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Winning Justice

Maya Moore has won every medal and trophy in women’s basketball. But her biggest victory wasn’t on a basketball court. It was helping a man prove his innocence. And she's just announced an extra happy ending to the battle.

Winning Justice Videos

WNBA star Maya Moore helped secure release for Jonathan Irons, who spent 23 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted. Three videos will allow you to discuss the case in class. They would make an excellent addition to Shine Bright LLCE File 12 Equality on Trial.

La justice pénale internationale : quel bilan ?

Si la justice pénale internationale a connu des avancées importantes, elle reste confrontée à des défis …

Seeking Justice for George Floyd

The death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020 sparked last summer’s wave of Black Lives Matter protests. The trial of the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck opened on 29 March in Minnesota. Police were called after George Floyd bought a packet of cigarettes in a convenience story. The shop assistant believed the $20 note Floyd used to pay was counterfeit, and asked him to return the cigarettes. When Floyd refused, the police were called. Four officers struggled to get the 1m90 suspect into a police car. He told them he was claustrophobic. Video footage of officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd for over eight minutes, while Floyd said 27 times that he couldn’t breathe, is central to the case. A video was taken by a teenage passerby and Chauvin’s fellow officers were wearing body cameras. (Chauvin’s camera fell during the altercation.) Chauvin and his three fellow officers have all been fired by Minneapolis Police Department. The other three will be tried separately for aiding and abetting. Chauvin is charged with three separate counts, with prosecutors hoping they can obtain a conviction in the most serious, second-degree murder. If there isn’t judged to be enough evidence for that, two slightly lower charges of third-degree murder or second-degree manslaughter could be upheld. On the opening day of the trial, Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell told the jury that the arresting officers used "excessive and unreasonable force" to detain George Floyd. Derek Chauvin’s defence is expected to argue that the 46-year-old died of a drugs overdose, after swallowing drugs to avoid the police finding them. Trial by Jury The trial was preceded by several days of jury selection. The final jury included six people of colour and nine white people. Jurors can be rejected by either the prosecution or the defence, if they are considered to be biased in any way or know the suspect personally, for example. In this case, the defence asked to exclude a black prospective juror who said he had experienced racism and was critical of the Minneapolis Police Department. The judge also excluded two chosen jurors and three prospective ones after the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay the Floyd family $27 million in a lawsuit over George Floyd’s death. The five said they had been influenced by this settlement. The civil-rights case brought by the Floyd family alleged the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him, and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. The city clearly wanted to expedite the case, and to be seen doing the right thing towards the family. But the timing of the settlement, just before the case began could potentially effect jurors, whether that be to consider that if the city lost the civil case, Derek Chauvin must be guilty, or that justice has already been done towards the victim, or at least his family. Police Shooting Convictions It is extremely rare for police officers in the U.S.A. to be convicted for deaths caused while they were on duty. There are about 1,000 fatal shootings per year by police officers, and only about 2% result in charges, and far fewer in convictions. One reason for this lies in the prosecutor system. In each district and state, the public prosecutor (who can have one of several titles) has responsibility deciding to prosecute someone, and the charges they will face. They are dependent on the police force to gather evidence for them, which can lead to a conflict of interests in cases where the person charged is an officer. And almost all prosecutors are elected officials, meaning they tend not to want to decide on prosecutions that might be unpopular with the electorate. The trial continues, and is expected to last between two and four weeks.   You can find more on racial equality in Shine Bright LLCER cycle terminal File 12 Equality on trial and more on the prosecutor system and the need for reform in the U.S. justice system in Shine Bright AMC File 15 Justice for all?

Les Choses humaines, une affaire intime à travers le prisme de la justice

Teaching with Film: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The biopic about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is excellent for discussing gender issues in this class. This short clip should really get students talking.

Just Mercy

A new film tells the true story of a battle against endemic racism in the American justice system. It's based on a memoir by  Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer in Alabama, and tells the story of his firm's battle to prove the innocence of Walter McMillian, who was condemned to death for a murder he didn't commit. A black man, the murder of a white woman in Monroeville: the story disturbingly echoes Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and questions whether anything has changed in the almost hundred years since that classic was set.

Le génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda

Cette vidéo retrace les principales étapes du génocide des Tutsis par les Hutus.

Coming Very Soon: Shine Bright AMC

If you're teaching LLCER AMC or will be next year, let us introduce the latest addition to the Shine Bright collection: Anglais monde contemporain Cycle terminal. It includes 28 chapters of varying lengths covering all the themes of the curriculum and ranging across the English-speaking world.

His Life Mattered

Widespread protests have again broken out in the U.S.A. after the death of an African-American man in police custody. George Floyd, 46, was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 May on suspicion of passing forged money. During his arrest, a police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes, despite Mr Floyd protesting that he couldn’t breathe. Videos of the incident sparked protests across the country. The officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with third-degree murder and three other officers dismissed. “I Can’t Breathe” Floyd’s plea that he was being asphyxiated was a grim echo to another case: in 2014, in Staten Island, New York, Eric Garner asphyxiated in a police stranglehold after protesting eleven times that he couldn’t breathe. It was one of the cases that fuelled Black Lives Matter protests across the country. The officer responsible was never charged, but he was ultimately dismissed from the NYPD in 2019 over the case. Protesters about the George Floyd killing have been using the slogan and hashtag “I can’t breathe” in demonstrations. There is an excellent comic report in TOPO magazine on the subject which could be very interesting for your pupils. This is in French, but  online with a free access and one more way to understand what is happening these days in the U.S. https://twitter.com/LaRevueDessinee/status/1267768980271509504?s=20 Black Lives Matter and other organisations support the protests, seeing this death as yet another example of the inherent racism in the American police and justice system. African Americans are disproportionately likely to be fatally shot by the police: 23.4% of incidents when they only make up 13.4% of the population according to the U.S. Census Bureau. There is a more general problem with police violence. According to the Mapping Police Violence database, “99% of killings by police from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime”. The video below urges people to remember George Floyd and other victims of police violence with the slogans #SayHisName and #SayTheirNames. https://vimeo.com/423875851   More Than Statistics The current protests have spread across the country against a context of economic tension during the Covid-19 epidemic, which has hit poorer Americans much harder than their more comfortable counterparts. African Americans are statistically much more likely to live in poverty. The combination of low-paid work in front-line jobs which, and ineffective or inexistent health insurance and healthcare have meant poor Americans are more likely to be infected. Minnesota has one of the largest poverty gaps between black and white residents of any state in the country: 32% versus 7%  While African American residents make up 7% of the state population, they account for 22% of Covid patients.  

Supreme icon

The contentious nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court makes him the new colleague of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka Notorious R.B.G.. She is a feminist and pop culture icon and the subject of a documentary just released in cinemas.

Black Lives Matter : Travail collaboratif et éducation aux médias autour d’un sujet d’actualité

Le traitement des sujets d’actualité intéresse toujours les élèves et c’est une bonne chose car cela témoigne de leur volonté de penser en citoyens et de développer leur esprit critique. Cependant, il est parfois délicat d’aborder des sujets d’extrême actualité car on se trouve alors en concurrence avec le flot d’informations dont les élèves sont abreuvés en temps réel. Un cas pratique.

Myth and Hero

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had quite a year. The Supreme Court Justice has been the focus of a biopic and a documentary, which has been nominated for an Oscar. At 85, and despite frail health, Bader Ginsburg seems to have reached greater influence than she ever imagined.

Police Officer Convicted of Murdering George Floyd

The jury in the trial over the death of George Floyd has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd’s family and supporters expressed relief.

Qu'est-ce qu'un crime de guerre ?

Une vidéo pour comprendre le droit international humanitaire et son application.

Clint Eastwood's 'Juror No. 2': A Final Dilemma

At 94, Clint Eastwood returns with Juror No. 2, a legal thriller that could mark the end of his prolific career. This 40th film explores the moral dilemmas of a juror who discovers his possible involvement in a crime.

Women's Prize Winners 2024

Britain’s Women’s Prizes for 2024 have been awarded. The prize for fiction goes to American author V. V. Ganeshananthan for Brotherless Love, set during the Sri Lankan civil war. And the non-fiction prize, awarded at the same time this year, goes to Canadian author Naomi Klein for Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, about how being regularly mistaken for another, very different writer taught her about our polarised societies, conspiracy theories and social media. 

Qu'est-ce que l'ONU

Cet épisode propose une présentation de l'ONU, de ses principaux organes et ses principales missions.

La création de l'État d'Israël

Comprendre la création de l'État d'Israël grâce à un document d'archive.

Black Power at the 1968 Olympics Fifty Years On

Fifty years after the Mexico Olympics, when African-American medallists Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a Black Power salute to protest at discrimination, all three men on the podium that day have been recognised for their courage

Historic Supreme Court Nomination

On 7 April, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court Justice — the first ever African-American woman in the court's 233-year history. Despite hostile Senate hearings, three Republican Senators gave their votes to confirm the nomination.  When he fulfilled an election promise by nominating Ms. Brown Jackson, President Biden explained, “For too long our government, our courts haven’t looked like America.” President Biden nominated Ms Brown Jackson after Justice Stephen Breyer announced he would retire this summer. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life. They are nominated by the President but have to be confirmed by the Senate. Breyer is currently one of three “liberal” Justices along with six “conservatives”. Presidents generally nominate Justices associated with their own politics, so liberal Brown Jackson was a logical pick for Biden. Since the Senate is currently split 50-50 Republican and Democrat, the nomination was likely to pass, as Vice-President Kamala Harris has a casting vote. In the event, three Republican Senators “crossed the aisle” to support the nomination. If any Democratic Senators lose their seats at the Midterm elections in November, this may be Biden’s only opportunity to have a nominated judge confirmed. Justice Brown Jackson Brown Jackson,51, has had a long career in many aspects of the justice system. She was brought up in Florida, and  pointed out in her confirmation speech t hat her family has gone from segregation to Supreme Court Justice in one generation. Both her parents were teachers. Her mother went on to be a school administrator. Her father went to law school when Brown Jackson was a child, inspiring her to follow in his footsteps She studied at Harvard and was was editor of the Harvard Law Review like one of her role models, Barack Obama. After law school, she worked as a clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer, a public defender and a defense attorney in private practice. She served as a District Court Judge before joining the DC District Court of Appeals last year. When President Obama was nominating a Justice in 2016, Brown Jackson’s the-11-year-old daughter wrote to him asking to add her mother to his list. In over 200 years, 120 Justices have served on the Supreme Court, 115 of them men and 117 white. The first woman, Sandra Day Connor, was only appointed in 1981. The first African American Justice was Thurgood Marshall, appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson, after he led the NAACP case in Brown Vs Board of Education, the landmark ruling on school desegregation. Defenders vs. Prosecutors Marshall was also the last Justice before Brown Jackson who had experience as a public defender — a lawyer appointed by the courts to defend the accused. Of the judges in the U.S. court system as a whole, former prosecutors outnumber defense attorneys by four to one according to a recent study by the Cato Institute . It could be argued that having preponderance of judges whose principal experience is on one side or the other of the prosecution-defence divide can skew the system in one direction.  Some of the most aggressive and hostile questioning Brown Jackson faced from Republican senators during the confirmation hearings was about her time was a public defender, implying that by defending criminals she somehow sided with them. You can find more on  the need for reform in the U.S. justice system in Shine Bright AMC File 15 Justice for all?

If Girls Were in Charge

A new documentary, Girls State, looks at a social experiment where 500 girls from Missouri try to form a government, running for positions like Governor and Supreme Court Justices. It makes a fascinating contrast with the award-winning 2020 documentary by the same team following 1000 boys in Texas participating in the same national project.

Marcus Rashford: Football Against Food Poverty

England’s football players have been taking the knee at Euro 2020 to protest against racism but one in particular has been standing up for Britain’s poorest children.

Euro 2020 in Six Questions

A quick rundown on Euro 2020 in six essential questions.

La légalisation de l'avortement

Le droit à l’avortement n’a pas été obtenu en un jour : il est l’aboutissement de décennies de combats.

Conseil documentaire : « Homos en France »

Un documentaire intimiste sur l'expérience des personnes gays, lesbiennes, bi ou pan, aujourd'hui en France.

A Landmark Ruling Overturned

On 24 June, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned one of its own “landmark rulings”, a rare event. There had already been leaks that the Court would reverse the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that limiting a woman’s right to an abortion was unconstitutional.

Mexico Olympics Black Power Protest Video

The silent protest of two African American athletes on the podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in civil-rights history. We've selected some teaching tools for language classes on the Black Power protest.

Supreme Court Confirmation Rushed Through

Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the Supreme Court replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 27 October, barely a week before the presidential election.

Le procès de Nuremberg

Une présentation du déroulé du procès de Nuremberg et son contexte, pour en souligner son importance historique.