Posts for November 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.

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

Criminal Justice Issue [Insights on Law & Society Magazine, ABA, Fall 2015]: Check out this resource from the ABA.

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights.html

http://www.americanbar.org/publications/insights_on_law_andsociety/15/fall-2015.html

The featured article is on Miranda v. Arizona:

http://www.americanbar.org/publications/insights_on_law_andsociety/15/fall-2015/miradavarizona_holland.html

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:

New Mexico High Court Rejects Public Textbooks for Private School Students [School Law Blog, 11/14/15]: New Mexico's highest court has struck down the state's provision of free textbooks to private school students as a violation of the state constitution. In doing so, the court rejected arguments that because New Mexico funds its instructional materials with money from federal mineral leases, those federal funds are not subject to the state constitution.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2015/11/new_mexico_high_court_rejects_.html