Posts for September 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:
With
next term looming, U.S. top court's justices mull new cases [Reuters,
9/28/15]: The U.S. Supreme Court's nine
justices meet behind closed doors on Monday ahead of the Oct. 5 beginning of
their new term to consider cases to add to a calendar that already includes
significant cases on affirmative action and labor unions.
Five
Supreme Court cases to watch [The Hill, 9/27/15]: The court has agreed to hear 34
cases and is likely to take up more at its conference on Monday.
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News on "Covering the Supreme Court [YouTube, 9/24/15]: At an event sponsored by Harvard Law School, Greg Stohr, Supreme Court
reporter for Bloomberg News, gave a talk to students, staff and faculty about
how the public's understanding of legal news and developments has changed over
his 17 years of reporting on the nation's highest court.
Why The
Most Urgent Civil Rights Cause Of Our Time Is The Supreme Court Itself [TPM Café,
9/28/15]: The future
composition of the Supreme Court is the most important civil rights cause of
our time. It is more important than racial justice, marriage equality, voting
rights, money in politics, abortion rights, gun rights, or managing climate
change.
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:
Bloomberg Poll: Americans Want Supreme Court to Turn Off Political Spending Spigot [Bloomberg, 9/28/15]: Americans are not divided about campaign finance.
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
McCarthy faces tricky
path to speakership [Politico,
9/28/15]: He's the overwhelming favorite
to replace John Boehner but the Freedom Caucus still presents a big hurdle.
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:
Giving Religious Liberty a Bad Name [Jost on Justice, 9/28/15]:
Religion and politics can be a combustible mix.
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:
Marriage Litigation in the Wake of Obergefell v. Hodges [Justia, 9/28/15]: Professor Rotunda
comments on the first of a wave of litigation sparked by the U.S. Supreme
Court’s decision in Obergefell v.
Hodges recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
Rotunda points out that in some cases, lower courts handling these cases have
not adequately discussed or distinguished the relevant cases.
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