No Common Core update planned for history [Cabinet Report,
8/25/14]: First came math and English-language arts. Then science. It would
seem logical that the next core subject to be aligned with the Common Core
State Standards would be history.
Halbig and Originalism [Gerard Magliocca in Concurring Opinions, 8/25/14]: One criticism
of originalism in constitutional law is that we cannot always determine with
reasonable certainty what the Framers of the 1787 Constitution, the Bill of
Rights, or the Fourteenth Amendment intended or what the public understood
those provisions to mean. Nonsense, say defenders of originalism. There is
plenty of evidence on what the Constitution meant, and even where there is less
we can still pull enough together to give courts guidance. Halbig pokes a hole in this argument.
Clinics & Doctors Fight Louisiana Abortion Law [CNS, 8/25/14]: Louisiana
unconstitutionally restricts abortions, in a law to take effect Sept. 1, by
requiring doctors who perform the procedure to have admitting privileges at a
hospital within 30 miles, three of the state's five clinics that perform
abortions claim in a federal lawsuit.
As Obama's vacation ends,
criticism does not [Reuters,
8/25/14]: As Barack Obama discovered over the past two weeks, presidents can
run into trouble when their playtime is perceived as detached from the concerns
of Americans.
Under Obama, racial hope
but no change [Politico,
8/25/14]: Six years ago, Barack Obama’s election was going to usher in a new
era of racial understanding. That hasn’t happened.
The Reclamation of Torture [Justia, 8/25/14]: Professor Marguiles
discusses the use of the term “torture” in American media and the public sphere.
He describes the change in language after 9/11 and explains the significance of
the word’s return to the public’s vocabulary.
No comments:
Post a Comment