Posts for June 13, 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:

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:

Abortion providers, opponents brace for U.S. high court decision [Reuters, 6/12/16]: As she waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a challenge to a restrictive Texas abortion law, Amy Hagstrom-Miller said she hopes she will not have to close up to three of the clinics she operates in the state, but is planning for it just in case.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-idUSKCN0YY0GQ

The American Presidency [TOPIC 15]

Obama confronts a 'lone wolf' attack — again [Politico, 6/12/16]: The Obama administration has warned repeatedly about lone wolf terrorist attacks like Sunday's massacre in Orlando, Florida. But it also acknowledges a grim reality: it can't stop them all.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/obama-orlando-shooting-224245

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

Criminal Justice Reform at the Front End [Justia, 6/13/16]: Professor Margulies explains how two front-end criminal justice reforms—demanding moral consistency in policing and taking addiction seriously—would significantly shrink the carceral state and make it more just.

https://verdict.justia.com/2016/06/13/criminal-justice-reform-front-end

Constitutional Gaps Don't Taint Tribal Convictions [CNS, 6/13/16]: Dealing a blow to a woman-beater whose tribal convictions are not up to U.S. constitutional snuff, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal prosecutors can charge the man as a habitual offender. Michael Bryant Jr. racked up more than 100 tribal-court convictions while living on a reservation in Montana for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, according to the ruling.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/06/13/constitutional-gaps-dont-taint-tribal-convictions.htm

The unanimous opinion in U.S. v. Bryant can be found at:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/15-420_5425.pdf

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:

Plante: Orlando shooting: Hate speech lit the fuse [Op-Ed in the Desert Sun, 6/12/16]: Every anti-gay politician, every bigoted preacher, every self-hating bully has blood on his hands. Make no mistake about it, the shooting in Orlando which targeted the LGBT community was the end result of decades of anti-gay hate speech and gay bashings.

http://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/06/12/orlando-shooting-end-homophobia/85807596/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=

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: