Posts for April 5, 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
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:
Opinion: The Supreme Court election of 2016 [Pocono (PA.) Record, 3/5/15]: John Marshall would remain head of the Court until 1835, proving
that presidents come and go, but Supreme Court justices are there for life.
Life, however, is fragile and uncertain, which is why some presidential
elections are more significant than others when Supreme Court nominations are
an issue. The election of 2016 will be one of those.
Supreme Court must decide law, not
popularity [USA
Today, 4/3/15]: Court cannot defer to impatient activists on King
and Obergefell
cases
More than 60 briefs urge court to
keep gay marriage bans [USA Today, 4/3/15]:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Two High-Stakes High Court Debuts [MLJ, 4/6/15]: Lawyers in first
outings before Supreme Court will argue landmark marriage cases.
What's behind gay rights attitude
shift? [SD
Union-Times, 4/4/15]: People generally don't change their minds very often or
very quickly; But American views on hot topic have, dramatically.
Suit alleges coercion in teachers unions’ using dues
for politics [SF Chron, 4/3/15]: Bhavini Bhakta, 33, is an award-winning teacher, a
lifelong Democrat and a “100 percent believer in my union” — her local union,
that is, in the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia. She is, however, appalled at the
way its statewide affiliate, the California Teachers Association, has
consistently and successfully worked against reforms that would have improved
life and learning in the classroom.
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