Recount ...

Please share your reaction to the film Recount. What role did the Courts and Constitutional Theory play in the process? Did the Constitution work or did it become a political machine?

Protection of Privacy or Bullying?

Please read the following Inside Higher Ed article about the Tyler Clemente case at Rutgers University. How has social media changed the ability to protect one's privacy? What challenges do schools face in the future with the increased use of social media as a means for communication? Was this case more about invasion of privacy or bullying?

Privacy on Facebook?

Please read the following USA Today article and comment on an individual's right to privacy and freedom of speech. What do you think?

Howes v. Fields, 2012 ...

Please review the following Supreme Court decision that was passed down this week. Why did the Supreme Court decide to hear this case? What are the implications for Due Process? Were any precedents altered?

Please also notice the format of this Supreme Court decision, so you can replicate the design for your hypothetical assignment.

Recent Supreme Court Ruling ...

Please read the following Washington Post article concerning the Supreme Court's consideration of the role of race in the college admission process. Please share your reaction.

Reaction to 12 Angry Men ...

Please share your personal reaction to the film. Discuss the following questions ... What Is “Reasonable Doubt”? Which characters base their decisions on prejudice? How would you have voted if you were on the jury?

Reaction to Gideon's Trumpet ...

Please share your reaction to the movie. Explain the current interpretation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and its connection to the 14th Amendment due process application to the states established by the Gideon v. Wainwright case.