Podcasts about marjory stoneman douglas hs

Show Notes: During today's show, we discuss the Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS shooting during our first segment. Despite all the noise on this issue, as educators, how do you think we should improve what we do to keep students and staff safe in our schools? We discuss the major points in the case, who is on each side, and the implications for teacher unions moving forward. In our second segment, we discuss the Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Case. Public employees in Illinois did not want to pay mandatory union fees in a state where all employees who work in a job with unions must pay "fair share" dues, omitting portions of the fee that go towards political action. Janus argues that the required fees are a violation of his First Amendment free speech rights because the Union engages in speech and causes that he disagrees with, referred to as a compelled speech. Unions obviously view a decision against them as 1) would bring about their demise, 2) would take away worker protections as it relates minorities and women, and 3) there is no first amendment right to be free from compelled subsidies, 4) that Janus’ characterization of unions as purely political is a gross mischaracterization of union activities.  In our final segment, a new Dear Betsy segment devolves into a discussion about nothing, kind of like Seinfeld, and kind of like Betsy Devos' actual work with education...nothing!  Resources Mentioned/Referenced: Dana Milibank: The Koch’s are Trying to Kill Unions George Will on Janus Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Case Why was Betsy DeVos at a Supreme Court hearing about the fate of workers unions?  

The Army has honored three of the Parkland school shooting victims posthumously with the Medal of Heroism: Peter Wang, Martin Duque, and Alaina Petty. The three students were all apart of the JROTC at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS and demonstrated extreme courage in the face of the shooting last Tuesday. Wang was also honored with a posthumous admission to West Point, he would have been Class of 2025.

In this emotional episode, Thomas and Andrew begin by discussing the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Florida. After that, the guys break down the recent settlement between Waymo (the Google-backed automotive company) and Uber regarding allegations of stolen trade secrets in the nascent self-driving car industry. Then, Andrew updates us on the state of gerrymandering litigation in Pennsylvania and before the Supreme Court. Finally, we end with an all-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam #63 about hearsay.  Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances Andrew was just a guest on Episode 6 of the Wayward Willis Podcast -- give it a listen! Show Notes & Links We discussed a modest proposal for gun control in Episode 110., and the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill in Episode 95. Andrew quoted from this CNN article when referencing teacher Melissa Falkowski; from this Washington Post article about Colt's decision to suspend sales of the AR-15 in 1989, and from this blog post on "The Firearm Blog" by the AR-15's designer, Jim Sullivan. California's Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 can be found at California Penal Code § 30150 et seq. This is the Waymo v. Uber lawsuit, and here is the link where you can view the Powerpoint used during the REAL OPENING STATEMENTS by Waymo's attorneys. Finally, we last discussed gerrymandering in Pennsylvania and elsewhere way back in Episode 146.  If you're curious, this is what MD-6 looks like today, and this is what it looked like before the 2011 redistricting. Support us on Patreon at:  patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ Don't forget the OA Facebook Community! And email us at openarguments@gmail.com