Posts for July 3, 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:

MORE ON THE SUPREME COURT TERM:

Two left feats [The Economist, 7/2/16]:

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21701498-anthony-kennedy-drifts-left-save-abortion-rights-and-affirmative-action-two-left-feats

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 Sue Louisiana Over Its Laws [WSJ, 7/2/16]: Lawsuit follows Supreme Court's striking down parts of Texas abortion law.

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/abortion-providers-sue-louisiana-over-its-laws-1467407605-lMyQjAxMTE2MzA4MTIwMzE5Wj

Where the Pro-Life Movement Goes Next [NY Times Sunday Mag, 7/2/16]: For the pro-life movement, the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday in two Texas abortion regulations was the most devastating defeat in decades.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/opinion/sunday/where-the-pro-life-movement-goes-next.html?_r=0

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:

Legislation and the Legislative Process (TOPIC 20)

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:

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:

At 150, KKK sees opportunities in US political trends [AP, 6/30/16]: Today, the KKK is still alive and dreams of restoring itself to what it once was: an invisible white supremacist empire spreading its tentacles throughout society. As it marks 150 years of existence, the Klan is trying to reshape itself for a new era.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a8ed212468c741eb993609cd480efe21/ku-klux-klan-dreams-rising-again-150-years-after-founding

Justice Kennedy’s Majority Opinion in the Fisher Affirmative Action Ruling Muddles Even as It Illuminates [Justia, 7/1/16]: Professor Amar comments on Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion last week in Fisher v. Texas, where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the part of the University of Texas undergraduate admissions policy that formally takes the race of individual applicants into account in admitting a portion of the entering freshman class. Amar praises the opinion for being more forthright than other majority opinions of the Court in this area of law, but he expresses concern that in some respects Justice Kennedy’s language may actually obfuscate the legal doctrine at issue.

https://verdict.justia.com/2016/07/01/justice-kennedys-majority-opinion-fisher-affirmative-action-ruling-muddles-even-illuminates