Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-20 Thread Vance R. Koven
l. I don't > have access to the cite. > Marc > Marc > > *From*: Brownstein, Alan [mailto:aebrownst...@ucdavis.edu] > *Sent*: Friday, August 19, 2011 05:24 PM > *To*: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > > *Subject*: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-ma

Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Marc Stern
don't have access to the cite. Marc Marc From: Brownstein, Alan [mailto:aebrownst...@ucdavis.edu] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 05:24 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post I agree that the substance of wha

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2011-08-19 Thread Brownstein, Alan
Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 1:33 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post The KKK example is interesting, but I think it works because it’s so striking: Our initial reaction is

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Volokh, Eugene
, Alan Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 10:27 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post Mark raises valid concerns. The questions Steve asks seem to be Tinker questions. I think the Tinker “material disruption” standard al

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Volokh, Eugene
s expressions of his anti-same-sex-marriage views. Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Sanders Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 1:40 PM To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Teacher suspended

Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Steven Jamar
What is the effect of the teacher being a social studies which probably includes some civics instruction -- at least in my school district the social studies classes consider current events every year no matter what the main focus of the course is that year. Surely the gay rights issue is one t

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Steve Sanders
articular local context? Steve _ From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:37 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-mar

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Brownstein, Alan
, August 19, 2011 9:31 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post There is much to be said for Steve’s point of view. On the other hand, consider the implications. What about a teacher whose blog severely critic

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Scarberry, Mark
gionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Sanders Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 12:08 PM To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post Mark, I appreciate your

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Steve Sanders
: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Scarberry, Mark Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:31 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post There is much to be sa

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2011-08-19 Thread Volokh, Eugene
t just this one. Steve From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:43 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Scarberry, Mark
...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Sanders Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:41 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post Doesn't this call for a straightforward Pickering/Con

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2011-08-19 Thread Steve Sanders
lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:43 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post I'm not sure that there is such a thing as "a straightforward Pickerin

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2011-08-19 Thread b...@jmcenter.org
A good article appeared on this subject on Verdict (Justia) two days ago. See"Can Public School Students Constitutionally Be Punished for Their Off-Campus Comments on Social-Networking Sites or Blogs?" at  [http://verdict.justia.com/2011/08/17/can-public-school-students-constitutionally-be-punished

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-19 Thread Volokh, Eugene
...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Sanders Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:41 AM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post Doesn't this call for a straightforward Pick

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2011-08-19 Thread Steve Sanders
Doesn't this call for a straightforward Pickering/Connick analysis? I'm assuming Garcetti wouldn't apply, unless the teacher used Facebook to communicate officially with students. I lean strongly in favor of protecting the teacher's speech which, crude as it was, was clearly on a matter of publi

Re: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-18 Thread Jean Dudley
gt; when I posted about it, though I might be mistaken on that). > > Eugene > > From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:56 PM > To: Law & Religion is

RE: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-18 Thread Volokh, Eugene
be mistaken on that). Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:56 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebo

Teacher suspended for anti-same-sex-marraige Facebook post

2011-08-18 Thread Volokh, Eugene
Any thoughts on this? http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/18/florida.teacher.facebook/ Lake County Schools Communications Officer Chris Patton said school officials received a complaint Tuesday about the content on Mount Dora High School teacher Jerry Buell's personal Facebook page CNN affiliate