Posts for June 5, 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 (5^th 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] Here are 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] Here are recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

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

Political Power Tomorrow, Today: California Politics Podcast [KQED, 6/5/15]: Political power is an interesting thing, in that it’s usually most valuable for its perception — especially among those who fear being on the losing side. 

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/06/05/political-power-tomorrow-today-california-politics-podcast

IV. Criminal 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] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit

Guilty Until Proven Innocent [Slate, 6/4/15]:The Supreme Court let a vicious Arizona law die, and conservative justices are furious. The case sprang out of an Arizona state constitutional amendment called Proposition 100. Passed by nearly 80 percent of voters in 2006, Proposition 100 barred Arizona state courts from setting bail for undocumented immigrants accused of a broad array of crimes—not just serious offenses, but also lesser ones such as illegally copying a sound recording. 

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/06/arizona_immigrant_bail_case_at_the_supreme_court_proposition_100_is_unconstitutional.html

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

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

Abercrombie ruling underscores rejection of one-size-fits-all work policies [Reuters, 6/4/15]: The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Monday that a Muslim woman can pursue discrimination claims against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc after she was denied a job for wearing a religious headscarf underscores a shift toward employers being required under federal law to make more individualized assessments of job applicants, lawyers for employers and employees said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/employment-policies-idUSL1N0YQ0WH20150604