Government

Divided We Stand: Gay Marriage Rulings and Official Disobedience

Publication Date: August 25, 2016

On June, 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection of equal liberty, effectively overturning the law. Pennsylvania, however, banned same-sex...

Lucinda Creighton and the Irish Abortion Bill Vote

Publication Date: August 18, 2016

On June 16, 2013, the Irish government sponsored the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, which proposed to allow abortions when doctors determined the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother. The bill was introduced in...

'Fixing Our Politics', One Vote at a Time: Public Policy Graduates Aim to Boost Turnout with TurboVote

Publication Date: June 20, 2016

This case, about creating a startup with a social mission, is designed to help students think through the strategic alignment of public value, legitimacy/support, and operational capacity in a simple context. Together with an in-class video...

New York City’s Teen ACTION Program: An Evaluation Gone Awry

Publication Date: August 29, 2016

This video-based case explores how an impact evaluation for a promising after-school program in New York City went awry. In 2006, New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Designed as an...

Fears and Realities: Managing Ebola in Dallas Epilogue

Publication Date: April 20, 2016

This epilogue accompanies case number 2055.0. In September 2014, as several West African countries continued to battle a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus, Dallas, Texas, emerged as ground zero for the disease in the U.S. This case recounts...

Fears and Realities: Managing Ebola in Dallas

Publication Date: April 20, 2016

In September 2014, as several West African countries continued to battle a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus, Dallas, Texas, emerged as ground zero for the disease in the U.S. This case recounts how, over the course of three days, Thomas Eric...

Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax (Sequel)

Publication Date: April 14, 2016

In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all...

Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax

Publication Date: April 14, 2016

In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all...

Swine Flu Scare in America (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1993

In 1976, the CDC received samples of an unknown pathogen from Fort Dix, a New Jersey Army training center. After extensive testing, it was discovered that the sample was swine flu, which had not been reported in persons "out of touch with pigs"...

Swine Flu Scare in America (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1993

In 1976, the CDC received samples of an unknown pathogen from Fort Dix, a New Jersey Army training center. After extensive testing, it was discovered that the sample was swine flu, which had not been reported in persons "out of touch with pigs"...

Contracting to Replace the Challenger: Risks, Responsibilities, and Incentives

Publication Date: January 01, 1988

This case details the contractual negotiations surrounding a replacement for NASA's Challenger, which had exploded in 1986, killing all seven crew members. Despite government-wide budget cuts, as per the 1985 and 1987 Balanced Budget Act, NASA...

Middlesex County Jury System (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1986

Until the late 1970s, counties in much of the US summoned citizens to jury service for one-month terms. This meant that, for the most part, jurors had to attend court every working day for a given month. This system automatically exempted major...