Posts for August 14, 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]
Indicting the
President: President Clinton’s Justice Department Says No [Justia, 8/14/17]:
Professor Rotunda explains his legal conclusion in the opinion letter he
authored for Ken Star regarding the ability of a federal grand jury to indict a
sitting president. Rotunda points out that the key difference between then and
now is the presence of a special prosecutor statute protecting independent
counsel from removal.
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:
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
Sessions Calls ‘Evil Attack’ in
Charlottesville an Act of Domestic Terrorism [CNS, 8/14/17]: Attorney
General Sessions on Monday said that a fatal attack in Charlottesville on
Saturday in which a driver plowed into a crowd protesting a rally of white
supremacists meets the legal definition of domestic terrorism.
Spanking a child isn't
abuse unless there's proof of harm, Utah Supreme Court says [Salt Lake Trib, 8/12/17]: The court’s ruling, released Wednesday, reversed an
earlier finding by a juvenile court, which said that hitting a child with “any
object” constituted abuse. A couple — who weren‘t identified in the case — had
spanked their four children with belts, and the state put the children into
custody of the Division of Child and Family Services in February 2016.
Killings of Black Men
by Whites are Far More Likely to be Ruled “Justifiable” [The Marshall
Project, 8/14/17]: The disparity remains no
matter the circumstances and has persisted for decades.
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:
Missouri School
Censors Gay Students and Then Apologizes, But Is It Still Missing the Point? [EdLawProfs
blog, 8/14/17]: Local news reports that a Missouri high school censored
the yearbook comments of two openly gay students. The yearbook allows
seniors to write a quote or statement under their picture, which becomes part
of the published yearbook. One student wrote, “Of course I dress well. I
didn’t spend all that time in the closet for nothing.” The other
wrote, “If ‘Harry Potter taught us anything, it’s that no one should have
to live in the closet.”
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]
Can we get along? A California conversation about
immigration [SJ Merc, 8/13/17]: Rebecca Goddard doesn’t understand why
some of her fellow Californians have labeled her a racist simply because she
supports increased enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.
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