Posts for May 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:
This inmate started hand-writing a case the
Supreme Court ended [McClatchy
DC, 5/16/16]: From the isolated depths of California State Prison, Corcoran,
inmate Antonio A. Hinojosa hand-wrote his way toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
What Does the Supreme Court Think About Celebrities
Being Photoshopped Naked? [THR, Esq.,
5/16/16]: Yes, that question could come up if the high court agrees to the
NCAA's petition to review its dispute with athletes over compensation.
Shorthanded Supreme Court
Ducks the Big Questions [Bloomberg, 5/16/16]: On Monday the
Supreme Court issued no fewer than six opinions. The one that will make
headlines -- involving the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act --
wasn’t really a decision at all, but an attempt to make the lower courts do the
case over.
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:
Court says
counties must justify zoning that restricts gun stores [SF Chron,
5/16/16]: The Constitution protects the
right to buy and sell firearms as well as the right to own them, a federal
appeals court said Monday in reviving a lawsuit challenging an Alameda County
ordinance banning gun shops within 500 feet of a residential neighborhood or a
school.
Will there be a compromise
deal on ACA birth control? [Constitution Daily / SCOTUS blog / The
Atlantic, 5/17/16]: Lyle Denniston looks at the Supreme Court’s decision
to return the Obamacare contraception case to the lower courts, with the intent
of asking both sides on the issue to find common ground.
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:
High Primary
Turnouts: Any Clues for the Fall? [Sabato’s Crystal Ball, 5/17/16]: No
matter what one thinks of this often surreal presidential primary campaign, it
has been a hit at the ballot box.
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
13 Important Questions About Criminal Justice We Can’t
Answer [The Marshall Project, 5/16/16]: A
few weeks ago, the White House trumpeted the progress of its Police
Data Initiative. The nearly one-year-old project prods local cops to publish
data on their operations in a bid to increase transparency and build trust with
the communities they police.
Arizona sheriff found in contempt for violating court
order on racial profiling [Jurist,
5/17/16]: A federal judge on Friday found
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court for "intentionally" disobeying orders to
stop the racial profiling of Latinos. Arpaio, who has dubbed himself
"America's toughest sheriff," had been ordered by the court in 2013
to cease extreme tactics aimed at ending illegal immigration, which have
included "saturation patrols” in
which people are stopped and their immigration status is checked.
When Illegal Stops Lead to the Discovery of
Outstanding Warrants: Utah v. Strieff
[Justia, 5/17/16]: Professor Colb
comments on a case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the Court
will decide whether evidence located during a search incident to arrest after
an unlawful stop will be admissible in evidence against the arrestee. Colb
discusses this and also the broader question of the future role of the
exclusionary rule in the law of the Fourth Amendment.
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 rejects challenge to law banning protests
on 'plaza' [Jurist, 5/16/16]: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a
challenge to a law that bans protests on the marble plaza in front of the
courthouse.
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:
After Fifty Years of Failed Policies, A Federal
District Court Finally Orders District to Desegregate [EdLawProfs blog, 5/17/16]: Chalk
one up to the principle that the Constitution imposes an affirmative duty on
school districts to dismantle segregation and that duty does not evaporate into
the ether simply by the passing of years. A district that relies on evaporation
can, at some point, finally be held to account.
No Gay Wedding
Invitations, Please [CNS, 5/17/16]:
Two wedding-invitation designers sued Phoenix, claiming a city law forces
Christian artists to work for gay and lesbian weddings in violation of their
religious beliefs.
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