Posts for April 25, 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.
New from the
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Understanding Fake News [CRF, 4/23/17]:
Lesson overview: Students learn about the phenomenon of “fake news,” how it
spreads quickly on the Internet, and how to recognize it and distinguish it
from other types of information.
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:
Anticipating a shift to the right in the courts, the
NRA begins its attack on gun controls in California [LA Times, 4/24/17]: The state affiliate of the National
Rifle Assn. on Monday filed the first in a series of planned court challenges
opposing sweeping new gun control laws approved in California in the wake of
the San Bernardino terror attacks.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
The disrupter president and the do-little Congress [Wash
Post, 4/24/17]: Will President Trump and congressional Republicans ever
understand one another? Over time, they might accomplish things of mutual
interest. Big things, perhaps. But the mismatch between the disrupter president
and what has been a business-as-usual, do-little Congress seems especially
evident as the 100-day mark of the administration nears.
Trump backs away from demand for border wall money [AP,
4/25/17]: President Donald Trump stepped back Monday from demanding a down
payment for his border wall in must-past spending legislation, potentially
removing a major obstacle to a bipartisan deal just days ahead of a government
shutdown deadline.
Obama’s hidden Iran deal giveaway [Politico,
4/24/17]: By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration
infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own
counterproliferation task forces.
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:
GOP House Candidate
Evokes Church Slaughter While Posing With Gun
[CNS, 4/24/17]: A Republican House candidate in South Carolina is being
condemned for a political ad in which she calls the removal of the
Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds a knee jerk reaction to the
Charleston church massacre, all the while holding an assault rifle in her
hands.
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
Is It Murder if
There’s No Homicide? [Marshall Project, 4/24/17]: The strange case of a
convicted killer whose “victim” probably died of her own drug overdose.
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:
To Tweet Or
Not To Tweet [Newseum, 4/25/17]: First Amendment Center legal intern
Melemaikalani Moniz lays out what government employees can and can’t post on
social media.
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:
Voucher Mania Spreads
to New Hampshire: Is This a Sign That Public Education Advocates in Other
States Should Brace Themselves? [EdLawProfs
blog, 4/25/17]: That expansive voucher programs found a receptive audience in
Nevada and Arizona's legislatures is not altogether surprising. When similar
programs gain steam in places like New Hampshire, it is worth taking serious
notice.
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