Posts for November 18, 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:
Donald Trump and the
Supreme Court [Constitution Daily podcast, 11/17/16]: This week, We the People looks ahead to the future of
the Supreme Court during the presidency of Donald Trump.
How Trump Can Reshape the
Courts
[Bloomberg, 11/17/16]: Beyond the Supreme
Court, where everything turns on the longevity and health of the three justices
age 78 and older, what effect will Trump’s judges have on the state of the law
in the U.S.? Will the Republicans’ delaying tactics prove to have been as
useful in the lower courts as their blocking of Garland to fill the vacant
Supreme Court seat?
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:
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Why President Trump Needs to Take a Salary [Politico, 11/17/16]: The American Framers considered payment of the presidential
salary an important duty under the Constitution, and the principle that moved
them then matters just as much as it ever did: It confirms that the president
serves the public, and not the other way around.
Trump runs risk of ‘unprecedented’ conflict of interest,
ethics groups warn [McClatchy DC, 11/17/16]: In a letter to Trump
signed by more than a dozen groups, they warn that the president-elect risks
creating conflicts of “unprecedented magnitude” if he does not disassociate
himself from the empire that bears his name.
Trump Selects Sessions as US Attorney General [CNS, 11/18/16]: President-elect Donald Trump has
selected Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as his pick for attorney general, signaling
a sharp break in philosophical direction from the Obama administration’s Justice
Department.
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:
Fixing the Problem of
“Faithless” Electors [Justia, 11/18/16]: Professor Amar proposes a solution to the problem of the “faithless” elector—a
person who pledges to vote in a particular way but then who wants to cast his
or her electoral college vote in a different direction.
'First line of defense': Democratic states vow to fight
Trump in court [Reuters, 11/18/16]:
Democratic attorneys general in at least five U.S. states have vowed
to fight President-elect Donald Trump in the courts if he rolls back Obama-era
regulations or adopts policies they view as infringing upon civil liberties.
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
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:
International Law, Citizenship
and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
How Painful Can Trump Make the Lives of Immigrants? [Slate, 11/17/16]: The threats he actually will and won't be able
to follow through on.
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