Posts for February
3, 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:
Four Supreme Court
Justices are older than 75. Is that a problem? [David J. Garrow essay in LA
Times, 2/2/16]: In a law
review article I wrote 15 years ago about cognitive decline on the U.S. Supreme
Court, I predicted that, in the coming years, no one would take action to
mitigate the problem. Instead, another half a dozen mentally decrepit justices
would join “the roster of jurists who harmed their court and hurt their own
reputations by remaining on the bench too long.”
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:
Why Polls Missed the Mark on Cruz and Sanders [CalBuzz,
2/3/16]: Two days before the Iowa
caucuses, the esteemed Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll predicted
that Hillary Clinton would beat Bernie Sanders by 3 percentage points and
Donald Trump would best Ted Cruz by 5 points. So said one of the best pollsters
in America, Ann Selzer. That didn’t happen.
Trump's defeat raises questions about his jetsetting
campaign [Reuters / Politico, 2/2/16]: As Cruz and Rubio went the more
traditional route of talking to small groups of people at pizza parlors and
hotel conference rooms, Trump would make a dramatic entrance in his private
jet, emblazoned with his name, and tear into his rivals at rallies attended by
thousands. He made pandering comments like wanting to buy a farm in Iowa and
hoping his pregnant daughter would deliver her baby in the state. He did few
small events.
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
Old Convictions, New
Science [The Marshall Project, 2/3/16]: Texas tackles debunked forensics.
Policing the Future
[The Marshall Project, 2/3/16]: In
the aftermath of Michael Brown's death, St. Louis cops embrace crime-predicting
software.
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:
1st
Amendment News [Concurring Opinions FAN, 2/2/16]: Animal Rights Group
Claims First Amendment Right to Lift Park Service Closure of Yellowstone Park
During Bison Capture.
At Morocco summit, Muslim leaders stand up for religious freedom [Charlie Haynes of the Newseum, 2/3/16]: The Marrakesh Declaration
comes at a time of unprecedented persecution of Christians and other minority
groups by extremists acting in the name of Islam in the Middle East, Africa and
South Asia.
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:
In Transgender
Student Rights Case, Two of Three Judges Have Interesting Track Records on
Related Issues; Sparks Will Surely Fly [EdLawProfs Blog, 2/3/16]: The Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board.
Gloucester involves Gavin Grimm's claim that the school board's
refusal to permit transgender students to use the restrooms consistent with
their gender violates Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination.
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