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  1. Dec 2021
    1. may always prohibit the expression of an idea whenever society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable

      I cant find the exact part where it specifies always being able to prohibit expression when its offensive or disagreeable. but I definitely think this is wrong

    2. the Court could also decide that the state doesn't have a legitimate interest in the question of flag desecration

      I believe this is incorrect: I think this is the correct reasoning regarding legitimate interest in the question of flag desecration "we do not doubt that the government has a legitimate interest in making efforts to "preserv[e] the national flag as an unalloyed symbol of our country."

    3. painted an American flag on his bare chest, but painted it upside down.

      this didn't happen. in front of Dallas city hall Johnson unfurled the American flag, doused it with kerosene and set it on fire. as the flag burned protestors were chanting "red white and blue we spit on you"

    1. toward religion and is part of an attempt to channel funds to wealthy citizens who send their children to religious schools

      no this is wrong.. the text says that "It is part of a general and multifaceted undertaking by the State of Ohio to provide educational opportunities to the children of a failed school district"

    2. Thomas: concurring O'Connor: dissenting Breyer: dissenting (with Stevens and Souter) Souter: dissenting (with Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer) Stevens: dissenting

      O'Connor did not dissent, here is the correct conclusions:

      OPINION OF THE COURT: Rehnquist CONCURRING OPINIONS: O’Connor, Thomas DISSENTING OPINIONS: Breyer, Ginsburg, Souter, Stevens

  2. Nov 2021
    1. the program most likely violates the establishment clause.

      Shouldn't it not violate if they are neutral? I think this is wrong

      book says "The program permits the participation of all schools within the district, religious or nonreligious"

    2. Simmons-Harris sued, charging that the voucher program violated the First Amendment's free exercise clause because only 10 percent of the private schools available were religious, and only 5 percent of students used their vouchers at private schools.

      This area is incorrect, the books version states, "Although no public schools from adjacent districts opted to participate in the program, fifty-six private schools, 80 percent of them religious, did. Religious schools were the choice of the parents of 97 percent of the students who used tuition vouchers to attend private schools."

  3. Oct 2021
    1. we shall find it capable of changing totally the character of that instrument

      I don't understand what this is saying? So on the basis of Marylands contends it changes the meaning of what the Bank means in the constitution?? I'm not sure if I even read it correctly the end of the sentence isn't making sense to me. Changes the character of what instrument? Constitution?

    2. the Bank of the United States is a law made in pursuance of the Constitution, and is a part of the supreme law of the land....

      What does this mean? so the bank of the united states is inherently also the supreme law of the land?

    1. Truman's action can be upheld as an exercise of the president's inherent military power as commander-in-chief.

      incorrect: The Court held that the President's military power as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces did not extend to labor disputes.

    2. Can Congress take over an industry in order to prevent a union from striking?

      incorrect: not necessarily union but "Can the President constitutionally authorize the Secretary of Commerce to take possession and operate steel mills?"

    3. Vietnam War, President Truman issued an executive order commanding the secretary of commerce to seize the nation's steel mills and keep them in operation

      incorrect: the book version states: "President Harry S. Truman was not about to let a strike hit the steel industry. The nation was engaged in a war in Korea, and steel production was necessary to produce weapons and other military equipment."

  4. Sep 2021
    1. mandamus should be used for that purpose, that will must be obeyed. This is true, yet the jurisdiction must be appellate, not original.

      So a mandamus can only be applied to Appellate jurisdiction and not Original? Or can it be applied to both if met with the "specificity" of the original jurisdiction requirements?

    2. appellate jurisdiction may be exercised in a variety of forms

      What does that mean appellate can be exercised in a variety of forms? Is this referring to the different types of lower courts that hears under this type of jurisdiction?

    3. original jurisdiction

      So where does appellate jurisdiction come in? I only see this statement mention original jurisdiction but in the video Prof explained the Constitutional Article III held the Supreme Court has power to do both. So in what circumstances does appellate court because the jurisdiction for a case/trial?

    1. Locke v. Davey

      Does Lockey vs Davey involve the qustion of scholarship (of religious schools) provided from government money? Thats what I'm gathering but I'm not sure. Not familiar with the case but before I look it up I'm guessing it has to do with government funded school scholarships secular vs non secular?

    2. Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

      I think Justice Alito is apart of the Majority opinion. I think this because of the way he's questioning Layton. He asks him about a scenario involving anti-semetic synagogue group or a masque and if thats considered to be at high risk of attack by an anti muslim group. He follows up with asking how this Missouri constitution would interpret / permit this type of situation. he also asks for hi to define the meaning of a church and is a religious affiliated school not a church under the Missouri Constitution. All of this questioning and the way he keeps asking him these types of questions about specification lead me to believe he's in the Majority

    3. Anthony M. Kennedy

      I think Justice Kennedy is one of the Majority opinions because he begins by already saying there is no serious risk of an establishment violation. He also isn't going back and forth with Cortman like Sotoayor does so that in itself gives me a hint that Sotomyaor is one of the dissenting while Kennedy is a Majorty

    4. And so there's a question about how religious you may be in order to receive the benefit or not.

      So how is this measured? How is the court able to tell how "religious" a school is and does how "religious; they are determine the funding amount they receive?

    5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

      I think RBG is the second dissenting opinion. Her questioning here focuses on the selection of children at the church and how- if it were to be in favor of the church would they still be able to narrow down admissions policy, like which religious children they'll accept, and still receive government funding?

    6. So how is the building separate from the religious exercise therein?

      I think Justice Sotomayor if going to be one of the two dissenting opinions. this feel obvious in the way she questioning Cortman back and fourth. Also because her questioning includes asking about how you would separate its secular function from its religious function? The church isn't going o stop operation because of the playground initially.