Posts for January 17,
2016
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 Constitution of the United States, As Edited by
the College Sensitivity Committee
[The New Yorker, 1/16/16]: More humor. Contributed by Con Law teacher Gabby
Kashani of Piedmont (CA.) High. Thanks, Gabby.
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:
The 2nd
Amendment: Original Intent [The New Yorker, 1/7/16]: Humor appreciated.
More from Con Law teacher Gabby Kashani.
Nevada Rancher has No
Grazing Rights [Trial Insider,
1/15/16]: Well, this is going to make the self-styled militia ranchers
of Nevada, who want to graze cattle on public land for free, pretty unhappy.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned a
Nevada judge’s decision that rancher Wayne Hage, and his father before him, had
no right to bolster a water rights claim on federal land into the right to
graze cattle on that federal land.
The American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
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
ACLU files lawsuit over public defender shortage in New
Orleans [Jurist, 1/15/16]: The ACLU claims
that as a result of the lack of state funding for public defenders, individuals
are forced to wait months in jail without counsel or accept bail and plea
negotiations which can have irreparable effects on their case. The ACLU alleges
that this is a violation of constitutional rights guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of due
process, equal protection and competent representation.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear
Joliet police case [Chi. Trib., 1/16/16]: The Supreme
Court said Friday it would hear a case involving allegations of police
misconduct in Joliet and decide whether a person who was wrongly arrested
can sue for "malicious prosecution."
Where the
Presidential Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice [The Marshall Project,
1/16/16]:
The Republicans: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/01/14/republican-candidates-on-criminal-justice-a-primer
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:
Supreme Court agrees to hear case over separation of church
and state [USA Today / Bloomberg / WSJ,
1/16/16]: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a new
religious-rights clash, accepting an appeal from a Missouri church that says it
was unconstitutionally denied state funding for a new playground surface. The
case is Trinity
Lutheran Church v. Pauley.
Keep track of case developments
at SCOTUS blog:
Post reporter released from Iranian prison [Newseum, 1/16/16]: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been released from prison in Iran after
544 days in captivity.
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:
Vergara to be
argued in L.A. in Feb. 25. Now that the oral argument in this appeal
has been set, it might be good to review all of the briefs filed in this
high-profile case:
Plaintiffs respondent’s brief: http://studentsmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Respondents-Brief1.pdf
CTA’s intervenor-appellant brief: http://www.cta.org/~/media/Documents/Issues%20%20Action/Ongoing%20Issues/B258589_AOB_CTACFT.ashx
Briefs can be found on the “Students Matter” website:
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