Posts for February
7, 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:
Can Cruz legally be
president? Ivy League scholars debate [AP, 2/6/16]: Two legal scholars squared off in a public debate on Friday to settle
whether Republican Ted Cruz is eligible to become president. Spoiler alert:
They didn't settle it.
Watch the debate on YouTube:
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 American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
The President's Duty to Take Care that the Law Be
Faithfully Executed [The Federalist
Society, 2/6/16]: In case you missed it, this
panel presentation (video via YouTube) took place at the Federalist Society's 2014
National Lawyers Convention.
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:
Debate Takeaways: Rubio shaken, Trump not stirred [AP,
2/6/16]: There have been no higher stakes on a Republican debate stage in the
2016 campaign for president than there were Saturday night.
Trump Won't Say If He'd Appoint Supreme Court Justices Who
Disagree with Him on Eminent Domain [Weekly
Standard, 2/7/16]: The February 7 GOP presidential debate was a good one for Republican frontrunner
Donald Trump. With three days until the New Hampshire primary, where Trump has
a commanding lead in the polls, his rivals spent most of the night fighting
each other.
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
An Uncertain Path Ahead
For Juvenile Sentencing Cases Still Before The Supreme Court [BuzzFeed, 2/6/16]: “We, the People of the State of Michigan have treated
this juvenile, now man, inhumanely,” a judge wrote of Cortez Davis, who is
serving a life sentence the constitutionality of which the U.S. Supreme Court
has repeatedly thrown into question.
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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