Current Events Quiz 4.4

1. What is Apple trying to keep from having to do in response to a Federal court order? Page A4 "Apple encryption system..."
-Apple is trying to keep from getting rid of it's encrypting code which allows privacy for all users. It doesn't want to have to unlock the phone captured from St. Bardierno

2. What is the food supplement that Texas A&M researchers have found that may help autistic kids? Page B1 "A&M study..."
-Carnitine

3. What did Walmart say caused their earnings to drop last quarter? Page B6 "Walmart profits down..."
-Challenges in international companies such as China and the fact that e-commerce is declining, causing a loss in money because people aren't shopping online as much.

4. Why were some area high schools appealing to UIL regarding the sports district alignments? Page C1 "Centex Schools..."
-Due to the amount of traffic and classes that it will effect

5. What are some of the popular VR devices coming to market soon? Page SA1 "Virtual insanity"
-Oculus Rift
-HTC Vive

SHORT ANSWER

     I learned that the supreme court recently lost their most conservative judge, therefore leaving a total of eight judges, four of which are considered liberals, and four that are conservatives. This is going to cause a tie in one of the recent court cases. Also, many cases are going to have to be rethought due to this judges death before some of the cases were finished. 

     Justice Antonin Scalia recently died leaving the court with four liberals and four conservatives which will cause ties and therefore a problem in the court. 

     Yes, I do believe some pressure should be put on congress to solve this deadlock because people are waiting to hear how their lives are going to go depending on which way the court rules. A tie would mean a long time of waiting and anticipation especially since this case is for teachers and they need to be focused on teaching and education, not how this court rule is going to go. 

     I was not aware of the problems the president was facing while trying to appoint a new supreme justice.  I think that he needs to decide quickly because you can't just continue to end up with deadlocks in the court but I understand that he has two options, pick a liberal or pick a conservative. I think he should pick someone who is mostly liberal because the previous judge was mostly conservative making it only fair to now have a liberal judge serve as Supreme justice.