It is a busy time in the United States. And I continue to get a lot of questions about current events & Trump 2.0. In an effort to help LEALSers stay current and help those interested in U.S. law and politics, I added a new project to the Beyond Non-JD Instagram page: The Daily Download!

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Check the Stories each morning for a quick dive into a headline that caught my attention.

What’s in the News?

The idea was to connect current events to the news cycle. This is helping me as I update one course and prep a new course for the first time. But it is also a nice way to keep in touch with my former students who enjoyed learning about the U.S. legal and political systems. And if this helps Beyond Non-JD readers headed to the U.S. get a head start, I am also happy.

These are meant to be very simple and basic introductions to key headlines and to provide some context. If you’re headed to a U.S. law school, you’ll cover many of these topics in your Intro to U.S. Law (LL.M.) or Constitutional Law (J.D. or LL.M.) courses.

In The News: What I Covered In Week 1

Day 1: The announcement of the selections for vacant federal district court seats in Missouri (Reuters)

Day 2: The announcement of retired Justice Souter’s death (MSNBC News)

Day 3: Announcement of President Trump’s Executive Order focused on self-deportation (The Hill)

Day 4: Chief Justice Roberts remarks on the rule of law being endangered (Politico)

Day 5: Questions around the oral arguments at SCOTUS tomorrow in the nationwide injunctions/birthright citizenship case (SCOTUSblog)

Day 6: Discussions about the Emoluments Clause and news about a potential jet from Qatar (Reuters)

Day 7: News and developments with President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” and the tensions when it comes to the SALT (State and Local Tax) focused advocates (NBC News)

Check It Out!

I’ll keep scanning the headlines as I update LEALS readings and create my LEALS-A course. And I am happy to share some thoughts on the headlines each day.