When Hadley Jons wrote that it’s “gonna be fun to tell the defendant GUILTY” on her Facebook status while serving as a juror, little did she know that she was about to get a lesson on the Bill of Rights and a $250 fine. The judge presiding over the trial removed Jons from the jury and found her in contempt of court for violating her oath to be fair and impartial. The judge then ordered her to write an essay on the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees our right to a fair and public trial by an impartial jury. Why is the Sixth Amendment so important? Did this post violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights? Join our discussion and let us know what you think!

President Obama didn’t have a day off on Labor Day. Instead of firing up the barbeque with his friends and family, he announced an ambitious plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, rail lines and runways. The six-year, $50 billion plan is part of the president’s effort to get the economy back on track by getting more people working while modernizing the nation’s transportation infrastructure.   "So many Americans have been idled for months, even years, at a time when there is so much of America that needs rebuilding,"  Obama said. To pay for the work, the president proposed creating an “infrastructure bank,” which would act much like a normal private bank, but instead of pooling bank customers’ money in investments such as mortgages and loans, this bank would use a mixture of tax dollars and private investment. Do you think that spending money on rebuilding and repairing the nation’s roads, rail lines and airports is a good idea? Will it help the economy by putting more people back to work? Join the discussion and let us know what your think!