Posts for March 23, 2015
These are the posts that are accumulated in our
newsletter which goes out every 4-6 days. The posts are organized by the major
units in our Con Law (5th ed.) textbook
Democracy Day, 2015 [RocktheVote, 3/23/15]: What if one day,
once a year, every student in America was asked to register to vote and given
the tools they need to participate in elections? -
I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the 5th edition of Constitutional
Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to
this unit:
Why we need law schools [Bloomberg, 3/21/15]: Who
needs law school? For centuries, the answer in the English-speaking world was:
no one.
II. Defining the Political System: Federalism and Checks and
Balances [See
TOPICS 11-15 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law]
Here are recent articles that are relevant to this unit:
The Darkest Timeline [ThinkProgress, 3/23/15]: How The
New Deal, The Great Society And Obamacare Could Vanish Overnight.
III. The Political
System: Voting and Campaigns [See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5th edition of Constitutional
Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:
California governor calls
Ted Cruz 'unfit' to run for president [AP,
3/23/15]: California Gov. Jerry Brown says U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz' views on climate
change make the Texas Republican unfit to run for president and that he would
entertain making another bid for the White House himself if he were younger.
IV. Criminal Law and Procedure (4th,
5th, 6th, and 8th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent
articles that are relevant to this unit:
U.S. top
court to hear Louisiana life-without-parole sentencing case [Reuters, 3/23/15]: The
U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Louisiana man's appeal of a
sentence of life in prison without parole that he received for murdering when
he was 17 years old a police officer in 1963.
U.S. Supreme Court to
Hear Case on SFPD Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman [SF Chron, 3/22/15]: The Supreme Court is
weighing two issues: Whether the Americans With Disabilities Act requires
police to provide accommodations to an “armed, violent, and mentally ill
suspect in the course of bringing the suspect into custody,” and whether two
San Francisco police officers violated the 4th Amendment rights of Teresa
Sheehan when they forced their way into her apartment after discovering she was
armed with a bread knife.
V. 1st Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and
Assembly) [See TOPICS
29-33 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to
this unit:
Supreme Court to decide if
Confederate flag licenses plates are a First Amendment right [McClatchy / NPR’s Morning Edition,
3/21/15]: The case is Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of
Confederate Liberty.
Court denies review in false political ads law case [Concurring Opinions, 3/23/15]: Also here is a
compilation of the current status of the First Amendment docket.
VI. 14th Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working,
Citizenship & Immigration [See
TOPICS 34-41 in the 5th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to
this unit:
Kansas Schools Fight Plays Out Against Backdrop of Debate on Judiciary [NY Times, 3/23/15]: This state’s judicial and legislative branches are on course
for a constitutional clash after a state appellate court suggested that it
might block a school financing plan that lawmakers passed.
Civil Rights Complaints
Reach All-Time High at Dept. of Ed. [EdLawProfs blog, 3/23/15]: The Office for Civil Rights at
the Department of Education is tasked with investigating complaints of race,
gender, ethnic, disability, language discrimination, and age, and ensuring that
schools are in compliance with the relevant law.
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