Posts for November 27, 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:
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:
D.C. Circuit Review: 'The
Most Important Separation-of-Powers Case in a Generation’ [Yale Journ. on Regulation,
11/25/16]: There are no D.C. Circuit opinions this week, but even so, we live
in interesting times — especially in the world of administrative law.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Trump's Next Battle:
Keeping These Republican Senators Happy [”On Washington,” in the NY
Times, 11/25/16]: While much of the attention in
Washington is on who will fill the Trump cabinet, it is already clear who some
of the most important people will be when it comes to fulfilling the Trump
agenda. One group will be particularly well positioned to either accommodate or
infuriate Donald J. Trump: a handful of independent-minded Republican senators
who have shown a willingness to break with the president-elect and have readily
split with their own party on issues in the past.
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:
Trump rages as Clinton helps recount [Politico /
Jurist, 11/26/16]: Nearly three weeks after Election Day, the Hillary Clinton
and Donald Trump campaigns went back into battle mode Saturday in the wake of
Wisconsin’s pending recount.
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:
Billionaires vs. the Press in the Era of Trump [NYT Mag, 1/27/16]: A small group of superrich
Americans -- the president-elect among them -- has laid the groundwork for an unprecedented
legal assault on the media; Can they succeed?
Lee v. Tam: Offensive Trademarks at the Supreme
Court -- Speech Rights and Government Prerogative [“In A Crowded Theater” blog, 11/22/16]: Part Two: Offensive Speech
Connected with Government Approval.
Calbuzz: “Oswald’s Been Shot” – A Tale of Two Photos [CalBuzz,
11/27/16]: It’s often said that the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a
major league fastball, an act that provides a batter about six-tenths of a
second to see the ball, decide whether it’s a strike and then to swing at it.
Given that, it seems about time that photojournalists (average salary $53,750)
start getting paid more like ballplayers (average salary $3.2 million).
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]
Trump win churns U.S.-Mexico water talks [Politico,
11/26/16]: Negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico to seal a water-sharing
deal over the dwindling supplies on the Colorado River are confronting a new
deadline: the inauguration of Donald Trump.
UN extends condolences after Fidel Castro's death [Jurist, 11/26/16]: UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon gave his condolences to the
Cuban people and the family of the nation’s former President Fidel Castro, who
passed away late Friday night.
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