Next question in the series “Things You Should Know According to Your Neighborhood Lawyer – Constitution Edition” Question 5: How could Jeannette Rankin have served in Congress before the Nineteenth Amendment (woman suffrage) was adopted? Answer: “The Constitution never prohibited women from voting or serving in public office, leaving that for the states to decide. […]
“Yes. However, for many years state legislatures gave more representation to large, sparsely populated rural districts than to smaller, heavily populated urban districts. In Baker v. Carr (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that all legislative districts must be equal in population, on the grounds that qualified voters were no more or less so because they […]
Omaha World Herald, June 15, 2020 Assault By Ex-Teacher OPS Board to consider $625,000 settlement District’s insurance carrier would pay family of one of at least 6 students molested at Fontenelle Elementary The board of the Omaha Public Schools is set Monday to consider a $625,000 settlement with the family of a student assaulted by […]