Posts for July 8, 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 leaves leaders fearing the future as G-20 summit
closes [Wash Post, 7/8/17]: President Trump and other world leaders on
Saturday emerged from two days of talks unable to resolve key differences on
core issues such as climate change and globalization, slapping an exclamation
point on a divisive summit that left other nations fearing for the future of
global alliances in the Trump era.
Trump's pursuit of friendship with Putin fulfills his
campaign promise [Politico,7/7/17]: The president has been uniquely
tireless in his efforts to pursue warmer relations with Moscow, despite the
political costs at home.
Trump Will Get To Pick A
New Judge For A Key Appeals Court [BuzzFeed / WSJ, 7/7/17]: Judge
Janice Rogers Brown of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is stepping
down, a source familiar with the circumstances told BuzzFeed News. The DC
Circuit hears challenges to federal agency actions. Judge Brown is quoted a few
times in our Con Law student text.
Travel ban opponents suffer another legal setback [Politico,
7/7/17]: The guidelines that dictate who can enter the country under President
Donald Trump’s travel ban remain in place after a federal appeals court
declined to block the policy or further clarify its terms.
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:
Cybercriminals could find treasure trove in voter data [SF
Chron, 7/7/17]: When Kris Kobach of the Presidential Advisory Commission on
Election Integrity sent out a letter last week asking all 50 states to provide
the federal government with detailed information on every voter in the nation
in hopes of combatting election fraud, experts say he may have unwittingly
opened a new gate for the bad actors of the cyberworld.
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
Taking Back Juvenile
Confessions ]UCLA Law Rev., 7/7/17]: The
limited capacity of juveniles to make good decisions on their own—based on
centuries of common sense and empirically supported in recent decades by abundant scientific research—informs almost every field of legal doctrine.
centuries of common sense and empirically supported in recent decades by abundant scientific research—informs almost every field of legal doctrine.
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:
The Bootlegger, the Wiretap, and the Beginning of
Privacy [New Yorker, 7/5/17]: A
fascinating read on the early days of “the right to privacy.” Is there a legal
right to be left alone?
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