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LEC |
Credits Desc. |
3 cr. |
Credits Def. Value |
3 cr. |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
When Offered |
(not listed) |
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Description:
This course offers an intensive look at the 14th Amendment. The goal is both to teach students in depth about the 14th Amendment--particularly its equal protection and due process clauses and the extensive doctrine about the same--and to use this in-depth study as an introduction to concepts and interpretive methods that relate to constitutional rights analysis more generally. Among other things, the course covers the application of Bill of Rights provisions to the states through the 14th Amendment, economic due process rights, non-economic due process rights, affirmative action, race-based discrimination, gender-based discrimination, and the state action doctrine.
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LEC |
Credits Desc. |
3 cr. |
Credits Def. Value |
3 cr. |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
When Offered |
(not listed) |
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Description:
This section of Constitutional Law II includes coverage both of civil rights (Fourteenth Amendment protection of due process and of equal protection) and of civil liberties (First Amendment protection of speech and of religion), as well as limited coverage of other constitutionally protected rights and liberties.
The First Amendment portion of this course includes an examination of freedom of speech and the press, as well as the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause protections of freedom of religion.
The Fourteenth Amendment portion deals with due process of law (procedural due process, substantive due process, the incorporation of the Bill of Rights protections to limit the powers of states and municipalities) and with equal protection of the laws (examining racial discrimination, gender discrimination, other classifications). Rights of privacy and personal autonomy will also be considered.
The course will also examine other constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms (Second Amendment), the protection of private property (Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments), and other provisions.
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Type |
LEC |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
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Details:
(see course description, above)
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Type |
LEC |
Credits Desc. |
3 cr. |
Credits Def. Value |
3 cr. |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
When Offered |
(not listed) |
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Description:
(none listed)
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Type |
LEC |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
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Details:
First assignment for Con Law II course: U.S. Constitution Amendments I-X and XIII-XV, casebook pp. 348-57 (stop at note 3)
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Type |
LEC |
Credits |
3 |
Prerequisites |
(none listed) |
Senior Writing? |
(not listed) |
Student Year |
2L/3L |
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Details:
(see course description, above)
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Details:
This is a survey course. It familiarizes students with key Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, including the First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Thirteenth, and Fifteenth. The course concentrates on the examination of individual constitutional rights derived primarily from the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Special attention is paid to jurisprudence emerging from individuals' claims against state and federal governments. The class will study due process and the equal protection jurisprudence to better understand the specific topics covered that will range from contraception and abortion to affirmative action and marriage. Students will analyze the constitutionality of laws that classify individuals on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, and other social and legal statuses. |
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Details:
All of the class readings are in the course packet, which will be
available for downloading from the course TWEN site. For the first
class meeting, please read the material listed under “Introduction to
the Post-Civil War Amendments: Privileges and Immunities.” |
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