Posts for August 2, 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]
With fifth judge confirmed, Trump outpaces
Obama and Bush [Wash Times /
CNS, 8/1/17]: President Trump may be facing a roadblock on the rest of his
nominees but he's outpacing his predecessors when it comes to getting federal
judges confirmed after his fifth court pick was approved by the Senate on
Tuesday.
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:
These 100 interest groups spent the most trying to
influence California officials [Sac Bee, 8/1/17]: Between April 1 and
the end of June, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a controversial gas tax, put
the breaks on universal health care and began negotiations on a cap-and-trade
deal to extend the state’s marquee climate change program.
Legislation and the Legislative
Process (TOPIC 20)
White House Unveils Bill to Slash Legal
Immigration Levels ]CNS, 8/2/17]: President Trump appeared with a
pair of conservative Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday to
unveil legislation aimed at slashing legal immigration levels over a decade, a
goal Trump endorsed during the 2016 campaign.
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
Ending Solitary for
Juveniles: A Goal Grows Closer [The Marshall Project, 8/1/17]: Recent rulings in a half-dozen states signal new
momentum.
Trump’s Remarks To
Police Violate His Oath of Office [The Marshall Project, 8/1/17]: The
president swore to uphold the Constitution but asked officers to ignore it.
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:
New Website Tracks
Press Freedom Abuses in U.S. ]Newseum, 8/2/17]: The Newseum Institute partnered with the
Committee to Protect Journalists, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and
others to launch the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
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:
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College
Admissions [NY Times, 8/1/17]: The Trump administration is preparing
to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward
investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions
policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a
document obtained by The New York Times.
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