'We are all somebodies': how a Supreme Court justice taught a young lawyer the meaning of the law
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Justice William J. Brennan Jr.'s dissent in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier showed his awareness of how people are affected by legal decisions when he took the side of the students in a case about censoring high school newspapers. Brennan argued that the US Supreme Court ruling failed these students by ignoring their rights to democratic liberties under the Constitution. He also charged that the school officials failed in their task of teaching students about democracy by not applying democratic principles and rights within the school system. This dissent influenced a student to study law.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Where there's smoke; testing the boundaries of prisoner rights
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The US Supreme Court will consider the case of Helling v McKinney during the 1992-93 term, a prison conditions case in which a Nevada inmate charges that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has caused him numerous health problems and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Nevada maintains that prison officials cannot eliminate all potential risks that prisoners may be exposed to and 34 states, the District of Columbia and the United States have filed amicus briefs supporting Nevada's position.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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