Posts for November 20, 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:

Supreme Court wannabes audition in Scalia's shadow [USA Today, 11/20/16]: Nearly all the judges on President-elect Donald Trump's short list for the Supreme Court spent the past three days at a celebratory convention of conservative lawyers dedicated to the man they would replace:J ustice Antonin Scalia.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/20/supreme-court-trump-judges-federalist-society/94087912/

Obama-Era Court Fights Become Mission Impossible After Trump Win [Bloomberg, 11/19/16]: Three days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th U.S. president, attorneys for Barack Obama’s outgoing administration will ask an appeals court to revive rules governing oil-and-gas fracking on federal land. Even if Obama wins, the victory would likely be short-lived.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-17/obama-era-court-fights-become-mission-impossible-after-trump-win

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:

Overturning Roe v Wade is a fantasy; Abortion rights are here to stay [Wash Times, 11/16/16]: If you believe President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court appointments will eventuate in overruling the constitutional right to an abortion decreed 43 years ago by a 7-2 vote in Roe v. Wade (1973), then you are living in fantasyland.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/16/overturning-roe-v-wade-fantasy/

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

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:

Can Libel Laws Be Changed Under Trump? [NY Times, 11/13/16]: When Donald J. Trump said in February that he would “open up our libel laws” if he became president to make it easier to sue news organizations for unfavorable coverage, the declaration sent shock waves through the media world. But could he actually do it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/business/media/can-libel-laws-be-changed-under-trump.html?_r=0

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:

Group of students file civil rights suit against California district claiming the students, who are minorities and immigrants, were subjected to intimidating questioning about politically active teacher [NSBA Legal Clips, 11/18/16]: The suit alleges that school officials conducted racially targeted interviews to intimidate Latino, Black and immigrant students to keep them from exercising their free speech rights. 

http://legalclips.nsba.org/2016/11/18/group-of-students-file-civil-rights-suit-against-california-district-claiming-the-students-who-are-minorities-and-immigrants-were-subjected-to-intimidating-questioning-about-politically-active-teach/