Posts for June 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:
Looking
Closer at Trump’s Attacks on Judge Curiel [Justia, 6/10/16]: John Dean takes a close look at Republican
presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and his attacks on Judge Curiel.
Dean scrutinizes the lawsuits involving Trump University and points out that
the alleged behavior, if true, could criminally implicate Trump and Trump
University.
Brock Turner case fallout: Prospective jurors refuse to
serve under judge [SJ Merc, 6/9/16]: At least 10 prospective jurors who
oppose Judge Aaron Persky's decision to spare former Stanford swimmer Brock
Turner prison for a sex crime refused this week to serve on a jury in an
unrelated case he is handling.
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:
9th Circuit: 2nd
Amendment Does Not Guarantee Right to Carry Concealed Guns [SF Chron / SD Union-Trib /
Trial insider, 6/9/16]: In a major
victory for gun control advocates, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld
California’s handgun license law, saying there is no constitutional right to
carry concealed weapons in public and setting the stage for a potential
showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court. This could be a great case for a classroom
oral argument…whether it makes it to the Supreme Court or not.
The 7-4 en banc 9th Circuit opinion in Peruta
v. County of San Diego is at:
Puerto Rico not sovereign, Supreme Court says [USA Today / SCOTUS blog / Jurist, 6/9/16]: Puerto Rico has its own Constitution and
elects its own leaders, but it remains under the thumb of Congress, the Supreme
Court ruled Thursday in a 6-2 decision.
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:
California continues to count more than 2.5 million
unprocessed ballots [KPCC / KQED, 6/9/16]: Some 2.5 million ballots have
yet to be counted in California from Tuesday's primary, according to figures
released Thursday evening by the Secretary of State's office, which could push
turnout closer to what officials predicted.
House 2016: The Balancing Act [Sabato’s Crystal Ball, 6/9/16]: How expectations of
a Clinton victory could hinder Democrats down-ballot.
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:
Title IX suit claims
South Carolina district is failing to provide girls’ softball team with
facilities on par with boys’ athletic teams [NSBA Legal Clips, 6/7/16]: The
parents of a female student, who is a member of the Lexington High School’s
softball team, have filed suit in federal district court against Lexington
School District 1 alleging the school district is failing to provide
sports opportunities and facilities for girls that are equal to those
provided to boys’ teams in violation of Title IX.
1st Circuit
panel rules that mother of student who was subjected to peer
harassment/bullying failed to establish valid substantive due process and Title
IX claims [NSBA
Legal Clips, 6/7/16]: A U.S. Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit panel has ruled that a student, who was subjected to peer
harassment and bullying, failed to state a valid cause of action for violation
of his 14th Amendment
Substantive Due Process rights because there was an absence of any action by
school officials that “shocks the conscience.” It also rejected the student’s
argument that school officials had an affirmative duty to protect the student
based on the theory of state-created danger.
International Law, Citizenship and
Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
14 Years in
Guantanamo: for the Wrong Guy? [CNS, 6/9/16]: A
Guantanamo detainee whom the U.S. says it "probably misidentified" 14
years ago finally got a hearing Thursday on his bid for a transfer.
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