The U.S. Supreme Court and judicial review from
1787 to the present. The court's landmark
constitutional decisions, as well as the theory
and techniques of constitutional interpretation.
The court's authority within the wider political
and social context of American government, with
emphasis on the court's jurisprudence in the areas
of equal protection (including segregation and
desegregation, affirmative action, gender
discrimination, and sexual orientation
discrimination) and due process (including privacy
and abortion rights). Discussions of actual
Supreme Court rulings, majority opinions, and
dissenting arguments, as well as the political and
historical context of those decisions in an effort
to understand how and why the Supreme Court has
played such an influential role in American
politics and political thought.
1787 to the present. The court's landmark
constitutional decisions, as well as the theory
and techniques of constitutional interpretation.
The court's authority within the wider political
and social context of American government, with
emphasis on the court's jurisprudence in the areas
of equal protection (including segregation and
desegregation, affirmative action, gender
discrimination, and sexual orientation
discrimination) and due process (including privacy
and abortion rights). Discussions of actual
Supreme Court rulings, majority opinions, and
dissenting arguments, as well as the political and
historical context of those decisions in an effort
to understand how and why the Supreme Court has
played such an influential role in American
politics and political thought.
- Teacher: Todd Lochner