Posts for November 29, 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.
Students can't tell fake news from real, study finds [NPR,
11/24/16]: If the children are the future, the future might be very
ill-informed. That's one implication of a new study from Stanford researchers
that evaluated students' ability to assess information sources and described
the results as "dismaying," "bleak" and "[a] threat to
democracy."
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:
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Trump Pick for Cabinet Position Signals 'Obamacare' in Crosshairs
[CNS, 11/29/16]: President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a leading critic of
the federal health care law as his secretary of Health and Human Services. Rep. Tom
Price, a Georgia Republican, has introduced bills in each of the past four
Congresses that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
and replace it with a combination of health-savings accounts and tax credits.
The controversial legal theory that could get Trump
sued [Politico, 11/29/16]: A doctrine
embraced by president-elect's anti-immigration backers could be key to
challenging his business conflicts.
Court Rejects Challenge to War Against Islamic State [CNS, 11/28/16]: A federal judge threw out civil
claims by a U.S. Army captain who accused President Barack Obama of waging an
illegal war against the Islamic State group.
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:
Pants
On Fire for Trump's claim about 'serious voter fraud' in California [PolitiFact CA, 11/28/16]:
Grabbing the attention of the Golden State, President-Elect Donald Trump
claimed in a recent tweet there was "serious voter fraud" in three
states won by Hillary Clinton during the General Election, including
California.
Clinton team shrugs off recount effort [Politico,
11/28/16]: Hillary Clinton’s closest allies are irritated with Jill Stein. Most
of the small circle of operatives and friends surrounding the vanquished
Democratic nominee have no illusions that the former Green Party candidate’s
recount pushes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and maybe Michigan, will even come
close to flipping the result of the presidential election.
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
U.S. Supreme Court to hear
Texas death penalty case on intellectual disability [Texas Trib /
Texas Public Radio / The Atlantic, 11/28/16]: On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding
intellectual disability and executions in Moore
v. Texas.
Church Shooting Suspect to Represent Himself at Federal
Trial [CNS, 11/28/16]: In a move a federal
judge called “unwise,” self-avowed white supremacist and suspected church
shooter Dylann Roof opted to represent himself in his federal murder and
hate-crimes trial.
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:
No Damages for Teacher Over Black-Face Lesson [CNS, 11/28/16]: Christmas has come early in New
Jersey after a federal judge tossed out free-speech claims by a teacher who
caused a stir by talking about her Dutch family’s penchant for holiday black
face.
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:
7th Circuit can make civil rights history for gay and lesbian
employees [“On the Case” blog, 11/28/16]: Under
federal law as it exists right now in the United States, gay men and lesbians
can marry their partners over the weekend and can be fired the following Monday
for doing so, without any recourse under the Civil Rights Act. But that may be
about to change.
Bilingual Education
Returns to California--Kind Of [EdLawProfs
blog, 11/29/16]: For those who have taught or taken education law in recent
years, you have probably touched on the seesaw history of bilingual education
in our schools. The trend of the last two decades has included the
banning or limiting of bilingual education and the move toward immersion
programs.
International Law, Citizenship
and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
New UN SG urges peacekeepers to respect human rights [Jurist, 11/28/16]: UN Secretary-General-elect Antonio
Guterres said while visiting Beijing on Monday that he wants UN peacekeepers to
be better trained and more respectful of human rights. Guterres stressed
the need "to make sure that there is an effective combination of human
rights, of the civil and political rights and the economic and social rights in
a balanced way."
Germany court upholds conviction of former Nazi officer [Jurist, 11/28/16]: The German Federal Court of Justice has upheld the
conviction of former Nazi SS Officer Oskar Groening, for his role in the deaths
of over 300,000 people during the Holocaust, according to court documents made
public Monday.
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