*NEW CURRENT EVENTS PROCEDURE*
Each week you will be given a different topic. For some weeks, it may be the same topic again.
For whatever the topic may be, type in the topic given into the search bar of any of the following news outlets:
You may also use google.com’s “News” search function.
Week of 2/14:
Topic: Supreme Court
Directions:
In complete sentences, answer the following questions on my blog.
1. Who is the article about?
2. Where did the event happen?
3. When did the event happen?
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
5. What is your opinion of this article?
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.
MLA Citation Structure:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of Document.” Page or site name. Document date. Full web address (Date of access)
Example:
Dohms, Elizabeth. “U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Marriage Rights in Wisconsin.” The Chippewa Herald. 9 Feb 2014. http://chippewa.com/news/local/u-s-supreme-court-could-determine-marriage-rights-in-wisconsin/article_c160db9d-e37e-54a7-a128-5ee809d8b073.html (9 Feb 2014)
1. Who is the article about? Supreme Court and Criminal suspects in Massachusetts and California (David Riley,Brima Wurie)
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen? California and M.A.
3. When did the event happen? 2007 & 2009
4. What is the article about? This article was about how a Supreme Court debated over whether police need a warrant to be able to search a cellphone if a person is under arrest. A man named David was arrested in 09' and police impounded his car and found loaded weapons under the hood. In a different case, a man named Brima was arrested for selling crack cocaine. Police went through his phone to find out his real home address after he gave them a false one. After they had a search warrant, they searched his home and found guns, drugs and ammo. He was jailed. Even though both attorneys argued fourth amendment violation, California officials say that it is no different then searching a wallet if they have probable cause or the initial search of a criminal. In the end, President Obama says he will try to change the way the police get phone records but says that this is a good thing as well in order to stop future terror plots against the US.
5. What is your opinion of this article? I think that it isn't fair to violate somebody's Fourth Amendment rights in any case. Unless there is a warrant present.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? We learned that the police can not violate your Fourth Amendment rights with out a warrant. Any evidence found without one is thrown out.
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.
Mears, Bill “Supreme Court to take major look at privacy in digital age.” Cnn Politics. 1/21/14. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/17/politics/supreme-court-privacy/
1. Who is the article about?
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Bill Clinton and The Supreme Court.
2.Where did this event happen?
This event took place in Arkansas and N.Y.
3.When this event happen?
This event happened in 2000-2001
4.What is this article about?
This article is about Bill Clinton trying to basically prove that he was a good president. Bill Clinton had details that were revealed about him. These details were about legacy moments in his life. This mad the White house upset and angry.
5. What is your opinion?
I think that Bill Clinton didn't have it that bad. He still had something unfair done to him though. What happened was he had many choices on his first chance to name a Supreme Court Justice, but not enough on the second chance.
6.How does this article relate to something you learned in civics?
This relates to seventh amendment, Which we learned in civics class. He relates to the seventh amendment because bill Clinton did have his right to a trial to say what he needed to say to get his point across. Also we learned about legacy in civics also.
7. Provide MLA citation of the article.
Mears, Bill. " Memo reveals Clinton's difficulty over Supreme Court choice." Cnn. 17 Feb 2014.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/17/politics/clinton-breyer-selection-memo/index.html?iref=allsearch
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ReplyDelete1.The Supreme Court cases that regard police searching someone they arrested cellphone for evidence.
ReplyDelete2.Most of the cases that involved this problem happened in Washington D.C.
3.The article I read was posted on the 14th of January in 2014.
4.This article was mainly about a back and fourth thing of making police have a warrant to search cellphones of the people they arrest. This argument is going on because their been situations where if the cellular device was not searched then the person would be let out of jail. Their is a strong case that police need to get warrants because that is someones personal business in their phone.
5.My opinion on the article is that I agree with the plan to have police get warrants when they arrest someone and wants to get evidence from their phone.
6. The article I read relates to civics class because it would go back to what we recently learned that the police would have to take a process of going to the judge to issue a warrant.
7.Liptak, Adam. "Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphones. NYtimes.com. January 17, 2014. "http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/us/supreme-court-to-consider-limits-of-cellphone-searches.html. 2/19/14
1. This article involves the first lady, Hillary Clinton.
ReplyDelete2. This event occurred in the White House and the Supreme Court.
3. This event occurred on Mon February 17, 2014.
4. There has been documents about Bill Clinton's most important moments during his presidency. Blair, a close friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton, has been taking notes on their conversations while they was in the White House. Bill Clinton did not want to choose Blair to be a justice in the Supreme court but had too because of the lack of choices.
5. I think this article shows how Bill Clinton chose the supreme court justices while he was president.
6. This article relates to Civics class because it show how the separation of powers gave the president the power to choose a justice, but keep him from influencing the judicial branch.
7. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/17/politics/clinton-breyer-selection-memo/index.html?iref=allsearch
missing MLA citation
Delete1. Who is the article about?
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Utah and it's citizens that want gay marriage to be approve in their state.
2. Where did the event happen?
This event happened in Utah.
3. When did the event happen?
This event happened in June of 2013
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES)
This article is about how the Supreme Court ruled on the state of Utah not having same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court made it's ruling in June of 2013 and the issue of gay marriage has continued to reappear. Two decisions were made about why gay marriage has not been granted one decision struck down the part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal benefits to same-sex couples in states that allowed such unions. The other declined to say whether the Constitution required states to allow such marriages in the first place.
5. What is your opinion of this article?
My opinion of this article is that people should be able to marry whom ever they chose same sex or not.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics?
This relates to things we learned in Civics because in class we learned how many other Supreme Court cases found many things unconstitutional just like same-sex marriage in Utah.
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.
MLA Citation Structure:
Liptak, Adam. “Utah Ruling Means No Respite for the Supreme Court on Same-Sex Marriage
.” Nytimes. December 26,2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/us/utah-ruling-means-no-respite-for-the-supreme-court-on-same-sex-marriage.html?_r=0 (2/19/14)
Who is the article about ?
ReplyDeleteIt is about Nevada and supreme court.
Where did the event happen ?
It happened in the state of Nevada
When did the event happen?
It happened in 2012.
What is the article about ?
The article is about Nevada wanting to stop defending the same sex marriage , but the us supreme court want to recognize gay marriage. Nevada came up with an decision that gay marriages would be banned , but about eight same sex couples filed a case so that it could be legal where they live at. the general's decisions was to ban gay marriage too.
What is your opinion of this article?
My opinion is I think that its wrong because if it was the other way around they would want this to be legal so that is they were gay and got married they would want it to be legal.
This relates to civics because what we are learning now like is the system being fair of not and I think that they are not being fair with their decisions. These people just want to be happy and free.
Michael Martinez. "Nevada stops defending ban against same sex marriage". Cnn. 11 Feb 2014.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/us/nevada-abandons-ban-same-sex-marriage/index.html?iref=allsearch
1) who is this article about?
ReplyDeleteThe people the article is mainly about are the Missouri Supreme Court and Reggie Clemons
2) where did the event happen?
This took place in St. Louis , Mo.
3) when did this event happen?
This event took place over the course of 2012.
4) what is this article about?
A man who has been accused of rape had supporters come to a court hearing of his. He is currently still on death row but claims he hasn't done anything to this day. Thought out the process he had pleaded the 5th many times.
5) what is my opinion of this article?
I thought the article was kind of boring & lacking more key details of the story but it got the point it was trying to make across. I would like to know the end results and out comes of this case in the future.
6) how does this article relate to something you learned in civics?
This relates to the things we learned in civics about having the right to be silent if you think you will say something incriminating it relates because of how many times the man plead the 5th which was 30.
7) citation - Regnier , Chris "Missouri Supreme Court to hear arguments in Reggie Clemons case. " Fox 2 now , February 4th 2014 http://fox2now.com/2014/02/04/missouri-supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-reggie-clemons-case/ , 2-18-14
Who is the article about?
ReplyDeleteThis article is about a Supreme Court case that will examine the privacy of people arrested on wither or not police can search and seize electronics with or without a warrant.
2. Where did the event happen? This event occurred in Massachusetts and California but is a problem across the United States.
3. When did the event happen? This Supreme Court case started January 21, 2014 but events involved in this article have been dated back to 2007.
4. What is the article about? This article tells about the supreme court decision to be able to search criminals personal electronics devices without a warrant It tells in similar cases dating back to 2007 where police have searched suspected criminals electronics without warrants and have found things that have convicted them of crimes. The fight against this is that this is unconstitutional and against the suspects amendment rights. The supreme court are coming to a decision wither this is right or wrong.
5. What is your opinion of this article? My opinion of this article is that I believe that a police officer should have a warrant to search your things because of privacy. Just like a police officer wouldn’t want anyone to search his or her things they should respect the suspect until they are proven guilty of a crime.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article relates to civics because it talks about your amendment rights and what the police have the power to do based on these amendments in to constitution.
7. Mills, Bill. “Supreme Court take major look at privacy in the digital age”CNN. Com . January 21, 2014. HTTP://www.cnn.com/2014/01/17/politics/supreme-court-privacy/(2-19-14)
ReplyDelete1. Who is the article about?
This Supreme Court case involves police having a warrant to search and take a person cellar device for evidence.
2. Where did the event happen?
This event took place in Washington
3. When did the event happen? This event was posted on Friday January 17, 2014 at 4:50pm
4. What is the article about?
This article is about police having the right/ Permission to search a cellphone for evidence for a case. In the court system is has been situations were police officers take a persons cellphone into searching without an warrant for the cellphone. They use two case in this Article to refer to in California and Massachusetts.
5. What is your opinion of this article? I do not agree with this law at all. I do not think that they should warrants to check a persons personally business. Sometimes they have a warrant to check your house not your cellphone. In many people cellphones are filled with important information and special events and a lot of memories. Thus I don't agree for a cop or anyone to go in someone's personal mailbox (cellphone)
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article related to what we are learning in civics class because we are now discussing court laws and the different things you can and can not do that might violate people or the law. I feel that checking phones totally violets the 4th amendment "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Hurley Lawrence. "U.S Supreme Court To Weigh cell phoned searched by police." Reuters 17 Jan 2014. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA0G1H320140117?irpc=932 (17 Jan 2012)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment
1. This article is about how people commit libel. It focuses on the Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Basically, it was significant because of the it expresses modern freedom of the press.
ReplyDelete2. This event , or rather court hearing was present in New York.
3. This event happened 50 years prior to today. It was marking it's 50th anniversary.
4. This artcle mentions several people with big focus of MLK. He surrounds his impact on the Civil Rights movement. Libel was committed towards him, meaning false facts to hurt his reputation on paper. Such as lying about how many arrest he actually had.
5. I think it's wrong to be frauding on people, you need to state facts. One lie only leads to another. In the long run you hurting someone else's reputation to make you look good or get money, that's weak habbits.
6. This article relates to something in civics because it's first off black history month, and we was learning about the civil rights movement and how libel and slander played a part. Also, the big Supreme Court cases that taken place during that movement.
7.
Mills, Nicolaus. "Mills: How MLK ad helped define free press." CNN News. 19 Jan 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/opinion/mills-mlk-nyt/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter ( 19 Feb 2014 )
Topic: Supreme Court
ReplyDelete1. This article involves politicians, women, and medical majors.
2. It took place in the states Arizona and Washington.
3. This event happened early April 2012.
4. This article is about Arizona trying to decrease(or even ban) the amount of weeks a woman is allowed to get an abortion. Politicians and medical majors believe the fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks and want it to live; however, people believe the choice is up to the woman(or fatal emergencies). Many filed suit for this and it ended up being decided by the Supreme Court. But, the Court refuses to listen to Arizona's laws/bans.
5. Based on the article and being a female, I am quite disappointed. I believe abortion should be legal at all times but only during certain circumstances and at a fair price. Even though it is new life, I'd prefer my own. They do not understand the dangers of birth giving. But at the same time I believe those who had unprotected sex, shouldn't abuse the power of abortion either.
6. This article relates to civics because it involves when the Supreme Court considers a case valid enough or when the Supreme Court believes the State's house should handle it on it's own. Also some politicians even argued whether or not the court should really judge a woman's life. One woman believe's that, "By no means the end of the abortion debate in this court.” That this is something that can be considered abusive or saving someone's life? It's a tough decision.
7. Citation-
Liptak Adam and Santos Fernanda. "Supreme Court Won’t Hear Arizona Appeal on Abortion Ban." www.nytimes.com. January 13, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/us/supreme-court-wont-hear-arizona-appeal-on-abortion-ban.html
1. Who is the article about? This article is about homosexuals being denied access to marriage by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.The fight for the end of same-sex marriages bans were growing but was ending to the Supreme Court.
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen?This event happened in New York City.
3. When did the event happen?This event happened this year.
4. What is the article about? Same-sex marriages are being banned across 33 states.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor requests from Utah to block same-sex marriages briefly.A lot of lawsuits test the fairness of bans on same sex marriages,having attorneys thinking that lawsuits were going to go back to the Supreme Court.
5. What is your opinion of this article? There shouldn't be any bans on same-sex marriages.People keep trying to make same-sex marriages constitutional but it's like a dispute to no common ground.Love comes in mysterious ways like God and same-sex marriages should have been protected under an amendment.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? Civics discuss how our rights in the Constitution came about and how to use them well.It also refers to the Constitution to see if situations are constitutional.Same-sex marriages are what most people want these days and it should be protected under the 1st Amendment.It pertains to freedom of speech and speaking one's mind by getting married to the same gender is constitutional.
"4 Pivotal Gay Rights Court Cases You Should Know about - The Week." The Week. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
Bill Mears, CNN. "Missouri inmate set to be executed". 19 Feb 2014.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/01/29/justice/supreme-court-missouri-execution/index.html ( Jan 29, 2014).
1. Who is the article about?
This article is about Herbert Smulls.
2. Where did the event happened?
This event took place in Missouri
3. When did that happen ?
This is happening January 29 2014.
4. What is the article about?
This article is about a Missouri death row inmate, who was executed, but his lawyer is a chance appeal. The appeal was filed with the court evening Tuesday, when five of the Justices were going to attend President Barack Obama State of the Union speech.
5. What is your opinion of this article?
My opinion on this is the execution is it should have been postponed until the Justices were back.
6. How does this article is something is civics? ( if your answer is, "it doesn't" or " I don't know," you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to civics). This connects to Civics because we learned that no one can the pride of life, or liberty.
Bill Mears, CNN. "Missouri inmate set to be executed". 19 Feb 2014.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/01/29/justice/supreme-court-missouri-execution/index.html ( Jan 29, 2014).
1. Who is the article about?
This article is about Herbert Smulls.
2. Where did the event happened?
This event took place in Missouri
3. When did that happen ?
This is happening January 29 2014.
4. What is the article about?
This article is about a Missouri death row inmate, who was executed, but his lawyer is a chance appeal. The appeal was filed with the court evening Tuesday, when five of the Justices were going to attend President Barack Obama State of the Union speech.
5. What is your opinion of this article?
My opinion on this is the execution is it should have been postponed until the Justices were back.
6. How does this article is something is civics? ( if your answer is, "it doesn't" or " I don't know," you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to civics). This connects to Civics because we learned that no one can the pride of life, or liberty.
1. Who is the article about? The article is about police and the suspects they arrest.
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen? The event took place in Washington D.C.
3. When did the event happen? Jan. 14, 2014
4. What is the article about? The article is about whether the police should need a warrant or not in order to search through cellphones of the people they arrest. The right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches shall not be violated and no warrants should be issued. That questions the fourth amendment
5. What is your opinion of this article? I think police should need a warrant to search a phone because we have the rights to our personal privacy as long as it's not apart of a crime scene or case.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article relates to something we learned in Civics which was our amendments. We learned that the fourth amendment is about the rights to be secure in your personal property. It rejects the ability for cops to do unreasonable searches and seizures.
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.
Liptak, Adam. "Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphones." NY Times. 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/us/supreme-court-to-consider-limits-of-cellphone-searches.html?_r=0 (2-19-14)
1. Who is the article about? This article involves the Supreme Court, Congress and 9 states.
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen? This event took place in Washington, D.C.
3. When did the event happen? This event happened on June, 25.2013
4. What is the article about? (MINIMUM 3 SENTENCES) The Supreme Court has made the decision that has took away most of the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. They have given 9 states the freedom to alter election laws without federal consent beforehand.
5. What is your opinion of this article? After reading this article I am disappointed because the Voting Rights Act was initially put in place to protect minorities from barriers that have been used already in history and stop them from voting.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? (if your answer is, “it doesn’t” or “I don’t know,” you need to find another article that you can use to make a connection to Civics.)
This article relates to what we have learned about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the different barriers they put in place. For example they used literacy test to keep African Americans from voting if they failed.
Liptak, Adams. "Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act." The New York Times. 25 June 2013. Mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?pagewanted=all (19 Feb 2014)
1. Who is the article about? This article is about people who are against gay marriage and people who are gay and want to be married.
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen? This event is happening all over my article didn't give a specific place on where it is occurring
3. When did the event happen? There is no specific dates it talks about now and back then.
4. What is the article about? The article is about the current hate towards gay marriage. And how people are wrongfully say that by being gay your on the wrong side of history. They protest and say the most hurtful things about having a gay marriage and this article also go back to how gay people where all ways hated not just today but back in the day to.
5. What is your opinion of this article? My opinion on this article is people should spend so much of their day and time on going against something that has nothing to do with them. They should let people do what they want to do and live the way they want to live their life.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article relates to an amendment that we learned about. This article regards to the 9th amendment said to be best defined by ,"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage other retained by the people."
Michael Brendan Dougherty."The most bullying argument in politics." Arguments on gay marriage. 19 Feb 2014.http://theweek.com/article/index/256573/the-most-bullying-argument-in-politics
1. Who is the article about? This article is about the police and how the Supreme Court is trying to decide if the police should be able to search your cell phone during an arrest without a search warrant
ReplyDelete2. Where did the event happen? This event happened in Washington
3. When did the event happen? This event happened January 17 , 2014
4. What is the article about? This article is about the Supreme Court considering whether or not the police should need a search warrant to search suspects phones during an arrest. In the past they have allowed many cell phone searches without an warrant. This is now a very big deal and is being talked about everywhere which is causing the Supreme Court to reconsider things.
5. What is your opinion of this article? I feel as though this is a problem that shouldn't of never happened. If you look at the amendments this kind of thing violates people's rights to privacy.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article relates to a lesson that we learned about in your class about peoples rights. People should have privacy and having your cellphone searched during an arrest violates your privacy.
Liptak, Adam. "Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphones." NewYorkTimes. 17 Feb 2014.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/us/supreme-court-to-consider-limits-of-cellphone-searches.html (19 Feb 2014)
1. Who is this a rticle about ?
ReplyDeleteThis article is about is about Edgar Tamayo Arais.
2. Where did this event happen ?
It happened in Houston, Texas.
3. When did this event happen ?
January 20th , 2014
4. What is this article about ?
This article was about a man who was sentenced to the death penalty by lethal injection after he killed a officer. Edgar Tamayo and another man were arrested after a robbery but Tamayo shot the officer three times in his head. John Kerry Secretary of state wanted to delay the sentece because he thought it may have in impact on American citizens in other countries. The Mexican government tried to sign a treaty so the evidence they had could get Tamayo off death row.
5. What is your opinion of this article ?
My opinion is that the should not have killed Edgar Tamayo. I thunk they should have left him in a prison cell to think about his actions.
6. How does this article relates to something you learned in Civics ?
This articles relates to something we have learned in Civics because the Fifth Amendment says you can not "be deprived of life, liberty, or property." By sentencing someone to the death penalty you are depriving them of their life.
7. Welch , William. "Texas executes Mexican national despite diplomatic pressure" 20 January 2014 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/22/mexican-national-texas-execution/4755005/ ( 19 February 2014)
1. Who is the article about? This article is about a man named Antonio Yarbough was wrongfully convicted of triple murder.
ReplyDelete2. Where did this event happen? This happened in Attica.
3. When did this even happen? This event happened 22 years ago, in June 18,1992,
4. What is the article about? This article is a bout a guy and his friend, was freed after serving 22 years for a murder he steadfastly claimed they did not commit.
5. What is your opinion of this article? I think this was a bad mistake for the young men that were accused of something they didn't do. I'm happy now that they Antonio is free, but this is upsetting that it took 22 years for this to happen.
6. How does this article relate to something you learned in Civics? This article relates to something I learned in Civics because it deals with trials and mistrials that Antonio went through difficult situations. Also it deals with a false homicide that Antonio has falsely committed.
7. Provide a proper MLA citation of the article.
Bolsinger, Andrew. "Faith Strong in Man Freed After 22 Years for Wrongful Conviction." Wire News. 10 Feb 2014. http://www.triceedneywire.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3829:faith-strong-in-man-freed-after-22-years-for-wrongful-conviction-by-andrew-scot-bolsinger