a. Have8your8students8identify8the8various8functions8of8the8law8and8then8discuss8which8 sp
ecific8functions8are8furthered8by8this8antiretaliation8aspects8of8the8Civil8Rights8statute.
b. In8the8context8of8legal8interpretation,8the8court8found8that8 Twisdale8did8seem8to8be8 prot
ected8based8on8the8literal8language8of8the8statute.8However,8it8looked8beyond8the8 plain
8 meaning8to8reject8his8claim.8Specifically,8the8court8believed8that8interpreting8the8 law8in8
a8 manner8that8would8protect8him8from8retaliation8 would8undermine8the8purpose8ofthe8 st
atute.8It8is8conceivable8that8the8court8is8motivated8by8public8policy8concerns8as8well.
c. What8do8your8students8think8of8courts8who8do8look8at8intent8and8public8policy?8Use8thisas
8 a8lead-in8for8a8discussion8of8legal8jurisprudence.
a. Discuss8the8conflicts8that8arise8between8and8among8the8various8functions8of8law.8For8 exam
ple,8there8often8are8conflicts8between8the8goals8of8individual8freedom8and8achieving8 soci
al8justice.8Note8the8problems8that8arise8when8there8is8no8 clear8consensus8on8what8is8just.
b. Ask8the8students8if8they8think8that8law8ever8is8―overused.‖8They8are8likely8to8cite8numerou
s8 examples.8For8instance,8this8might8be8a8time8to8talk8about8the8product8liabilitycases8th
at8are8 regularly8in8the8headlines.8Perhaps8the8case8involving8the8woman8who8burned8he
rself8with8 coffee8from8McDonald’s8would8be8appropriate8here.
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