Posts for July 9, 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:

Supreme Court 2014 Term Review [C-SPAN, 7/8/15]: The American Constitution Society hosted a review of the major cases and rulings from the 2014-15 Supreme Court term.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?326893-1/201415-us-supreme-court-term-review

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:

Louisiana Supreme Court justices denounce same-sex marriage ruling, calling it an 'insult,' 'utter travesty' with 'horrific impact' [Baton Rouge Impact, 7/8/15]: The Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday passed on issuing a full opinion in a same-sex couple’s case seeking marriage and adoption rights, noting the matter has already been settled by the U.S. Supreme Court. But several justices still took an opportunity to denounce the high court’s recent ruling.

http://theadvocate.com/news/12852593-123/louisiana-supreme-court-justices-denounce

What Does Marriage Equality Have to Do with Dred Scott? [New Yorker, 7/8/15]: They can do same thing that Abraham Lincoln did about the Dred Scott decision of 1857,” Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, said, speaking of what conservatives might do about Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision in favor of marriage equality. “He simply ignored the ruling and said, ‘That’s not correct.’ ”

http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/what-does-marriage-equality-have-to-do-with-dred-scott

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:

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

 

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:

International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]

U.S. court: citizenship law's gender differences unconstitutional [Reuters, 7/8/15]: A U.S. law that treats mothers and fathers differently in determining whether their foreign-born children may claim U.S. citizenship is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, four years after the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on the issue.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/08/us-immigration-court-gender-idUSKCN0PI2IY20150708