Posts for July 4, 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:
Gorsuch Makes a Mark
on the Court [WSJ, 6/29/17]: Thomas, the consistent originalist, seems to
have found a fellow traveler in his new colleague
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:
Federal judge issues preliminary injunction against
controversial California gun ban [Jurist,
7/3/17]: A judge for the US District Court of Southern California issued a
preliminary injunction on Friday to stop California from implementing a ban
against high capacity gun magazines. In 2016 California citizens approved
Proposition 63, which prohibits the possession of firearm magazines that hold
more than 10 rounds.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Worth a Read: How the Psychology of Cyberbullying
Explains Trump’s Tweets [Politico, 7/3/17]: From his language to his
frequency to his particularly callous targeting of women, Trump’s behavior
bares many of the hallmarks of cyberbullying, according to lawyers,
psychologists and others who study the subject. Understanding this conduct,
they say, might explain why Trump has kept up these attacks even in the face of
condemnation and might, in turn, help those around him temper his impulses.
Share this with your students.
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)
As Bernie Sanders delays national single-payer debate,
California nurses keep the heat on the Legislature [SJ Merc, 7/3/17]:
The day after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN he would delay the release
of his universal health-care plan until the Affordable Care Act debate has
ended in Congress, the sponsors of a similar California proposal are keeping
the heat on a legislative leader who moved to block it from advancing this
year.
Red-state school leaders vent frustrations with GOP
health bill [Politico, 7/3/17]: Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell’s health care bill is getting failing grades from red-state school
leaders — even in his home state of Kentucky.
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 Hate Crimes See Double-Digit
Rise [CNS / AP, 7/3/17]: The number of hate crimes committed in
California jumped 11 percent in 2016, including increases in attacks against
black people and members of the LGTBQ community, state officials reported
Monday.
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:
International Law, Citizenship
and Immigration [TOPIC 40-42]
Months after deportation, they do what the Mexican
government will not [LA Times, 7/3/17]: Deportees United is among a
handful of grass-roots groups that have formed in recent years to help a
growing number of deportees to Mexico. Since 2009, more Mexicans have been
departing from the U.S. than arriving there, according to Pew Research Center,
a reverse migration trend driven by job loss after the Great Recession and an
increase in deportations under President Obama.
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