Posts for December 25, 2015—Merry Christmas
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.
How Santa Became A Coca-Cola Pitchman [Fortune, 12/24/15]: He’s been selling soda since
1921. Merry Christmas.
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:
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:
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:
Virginia district shuts down schools in aftermath of
angry backlash from homework assignment on Islam [NSBA Legal Clips, 12/23/15]: CNN reports Augusta
County Schools (ACS), as a safety precaution, closed its schools on Friday of
last week after there was angry backlash in the community over a homework
assignment on Islam. Social media exploded over the school lesson, a
simple drawing assignment, into a caustic discussion about religion and
education.
Muslim teacher’s federal suit claims New
Jersey district fired her for religious reasons [NSBA Legal Clips, 12/23/15]: Sireen Hashem, a former teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional
High School who is Muslim, has filed suit in federal district court alleging
religious discrimination, says nj.com. The suit claims that in
addition to terminating Hashem based on her religion, the school board then
reported her to the FBI.
Principal at North Dakota high school
rejects photograph for yearbook of student holding a rifle [NSBA Legal Clips, 12/21/15]: Fargo North High School Principal
Andy Dahlen rejected Josh Renville’s yearbook photo selection because it
shows him shouldering a rifle, says NBC News. Josh’s father said
the picture was “no different then (sic) the pictures in the school library of
soldiers during anyone of our nations (sic) wars,” but said Dahlen had claimed
the picture would not be allowed in the yearbook because “it’s the law.”
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:
The
Supreme Court's Diversity Dilemma [Linda Greenhouse in the NY Times,
12/24/15]: By contrast
to Justice Scalia’s musings, a question posed to the university’s lawyer by
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was largely overlooked. “What unique
perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?” the chief
justice wanted to know.
International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
UN: more must be done to
protect rights of LGBTI refugees [Jurist,
12/24/15]: The United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday announced that, in response
to the unique prejudice and violence lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
intersex (LGBTI) refugees face, it has implemented
a new effort to train humanitarian workers on the protection of minority
rights.
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