Posts for July 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.
Scripps Ranch parents seek thousands of dollars in
damages over AP retest ;SD Union-Trib, 7/25/17]: The San Diego Unified
School District has received at least eight claims seeking a combined total of
nearly $500,000 in damages since Thursday, when Scripps Ranch officials sent an
email to parents with information on retests and the liability process.
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 case against four
person majorities on the Supreme Court [The Hill, 7/24/17]: In June, the Supreme Court in Ziglar v. Abbasi —
a case brought by detainees in the wake of the 9/11 attacks alleging grave
mistreatment at the hands of federal executive branch officials — constricted
the availability of damage claims against federal government officials for
constitutional violations. The vote was 4-2.
Read
more about the controversial Ziglar decision at:
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:
Appeals court blocks
enforcement of District's strict concealed-carry law [Wash Times / Reuters,
7/25/17]: A federal appeals court on
Tuesday blocked enforcement of a strict concealed-carry law in the nation’s
capital that required gun owners to prove a “good reason” in order to obtain
permits allowing them to carry handguns for self-defense.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Massachusetts’ Highest Court Blocks
Federal Immigration Detainers [CNS / Jurist, 7/25/17]: In a major
ruling against President Trump’s immigration policies, Massachusetts’ highest
court on Monday found it illegal for the state’s law enforcement agencies to
hold suspected undocumented immigrants without criminal charges “solely on the
basis of a federal immigration detainer.”
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:
The Terminator Heads to the Supreme Court [Politico, 7/15/17]: Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest
project is hardly the stuff of action heroes. He’s involved in the Gill
v. Whitford gerrymandering
case.
Democrats unveil ‘Better Deal’ agenda geared toward
economy, jobs [SF Chron, 7/24/17]: Adopting a bolder populist message
to take to voters in next year’s midterm elections, Democrats on Monday rolled
out what they called a “Better Deal” economic agenda that attempts to unify the
party around the concerns of working-class men and women.
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
When should DA file hate
crime charge? [SJ
Merc, 7/23/17]: A murder suspect with a long
history of using racial slurs against blacks — and who admitted in a jailhouse
inter! view to referring to his purported victim by the N-word — is not facing
a hate crime charge from prosecutors, a decision that has generated a
groundswell of criticism and anger on social media.
Armed Felons Blocked From California's
3 Strikes Reform [CNS, 7/24/17]: In a unanimous decision Monday, the
California Supreme Court ruled people convicted of a “third strike” aren’t
entitled to a reduced sentence under voter-approved reforms if they were armed
during the commission of their third crime.
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 Rules
There’s No 1sst Amendment Right to be a Helicopter Parent [Newseum,
7/25/17]L A court in Redondo Beach, California
finds that public elementary school officials had the right to limit disruptive
parents’ access to campus. The case is Camfield v. Board of Trustees of Redondo Beach Unified School
District.
NBC beats defamation
appeal over 'bomb' segment on 'Today [Reuters / “THR, Esq.” blog, 7/15/17]: The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said
Tannerite Sports LLC did not show that NBCUniversal, part of Comcast Corp, made
false statements about its targets, which contain chemicals that detonate when
mixed together and shot with high-velocity bullets.
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:
Settlement in Kern discrimination lawsuit calls for new
school discipline policies [EdSource, 7/24/17]: The Kern High School
District announced Monday that it had settled a discrimination lawsuit brought
by parents, students and community groups that alleged a history of racially
biased practices and disproportionate rates of suspension, expulsion and
transfers to undesirable alternative schools for black and Latino students.
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