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Newspaper in Education Law Day Series
NIE features created for Law Day (May 1) in New York
State are now available, sponsored by the Law, Youth and Citizenship
Program of NYSBA. Written by New York Newspaper
Publishers Association's Education Services Director Mary Miller,
the series focuses on this year's theme, The Rule of Law. The 6
part PDF file contains 1 introductory promotion piece
and 5 features highlighting landmark court cases that originated in New
York State. Each feature gives some background, a brief
description of the issues and the court verdict in each case. Each
also has a newspaper tie-in activity. You are welcome to use these
materials in-print or
online. The five cases are:
King v. John Peter Zenger, 1730 - not a supreme
court case but a case that helped establish Freedom of the Press in the
First Amendment.
Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 - States Right case involving
steam boat commerce. A case that will be highlighted with the
Quadricentennial (400 years) celebration of Hudson and Champlain's
discoveries in 2009.
Lochner v. New York, 1905 - Labor regulation case
involving bakery owners
Engel v. Vitale, 1961 - organized prayer in schools
New York Times v. US, 1973 - Freedom of Press -
printing of secret documents concerning Government action during the
Vietnam War - the "Pentagon Papers"
In addition to this, the American Bar
Association has posted NIE features on its website that reviews 4
documents that also establish the Rule of Law. More information about
these features and a link to the download is below.
From the American Bar
Association:
Download the
Newspapers in Education (NIE) program today. This year's theme,
Landmark Documents of the Rule of Law, engages students in legal
issues, while having them research and study current events in
newspapers and news media outlets. The documents featured in NIE
include:
• Magna Carta (1215)
• English Bill of Rights (1689)
• Constitutional Amendments (1791- )
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Related Files
Rule of Law series (Adobe PDF File)
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