Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
On Wednesday, November 29th, the final mock trial took place in my first year seminar course. The case being argued was Regents of the...
Klansville U.S.A
Near the end of the semester, my first year seminar classmates and I met to view the documentary Klansville U.S.A. This film explores the...
Freedom Summer
On Friday, November 11th, our class began to watch a documentary on Freedom Summer. Below are the points that I found most memorable and...
EOTO 2
On Wednesday, November 15th, two litigation teams gave Each One Teach One presentations. The first presentation was on events of the...
The Supreme Court
My first year seminar classmates and I watched an older video early on in the semester that highlighted many of the major aspects of the...
Plessy v. Ferguson - The Dissenting Opinion
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, Judge John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter from the majority opinion. A dissenting opinion (or...
University of California Establishes A New Free Speech Center
On Thursday, October 26th, The University of California announced their plans for a new free speech center that focuses on the first...
Moot Court - Plessy v. Ferguson
On Wednesday, October 11th, two litigation teams went to battle in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Before the teams delivered their...
Houston High School Expels Student for Sitting During The Pledge of Allegiance
India Landry, a seventeen year old student at Windfern High School in Houston Texas was immediately expelled by the school's principal...
EOTO Pro-slavery vs. Anti-slavery
On September 27th, two litigation teams in my First Year Seminar, Talking About Freedom, gave separate presentations pertaining to...
