Discussion Notes

 

SES # TOPICS
1 Introduction (PDF)
2 The Supreme Court in the 21st Century (PDF)
3 The Separation of Powers and Judicial Review (The Early Supreme Court) (PDF)
4 Federalism (PDF)
5 The Wartime Constitution (I) - The Post-9/11 Era (PDF)
6 The Wartime Constitution (II) - World War II and Korean War Precedents (PDF)
7 The Wartime Constitution (III) - Freedom of Speech and Belief (PDF)
8 The Wartime Constitution (IV) - The First Amendment (cont.) (PDF)
9 Religion - The Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses (PDF)
10 Economic Liberties and Substantive Due Process (PDF)
11 Desegregation (PDF)
12 Freedom of Association (PDF)
13 Affirmative Action (PDF )
14 Gender Discrimination (PDF )
15 Criminal Procedure
16 The Conflict between Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (Guest Lecture by Harvey Silverglate, Esq.)
17 From the "War on Crime" to the "War on Terror"
18 Fundamental Rights (I)
19 Fundamental Rights (II)
20 The Eighth Amendment
21 Immigration and Citizenship
22 Welfare and Poverty
23 Sexual Orientation
24 Marriage
25 Political Participation