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Daily Video June 02 2015

Supreme Court rules against Abercrombie & Fitch in religious dress case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a young Muslim woman who was denied a position at Abercrombie & Fitch on the basis of her religious dress.

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Daily Video April 09 2015

Boston marathon bomber found guilty on all charges

Jurors found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 charges in the Boston marathon bombing which killed three people and wounded 260 others two years ago.

Daily Video April 01 2015

Religious freedom bill in Indiana causes backlash

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a state bill into law this week that proponents say will protect religious freedom in the state, but that others criticize as enabling discrimination.

Daily Video March 24 2015

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is main character of new play

A new play dives into the life of Antonin Scalia, the leader of the Supreme Court’s conservative wing and its longest-serving member.

Daily Video February 10 2015

Supreme Court action allows same-sex marriage in Alabama

The Supreme Court denied an appeal this week that would have stopped same-sex marriages in Alabama, allowing them to begin immediately.

Daily Video February 09 2015

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on women in law

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke about the barriers women have faced in the legal profession in a recent address at Georgetown Law.

Post November 26 2014

Understanding the grand jury ruling on Michael Brown’s death

The basics 1. What happened? A grand jury decided not t…

Lesson Plan April 19 2013

How do we define terrorism? - Lesson Plan

This lesson is adapted from Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy used with …

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