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366. Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties -- December 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: Rights, Liberties & Justice, 6th ed. Washington: CQ Press, 2007.
On-line assignments are linked to the respective case names below.

DECEMBER 7, 2006

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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9:00 a.m.

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

Researching Constitutional Law, Tonnie Haas [Cole Library 127]

NO CLASS

1:00 p.m.

Introduction to Topic & Methodology
pp. 3-48; 821 [46]
PowerPoint

Constitution & Bill of Rights
pp. 791-800;
49-92 [53]
How to Frame a Legal Question

CIVIL LIBERTIES:
pp. 95-98
The Right to Keep & Bear Arms
pp. 402-411
The Free Exercise Clause
pp. 99-138 [54]

The Establishment Clause
pp. 138-209 [71]

Freedom of Speech, Assembly & Association, part I
pp. 210-260 [50]

------------------------------------------ WEEK #2 -------------------------------------------

9:00 a.m.

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

1:00 p.m.

Freedom of Speech, Assembly & Association, part II
pp. 260-313 [53]

Freedom of the Press, Obscenity & Libel
pp. 314-401 [88]

The Right to Privacy
pp. 412-471 [60]


[last day to submit 1st brief]

 

DUE PROCESS:
PP. 475-480
Investigations & Evidence
pp. 481-548 [68]

 

 

Attorneys, Trials & Punishments
pp. 549-614 [66]

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9:00 a.m.

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

1:00 p.m.

ORAL ARGUMENTS

Locke v. Davey
[McCormack v. Knudsen]
(February 25, 2004)

 

CIVIL RIGHTS:
PP. 617-625
Scott v. Sandford
 Slaughterhouse Cases
Civil Rights Cases
Hall v. DeCuir
Louisville, New Orleans, & Texas RR v. Mississippi
Korematsu v. US

Racial Discrimination
pp. 626-660 []

ORAL ARGUMENTS

Los Angeles v. Alameda Books [Vorpagel v. Schroeder]
(May 13, 2002)

Garcetti v. Ceballos
[Miller v. Horn]
(May 30, 2006)

 

Sex Discrimination & Affirmative Action
pp. 660-737 [78]

ORAL ARGUMENTS

Board of Education of Independent School Dist. No. 92 v. Earls
[Shier v. Squires]
(June 27, 2002)

Rasul v. Bush
[Schultz v. Penn]
(June 28, 2004)

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7:00 a.m.

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

FINAL EXAM

1:00 p.m.

Voting & Representation
pp. 738-788 [51]

[last day to submit 2nd brief]

ORAL ARGUMENTS

Blakely v. Washington
[Lotspeich ex parte for Blakely]
(June 24, 2004)

Johnson v. California [Fedderson v. Tinney]
(February 23, 2005)

 

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