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Shamica Neal was told that it was part of a reading initiative called "I'd rather be reading," in which students posed in different settings performing different tasks.

"That had nothing to do with reading," Neal said. "It was humiliating for him because kids were teasing him."

Neal, who provided a copy of the photo to The Dallas Morning News, said she did not give the school permission to take or display the photo. She has filed a grievance with the school district against the librarian, alleging that the incident caused emotional damage to the child and humiliated him. The NAACP has also met with the school about the incident.

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The pricing of electronic books is one of the biggest issues currently facing the publishing industry. The de facto $9.99 standard set by Amazon (AMZN) for books available on its Kindle device has had many big publishers up in arms, so when Apple (AAPL) came calling with the iPad -- and a totally different pricing model that raised e-book prices by a handful of dollars -- publishers bit.

Now the pricing model switch has book publishers and Apple in the crosshairs of the Texas Attorney General's Office. Though the investigation is still in preliminary stages, there's a good case for legal action -- and it's all about the current state of antitrust legislation.

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The NY Sun's air tight legal analysis says books no, but, pamphlets yes... "Let us just say that these columns have been covering the courts since 1933, and it’s hard to recall an exchange before the high bench more unsettling in respect of our basic liberty to conduct a free and robust election debate."

Articles written by Elena Kagan

Presidential administration.
Harvard Law Review
Elena Kagan. 114.8 (June 2001): p2245-2385

Chevron's nondelegation doctrine.(Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.)
Supreme Court Review
David J. Barron and Elena Kagan. (Annual 2001): p201(65).

When a speech code is a speech code: the Stanford policy and the theory of incidental restraints. (response to an article by Thomas C. Grey in this issue, p. 891)(Symposium: Developments in Free Speech Doctrine; Charting the Nexus Between Speech and Religion, Abortion, and Equality)
U.C. Davis Law Review
Elena Kagan. 29.n3 (Spring 1996): p957-969.

Private speech, public purpose: the role of governmental motive in First Amendment doctrine.
University of Chicago Law Review
Elena Kagan. 63.n2 (Spring 1996): p413-517.

The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning up the Federal Appointment Process.
University of Chicago Law Review
Elena Kagan. 62.n2 (Spring 1995): p919-942.

Regulation of hate speech and pornography after R.A.V. (R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul)
University of Chicago Law Review
Elena Kagan. 60.n3-4 (Summer-Fall 1993): p873-902.

The changing faces of First Amendment neutrality: R.A.V. v. St. Paul, Rust v. Sullivan, and the problem of content-based underinclusion.
Supreme Court Review
Elena Kagan. (Annual 1992): p29-77.