Posts for February 10, 2017
These are the posts
that are accumulated in our weekly newsletter which goes out throughout the
school year. The posts are organized by the major units in our Constitutional Law (5th ed.) student textbook.
Appeals court refuses to
reinstate Trump's travel ban [USA Today, 2/9/17]: A federal appeals court Thursday refused to let
President Trump reinstitute a
temporary ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, ruling that
it violates the due process rights of people affected without a sufficient
national security justification.
The 9th Circuit order in State of Washington v. Trump can
be found at:
Threats against judges in immigration ban cases
leads to increased security [CNN, 2/9/17]:
Court's Clear Message to Trump: We Won't Back
Down [Bloomberg, 2/9/17]:
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-10/court-s-clear-message-to-trump-we-won-t-back-down
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:
Gorsuch v. Trump / Trump
vs. the Judiciary: The Battle Lines take Shape [Eric Posner blog, 2/9/17]: Trump, not for the first time, flummoxed us. He called
the senator who reported the comments a liar, even though a White House
staffer had confirmed them.
Crying wolf over Neil Gorsuch [Chicago
Trib, 2/9/17]: principal arguments have emerged for opposing the confirmation of Neil
Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. One
amounts to “two wrongs make a right.” And the other argues that he is not within
the “mainstream” of American legal thought. Both are wrong.
The issue is “Standing”: Trump
Lawyers Get Ready: You'll Be in Court a Lot [Bloomberg, 2/9/17]: No matter how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th
Circuit rules, the legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive
order on immigration from seven majority Muslim countries won’t be over. Not
even close. That’s because, in addition to the case that
currently has the policy on hold, a number of challenges to different aspects
of the order by different kinds of plaintiffs are pending in courts across the
country.
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:
How Strong is San
Francisco’s “Sanctuary City” Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration? [Justia,
2/10/17]: Amar and Schaps consider the strength
of San Francisco’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration arising out of its
identity as a “sanctuary city.” Amar and Schaps discuss both the ripeness of
the claim, a threshold procedural matter, and also the merits of San
Francisco’s arguments.
Poll: California rallies around Jerry Brown, eager to
battle Trump [Politico / KQED, 2/10/17]: Less than three weeks into
Donald Trump’s presidency, Gov. Jerry Brown has never been more popular, and
nearly two-thirds of adults in the nation’s most populous state want California
to go its own way on climate change and immigration, according to a new poll.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Trump
vexed by challenges, scale of government [Politico, 2/10/17]: In interviews, nearly two dozen
people who’ve spent time with Trump in the three weeks since his inauguration
said that his mood has careened between surprise and anger as he’s faced the
predictable realities of governing, from congressional delays over his cabinet
nominations and legal fights holding up his aggressive initiatives to staff
in-fighting and leaks.
Not Even Andrew Jackson Went as Far as Trump in
Attacking the Courts [The Atlantic /
The New Yorker, 2/9/17]: The former president was critical of Chief Justice
John Marshall's rulings; But it was on constitutional, rather than political or
personal, grounds.
Exclusive - Trump border 'wall' to cost $21.6 billion,
take 3.5 years to build: internal report [Reuters, 2/9/17]: President
Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences
and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three
years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal
report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
What would happen if
Trump administration ignored a court order? Law profs consider the issue [ABA
Journal, 2/7/17]: what would happen if President
Trump or administration officials refused to comply with a court order. Slate and the Washington Post consider the possibilities.
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:
Legislation and the Legislative
Process (TOPIC 20)
Democrats Are Trapped on
Gorsuch and the Filibuster [Bloomberg, 2/9/17]: Senate Republicans
refused to take up the Garland nomination. Democrats said that the Republicans
were taking partisan obstruction to a dangerous new level. It was a reasonable
if not entirely convincing argument. But Democrats could not resist going
further. In their outrage, they said that the Republicans’ treatment of Garland
violated the Constitution.
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:
Scholarship: Tinker
in the Digital Age; Restorative Justice's Transformation in Education
[EdLawProfs blog, 2/10/17]: When Words Are the Weapons: Using Tinker, Bell, and
Premises Liability to Keep Schools Safe in a Digital Age. Read about these
interesting scholarship pieces.
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]
Los Angeles-area lawyers say immigration arrests have
increased [KPCC / LA Daily News, 2/9/17]: Karla Navarrete, an attorney
with CHIRLA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, said she
and other immigration lawyers received a higher than usual number of calls from
families of people arrested by immigration authorities.
Mexican Human Rights Officials Prepare For Possible Trump
Policies [KPBS, 2/9/17]: Mexican human rights and immigration leaders
met in Tijuana on Thursday to discuss a change of strategy in response to an
anticipated U.S. immigration crackdown.
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