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365. Constitutional Law: the American System -- April 2006
Course Calendar & Assignments

There are reading assignments in your textbook and on line. Page assignments refer to Lee Epstein & Thomas G. Walker. Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers & Constraints, 5th ed. Washington: CQ Press, 2004.
On-line assignments are linked to the textbook's companion web archive. If you bought the textbook new, you will find a registration card inserted into the text that entitles you to free access to the archive for 18 weeks. If you bought a used book, you, can purchase a registration on the web site for $17.95. We are all accustomed to getting stuff free on the web, but it is not unreasonable for people (and even giant corporations) who have invested in preparing materials for your use to be compensated for their efforts. Supreme Court cases are all in the public domain, so the preparation in this case is the editorial work of synopsizing the facts and editing the opinions. You can always choose to read the originals.

APRIL 11, 2006

§§§	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
------------------------------------------ WEEK #1 --------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	Researching Constitutional Law, Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh [Cole Library 127]	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
1:00 p.m.	Introduction to Topic & Methodology pp. 3-53; 691 [51]	The Judiciary pp. 57-122 [65]	The Legislature pp. 123-186 [63]	The Executive pp. 187-262 [76] United States v. Belmont (1937)	Separation of Powers pp. 263-316 [54]
----------------------------------------- WEEK #2 -------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
1:00 p.m.	Federalism, part 1 pp. 319-370 [51]	Federalism, part 2 pp. 370-405 [36] Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) Cohens v. Virginia (1821) Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)	Commerce Power, part 1 pp. 406-458 [52] Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States (1914) Kidd v. Pearson (1888) Swift & Co. v. United States (1905)	Commerce Power, part 2 pp. 458-483 [25] Mayor of New York v. Miln (1837) South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Brothers (1938)	Power to Tax & Spend pp. 484-536 [53] [last day to submit 1st brief]
------------------------------------------ WEEK #3 --------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
1:00 p.m.	ORAL ARGUMENTS Rasul v. Bush (2004) Ryan Hoover v. Chris Knudsen [executive power] Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004) Sara Byrnes v. Leland Levin [executive power]	Contract Clause pp. 539-575 [35] Fertilizing Company v. Hyde Park (1878) Energy Reserves Group v. Kansas Power and Light (1983)	ORAL ARGUMENT Tennessee v. Lane (2004) Michelle Knowland v. Courtney Kissinger [sovereign immunity]	Economic Substantive Due Process pp. 576-626 [51] Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)	ORAL ARGUMENTS Minnesota v. Millelacs Band of Chippewa Indians (1999) Mike Mulholland v. Smriti Angara [Indian law] Granholm v. Heald (2005) Colin McCormack v. Alyssa Squier [commerce] [last day to submit 2nd brief]
------------------------------------------ WEEK #4 --------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	FINAL EXAM
1:00 p.m.	The Takings Clause pp. 627-657 [31] Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago (1897) Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (2002)	ORAL ARGUMENTS Gonzalez v. Raich (2005) Andrew Rankin ex parte for Gonzalez [commerce] Kelo v. City of New London (2005) Sarah Tuma v. Tristan Cook [takings]


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