Posts for April 12, 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.
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:
Democrats face uphill fight if Trump gets second U.S. high
court pick [Reuters, 4/11/17]: If
Democrats thought it was hard to stop President Donald Trump's first U.S.
Supreme Court nominee, it promises to be even tougher for them if he gets to
fill another vacancy, potentially to replace the most influential justice,
Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy, a conservative who sometimes sides with the court's
liberals in key cases such as on gay rights and abortion, is one of three
justices 78 or older. Justice Stephen Breyer is 78 and fellow liberal Ruth
Bader Ginsburg is 84.
Supreme Court Retirement Talk Focuses on Pivotal Justice
Kennedy [Bloomberg, 4/11/17]: Justice
Anthony Kennedy reclaimed his position as the man in the middle of the U.S.
Supreme Court when he swore in Neil Gorsuch, his former law clerk, as the
newest justice. The question is whether Kennedy wants to keep that pivotal role
in close decisions for longer than a few more months.
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:
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:
Lawmakers aim to move California's presidential primary
right behind Iowa and New Hampshire [Politico, 4/11/17]: California
lawmakers and the state's chief elections officer announced a new effort on
Tuesday to move the state's 2020 primary up by three months, even giving the
governor power to accelerate the timeline in hopes of closely following
elections in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Legislation and the Legislative
Process (TOPIC 20)
Republicans Are Using An Obscure Law To Repeal Some
Obama-Era Regulations [NPR, 4/9/17]: President Trump and congressional Republicans are having
some success with one of their oft-stated goals — rolling back federal
regulations approved during the Obama administration. But the clock is ticking.
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:
Federal
Judge Upholds City’s Ban on Wind Signs, Including Balloons Used for Ads [David
Hudson in the Newseum, 4/11/17]: Missoula, Montana’s ban on wind signs is
constitutional and does not violate the free-speech rights of a car lot owner
who flew balloons affixed to cars to attract customers, a federal district
court has ruled.
Federal
Appeals Court Considers Facebook Post a “True Threat” [David
Hudson in the Newseum, 4/11/17]: A Wisconsin man learned the hard way that
posting incendiary messages on Facebook about killing then-President Barack
Obama can fall into the unprotected category of true threats.
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]
Spain court begins hearings on Syria war crimes [Jurist, 4/11/17]: Hearings began in Spain on Monday regarding potential
war crimes committed by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.
The case is a result of a Spanish national's brother being
abducted and tortured in Damascus before being executed in 2013.
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