Posts for July 28, 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:
A Sikh, a Jew, a Muslim and a Catholic:
Funniest Moments from the Supreme Court's 2014 Term [“On the Merits” blog, 7/28/15]: A Sikh, a Jew, a Muslim and a Catholic walk into a
job interview at Abercrombie and Fitch. This was a real hypothetical put to a
Supreme Court practitioner by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. during oral argument
in the religious discrimination case EEOC
v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Does the Supreme Court Need a Code
of Conduct? [New
Yorker, 7/27/15]:
Are Voters Ready to Cast a Vote
Against the Supreme Court? [Bloomberg News, 7/27/15]: With an unprecedented four
justices turning 78 or older by Election Day, the next president will be in
prime position to reshape the court.
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:
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:
Saunders: Why voters
don’t trust Hillary Rodham Clinton [SF
Chron, 7/27/15]: Voters in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia think Hillary Rodham
Clinton is not honest or trustworthy. According to the latest Quinnipiac poll,
a mere 34 percent of Colorado voters think she can be trusted; 62 percent do
not. In Iowa, those numbers are 33 percent to 59; in Virginia, Clinton is underwater
on trust, 39 percent to 55 percent.
What Trump bump? [Politico, 7/27/15]: Judging from a spate of
recent polls, Donald Trump is riding a wave of popular support. But if you ask
Republican campaign pollsters and other political consultants, it’s just a
mirage, nothing more than a reflection of faulty public polling about how
actual Republican primary voters feel about Trump and the other candidates.
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
Cyberbullying: New Bill Confirms that Students May be
Disciplined for Either Creating or Sending Electronic Bullying Content [Lozano Smith news,
7/27/15]: Addressing an inadvertent drafting error in prior legislation, a new
bill was recently signed by Governor Brown that clarifies that a student may be
disciplined for either the creation or transmission of
electronic bullying content while on or off of school grounds. Assembly Bill
(AB) 881, effective January 1, 2016, further amends the definition of
"electronic act" in Education Code section 48900 by changing the
phrase "creation and transmission" to "creation or transmission."
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:
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:
Gay Rights May Come at the Cost of
Religious Freedom [The
Atlantic, 7/27/15]: Anti-discrimination statutes are coming into conflict with
laws designed to preserve freedom of conscience, especially in the private
sector.
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