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Constitution Scrapbook 3

media type="custom" key="7086925"**Kagen sworn in as Supreme Court** - In this video, Elena Kagen is sworn in as the third female Justice of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts. While the Court will not start until the first Monday in October, Kagen will begin her work on the Court as soon as she is sworn in. As we discussed in class, the Justices of the Supreme Court are very powerful, very prestigious, and the final authority on the Constitution and the federal laws of the United States. Justice Kagen was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate, an example of checks and balances. ** Chuck T **

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/50131152.html This link is to the law about wearing helmets in Missouri. They wanted to pass a law saying that you didn't have to wear a helmet but the governor vetoed the law. This had a lot of people angry. This applies to what we learn in class because the government has the power to veto these things.

[] **Virginia Overturns Federal Healthcare** This is about how Virginia and 25 other states filed a lawsuit to not have federal healthcare. When Obama signed the law in 2010, Virginia sued saying that the law was unconstitutional, but in early September Obama won in appeals court by rejecting the challenge that the state put up. This deals with what we did in class because this deals with Checks and Balances because the Legislative Branch made the law, the Executive Branch (Obama) signed the law, and the Judicial Branch get to choose whether it is unconstitutional or if it is follows the Constitution. - Marshall L

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/justice/scotus-preview-case-summaries/index.html?iref=allsearch This article is about the Supreme Court Cases that are going to come up within the new term. I posted this because two of the cases involve the First and the Fourth Amendments. In one, it is FCC versus Fox Television stations where obscenity and the First Amendment rights are used. The other one is U.S. vs. Jones, where the government broke Amendment 4 (Search and Seizure) by placing an electronic surveillance device on a drug suspects car without a warrant. Also, it is just interesting to look at the cases. -Michael K.
 * Big cases await U.S. Supreme Court's 2011-12 term**

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/05/judge-denies-motion-to-block-alabama-immigration-law/?hpt=po_bn2
 * Judge denies motion to block Alabama immigration law**

This article deals with the judiciary system. This is a controversial immigration law because opponents say it violates the 4th Amendment. They say this because of the illegal search and seizure portions of the law. It is being challenged in the courts and the judiciary is determining the constitutionality of all or parts of it. It fits into the judicial branch, because it is interpreting the law. Jack C.

[] Steve Tausan was gunned down and killed at a funeral for a fellow Hell's Angels memeber. He was involved in a murder in 1999 that went to court as a civil rights case.
 * Hell's Angels Memeber Gunned Down at Funeral **