Posts for July 15, 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.
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:
Robert H. Jackson Lecture with
Laurence Tribe
[YouTube, 7/13/15]: Posted by the Chautauqua Institution.
Justice Scalia: Why he's a bad
influence [Erwin
Chemerinsky in the LA Times, 7/13/15]: This
is an Op-Ed whose title says it all. “Justice
Antonin Scalia is setting a terrible example for young lawyers. Ignore, for
now, his jurisprudence, his famously strict originalism; it's his tone that's
the problem.”
Clarence Thomas's Unusual Evolution [The Atlantic, 7/14/15]: The 'silent justice' has always marched to
his own drum, and in the past year that drumbeat has become more distinct and
strange.
Annual Supreme Court Term in Review [Federalist Society / UCI School of
Law, 7/13/15]: Posts of various roundtable discussions of the term are posted
on YouTube and collected here.
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:
Raisins, Regulations, and Politics in the Supreme
Court [Justia, 7/15/15]: Professor Dorf discusses a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme
Court that provides a window into how the Roberts Court understands its role
with respect to economic regulation.
The
American Presidency
[TOPIC 15]
‘Justice and Redemption Go Hand in Hand.’ [The Marshall Project / Jurist, 7/15/15]: A closer look at the president’s speech on
criminal justice reform.
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:
Donald Trump leads GOP
field in latest poll [Politico,
7/14/15]: Donald Trump continues to resonate with likely Republican primary
voters, coming out on top in the latest Suffolk University/USA Today poll, out
Tuesday. Among voters identifying as Republican, or independents who plan to
vote in their states’ Republican primaries or caucuses, the real-estate mogul
picked up 17 percent.
Groups backed by secret
donors take the lead in shaping 2016 elections [Wash Post, 7/14/15]:
These tax-exempt groups — which can keep their donors secret even as
they sponsor hard-hitting ads — are being increasingly embraced by campaign
operatives looking for new ways to influence the political environment.
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
House GOP Moves on Sanctuary
Issue After California Tragedy [AP,
7/14/15]: A GOP-controlled House panel has voted to block so-called sanctuary
cities from receiving certain federal grants. The Appropriations Committee also
wants to prevent the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from releasing
from detention people with criminal records who are in the country illegally
before deporting them to their home country.
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
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to hear “true
threats” case [Concurring
Opinions, 7/15/15]: An interesting result of the Elonis decision.
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:
International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
Tariq Ba Odah
and the Choices We Make [Justia, 7/14/15]: Margulies describes the
abysmal conditions under which Tariq Ba Odah is suffering at Guantanamo,
despite being cleared by every national security agency.
Sanctuary law unlikely to
change despite clamor over pier slaying [SF Chron, 7/14/15]: San
Francisco officials are showing little desire to make significant changes to
the city’s sanctuary laws, despite national outrage over the killing of Kathryn
Steinle, allegedly by a man who had been deported five times, and calls by
politicians that the city change its policies.
Navajo Fight School District Over Jurisdiction [CNS, 7/15/15]: The
Navajo Nation has no authority over employment policy in a state school
district partly on tribal land, a New Mexico school district claims in court.
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