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Bong Hits 4 Jesus: Making Sense Of Free Speech In High Schools, Mark W. Cordes
Bong Hits 4 Jesus: Making Sense Of Free Speech In High Schools, Mark W. Cordes
College of Law Faculty Publications
The Supreme Court’s most recent high school speech case, Morse v. Fredericks, 127 S.Ct. 2618 (2007), generated much attention, perhaps more than the specific issue before the Court was worth. Much of that attention, of course, was attributable to the informal name for the case - “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” By itself that was enough to create a groundswell of curiosity and allowed the media to make the normally dry and stuffy workings of the Supreme Court sound downright fun. Beyond that, however, the case involved the intersection of a highly valued liberty, free speech, with the tumultuous setting of …
Guantánamo In The Supreme Court: Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Marc D. Falkoff
Guantánamo In The Supreme Court: Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Marc D. Falkoff
College of Law Faculty Publications
Boumediene v. Bush is the latest of the Guantánamo detainee cases to make it to our nation's highest court, and it will be the third time that the Justices take a metaphorical tour of Guantánamo in order to sort out some fundamental issues concerning our country's dedication to the rule of law in the age of terror. What's the issue in Boumediene? In simplest terms, the case is a challenge to the constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act, a statute in which Congress stripped the federal courts of the power to hear habeas corpus petitions that were filed years ago …