Posts for July 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.
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:
The Annual: OT2016 in Review (ft. Nina Totenberg) [Slate podcast, 7/10/17]: You can access
today's new episode of the "First Mondays" podcast.
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]
All the President's Lawyers [NY Times Mag, 7/9/17]: Donald Trump's life and career
have been defined by his legal battles; But do the attorneys who guided him
through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate
Washington?
Trump reverses course on working with Russia on
cybersecurity [Politico, 7/9/17]: About 12 hours after tweeting about
possibly working with President Vladimir Putin and Russia on cybersecurity,
President Donald Trump tweeted that he does not expect it to actually happen.
Trump Jr. met with Russian lawyer who promised damaging
Clinton info [Politico, 7/9/17]: Donald Trump Jr. confirmed Sunday
that he met last year with a Russian lawyer who had ties to the Kremlin, saying
she told him at the June 2016 meeting she had information that could damage
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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:
California Republicans sweat Trump effect [Politico,
7/9/17]: Republicans running for
governor in the Democratic stronghold of California face a myriad of
challenges. One of the them is how to handle the issue of Donald Trump. Travis
Allen, an assemblyman who announced his bid last week to succeed Jerry Brown as
the state’s next governor, argues that he’s already a standout — of the three
leading Republicans in the race, he alone proudly admits voting for the
president.
Fight to Block Trump's Voter Fraud
Commission Gets Heated [CNS, 7/10/17]: With only
Arkansas having submitted voter data sought by President Donald Trump, a
federal judge vowed to rule quickly on whether privacy interests warrant a
restraining order.
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:
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:
Deliberate Indifference to a Hostile Environment [Ed Law Profs Blog, 7/10/17]: Public school
districts violate federal civil rights laws when discriminatory harassment of
students based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability is
sufficiently serious to create a hostile environment that is interfering with
the students’ rights to receive an education, and school staff encourage,
tolerate, do not adequately address, or ignore such harassment.
International Law, Citizenship
and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
The Generational Significance of the Travel Ban Cases [The Atlantic, 7/9/17]: The Supreme Court could leave
a legacy as enduring as Brown v Board of Education.
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