most important recent decisions
I am trying to get a sense of what the most important recent US Sup. Ct. decisions are for the past 4 terms 02-03 03-04 04-05 and as they come in 05-06 I am trying to identify the 8-10 (more or less) most important decisions of each term. Off list responses would be find, but it might make an interesting discussion for a day or two if it is done on list. I realize this is a totally unscientific survey, but I think it will be useful as a way of seeing how we (law profs) see the court's decisions. Obviously most important can be decisions we don't like. Thanks in advance. -- Paul Finkelman Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law University of Tulsa College of Law 3120 East 4th Place Tulsa, OK 74105 918-631-3706 (voice) 918-631-2194 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
RE: most important recent decisions
Kelo v. City of New London (2005)? Christine Corcos Associate Professor of Law Faculty Graduate Studies Program Supervisor Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies Program LSU AM W325 Law Building 1 East Campus Drive Baton Rouge LA 70803 tel: 225/578-8327 fax: 225/578-3677 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finkelman Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:21 AM To: Lawprof; ConLaw Prof; Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: most important recent decisions I am trying to get a sense of what the most important recent US Sup. Ct. decisions are for the past 4 terms 02-03 03-04 04-05 and as they come in 05-06 I am trying to identify the 8-10 (more or less) most important decisions of each term. Off list responses would be find, but it might make an interesting discussion for a day or two if it is done on list. I realize this is a totally unscientific survey, but I think it will be useful as a way of seeing how we (law profs) see the court's decisions. Obviously most important can be decisions we don't like. Thanks in advance. -- Paul Finkelman Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law University of Tulsa College of Law 3120 East 4th Place Tulsa, OK 74105 918-631-3706 (voice) 918-631-2194 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
RE: most important recent decisions
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) Full case name: John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. Texas Citations: 539 U.S. 558, 123 S. Ct. 2472; 156 L. Ed. 2d 508; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5013; 71 U.S.L.W. 4574; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5559; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 7036; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 427 Prior history: Defendants convicted, Harris County Criminal Court at Law; affirmed, 41S.W.3d 349 (Tex. Ct.App. 2001); review denied, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 04-17-02; certiorari granted, 537 U.S. 1044 (2002) Subsequent history: Complaint dismissed, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 9191 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. Oct. 30, 2003) Stan Shepp St. George, Utah [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finkelman Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:21 AM To: Lawprof; ConLaw Prof; Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: most important recent decisions I am trying to get a sense of what the most important recent US Sup. Ct. decisions are for the past 4 terms 02-03 03-04 04-05 and as they come in 05-06 I am trying to identify the 8-10 (more or less) most important decisions of each term. Off list responses would be find, but it might make an interesting discussion for a day or two if it is done on list. I realize this is a totally unscientific survey, but I think it will be useful as a way of seeing how we (law profs) see the court's decisions. Obviously most important can be decisions we don't like. Thanks in advance. -- Paul Finkelman Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law University of Tulsa College of Law 3120 East 4th Place Tulsa, OK 74105 918-631-3706 (voice) 918-631-2194 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
Re: most important recent decisions
Paul: Excluding Lawrence Grutter as from the 2002 term, my picks for important cases would be: Ashcroft v ACLU Hamdi Tennessee v. Lane Locke v. Davey Kelo Castle Rock Roper v. Simons Gonzalez v. Oregon and when decided, I'd probably put Rumsfeld v. FAIR on the list. Ruthann Ruthann RobsonVisiting Professor of LawStetson University College of Law1401 61st Street SouthGulfport, FL 33707[EMAIL PROTECTED]727.562.7325 Professor of LawCity University of New York School of Law65-21 Main StreetFlushing, NY 11367[EMAIL PROTECTED]718.340.4447 - Original Message - From: "Paul Finkelman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Lawprof" [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "ConLaw Prof" conlawprof@lists.ucla.edu; "Law Religion issues for Law Academics" religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: most important recent decisions I am trying to get a sense of what the most important recent US Sup. Ct. decisions are for the past 4 terms 02-03 03-04 04-05 and as they come in 05-06 I am trying to identify the 8-10 (more or less) most important decisions of each term. Off list responses would be find, but it might make an interesting discussion for a day or two if it is done on list. I realize this is a totally unscientific survey, but I think it will be useful as a way of seeing how we (law profs) see the court's decisions. Obviously most important can be decisions we don't like. Thanks in advance. -- Paul Finkelman Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law University of Tulsa College of Law 3120 East 4th Place Tulsa, OK 74105 918-631-3706 (voice) 918-631-2194 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To post, send message to Conlawprof@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/conlawprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
ACLU of Ohio Demands Schools Stop Teaching Intelligent Design as Science
Excerpt of 2/14/2006 press release: TOLEDO, OH -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today sent a letter to the Toledo Public Schools demanding that they cease allowing staff to teach intelligent design in science classrooms throughout the district. "Intelligent design has been proven to be nothing more than a thin cover for those who wish to teach creationism, a faith-based idea of human origins endorsed by certain Christian denominations, in science classes," said ACLU of Ohio Legal Director Jeffrey Gamso. "While people have a right to teach their religious beliefs to others in churches, mosques, synagogues and private schools, public schools should not be used by people to teach their personal religious beliefs to other people's children." Gamso added, "Proponents of intelligent design have been unable to provide any credible scientific evidence to support their theories. The scientific community has, time and again, largely refuted purported evidence supporting intelligent design. By continuing to allow teachers to implement intelligent design into the science curriculum, educators are misinforming Ohio's children on the fundamental principles of science." The remainder of thepress release is at http://www.aclu.org/religion/schools/24147prs20060214.html Allen Asch ___ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
