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365. Constitutional Law: the American System -- October 2007
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, 6th ed. Washington: CQ Press, 2007.
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 CQ Press web site. Once you have logged in, these links will go straight to the appropriate case.

OCTOBER 12, 2007

§§§	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
------------------------------------------ WEEK #1 --------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	Researching Constitutional Law, Tonnie Flannery [Cole Library 126]	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
1:00 p.m.	Introduction to Topic & Methodology pp. 3-52; 717	The Judiciary pp. 55-126 PowerPoint	The Legislature pp. 127-191	The Executive pp. 192-267 United States v. Belmont (1937)	Separation of Powers pp. 268-336
----------------------------------------- WEEK #2 -------------------------------------------
9:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
1:00 p.m.	Federalism, part 1 pp. 339-390	Federalism, part 2 pp. 390-423 Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) Cohens v. Virginia (1821) Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)	Commerce Power, part 1 pp. 424-482 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. 482-509 Mayor of New York v. Miln (1837) South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Brothers (1938)	Power to Tax & Spend pp. 510-562 [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 ARGUMENT: Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. (2007) [Horn v. Vorpagel]	Contract Clause pp. 565-600 Fertilizing Company v. Hyde Park (1878) Energy Reserves Group v. Kansas Power and Light (1983)	ORAL ARGUMENTS: Tennessee v. Lane (2004) [Anderson v. Quist] Gonzales v. Oregon (2006) [McNutt v. Marzen]	Economic Substantive Due Process pp. 601-651 Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)	Monica Davis, Berry Center ORAL ARGUMENT: United Haulers Assn. v. Oneida-Herkimer SWMA (2007) [Franzen v. Geffe] [last day to submit 2nd brief]
------------------------------------------ WEEK #4 --------------------------------------------
7:00 a.m.	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	FINAL EXAM
1:00 p.m.	The Takings Clause pp. 652-684 Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago (1897) Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (2002)	ORAL ARGUMENT: Philip Morris USA v. Williams (2007) [Tweeton ex parte for Philip Morris USA] Review and Questions


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