POS 2019 Civil Liberties
This course is a survey of the Supreme Court's decisions and judicial policies with respect to the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Emphasis will be placed on freedom of speech and religion, due process, and equal protection of the law. Most reading will be in Supreme Court opinions, but there will be some attention to works of political theory in assessing the relative importance of freedom and security in society. At selected dates, students playing the parts of lawyers will deliver short oral arguments to the class on famous cases from the reading. Required for all Legal Studies concentrators and minors. Criminal Law concentrators and minors must take either Constitutional Law or this course.
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