Posts for August 22, 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:

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

California crime measure triggers 52,000 fewer arrests [AP, 8/21/16]: A 2014 California voter-approved initiative that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes has led to the lowest arrest rate in state history as police frequently ignore those illegal activities, experts say.

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CA_RETHINKING_CRIMINAL_PENALTIES_CAOL

Does College Hazing Defy the Laws It Spawned? [The Marshall Project, 8/21/16]: Many states bar dangerous rituals, but little seems to change.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/08/21/does-college-hazing-defy-the-laws-it-spawned

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:

Who Owns Violence? [Justia, 8/22/16]: Professor Margulies argues that anyone who calls for violence—whether from the Right or the Left—must take responsibility for the violence that inevitably, even if unintentionally, results.

https://verdict.justia.com/2016/08/22/who-owns-violence

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:

Federal Court Blocks Department of Education's Transgender Rules, Increasing the Odds of the Supreme Court Taking Up the Issue [EdLawProfs blog, 8/22/16]: A federal district court in the Northern District of Texas just blocked the Obama Administration from enforcing its interpretation that Title IX ensures transgender students the right to use bathroom facilities consistent with their gender.  

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/education_law/2016/08/d.html

International Law, Citizenship and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]

Philippines president threatens to leave UN following criticism [Jurist, 8/21/16]: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday threatened to withdraw the country from the UN following criticisms against his controversial crackdown on the illegal drugs. Since taking office, Duterte has used extreme methods to dispose of anyone connected to the nations illegal drug trade. 

http://www.jurist.org/paperchase/2016/08/philippines-president-threatens-to-leave-un-following-criticism.php