Posts for July 31, 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:
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]
Trump Swears In Kelly, Insists There’s
No Chaos at White House [CNS, 7/31/17]: Hoping to turn the page on a
tumultuous opening chapter to his presidency, President Donald Trump insisted
on Monday there is “no chaos” in his White House as he swore in retired Marine
Gen. John Kelly as chief of staff.
Without Priebus,
Trump Is a Man Without a Party [Politico, 7/30/17]: By ousting Reince
Priebus, the president is severing one of his few remaining ties to the GOP.
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)
How tax breaks could break tax reform [Politico,
7/29/17]: Hundreds of special tax provisions for groups of all stripes litter
the tax code, and clearing them out won't be easy.
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
California's minor life-without-parole law blasted as
unfair [AP, 7/31/17]: The California Supreme Court and state lawmakers
say current state law violates recent rulings by the nation's high court
limiting life sentences for teenagers convicted of murder. The U.S. Supreme
Court bans mandatory life-without-parole sentences for those under 18 convicted
of murder. The court made the ruling retroactive last year for more than 2,000
offenders nationwide.
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:
Court: Rastafari Louisiana inmate can keep his dreadlocks [AP, 7/28/17]: A federal appeals court says a Louisiana inmate,
an adherent of the Rastafari religion, can keep dreadlocks he has grown as part
of his religion.
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]
Fearful of Court,
Asylum Seekers are Banished in Absentia [The Marshall Project, 7/30/17]:
Under Trump, an Obama strategy unravels.
The High Long-Term
Costs of Engaging in Torture [Justia, 7/31/17]: Professor Wexler explains
the significance of the Canadian government’s recent settlement with and
apology to Omar Khadr, a 15-year-old Canadian member of al-Qaeda who fought
against the United States in Afghanistan. Wexler explains that while a majority
of Canadians oppose the settlement, Prime Minister Trudeau has chosen to pay
the political and economic price for his predecessor’s decision to allow
Canadian interrogators to participate in the Guantanamo regime and for his
refusal to seek Khadr’s return to Canada.
Senate passes
legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea
[Jurist, 7/29/18]: In a 98-2 vote, the US Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 3364,
a bill that imposes new sanctions on Russia. This development comes two days
after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill.
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