Palin unable to name a single Supreme Court case other than Roe v Wade.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I agree with all of these (and those listed by Tex). I would probably add Lawrence v Texas, Dred Scott v Sandford, Texas v Johnson, Oregon v Smith, Regents of Cal v Bakke, NY Times v Sullivan, Lochner v New York, and even Korematsu v US. Most educated people wouldn't know all of those, but they would have at least heard of most of them, and I would expect a VP and a Pres candidate to know all.

I consider myself well educated and I knew the ones on Seattle List but only know Dred Scott from your list.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Any more lawyers want to step in and show off for a minute?

Stand aside, sonny. Actually, I'm with Dan on this. Most of the cases have little effect on my daily business practice, but I can hold forth for about thirty seconds on most of them. Coincidentally, my son (a junior in high school) came home and told me they discussed Lochner in his Law and Society class, and I feigned familiarity.

A more obscure Supreme Court case, but one of my sentimental favorites because of the way Rex Lee presented it, was Wickard v. Filburn, a commerce clause case in which a farmer with a very small farm was prosecuted under an agricultural controls act. He planted a couple of extra acres of corn or wheat for his own use, but the Court ruled he was subject to the act because if he hadn't grown his own grain, he would have bought it in the open marked and thus affected interstate commerce.

Please don't Wikipedia this case and tell me I'm way off, as I'd like to think I learned something from Rex, and my clients don't give a crap.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Any more lawyers want to step in and show off for a minute?

The amusing thing is, I'm not even a lawyer, Allah be praised.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Tex

The amusing thing is, I'm not even a lawyer, Allah be praised.

A sycophant perhaps?

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar

A more obscure Supreme Court case, but one of my sentimental favorites because of the way Rex Lee presented it, was Wickard v. Filburn, a commerce clause case in which a farmer with a very small farm was prosecuted under an agricultural controls act. He planted a couple of extra acres of corn or wheat for his own use, but the Court ruled he was subject to the act because if he hadn't grown his own grain, he would have bought it in the open marked and thus affected interstate commerce.

We spent a week on Wickard in my Con Law class. My prof was in love with the commerce clause.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Any more lawyers want to step in and show off for a minute?

Just be patient Jeff. When somebody starts an underground water table thread you'll have your chance to shine.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by YOhio

We spent a week on Wickard in my Con Law class. My prof was in love with the commerce clause.

Hey, no fair showing off. Just because we more mature lawyers are senile doesn't mean anything. I barely remember the Guenther Book from Stanford that we used.

Do they still read the same Constitution, or is there a Dummy's version for the Internet age?

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Do they still read the same Constitution, or is there a Dummy's version for the Internet age?

This is helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...me_Court_cases

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

You may not have known those on my list by name, but I would venture a guess that you did know them by description. Am I wrong?

most of them by description...

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Another one I should have added is Planned Parenthood v Casey. If you know Roe, you ought to know that one too.

If I were Couric, and Palin claimed to know Roe v Wade, I would have followed up with the name "Norma McCorvey." Palin's head would have exploded. $1000 bucks says she actually knows little of Roe v Wade.