34k5 Persons in the Armed Services, and Militia Called Into Service of the United States
34k5(1) k. In General.
Certain constitutional rights are and must be suspended or curtailed in the name of military discipline and rights of men in armed forces must perforce be conditioned to meet certain overriding demands of discipline and duty. Martin v. Schlesinger, 371 F. Supp. 637 (N.D. Ala. 1974)
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Once in a while, we come across a website that’s so cool, we need to tell the world about it.
Our Courts (www.ourcourts.org) is one such site. It was launched last year to make civics lessons more engaging for middle-school students – and it seems to be succeeding.
The project was led by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who was concerned that students weren’t getting the tools they need to encourage lifelong civic participation – and realized that their teachers often needed better materials and support.
The site features some nifty games, including “Argument Wars,” a courtroom simulator where students can argue historical Supreme Court cases by advancing arguments and choosing logical supports to back them up. (One of the tougher Argument Wars concerns Gideon v. Wainwright, the subject of a recent “Today in history” post on Westlaw Insider. Try it – it’s a real brain stretcher!)
A “Civics in Action” section tells real-life stories about middle-school students who find ways to improve their communities – like the Nebraska kids who successfully lobbied the state legislature for new bus driver safety standards after students became concerned about cell phone use.
One of the best features is a “Talk to the Justice” chat room, where students can ask Justice O’Connor questions and exchange messages about various topics and current events.
Be sure to check this site out – and share it with the young people in your life!
Where contract for performance of Passover Seder at hotel provided that “If second Seder service to be held, same price as first night,” and performer observed orthodox Jewish tradition of holding two Seder services but hotel had traditionally followed reformed view of holding only one Seder service, contract could not be construed in light of prevailing religious custom. Tucker v. Forty-Five Twenty-Five, Inc., 199 So. 2d 522 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)
349k200 k. Scope of Inquiry or Review, in General.
In analyzing officers’ actions in connection with a protective sweep executed in conjunction with an in-home arrest, courts should not, in the quiet of their chambers, look with eagle’s eyes to spy out flaws in officers’ reasoning after the fact. United States v. Green, 560 F.3d 853 (8th Cir. 2009) Suggested by Kara Boucher, Principal Attorney Editor, West
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OK, that’s great – but how are these supercharged search results organized? This is a question we’ve heard from many of you, so we asked Kim Ellenberg, a West reference attorney, to explain.
Reference attorneys like Kim answer questions like this every day, and they played a critical role in shaping WestlawNext in the years leading up to its launch. The feedback from customers continues daily, and reference attorneys continue to suggest enhancements to WestlawNext based on what they hear from you.
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As sovereign, state has power to determine when and under what conditions fish running wild may be taken and thus reduced to ownership, but it does not have such property interest in the fish while they are in a wild state sufficient to support a civil action for damages for destruction of those fish which have not been reduced to possession. State by Stuart v. Dickinson Cheese Co., 200 N.W.2d 59 (N.D. 1972)
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