Connecticut Repeals Death Penalty
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law Wednesday that effectively repealed capital punishment in the state, according to CNN. This makes Connecticut the 17th state nationally, and 5th within the past 5 years, to abolish the death penalty. The law is effective immediately. Yet, it will not be applied retroactively, meaning that it [...]
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Oyez: United States Supreme Court Practice
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! If you are a regular follower of this blog, you know that around this time of the week, I typically write about U.S. Supreme Court Justices or Landmark/Historical U.S. Supreme Court cases. In the course of writing these posts, while I do draw from personal experience, I also delve into external research. [...]
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a decision Tuesday upholding an Arizona law that requires voters to provide identification at the polls, but struck the portion of the law that also required proof of citizenship in order to participate in federal elections, according to jurist.org. The court determined that Arizona’s [...]
TX HS Coach Fired for Pre-Marriage Pregnancy
In an extremely unusual case, Cathy Samford, a Dallas area HS volleyball coach and science teacher was fired for becoming pregnant before she was married, according to Yahoo News. Samford had been the volleyball coach at Rockwall Heritage Christian Academy in Texas for the past 3 years, during which she had been named the school’s coach [...]
People Camp Outside U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Healthcare Oral Arguments Now this is the kind of waiting in line that I could get into. Apparently, Americans will brave freezing temperatures, rain, and apparently even automatic sprinklers, when something is really important to them. While this camping out pales in comparison to the hysteria that is [...]
