Posts for November 22, 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:

A threat to freedom of speech at the Supreme Court [George Will in the Wash Post, 11/21/15]: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will decide whether to hear such a case from Texas, where it is a crime for a retired veterinarian to share his advice with people seeking it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yet-another-threat-to-freedom-of-speech/2015/11/20/93040b00-8eec-11e5-acff-673ae92ddd2b_story.html

Chief Justice John Roberts on taking on a Democratic President (FDR) [WSJ, 10/21/15]:

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/11/21/chief-justice-john-roberts-on-taking-on-a-democratic-president-fdr/

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:

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

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:

Whining college students need lessons in tolerance and free speech [Peter Scheer in FAC, 11/18/15]: There’s nothing like the massacre of 129 Parisian civilians at the hands of jihadi sociopaths, utterly convinced that their barbarism manifests the will of God, to provide some perspective on the recent whinings of students at a number of America’s most elite colleges and universities.

http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2015/11/whining-college-students-need-lessons-in-tolerance-and-free-speech/

First Five: Edward Snowden via video chat, the First Amendment and students, #ParisAttacks, John Kasich and Syrian refugees [Newseum, 11/22/15]: Scouring the web for First Amendment news is our job. Enjoy First Five, your regular dose of First Amendment news.

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/2015/11/20/first-five-edward-snowden-via-video-chat-the-first-amendment-and-students-parisattacks-john-kasich-and-syrian-refugees/

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: