Posts for January 10,
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:
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:
Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)
California Politics Podcast: Brown's Budget [Grizzly
Bear Project / Cal Matters, 1/9/16]: The
politics of Gov. Jerry Brown's new state budget plan as we kick off our first
episode of 2016.
Arizona senate bill
introduced to prohibit recording of law enforcement activity [Jurist,
1/9/16]: Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh
introduced Senate Bill
1054 on Thursday, which if passed would make it illegal to make a video
recording of law enforcement activity within 20 feet without the officer's
permission. The bill would also authorize police officers to order occupants of
private property to stop recording if they believe the recording interferes
with law enforcement activity or is unsafe.
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:
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:
Friedrichs
v. CTA to be argued Monday:
Battle over unions signals Supreme Court role at
center of political debate [Wash Post
/ CSM / Huff Post / The Atlantic, 1/9/16]:
And, George Will: "Will the Supreme Court undo the damage done
to the rights of millions of government workers?”
Same-sex benefits suit against FedEx can proceed, judge
rules [SF Chron, 1/9/16]: Stacey Schuett and Lesly Taboada-Hall had
been partners for nearly 30 years, registered domestic partners since 2000, and
the parents of two children when they got married in their Sebastopol home in
June 2013. The next day, Taboada-Hall died of lung cancer at age 56.
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