Jones v. Church of Science25 DownloadsYear: 2008 (Vol. 32). Topic: Constitutional Law; First Amendment. Question: Whether the children’s choir director of a church sustain sexual harassment claims against her employer without running afoul of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment, or such claims are barred under the judicially-created “ministerial exception” to Title VII and state employment law. Format: Word. Read more about Jones v. Church of Science[…]

Incandenza v. Enfield Sch. Dist.35 DownloadsYear: 2009 (Vol. 33). Topic: Constitutional Law; First Amendment. Question: Whether there is a hybrid rights exception to the general rule that the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause requires only rational basis review for neutral and generally applicable laws that incidentally burden a particular religion. Format: PDF.

Webber v. Smith63 DownloadsYear: 2008 (Vol. 32). Topic: Constitutional Law; First Amendment. Question: What standard should be used to determine whether the First Amendment protects speech communicated by a public school teacher in the classroom. Format: Word.  

Jimpert v. Michael62 DownloadsYear: 2007 (Vol. 31). Topic: Constitutional Law; First Amendment. Question: (1) Whether an allegation of conspiracy to deprive others of equal protection of the laws solely on the basis of political affiliation states a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3). (2) Whether content-discriminatory supermajority requirements for ballot initiative elections require intermediate scrutiny under the First Read more about Jimpert v. Michael[…]