Posts November 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 (5^th ed.) student textbook.

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I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the 5^th 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 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

III. The Political System: Voting and Campaigns [See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5^th edition o

of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

IV. Criminal Law and Procedure (4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 8^th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit :

V. 1^st Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and Assembly) [See TOPICS 29-33 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Religious Freedom and the Masterpiece Case  [“Take Care” blog, 10/31/17]: In the case the Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution overrides anti-discrimination law in the case of a religious baker who refused to serve same-sex couples for a wedding reception. 

https://takecareblog.com/blog/religious-freedom-and-the-masterpiece-case

VI. 14^th Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working, Citizenship & Immigration [See TOPICS 34-41 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Why Your HR Department Can't Stop Sexual Harassment [Bloomberg, 10/30/17]: In several recent cases, human resource personnel have sided with alleged abusers over victims.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-30/why-hr-doesn-t-always-protect-harassment-victims

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