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Constitution Day panel brings awareness to prominent cases

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Tracy Nobiling, justice studies professor, discusses a case reviewed by the Supreme Court detailing unconstitutional stops made by officers Thursday in the Bordeaux/Lakota room.
Tracy Nobiling, justice studies professor, discusses a case reviewed by the Supreme Court detailing unconstitutional stops made by officers Thursday in the Bordeaux/Lakota room.

“What constitutes an unreasonable search?” was one question prompted by Michael Bogner, justice studies professor, when he seized the microphone at the seminar in the Student Center Bordeaux/Lakota Room.
He and the other presenters, Associate Professor of Social and Communication Arts Robert Knight, Professors of Justice Studies Tracy Nobling and Lisette Leesch, and Assistant Professor and Department Chair of Business Nathaniel Gallegos, reviewed 10 cases that were settled by the Supreme Court during the last term and set new precedents for citizens of the U.S.
The seminar was opened up by Bogner and James Wada, associate professor and department chair of justice studies, who briefly went into discussion about the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the impact that death had on the decisions that were made following it.
One of the cases in particular delved into the limitations and reach of the Fourth Amendment, and how intrusive an officer can be when taking tests from you during a traffic stop.
Another case, covered by Leesch, addressed a case based out of Texas in which the state was placing an undue burden on women attempting to abort a fetus.
This sort of behavior was condemned by the Supreme Court as violating women’s rights and being unconstitutional, another precedent setting case that has drastic repercussions in today’s society.
Following the seminar, the presenters opened the floor to ask questions and there was a raffle for an iPad. The winner was Lukas Kluebur, 18, freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota.
The importance behind these days and presentations lies in the content. They help students realize how these issues are relevant and have the capacity to have a real impact on our daily lives.
“It is important for students to attend these seminars in addition to their classes because it exposes them to other disciplines, other ideas from professors, and students,” Leesch said. “It allows them to question themselves, in terms of what they believe, and what they’re seeing happening.”