Posts for December 6, 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:
The
American Disconnection with the Supreme Court [Brown Political Review,
12/4/15]: “In a 2015 Gallup poll, only 19 percent of respondents said they believe that abortion should
be illegal in all circumstances,….”
Showdown': A look at Thurgood
Marshall's historic rise to the Supreme Court [Pitts. Post-Gazette, 12/6/15]: An interesting book
review.
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:
D.C. Notes: U.S. Supreme Court case pits Oklahoma AG against state's
Five Tribes [The Oklahoman, 12/6/15]: Oklahoma's largest Indian tribes are
squaring off against state Attorney General Scott Pruitt in a U.S. Supreme
Court case that could be a major test of tribal sovereignty.
California's strict gun
laws failed to stop mass shooting [AP,
12/5/15]: The deadly shooting in San Bernardino happened in a state with some
of the nation's toughest gun laws: California bars assault weapons, blocks the
sale of large-capacity magazines and requires universal background checks for
all gun purchases.
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:
GOP candidates leaving
Democratic-leaning California [SF
Chron, 12/5/15]: When Orange County’s Neel Kashkari, who lost the 2014
governor’s race to Democrat Jerry Brown, said last month he was heading to
Minneapolis to take a top job with the Federal Reserve, he joined a list of
Republicans who packed their bags rather than making another run for office in
California.
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
US can't access NSA phone
records in California terror case [AP,
12/5/15]: Instead, under the new USA Freedom Act, authorities were able to
obtain roughly two years' worth of calling records directly from the phone
companies of the married couple blamed in the attack. The period covered the
entire time that the wife, Tashfeen Malik, lived in the United States, although
her husband, Syed Farook, had been here much longer.
The
Death Penalty in Texas and a Conflict of Interest [The New
Yorker, 12/3/15]: Robert L. Roberson III was convicted in 2003, in Anderson County, Texas, of
murdering his two-year-old daughter. In determining his punishment, the
difference between a death sentence and one of life in prison hinged on the
demonstration of what Texas law calls a “sufficient mitigating circumstance,”
such as a mental illness or impairment.
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:
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:
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