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First, research a current event (from the last month). The event/news story/crime should relate to a topic we have studied in class thus far.

Read the article and become familiar with the facts of what happened. Then download and fill out the current event form found here: AOJ 200 online current event.docxPreview the document

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the rule of legality.

bills of attainder and ex post facto laws.

statutory clarity and know the legal test for identifying laws that are void for vagueness.

the three levels of scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause.

the importance of freedom of expression and the categories of expression that are not pro­tected by the First Amendment.

the constitutional basis for the right to privacy and the type of acts that are protected within the “zone of privacy.”

the meaning of the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

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Current Event AOJ 200-online Name________________________ Date _________________________ Instructions: Select an article of at least 300 words or more from a newspaper, news magazine, or Internet site. The topic of the article must relate to criminal law. This might include topics such as specific crimes we have studied, defenses to crimes, sentencing, etc. The current event may only be from the last month. Older articles are no longer “current.” After carefully reading the article, complete the following questions. Make sure you include the link / URL address of your article at the end of this form. 1. Title of your Article: ________________________________________________________ 2. What newspaper, magazine, or Internet site did the article appear in? __________________________________ date ___________________ 3. Summarize the article. Do not simply copy a news event. Explain the event in your own words. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________. 4. Why did you choose this particular article/current event about which to write? How does this event relate to our class? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________. 5. If you were going to write a detailed report about the topic covered in the article, what are three questions that you would ask in order to acquire additional relevant information that was not mentioned in the article? 1. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. Link to your article:
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Current Event

AOJ 200-online

Name________________________
Date _________________________
Instructions: Select an article of at least 300 words or more from a newspaper, news magazine, or
Internet site. The topic of the article must relate to criminal law. This might include topics such
as specific crimes we have studied, defenses to crimes, sentencing, etc. The current event may
only be from the last month. Older articles are no longer “current.” After carefully reading the
article, complete the following questions.
Make sure you include the link / URL address of your article at the end of this form.
1. Title of your Article:
Prisoners Face Carrot-And-Stick Approach to Tackle Jail Violence
2. What newspape...

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