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Class Notes: Affirmative Action, iPads In Class and More Education News

Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Settles a Fairy-Tale Dispute on Sesame Street

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took it to the street — Sesame Street — to dish out some puppet justice.

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‘I’m Doing It!’ Stephen Colbert Transfers Super PAC, Mulls Presidential Run

Colbert for President of the United States…of South Carolina? With a huge wink, the Comedy Central host says he’s starting an “exploratory committee.”

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To Sniff or Not to Sniff? Supreme Court to Decide if Drug Dog’s Nose Went Too Far

If a dog smells drugs outside of a private home, should it allow police to get a search warrant? Or is it a violation of Fourth Amendment protections?

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Stephen Colbert Almost Sponsored the South Carolina GOP Primary

The South Carolina Republican Party briefly considered selling the naming rights to its 2012 primary to Stephen Colbert – and his satire-laced super PAC.

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In Indonesia, Streets With Islamic Names Are No Place for Churches

After a two-year battle, Christians in Bogor, Indonesia, still cannot open the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church. Why? Their mayor has refused to allow churches on streets with Islamic names.

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Wisconsin Leaves Out 14,000 Votes After Clerk Forgets to Click ‘Save’

Computers are tricky beasts. We’ve all had our share of simple, avoidable mishaps: accidentally clicking “reply all” or saving an essential file where you’ll never find it again. But a Wisconsin clerk takes top honors on avoidable errors.

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A Judge on the Jury? Elena Kagan Reports For Jury Duty But Not Selected

She’s a common sight in the courtroom, but she won’t be serving justice in the jury box anytime soon.

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Verdict’s In: New York Pizza Trumps Chicago’s

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia likes his pizza like his constitution: traditional, just as it was when he was a child.

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Philippines: Hubert Webb Acquitted in Vizconde Massacre

They called it the ‘trial of the century’: Six privileged kids nabbed for three gruesome murders. Today, 19 years after the killings that occurred south of Manila, the main suspect was acquitted. Was justice served?