^{Posts January 8, 2018}

^{These are the posts that are accumulated in our weekly newsletter which goes out throughout the school year. The posts are organized by the major units in our Constitutional Law (5th ed.) student textbook.}

I.          Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

II.         Defining the Political System: Federalism and Checks and Balances [See TOPICS 11-15 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

California Attorney General Says State Will Stand Up to Trump Administration on Marijuana [NBCLA, 1/7/18]: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has asked to meet with the four U.S. Attorneys who prosecute federal law in the state to gauge weather or not they plan on enforcing federal marijuana laws. "I've reached out to all four to sit down with them... because we'd like to know how each of the four will intend to move forward with this new policy from US DOJ.

^{https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Calif-Attorney-General-Says-State-Will-Stand-Up-to-Trump-Administration-on-Marijuana-468275993.html}

^{The American Presidency [TOPIC 15_]}

25th Amendment unlikely to be invoked over Trump's mental health [Politico, 1/7/18]: Donald Trump’s description of himself as a “very stable genius” sparked new debate this weekend about the 25th Amendment, but invoking the provision to remove a president from office is so difficult that it’s highly unlikely to come into play over concerns about Trump’s mental health, a half-dozen lawyers with expertise on the measure said.

^{https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/07/trump-25th-amendment-mental-health-327503}

Schiff: 'We have a seriously flawed human being in the Oval Office' [Politico, 1/7/18]: The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that virtually every member of Congress has concerns about President Donald Trump's mental state, even if they won't say so publicly.

^{https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/07/schiff-trump-president-wolff-book-327282}

III.        The Political System: Voting and Campaigns [See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

IV.       Cminal Law and Procedure (4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 8^th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

V.        1^st Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and Assembly) [See TOPICS 29-33 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Federa; Judge Rules Student Athlete Has Right to Kneel During National Anthem [Newseum, 1/8/18\: The judge reasoned that the student’s act of kneeling was a form of speech protected by the First Amendment..

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/2018/01/08/federal-judge-rules-student-athlete-has-right-to-kneel-during-national-anthem. The case is V.A. v. San Pasqual Unified School District.

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/2018/01/08/federal-judge-rules-student-athlete-has-right-to-kneel-during-national-anthem/

VI.       14^th Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working, Citizenship & Immigration [See TOPICS 34-41 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Some recent articles that are relevant to this unit: