Politics & Government - 2 September 2007

I am having difficulties understanding the Supreme Court decision on Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County. 484 U.S. 986 (1987) I am writing a case brief and as an elementary teacher, I am not quite understanding the legal terminology. It involved wrongful termination of a teacher due to explicit material shown in the class. What I am trying to determine is if the Supreme Court ruled for the teacher at the District Court level, or if the Supreme Court sided with the School board for the teacher's misconduct.

Thanks so much for any feedback!

2007-09-02 10:22:22 · 4 answers · asked by Sharon F 6 in Law & Ethics

For 13 years , my brother has paid child support.... to children who live in california < with his ex's parents> and the mother never trys to see them just moves around and goes on welfare but they found out they were not legally divorced so should he have to pay child support ? he is in oklahoma cause grandparents kept harrasing him in cali jobs? what legally can he do ?

2007-09-02 10:21:01 · 10 answers · asked by brn_bllws 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-09-02 10:12:25 · 12 answers · asked by Page 4 in Politics

Sorry for asking such a question but I'm desperate.. if you are violently raped does this mean you may not be able to have children in the future?

2007-09-02 10:10:48 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-02 10:10:42 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-02 10:07:42 · 6 answers · asked by Glen B 6 in Politics

Why United States of America is among such countries as Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Uganda and some other third world countries which still have death penalty and continuously carry execution of people.

2007-09-02 10:03:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0231897420070902?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

2007-09-02 10:01:47 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

If I get Emancipated would it be possible to buy a home? I'm 17 work two jobs, I'm engaged, my finance works a job also, and I'm starting college soon.

2007-09-02 09:56:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Is this just another downfall for U.S job markets and open borders?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration can proceed with a plan to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks as early as next week after an appeals court rejected a bid by labor, consumer and environmental interests to block the initiative.
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0129981820070901

2007-09-02 09:54:19 · 13 answers · asked by done 3 in Immigration

2007-09-02 09:54:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

This was the subject of a radio programme within the last four years broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 (I think it was 'Within Our Time' but it might have been The Moral Maze)

2007-09-02 09:48:20 · 4 answers · asked by brian_chilwell 1 in Military

2007-09-02 09:42:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

would this prevent me, can i get eye surgery at 18?

2007-09-02 09:38:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Family snoring in the background and nothing to do but post hateful messages on the internet (for God)?

2007-09-02 09:36:45 · 12 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics

Yes! They shake like a leaf in the wind. Why is that?

2007-09-02 09:35:50 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Or will you dump us the minute you've got it all your own way!

2007-09-02 09:34:56 · 12 answers · asked by Blokheed 5 in Politics

I'm curious to see if anyone else would like to see the UN disbanded. It appears to me that they are horribly corrupt, irrelevant, and a waste of money for all the nations involved. It gives a voice to rogue nations and does nothing to help provide global peace. Any thoughts?

2007-09-02 09:25:39 · 23 answers · asked by Redbird 2 in International Organizations

I mean isn't it the libs who support gay marriage, and they have the audacity to try to now say being gay is a problem?

2007-09-02 09:22:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-02 09:13:26 · 13 answers · asked by John O 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

i hear many of you complaining about bush and the goverment the war, immigration and so on. how long will you continue to let your selfs be prostituted by G W BUSH .

i think you are a great people and you are a people of action, whats holding you back

2007-09-02 09:12:03 · 18 answers · asked by IHATETHEEUSKI 5 in Government

Hi I received a letter from my letting agency saying that they had a serious complaint about anti social behaviour and noise relating to my apartment! It wasn’t anti social behaviour it was a birthday party and friends just having a good time! It the first time I’ve had such a letter and I don’t know what to do or say? The people living in my new area are all snobs and don’t like noise at all so have complained to the site manager who in turn has contacted my letting agents.

Can they evict me on hear say (if in future they receive again)? Do they need evidence to do anything? One complaint surely is premature for a warning? Any ideas how to reply to this letter?

Thanks everyone

LH

2007-09-02 09:09:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I just saw a video of a woman provoking a fight with a man for having made some lewd comments about her, and the man fought back and inevitably "won". She was getting verbally and physically aggressive with him, and by the time she started throwing punches at his face, he decided that enough was enough, gave her a good, hard knock against the head and she was stunned enough not to get back up and start yapping like some chihuahua in heat.
There were many comments commending the girl for "putting up a fight" (even though she lost) and looking down on the guy for hitting a woman.
I don't get this logic. Say you come across a bear. Do you think that by being weaker, slapping the bear in the face would only make him restrain you lol? Why is it the man's responsiblity to not hurt the woman, when the real responsibility should be on the woman to know that she'd never hold her own in a fight against a fully-grown man? And why hit him? Tell the loser off and just leave!

2007-09-02 09:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-09-02 09:06:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

As apposed to USA and Iran.

2007-09-02 09:06:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2007-09-02 09:04:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-09-02 09:02:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

What if you feel as if they are all the same, only publicly representing different factions? Then what?

2007-09-02 09:02:24 · 16 answers · asked by DeAnna 4 in Politics

Can someone explain arbitration in simple terms? I got a claim from the National arbitration forum and it says I need to make a response. What is a response and what is an award or order. Please help I am Scared. Whats the worse that can come out of this?Asset Acceptance put the claim on me from a computer I never finished paying.What should I do? Please Help

2007-09-02 09:00:37 · 8 answers · asked by LilLady2009 2 in Law & Ethics

I live in the Bay Area, and I sought help from the NAACP to help me with a case that involved my former school, and was told they didn't have the resources {after about 8 months of me sending them documentation}to help me with my case.

{Of course, I wouldn't be able to go into depth on that case, which is being handled with the Department of Education}.

This is interesting because I notice that they take high-profile cases, i.e. the Michael Vick case, and a police case that got the front page on the San Jose Mercury.

As a company that supposedly helps people no matter who they are, and no matter their status, this was disappointing....

Whom would l file a complaint with this company? {The Better Business Bureau already told me they do not handle my type of complaint, which is not a business/consumer complaint}.

2007-09-02 08:55:33 · 2 answers · asked by anhjoel 3 in Law & Ethics