Illustration by Brian StaufferWith little fanfare and hardly any spectators, the trial in the case of Graciela McKay vs. DISD wraps up this week in U.S. District Court, with a verdict expected as early as tomorrow. McKay is the Preston Hollow teacher who filed a federal lawsuit against the district and the school's former principal, Teresa Parker, in which she alleges that district officials retaliated against her for calling attention to what District Judge Sam Lindsay ruled was deliberate segr
Since November, a Dallas attorney with a familiar last name has been at odds with Facebook over its decision to allow Holocaust-denial groups to post to the service. The story's generated some heat in recent days, culminating today with this CNN story in which Brian "Brother of Mark" Cuban, who maintains The Cuban Revolution, says that "there is no First Amendment right to free speech in the private
realm. This isn't a freedom-of-speech issue. Facebook is
free to set the standard that they wish.
Kunkle says the daytime curfew is less about slapping minors with fines and more about shaping behavior to curb crime and truancy. Sometime this morning, we expect the Dallas City Council to approve a daytime curfew for minors under the age of 17, which, according to the ordinance, will "help combat truancy, thereby reducing juvenile crime, juvenile violence, and juvenile gang activity occurring in the city during school hours."
Despite opposition from the local ACLU, Citizens Against the Dalla
