Posts for September 4, 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:

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 Populist Revolt Against Braid-Dead Politics [Sabato’s Crystal Ball, 9/3/15]: Take a deep breath. It won’t help you understand what’s happening in the contest for the presidency, but it won’t hurt either.

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-populist-revolt-against-brain-dead-politics/

 

Ben Carson Wins in Matchup With Donald Trump, Poll Shows [WSJ, 9.3.15]: If Donald Trump has an Achilles’ heel in the Republican presidential nominating contest, it just might be the candidate who is least like him: soft-spoken retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/09/03/ben-carson-wins-in-matchup-with-donald-trump-poll-shows/

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

Taking the Fifth in Hillary’s Email Imbroglio [Justia, 9/4/15]: John Dean comments on the recent news that a former aide to Hillary Clinton, Bryan Pagliano, is invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid a subpoena seeking his testimony before several congressional committees.

https://verdict.justia.com/2015/09/04/taking-the-fifth-in-hillarys-email-imbroglio

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:

Kim Davis found in contempt; taken into custody [AP 9/3/15]: A defiant county clerk went to jail Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but five of her deputies agreed to comply with the law, ending a two-month church-state standoff in Rowan County, Kentucky.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAY_MARRIAGE_KENTUCKY

Governor to Sign SB 358—California Fair Pay Act [PERB Blog, 9/3/15]: SB 358, titled the California Fair Pay Act (CFPA), strengthens an existing law that prohibits paying women less than men for performing the same job. The LA Times called the CFPA “the nation’s most aggressive attempt yet to close the salary gap between men and women.”

http://www.caperb.com/2015/09/02/governor-to-sign-sb-358-california-fair-pay-act/