a. Have6your6students6identify6the6various6functions6of6the6law6and6then6discuss6which6 sp
ecific6functions6are6furthered6by6this6antiretaliation6aspects6of6the6Civil6Rights6statute.
b. In6the6context6of6legal6interpretation,6the6court6found6that6 Twisdale6did6seem6to6be6 prot
ected6based6on6the6literal6language6of6the6statute.6However,6it6looked6beyond6the6 plain
6 meaning6to6reject6his6claim.6Specifically,6the6court6believed6that6interpreting6the6 law6in6
a6 manner6that6would6protect6him6from6retaliation6 would6undermine6the6purpose6ofthe6 st
atute.6It6is6conceivable6that6the6court6is6motivated6by6public6policy6concerns6as6well.
c. What6do6your6students6think6of6courts6who6do6look6at6intent6and6public6policy?6Use6thisas
6 a6lead-in6for6a6discussion6of6legal6jurisprudence.
a. Discuss6the6conflicts6that6arise6between6and6among6the6various6functions6of6law.6For6 exam
ple,6there6often6are6conflicts6between6the6goals6of6individual6freedom6and6achieving6 soci
al6justice.6Note6the6problems6that6arise6when6there6is6no6 clear6consensus6on6what6is6just.
b. Ask6the6students6if6they6think6that6law6ever6is6―overused.‖6They6are6likely6to6cite6numerou
s6 examples.6For6instance,6this6might6be6a6time6to6talk6about6the6product6liabilitycases6th
at6are6 regularly6in6the6headlines.6Perhaps6the6case6involving6the6woman6who6burned6he
rself6with6 coffee6from6McDonald’s6would6be6appropriate6here.
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