Posts for August 28, 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:

Trump talks to a white crowd about black voters [Politico, 8/27/16]: Donald Trump made a direct pitch to Iowa’s farmers in a speech here Saturday—and then pivoted back to his appeal for support from African-Americans, even though there were virtually none in the audience.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-iowa-race-227474

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

Court says it's OK for city to use GPS to track taxi drivers [AP, 8/27/16]: A federal appeals court has ruled New York City can track taxi drivers by using their cabs' GPS systems. The court ruled Friday in the case of a driver who filed a 2013 lawsuit charging the tracking system violated his Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NYC_TAXIS_GPS

Reversal of death sentence reflects leftward tilt of California Supreme Court [LA Times, 8/22/16]: Ne arly two years ago, Gary Grimes lost his bid to overturn his death sentence. The vote on the California Supreme Court was close — 4-3 — and the decision was not technically final when the court changed membership. Two new justices, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, joined the dissenters to reconsider Grimes’ appeals.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-death-sentence-overturned-20160822-snap-story.html

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: