Posts for September 14, 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:

Law Beyond Our Borders: Justice Breyer Is On A Mission [Audio segment on MPR’s “Morning Edition,” 9/14/15]: For Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, there was an "aha" Moment about the importance of law in the world.

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/14/439514086/law-beyond-our-borders-justice-breyer-is-on-a-mission

Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America [Boston Globe, 9/14/15]: President Johnson was bent on having Thurgood Marshall confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, but he also had a backup plan.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2015/09/12/book-review-showdown-thurgood-marshall-and-supreme-court-nomination-that-changed-america-wil-haygood/xG6ZDGghwN30NMCBfqOfZM/story.html

Women Lawyers in America—From the 17th to the 21st Century [Justia, 9/15/15]: Professor Rotunda briefly describes the journey of women lawyers in America. Rotunda argues that while the direction has been generally forward, its progress is best described as “two steps forward, one step back.”

https://verdict.justia.com/2015/09/14/women-lawyers-in-america-from-the-17th-to-the-21st-century

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:

Fiorina’s rivals may seize on 2010 playbook to exploit weaknesses [SF Chron, 9/15/15]: Carly Fiorina graduates to the main stage for Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, but even as she seeks to expand her appeal to voters, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO’s history may come back to haunt her.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Fiorina-s-rivals-may-seize-on-2010-playbook-to-6502306.php?t=91fe33b1b000af33be&cmpid=twitter-premium

Tearing at the Seams [Nat. Journ., 9/14/15]: A presidential campaign that centers on immigration, race, and gay rights will polarize a diversifying nation. 

http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/newsdesk/tearing-seams

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

 

Claims of Police Violence Pile Up in Courts Around the Nation [CNS, 9/14/15]: Four lawsuits charging police with unnecessary killings, shootings and other violence - two of them white cops on black men - were filed Friday, in Alabama, California, Colorado and Hawaii.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/09/14/claims-of-police-violence-pile-up-in-courts-around-the-nation.htm

 

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: