Kansas school bans student prayer meeting posters
Should students be allowed to distribute fliers promoting a religious event that takes place before school but on school grounds?
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Steubenville sends a football warning to the adults
New indictments were handed down against a school superintendent and three other adults in connection with the rape convictions of two Ohio high school football stars.
SCOTUS to decide if corporations have religious freedom
A 1st Amendment case over the religious expression right will come before the Supreme Court. The case involves healthcare coverage and certain forms of birth control.
IL legislature may call special session on pension crisis
Illinois lawmakers are said to be hammering out a deal to save about $150 billion from the state's pension fund over 30 years. They could vote on it next Tuesday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 16,000
Business classes may be buzzing today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16,000 for the first time in history yesterday.
NAACP: Not enough black teachers in Springfield IL
Schools in one central Illinois district are supposed to have more black and minority employees than they do, but suing them may be like spinning a wheel without going anywhere.
The Martin-Incognito hazing/bullying NFL sideshow
We take a quick look at the hazing and bullying of Jonathan Martin, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, by Richie Incognito. The case has a few possible lines of defense.
Teacher who used the N-word in class still has a case
A Chicago middle-school teacher was suspended for using the N-word in class to teach a lesson about the negative power of certain language. He's suing the school based on the 1st & 14th Amendments.
Computer = wheel, School ∈ [wagon, racecar)
The privatization movement, deserves much more than one of our snapshots, but finding the movement both good and bad, we provide an analogy to increase understanding.
VB captain retrieves drunk friend from drinking party
A team captain for a high school volleyball team in Massachusetts retrieved a friend from a teenage drinking party, but even though she was sober, she was suspended for her friendly actions.