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Manga Carta (1215):
"no free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or disseized, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way molested; nor will we proceed against him unless by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land."
Would someone send this to DJT before he throws out 810 yrs of law?

ConLawEd Newsletter #152 Con Law Education Project Newsletter May 25, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Deadlocked Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma...

ConLawEd Newsletter #152 is available. Also coming soon is the next iteration of the Constitutional Law text. Contact me for more information.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #151 Con Law Education Project Newsletter May 18, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court extends block on Trump’s deportation bid under Alien Enemies Ac...

ConLawEd Newsletter #151
An Updated Version of the Constitutional Law Text is going to the press. Contact me for ordering information. Here is the last week in legal news:
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ConLawEd Nesletter #150 Con Law Education Project Newsletter May 11, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Four questions in the Supreme Court arguments in birthright citizenship cases...

ConLawEd Newsletter #150
An updated edition of Constitutional Law, The Constitution, Federalism and Our Political System is coming out this summer in time for the next academic year. Please let me know if you would like some copies.
Here is this week's newsletter:
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ConLawEd Newsletter #148 Con Law Education Project Newsletter April 27, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Trump urges US Supreme Court to enforce ban on transgender military service...

ConLawEd Newsletter #148
The legal system continues to slow Trump's agenda and the President continues to threaten the law.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #147 Con Law Education Project Newsletter April 13, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court orders Trump to help free Maryland father from El Salvador pr...

This week's newsletter has stories about the slow moving (seems like it has been happening for years) constitutional crisis and much more.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #146 Con Law Education Project Newsletter April 6, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background che...

ConLawEd Project Newsletter #146
Here are a few legal and political news stories from the last few weeks.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #145 Con Law Education Project Newsletter March 21, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court ‘Soaked in animus and dripping with pretext’: Judge blocks Trump’s transgen...

Check out a few of the top news stories in law and politics from last week.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #143 Con Law Education Project Newsletter March 16, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ chil...

After 50 days of "flooding the zone" with executive action it still takes some research to determine how much has actually changed in American Government. Here is a summary of last week's legal news that might help.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #142 Con Law Education Project Newsletter March 9, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules The 5...

Here are some stories from last week's news you might have missed.
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ConLawEd Newsletter #141 Con Law Education Project Newsletter March 2, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court Says Alabama’s Exhaustion of State Processes Rule Unlawfully B...

ConLawEd Newsletter #141

Last week's legal news focused on what Judges thought of President Trump's recent actions.

This Newsletter is designed to support educators and students of law. Enjoy.

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ConLawEd Newsletter #141 Con Law Education Project Newsletter February 23, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court Blocks Lawsuit Against Hungary for Seizing Assets During t...

Courts continue reacting to Trump 2.0, FedSoc's Danielle Sassoon writes a thoughtful letter about the rule of law and American government continues its exciting ride.

This is a collection of articles designed for students of law and U.S. government. Please enjoy.

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ConLawEd Newsletter #140 Con Law Education Project Newsletter February 16, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court What Happens if Trump Defies the Courts? Do judges have the power to enf...

ConLawEd Project Newsletter #140

Buried in last week's presidential pronouncements (and the end of American Democracy) are stories about A$AP Rocky, Voting Rights, and Catholic universities. Thanks for reading.

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ConLawEd Newsletter #139 Con Law Education Project Newsletter February 9, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Can Trump Actually Change Federal Funding Rules Through Executive Orders?...

While the media was laser focused on Trump's challenge to all things traditional there were other developments in legal and political news. Hope you enjoy the newsletter. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ConLawEd Newsletter #138 Con Law Education Project Newsletter February 2, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Appeals Court Says 18-Year-Olds Can Buy Handguns, Teeing Up SCOTUS Battle...

People are still trying to understand what is real and what is rhetoric from President Trump's executive orders which still dominated much of last week's news. Thanks for reading.

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Trump orders pause to all federal grants and loans It's a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.

If the facts as reported are accurate, then President Trump seems to be acting illegally. I assume he knew it was illegal so what is his strategy? www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

ConLawEd Newsletter #137 Con Law Education Project Newsletter January 26, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court SCOTUS Poised to Expand District Court Review of FCC Orders The power of ...

Please enjoy a small sampling of last week's blizzard of legal and governmental reporting.

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ConLawEd Newsletter #136 Con Law Education Project Newsletter January 19, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimous...

Last week's news was filled with Biden leaving, Trump returning and much more. Here are some of the highlights:
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Me too!

ConLawEd Newsletter #135 Con Law Education Project Newsletter January 12, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons The Supreme Court h...

ConLawEd Newsletter #135

Last week was a transition week from Democratic President (designating protected lands) to new Republican Congress (passing citizenship requirement to vote in national elections). That and more in this week's newsletter.

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Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.

Our Mila Samdub writes in @techpolicypress.bsky.social : What is Digital Public Infrastructure? Towards More Specificity

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ConLawEd Newsletter #134 Con Law Education Project Newsletter January 5, 2025 Unit I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court Supreme Court takes up South Carolina's effort to defund Planned Parenthoo...

Last few weeks of news has been eventful in the area of law, democracy and the U.S. government. Hope you find this collection useful.
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FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers as utilities came to an end on Thursday.

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Trump’s SCOTUS ordered this undermine of the FCC. Many more court limits on Federal rules to come. (Even after Trump is gone.)

Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary by Chief Justice Roberts. Check it out.
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Why income and tense politics are limiting access to civics classes in California Many lower-income students in California don’t have access to the high-quality civics education their wealthier peers do.

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@rbreich.bsky.social I am teaching a high school history class. Can you recommend a source showing 1880-1910 wealth disparities compared to today’s numbers?

How Broad Is Too Broad? Supreme Court Considers Scope of NEPA | JD Supra The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to address a circuit split over whether an agency doing an environmental review under the National Environmental...

Very little doubt about how this is going to go...
Supreme Court Considers Scope of National Environmental Protection Act
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Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose 2 luxury trips funded by billionaire patron All of the gifts Justice Thomas has accepted from a Republican donor are valued at $4.75 million, according to a new report

I have questions about the timing of this report:
"Justice Clarence Thomas ... has accepted [trips] from a Republican donor are valued at $4.75 million, according to a new [Senate] report."
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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Nasdaq Diversity Disclosure Rule | JD Supra By a 9-8 majority, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the rule proposed by Nasdaq and approved by the SEC requiring most Nasdaq-listed...

Totally on-brand for the 5th circuit.

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Nasdaq Diversity Disclosure Rule
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