Posts for September 8, 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:
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:
Constitution Check: Did the Supreme Court take away states' power over
marriage? [Constitution Daily, 9/8/15]: Lyle Denniston, the National
Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at remarks made by
a Tennessee judge that his court lacked the power to decide a divorce case
because of the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision.
The
American Presidency
[TOPIC 15]
Obama issues executive order mandating paid sick leave for federal contractors [Jurist, 9/8/15]: President Obama on Monday issued an executive order that requires federal contractors to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave to employees. Obama announced his intent during a Labor Day speech in Boston, where he simultaneously urged Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act [H.R. 1286], which would provide similar sick leave for all employees of companies with more than 15 employees.
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:
How Donald Trump rewired
the 2016 campaign [Politico,
9/8/15]: In three short months, the real estate mogul has altered nearly every
aspect of the GOP presidential race and left rivals like Jeb Bush scrambling to
respond.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/donald-trump-2016-campaign-gop-jeb-bush-213391
Dr. Politics: Trump gives
GOP a wet willy [Politico,
9/8/15]: Ask Dr. Politics! You are fair and we are unbalanced!
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/simon-says-election-2016-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-213386
Ted Cruz to Star in Government
Shutdown, the Sequel [Bloomberg,
9/8/15]: The presidential candidate plots another shutdown fight that could
boost his prospects in the Republican primary.
Huckabee,
Cruz plan to meet with jailed Kentucky clerk [AP, 9/8/15]: Two Republican presidential
candidates planned jailhouse meetings Tuesday with Kentucky clerk Kim Davis,
raising her conservative-hero status as she remains behind bars over her
refusal to give marriage licenses to gay couples.
Citizens
United struggle is deeply personal for Clinton [AP,
9/8/15]: "I want
to tell you, Citizens United was about me," the Democratic presidential
front-runner said last month in Iowa. "Think how that makes me feel. A lot
of people don't know that, but the backstory is eye-opening."
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
Major Calif. Climate Bills Hinge on Moderate
Democratic Holdouts [CNS, 9/8/15]: Two California climate change bills
calling for a 50 percent reduction in vehicle fuel use and expansion of
renewable energy are in limbo, facing holdouts by moderate Democrats days
before a critical deadline.
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
And The
Winner Is . . . Screwed [Simple
Justice, 9/8/15]: An update on Rodriguez v. U.S.
Italy
top court: Amanda Knox conviction based on poor case [AP, 9/7/15]: Italy's
top criminal court has scathingly faulted prosecutors for presenting a flawed
and hastily constructed case against Amanda Knox and her former Italian
boyfriend, saying Monday it threw out their convictions for the 2007 murder of
her British roommate in part because there was no proof they were in the
bedroom where the woman was fatally stabbed.
Demonizing #BlackLivesMatter: The Latest Challenge to
Criminal Justice Reform [Justia, 9/8/15]: Professor Margulies describes the
latest challenge to criminal justice reform as the demonization of the
#BlackLivesMatter movement.
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:
First Amendment Law Takes a Hit [Jost on Justice, 9/7/15]: Did the Walker
and Reed
decisions get the law wrong but the result correct? See this post which claims
the “court laid down inflexible rules that may come back to haunt in future
free-speech cases.”
Blogging Teacher Doesn't Have Free-Speech Case [CNS, 9/8/15]: The Third Circuit shot down claims from a
Pennsylvania schoolteacher who was fired after blogging about "scornful
feelings" for her students. This is the Monroe case upon which we
previously posted.
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:
NM Supreme Court to review assisted suicide case [NM Appellate Law Blog, 9/8/15]: The New Mexico Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Morris v. Brandenburg, the case
in which the plaintiffs are claiming that a right to assistance in committing
suicide exists under the New Mexico Constitution. Last month, the Court of
Appeals held, in a 2-1 decision, that the state constitution creates no such
right.
Greenhut: Unions prep for
end to mandatory dues [SD
Union-Trib, 9/8/15]: The state’s public-employee unions are among the most
powerful interest groups in the Capitol, yet an effort to sneak some language
into a bill during the last week of the legislative session shows the degree to
which even these lobbies fear a coming rollback in their financial power.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/07/orientation-bill-preparation-end-mandatory-dues/
Students Challenge New Jersey's New Graduation
Requirements [CNS / EdLawProfsBlog,
9/8/15]: The
parents of five high school students and the Education Law Center are
challenging New Jersey's new diploma requirements, claiming the state didn't
follow its rules in making the changes.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/09/08/n-j-called-to-task-over-new-graduation-rules.htm
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/education_law/2015/09/students-challenge-new-jerseys-new-graduation-requirements.html
International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
Germany urges EU to
accommodate influx of refugees
[Jurist, 9/8/15]: German Chancellor Angela
Merkel on Monday urged other EU countries to assist in accommodating the influx
of refugees from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan; saying that the burden cannot
fall on a just a few countries.
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