LAW 863LEC - Advanced Constitutional Law: Recent Supreme Court Cases from a Critical Theory Perspective

This 2-credit course meets for eight (8) three-hour classes on Tuesday and Thursdays during the January term, with an in depth focus on and legal analysis of three Supreme Court Cases: Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. These decisions and their aftermath are said to not only jeopardize the civil rights of United States citizens but to threaten our democracy. If so, how so? These questions form the basis of this course?s inquiry. Students will have a choice to write a 25-page research paper or to re-write a judicial decision of these cases (majority, concurring or dissent decision) or related cases and issues. NOTE: THIS COURSE COUNTS AS ONLY TWO (2) OUT OF THREE (3) CREDITS FOR THE CON LAW II REQUIREMENT.

Credits: 2