Posts for March 4, 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 (5^th ed.) student textbook.

I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

One potential Supreme Court nominee always ready for a fight [AP, 3/3/16]: Patricia Millett knows how to fight. The potential Supreme Court nominee earned a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_CANDIDATES_MILLETT

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3fc5b340f4674d7ca9c7badabb617f9a/judge-would-be-first-indian-american-named-supreme-court

Five potential nominees from the federal appellate bench [SCOTUS blog, 3/3/16]:  There is very little concrete information about whom the president is considering as a Supreme Court nominee.  There were reliable reports that the administration was vetting Brian Sandoval, Nevada’s Republican governor, and is vetting federal district judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.  The word “vetting,” however, does not suggest that either was the presumptive nominee or even under particularly serious consideration.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/03/five-potential-nominees-from-the-federal-appellate-bench/

II. Defining the Political System: Federalism and Checks and Balances [See TOPICS 11-15 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Constitution Check: Where do abortion rights go from here? [Constitution Daily, 3/3/16]: Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the Texas abortion case arguments, and the possibility of the case heading back to the lower-court system.

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/03/constitution-check-where-do-abortion-rights-go-from-here/

The American Presidency [TOPIC 15]

Obama says he plans to stay in Washington after presidency [LA Times, 3/3/16]:  President Obama says he plans to stay in Washington after the end of his presidency so that his younger daughter can finish high school with her class, a rare disclosure about his family's personal plans.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-obama-staying-washington-20160304-story.html

III. The Political System: Voting and Campaigns [See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

IV. Criminal Law and Procedure (4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 8^th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit

V. 1^st Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and Assembly) [See TOPICS 29-33 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Trump and the Future of the 1st Amendment [Charlie Haynes of the Newseum, 3/3/16]: After Super Tuesday, what was once unthinkable may now be inevitable: Donald Trump, Republican nominee for president of the United States.

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/2016/03/03/trump-and-the-future-of-the-first-amendment/

VI. 14^th Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working, Citizenship & Immigration [See TOPICS 34-41 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

ACLU’s lawsuit alleges North Carolina charter school’s dress code discriminates against girls [NSBA Legal Clips, 3/2/16]: The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has filed suit in federal court against Charter Day School (CDS) over the school's dress code. The suit alleges CDS's dress code, which requires girls to wear skirts, "skorts" or jumper dresses, discriminates against girls on the basis of gender in violation of federal Title IX.

http://legalclips.nsba.org/2016/03/02/aclus-lawsuit-alleges-north-carolina-charter-schools-dress-code-discriminates-against-girls/