1. Discuss vthe vTwisdale vcase vthat vopens vthis vchapter. vIt vprovides van vinteresting
vvehicle vfor v discussing vthe vfunctions vof vlaw vand vlegal vinterpretation.
a. Have vyour vstudents videntify vthe vvarious vfunctions vof vthe vlaw vand vthen vdiscuss
vwhich v specific vfunctions vare vfurthered vby vthis vantiretaliation vaspects vof vthe vCivil
vRights vstatute.
b. In vthe vcontext vof vlegal vinterpretation, vthe vcourt vfound vthat v Twisdale vdid vseem vto
vbe v protected vbased von vthe vliteral vlanguage vof vthe vstatute. vHowever, vit vlooked
vbeyond vthe v plain v meaning vto vreject vhis vclaim. vSpecifically, vthe vcourt vbelieved
vthat vinterpreting vthe v law vin va v manner vthat vwould vprotect vhim vfrom vretaliation
v would vundermine vthe vpurpose vofthe v statute. vIt vis vconceivable vthat vthe vcourt vis
vmotivated vby vpublic vpolicy vconcerns vas vwell.
c. What vdo vyour vstudents vthink vof vcourts vwho vdo vlook vat vintent vand vpublic vpolicy?
vUse vthisas v a vlead-in vfor va vdiscussion vof vlegal vjurisprudence.
a. Discuss vthe vconflicts vthat varise vbetween vand vamong vthe vvarious vfunctions vof vlaw. vFor
v example, vthere voften vare vconflicts vbetween vthe vgoals vof vindividual vfreedom vand
vachieving v social vjustice. vNote vthe vproblems vthat varise vwhen vthere vis vno v clear
vconsensus von vwhat vis vjust.
b. Ask vthe vstudents vif vthey vthink vthat vlaw vever vis v―overused.‖ vThey vare vlikely vto vcite
vnumerous v examples. vFor vinstance, vthis vmight vbe va vtime vto vtalk vabout vthe vproduct
vliabilitycases vthat vare v regularly vin vthe vheadlines. vPerhaps vthe vcase vinvolving vthe
vwoman vwho vburned vherself vwith v coffee vfrom vMcDonald’s vwould vbe vappropriate
vhere.
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