Posts for September 4, 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:

Could A Legal Love Triangle Scuttle SCOTUS Hopes For This Leading Jurist? [“Above the Law” blog, 9/2/16]: When a list of 11 possible Supreme Court nominees for Hillary Clinton made the rounds a few weeks ago, it surprised no one to see Justice Goodwin Liu among the names.

http://abovethelaw.com/2016/09/could-a-legal-love-triangle-scuttle-scotus-hopes-for-this-leading-jurist/

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 flashes humility in first ever black church visit [Politico, 9/3/16]:  Campaigning at an African-American church for the first time during the presidential race, Donald Trump called for “a civil rights agenda for our time” and cast himself as the candidate who could best “rebuild Detroit” and struggling black communities across the nation.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-detroit-african-american-church-227712

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

Death-Row Inmates Have A Right To Know The Identities Of Lethal Injection Suppliers, Court Rules [Huff Post, 0/2/16]: Missouri can’t keep secret the names of those who provide it with pentobarbital, a deadly anesthetic.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/missouri-lethal-injection_us_57c99a3fe4b078581f12c1aa

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:

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

US, China join Paris climate pact [Jurist, 9/3/16]: US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday formally committed their nations to the Paris Agreement, a pact seeking to reduce carbon emissions and halt climate change. The world's first comprehensive climate pact, the Paris Agreement will only come into force after it is ratified by at least 55 nations comprising more than half of the world's carbon emissions. 

http://www.jurist.org/paperchase/2016/09/us-china-join-paris-climate-pact.php