Posts for September 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 (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:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
Justice For All [Academy of Achievement, 9/28/16]: In
this episode, you'll hear Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tell the
very personal story of her lifelong pursuit of justice and equality for
women. This is an inspirational story that must be heard!
Comparing the ideologies of Supreme Court nominees [Volokh Conspiracy, 9/27/16]: Orin Kerr comments on Adam Liptak’s comments on
empirical studies of the Supreme Court.
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:
Constitution Check: Could
Roe v. Wade be overruled without amending the Constitution? [Constitution Daily,
9/28/16]: Lyle Denniston, Constitution
Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, looks at an argument supported by Rand
Paul in a proposed Senate bill that seeks to use the 14th Amendment as a way to
end abortion without enacting a constitutional amendment.
Marathon Hearing on
Climate-Change Plan [CNS, 9/27/16]:
Questions of federalism, executive overreach and the role of the
judiciary dominated Tuesday's oral arguments about the Obama administration's
Clean Power Plan, the president's landmark effort to combat climate change. The
case, North Dakota v. E.P.A. et. al. should be followed closely.
I’m pretty sure this story could be related: Millions-Year-Old Record for Warming on
Track to Shatter [CNS, 9/27/16]:
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:
Why Nobody's Talking About
the Supreme Court [Bloomberg, 9/27/16]: The U.S.
Supreme Court didn’t come up Monday in the first presidential
debate, and so far, it hasn’t been an important campaign issue. Given the
unprecedented vacancy during an election season, that seems weird. But there is
an explanation: The election’s consequences for the court are asymmetrical for
the two political parties.
Trump points fingers after shaky debate [Politico,
9/27/16]: The Republican nominee and his allies claim he won, but still offer
plenty of excuses for why he didn’t do better.
Skid Row homeless sign up to vote in presidential
election [LA Daily News, 9/27/16]: A day after the presidential debate
drew a record television audience, officials in Los Angeles — the nation’s
homeless capital — reached out to the most downtrodden to get out the
vote.
Giuliani: Clinton 'too stupid to be president' [Politico,
9/27/16]: Hillary Clinton’s decision to stand by her husband and attack former
White House intern Monica Lewinsky when news of a sexual relationship between
the two broke in 1998 prove that the former secretary of state is “too stupid
to be president,” Rudy Giuliani said Monday night.
Clinton team preps for Trump’s Bill attack [Politico,
9/27/16]: Democrats know any resurfacing of Bill Clinton’s affairs can weigh
their candidate down. But every time those sex scandals have come up, voters’
sympathy for Clinton has driven her poll numbers higher, and her team is
counting on that again.
Secret
money to boost Trump [Politico,
9/28/16]: One of the top funders of the #NeverTrump movement is now using his
name and connections to raise big money to help elect Donald Trump, but he’s
telling fellow mega-donors that they can write huge checks without having their
names disclosed.
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
FBI: violent crime
increased in 2015 [Jurist, 9/27/16]: Crime in the United States, 2015 revealed the first increase in violent crime in
recent years, although property crimes have been declining each year for over a
decade.
Indiana Court Rules
in Favor of Cell Phone History Privacy [Justia, 9/28/16]: Professor Colb comments on a recent decision by the Court of
Appeals of Indiana, holding that police violated their suspect’s Fourth Amendment
rights by acquiring, without a warrant, the suspect’s cell site information
from his cell phone provider. Colb explains the Indiana court’s reasoning and
discusses the evolving law regarding people’s privacy expectations in
information their cell phones store and transmit.
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:
Anti-Gay States Face
San Francisco's Wrath [CNS, 9/28/16]: San
Francisco on Tuesday became the first city to prohibit its employees not only
from using public dollars to travel to states that pass anti-gay and
anti-transgender laws, but barring city contracts with businesses headquartered
in those states.
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