Case name: Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378 (1987) Facts: Ardith McPherson was appointed a deputy in the Constable’s office of Harris County, Texas, on January 12, 1981. Her duties were only clerical. On March 30, 1981, McPherson discussed with her boyfriend, and fellow employee, a report about an attempt to assassinate the President of the United States. She made the remark “If they go for him again, I hope they get him”. Her remark was reported to Constable Rankin, who fired McPherson, even though she told him she did not mean anything by it.…
Reference: letter to the editor--United States Postal Service mangers and its Board of Governors members’ misconduct--misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, and the violation of disabled veteran Ralph Timberlake’s civil rights and privileges under the color of law. The United States Postal Service’s officials have unlawfully and unjustly ceased home mail delivery service to Disabled Combat Wounded Veteran Ralph Timberlake at his home address of 2117 Atkins Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35810. The United States Postal Service executives’ official equivocal supposition for their evil and vile accroachment upon Disabled Veteran Ralph Timberlake’s rights and privileges to receive United States Postal Service’s home and property mail delivery service,…
Meria Carstarphen became Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent after it was discovered that school employees were apart of scandal under the old Superintendent wherein employees (including the old Superintendent) were falsifying student’s test results in lieu of bonuses. When Cartarphen was elected as the new Superintendent, she had to reorganize the school district by making student attendance a main focus; hire new principals; and redesign the hiring process and structure of the high schools. Once elected as Superintendent, Cartarphen redesigned the strategic plan of the Atlantic Public Schools which included providing adequate, stable education funding; ensuring that student data may be used for education purposes only; and support…
“The elements necessary to establish a § 1983 . . . violation will vary with the constitutional provision at issue. But common to all §1983 . . .…
Relief Sought: Petitioner filed suit against the Western Line Consolidated School District seeking reinstatement because the nonrenewal of her contract violated her First and Fourteenth Amendments. Issues: Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District addressed a teacher’s right to free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Facts: Bessie Givhan, a teacher in Mississippi’s Western Line Consolidated School, went into the principal’s office and expressed her opinion concerning the school’s hiring practices and policies. She believed that the practices were racially prejudiced, and after expressing her opinions, the principal claimed that the teacher made unreasonable and hostile demands. After the school year, her teaching contract was not renewed.…
On July 20, 2016 Jake sent a disrespectful email to Juneau Police Department (JPD) Chief of Police using his State email at work. The email stated in part “…You are full of shit! ... You people have no Honor! .... FUCK YOU JPD!” (email attached).…
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD FROM: AFCW/CS-30 SUBJECT: FIRAC -- Goss v. Lopez References: GOSS v. LOPEZ. Supreme Court of the United States. N.d. Print. 1.…
Historical Setting In a 1966 amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the federal government began providing financial aid to states that provided education for children with disabilities. The program evolved into the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) of 1970. After a couple of lawsuits and an updated Act, the government determined that students with disabilities had the right to public education, and parents had the right to participate in the process (Wright, 2010). Amy Rowley, a first-grader with an auditory impairment, and her family filed suit against her school district in the Federal District Court after the New York Commissioner of Education affirmed the school district’s decision to refuse a sign-language interpreter.…
Jim Ferguson was found guilty of the charge and the vote was 22 for and 8 against. Article 19 alleged that Jim Ferguson used his power as governor to manipulate members of the Board of Regents at the University of Texas. This including the remission of a judgment against Wilbur P. Allen, President of the Board of Regents, in the amount of $5,000 for a Bond due because a defendant had escaped. This once again was yet another ploy to influence the board. The funds would have belonged to the people of the State of Texas.…
Rhoads, the attorney for Darnell, was questioning Ms. Gleason he made sure to ask specific questions to make a point and to cause the hearing officer to rule in favor of the parent and Darnell. Mr. Rhoads wanted to draw attention to the fact that the school district did not follow the regulations that were set under IDEA about discipline and suspension of a special education student. By asking questions that provided insight into how long the student was suspended, what the principal thought was the case of the rule violation, and principals understanding of the rule about suspending special education students helped the attorney drive the point that the school did not follow the IDEA regulations for discipline. By getting the principal to admit that she believed the behavior was caused by the disability and that she didn’t follow the suspension rule, he was able to prove to the hearing officer that the school was in the wrong.…
Case Summary Professor David Beaufort was the department chair of the political science department for seven years. He led the department using a structural frame including rules and regulations; the faculty strictly followed him without question. According to the dean and provost the political science department was organized, well run and did not cause any problems. Professor David Beaufort died suddenly. His replacement as department chair was Helen Nelson who came from another college in a neighboring city.…
As many people know, the impeachment process of a president is not a good thing. Out of all of our presidents of the United States, two have been impeached. Both William Clinton and Andrew Johnson were impeached from the oval office. Andrew Johnson served in the oval office from 1865 to 1869 before he was impeached. William Clinton served as president from 1992 to 2000 before he was impeached from the oval office.…
In Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565 (1975), nine students were given 10-day suspensions from school without an opportunity for any hearings. The students then decided to challenge the principals’ actions, and the court found that the student’s rights had been violated. The court decided that students facing temporary suspension from a school have property and liberty interest that qualify for protection under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This case is similar to the case at hand because it involves the assessment of student’s rights to due process during the expulsion process. With the Goss decision in mind, it can be concluded that the expelled Howard students also have constitutional rights that protect their right to due…
What would a normal student do if their vice principal called them to the office, took their bags, and searched through them thoroughly ,without the student’s permission? This, normally, is thought of as being wrong. Americans would not normally think of this as being okay. And yet this case has been brought to the Supreme Court of America.…
A majority of the public though, continued to side with the democrats, believing that although he most definitely lied about his oath, they felt as if the lies did not matter as much because the situation did not directly affect the Nation’s well being. But how can serious lies and meaningless lies exist? Shouldn’t a lie just be a lie? Those questions were the center of the Republican’s argument. Clinton had lied under oath plain and simple and that was an impeachable offense no matter what the lie was about.…