Tentative Class Schedule

1/24 Introduction

1/26 The Supreme Court. E&W, pp. 3-73.

1/31 Incorporation. E&W ch. 3.

2/2 Preferred Freedoms, E&W pp. 101-104. Search and Seizure I. E&W, pp. 503-541, plus U.S. v. U.S. District Court (Word) or (pdf)

2/7 Search and Seizure II. E&W, pp. 541-555, plus Bain, Walking While Black. Suggested Reading: Ragtime.

2/9 Self-Incrimination. E&W, pp. 555-578.

2/14 Counsel. Bail. E&W, pp. 580-593.

2/16 Cruel and Unusual. E&W, 612-646, plus Thompson, “I Was Certain, But I Was Wrong”

2/21 Military Detention : Ex Parte Milligan, Ex Parte Quirin, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld. Suggested Readings: “A Citizen Shorn of All Rights” and “Liberty’s Court of Last Resort”

2/23 Privacy I. E&W pp. 429-472 plus Griswold supplement plus Casey supplement.

2/28 Privacy II. E&W pp. 472-489.

3/2 Free Exercise, E&W pp. 105-145.

3/7 Establishment. E&W, pp. 145-213.

3/9 Open

3/14 Midterm

3/16 Free Speech I. Sedition. E&W pp. 214-246.

3/21 Free Speech. Content and Contexts. E&W, pp. 246-295, 313-318. Primary cases: U.S. v. O’Brien, Texas v. Johnson, Hill v. Colorado, R.A.V. v. St. Paul, Boy Scouts v. Dale. Suggested Readings: “Rico Swallows the First Amendment,” “Abortion Protests” and Virginia v. Black.

3/23 Free Press. E&W pp. 319-340. Suggested Reading: Expelling ‘Huck Finn.’

3/28 Open

3/30 Obscenity. E&W pp. 358-395.

4/4 Libel. E&W pp. 395-417.

4/6 Racial Discrimination I. E&W, pp. 660- 674.

4/18 Racial Discrimination II. E&W, pp. 689-696.

4/20 Sex Discrimination. E&W pp. 696-723

4/25 Social Discrimination. E&W pp. 723-744.

4/27 Intent: E&W pp. 686-688 plus Bush v. Gore (pp. 780-791)

5/2 Affirmative Action E&W pp. 744-778. Primary cases: Bakke v. California, Grutter v. Bollinger.

5/4 Open

5/16 Final Exam, 8:00 a.m.