Georgia Court of Appeals. Here, we re-argue the case Christy Brothers Circus v. Turnage. An evening at the circus suddenly turned an unsuspecting audience member into part of the show. The question before the court: can a victim collect damages for…
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#9 United States v. Causby
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case United States v. Causby. A couple bought property, where they made their home and ran a chicken farm. Their property was less than half a mile away from an airfield, which the U.S. government began using. The family’s farm (and their nerves) were then destroyed by…
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#8 North Carolina v. Alford
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case North Carolina v. Alford. HA was charged with First-Degree Murder, a capital offense in North Carolina. There was a lot of evidence against him, so his lawyer recommended he plead guilty. HA ultimately agreed to plead guilty to Second-Degree Murder, but when he went before the…