Posts for December 3, 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:
Don’t expect Electoral
College drama on December 19 [Constitution Daily, 11/15/16]: Despite a
popular petition on the Change.org website about how the nation’s 538 electors
should vote on December 19, there seems to be little chance of the tactic
changing the recent presidential election’s outcome.
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:
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
Supreme Court to rule on
police shooting [Constitution Daily / LA Times, 12/2/16]: Amid
nationwide debate over the authority of police to use their guns in enforcing
the laws, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether police may be
sued if they take action that provokes someone to be violent, and then shoot
that individual in response. At issue in the new police case, Los Angeles County v. Mendez, is a legal rule that one
federal appeals court has adopted, but others refuse to follow. It takes
away the legal immunity of officers for the use of “excessive force” – here,
shooting two homeless people in the shed they occupied – if the officers’
actions provoked a violent response.
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:
Flag burning and the
First Amendment: Yet another look at the two [Constitution Daily,
11/30/16]: President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments about prosecuting
flag-burning protesters has started yet another debate about the issue.
But in the end, the only Justice left on the Supreme Court from the 1980s could
have the final say on the matter.
University Will Sue Its Own Student Newspaper For Reporting
On Sexual Assault Case [Student Press
Law Center / BuzzFeed News / Northern Kentucky Trib, 11/17/16]: The University
of Kentucky will take its student paper to court to avoid releasing documents
detailing scientist James Harwood's alleged sexual assault against two students.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/azeenghorayshi/james-harwood-investigation?utm_term=.puoK7nXRMx#.wyAxkV5jbq
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]
US Senate unanimously approves Iran sanctions [Jurist,
12/2/16]: The US
Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to pass the Iran
Sanctions Act, which would extend economic sanctions against companies doing
business with Iran for 10 more years. Iran's
Ayatollah Khamenei warned that he saw passage of the bill as a
violation of the Iranian nuclear deal
Venezuela suspended
from South American trade bloc over rights violations [Jurist, 12/2/16]: South American trade bloc Mercosur
on Friday notified Venezuela that the country will be suspended in light of its
membership requirement violations. Leading member countries Argentina, Brazil,
Paraguay and Uruguay reportedly determined that Venezuela, a member
since 2012, had not met the organization's economic, trade and immigration
standards and had given the country a December ultimatum back in September.
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