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Law Day 2008 "Should" Questions
  1. Suppose that a city is concerned that political yard signs create visual blight and clutter. 
    Should a city be able to prohibit the placement of all yard signs with very few exceptions?

    See City of Ladue v. Gilleo, 512 U.S. 43 (1994)

    See ABA Lesson Plan:  First Amendment: Can a Municipality Forbid Political Signs on Residential Property?

  2.  Should high school coaches be allowed to recruit middle school athletes?

    See Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy, 127 S.Ct. 2489 (2007)

  3. Suppose that a high school wants to protect its students from inappropriate internet material. 
    Should a high school library be allowed to install filters on their computers to restrict internet access?

    See United States v. American Library Association, 539 U.S. 194 (2003)

    See ABA Lesson Plan: Teaching About Freedom of Speech on the Internet

  4. Suppose a police officer fears that knocking and waiting 20 seconds before entering a suspected drug house will allow criminals too much time to dispose of drugs and prepare to harm entering police officers. 
    Should a police officer have the discretion to determine whether to use a “no knock” entry when executing a search warrant?

    See Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586 (2006)

    See Richards v. Wisconsin, 520 U.S. 385 (1997)

  5. Suppose that female high school sports in Michigan have traditionally been scheduled during seasons that do not allow elite female athletes the best opportunities to be recruited and receive college scholarships. 
    Should high schools be required to swap some male and female sport seasons so that more female high school sports are played during seasons that are traditionally used by colleges and most other high schools in the country?

    See United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996)

  6. Should the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have the right to habeas corpus?

    See Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507 (2004)

    See Case at a Glance:  Enemy Combatants: Does the Military Commissions Act of 2006 Violate the Suspension Clause?

  7. Suppose a city is concerned about high rates of juvenile crime. 
    Should a city have the right to enact a juvenile curfew law?

    See Schall v. Martin, 467 U.S. 253 (1984)

    See ABA Lesson Plan: Teen Curfew and follow the link for detailed facts and statistics about curfew and crime