Posts for September 1, 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:
Republicans Want to Sideline This
Regulator. But It May Be Too Popular. [NY Times, 8/31/17]: With the election of
President Trump, the nation's consumer watchdog agency faced a quandary: how to
shield the Obama-era institution from a Republican administration determined to
loosen the federal government's grip on business.
The
American Presidency [TOPIC 15]
Questions about the
Emoluments Amicus Brief on Behalf of Trump [“Take Care” blog, 8/31/17]: The amicus brief filed on behalf of President Trump in
CREW v. Trump (the first Emoluments suit) by Seth Barrett Tillman and Josh
Blackman has some serious problems with how it represents its historical
sources.
During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism
and new controls [Wash Post, 8/31/17]: Behind the scenes during a summer
of crisis, however, Trump appears to pine for the days when the Oval Office was
a bustling hub of visitors and gossip, over which he presided as impresario. He
fumes that he does not get the credit he thinks he deserves from the media or
the allegiance from fellow Republican leaders he says he is owed. He boasts
about his presidency in superlatives, but confidants privately fret about his
suddenly dark moods.
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:
Democrats say Citizens
United should die; Here's why that won't happen [“Center for Public Integrity,” 9/31/16]: Some
question whether liberal politicians' outrage is even genuine,
Most of Texas' Anti-Sanctuary Cities
Law Blocked by Federal Judge [CNS, 8/31/17]: A federal judge in San
Antonio ruled that several provisions of a Texas law that prohibits sanctuary
cities and punishes local officials with jail time and removal from office for
refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officers are likely
unconstitutional.
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
Pantyhose defense rejected
for man who took upskirt videos at Wegmans [NJ.com, 8/31/17]: Joshua Nicholson, of Bridgewater, argued in his appeal
the woman's intimate parts weren't exposed beneath her dress because she was
wearing pantyhose.
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2017/08/man_who_took_upskirt_videos_of_woman_at_wegmans_lo.html
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:
That First Amendment
Lesson Didn’t Go So Well [CNS, 8/31/17]: A
North Carolina high school teacher who lost his job for stepping on an American
flag in his social studies class to teach a lesson about the Bill of Rights has
sued the school board a second time, this time for racial discrimination.
Roy Moore blasts Congress
over appeals court ruling on prayer by football coach [AL.com, 8/31/17]: Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore spoke
out Thursday about a Seattle-area football coach who lost his job after praying
with his team on the field, focusing his attack on "do-nothing
Congress."
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:
Cake artist to Supreme Court: Affirm artistic freedom,
free speech [“Alliance Defending
Freedom,” 8/31/17]: ADF attorneys file opening brief with high court on behalf
of Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop.
Why Masterpiece Cakeshop is a Harder Case Than You
Think (and Why Federalism Can Help Resolve It with a Meta-Accommodation of
Religious Disagreement)
[ProfsLawBlog, 8/31/17]: Think of federalism, in other words, as a
meta-accommodation of religion -- an accommodation of rival theories about how
religion ought to be accommodated.
Israel Supreme Court rejects petition to recognize
same-sex marriage [AP, 8/31/17]:
Justices stated that the issue should be determined by legislators, not the
court.
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