Posts for July 27, 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.

Building a tool to define ‘adequately-funded’ education [Cabinet Report, 7/27/15]: California’s second-largest school district is almost ready to answer a question that has prompted legal challenges across the nation: How much money translates to an adequately-funded student education?

https://cabinetreport.com/budget-finance/building-a-tool-to-define-adequately-funded-education

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:

Why doesn't the Supreme Court have cameras? [MSNBC, 7/25/15]: All nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have acknowledged at some point in their careers the value of televising court proceedings.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/why-doesnt-the-supreme-court-have-cameras

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:

The new look at 'one person, one vote,' made simple [SCOTUS blog, 7/27/15]: Lyle Denniston helps us understand it all. The starting point of the exercise is population — so far, population without a constitutionally binding definition. It gets more complicated after that. Use this article in the run-up to a discussion of this term’s key election cases: Evenwel v. Abbott, and Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. 

http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/07/the-new-look-at-one-person-one-vote-made-simple/

A Lefty Who Hates the Trump Show [Justia, 7/27/15]: Professor Margulies laments the discourse currently surrounding the presidential candidates, particularly Donald Trump, and argues that we should be more focused on the candidates’ answers to important questions about inequality, the criminal justice system, climate change, and global insecurity.

https://verdict.justia.com/2015/07/27/a-lefty-who-hates-the-trump-show

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:

25 years later, there's still work to be done on Americans with Disabilities Act [OC Register, 7/26/15]:  The Americans with Disabilities Act became law 25 years ago today, helping to move people with disabilities out of the confines of their homes and into everyday public life.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/people-674039-ada-disabled.html

 

Gay history class a first at public San Francisco high school [SF Chron, 7/25/15]: A new college preparatory course at a San Francisco high school will focus on the gay rights movement, the AIDS crisis, the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists, and historic events such as the Stonewall Riot and the legalization of same-sex marriage. It will not, say district officials and the teacher, include instruction on how to have sex.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Gay-history-class-a-first-at-public-S-F-high-6405899.php?t=a2bd7c80fb00af33be&cmpid=twitter-premium