Posts for June 16, 2015
These are the posts that are accumulated in our
newsletter which goes out every 4-6 days during the school year. The posts are
organized by the major units in our Con Law (5th ed.) student textbook.
Founding Principles: American Government in Action [Bowdoin College, 6/16/15]: Written and hosted by
Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government Andrew Rudalevige, these programs
are one way we thought Bowdoin could help all Americans understand how our
government was formed, how it works, and how everyone can
participate. This seems especially important now, given that our national
leaders seem to find it increasingly difficult (in the words of The Offer of
the College) to "cooperate with others for common ends."
This note is from a former
student of mine, from Bowdoin College announcing the first five videos—with
more to come—in what should prove to be an interesting series. Check it out.
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:
Stop Revering Magna Carta [NY Times / New Yorker, 6/15/15]:
Its fame rests on several myths.
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
American Presidency
[TOPIC 15]
That Time the Middle East
Exploded—and Nixon Was Drunk [Politico,
6/15/15]: The Nixon administration began disintegrating—the president unable to
play his role as the leader of the nation and the free world—at 7:55 p.m. on
October 11, 1973.
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:
Redistricting:
Are the 2011 lines still valid? [Capitol Weekly, 6/15/15]: The Supreme Court is set to announce a
decision in an Arizona redistricting case that could upend the California
Redistricting Commission’s congressional lines and return to the Legislature
the responsibility for conducting each decennial redraw.
Jeb Bush makes it
official: 'I will run to win' [Politico,
6/15/15]: Bush says, 'It's nobody's turn' to be president and declares the race
wide open.
The Bush Family Throughout the Decades [Nat Journ, 6/15/15]: A look at a family that boasts one senator, two governors, and two
presidents.
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
What Happens When a
Random Citizen Becomes a California Legislator? [LA Weekly, 6/15/15]: If the Legislature is high
school, Lopez is a foreign exchange student — and not just because of how she
speaks. Legislators expect their colleagues to possess certain pedigrees, to
have held previous posts as local politicians, staff jobs with legislators or,
at the very least, have been part of some political machine. Lopez is a rarity:
a true amateur.
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:
Prosecutor
Cleared on Blogging About Activist [CNS / Trial Insider, 6/15/15]: A conservative political activist
does not have a federal case against the Los Angeles county prosecutor who
called her an illiterate liar on his blog, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday.
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:
International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
Fremont
woman loses bid to learn why husband denied a visa [SF Chron / NPR, 6/15/15]: A Bay Area woman who has been trying to get her husband into the United
States since they were married in 2006 has no right to learn why he was denied
a visa, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The decision in Kerry
v. Din can be found at:
Taliban
Marriage Case Hints at Liberty's Limits [Bloomberg View, 6/15/15]: Under the Constitution, the
U.S. government cannot deprive people of “liberty” without “due process of
law.” Clear enough? Clearly not. For more than a century, the Supreme
Court has been sharply divided over what "liberty" means. Today’s
immigration decision puts those divisions in sharp relief. With their sweeping
opinions, Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer led the two poles -- but Anthony
Kennedy’s appealingly minimalist view carried the day.
Supreme Court to hear
cases involving tribal courts, prisoners' court fees [Jurist / CNS, 6/16/15]:
The US Supreme Court granted cert Monday in
Dollar
General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on whether tribal courts
can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual
agreements with the tribe.
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