Const Law II: The Modern Supreme Court

Semester: Spring 2016
Course ID: 381C
Credit Hours: 3
Unique: 28414

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON, TUE, WED	1:15 - 2:05 pm	Jon 6.206

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Final exam	May 6, 2016	1:30 pm	2.138

Description

The course will deal with the post-Court-packing Supreme Court, across the total range of constitutional issues, right up to the present. The focus will be less on doctrine and more on how the Surpeme Court fits within the political sphere. As such it will look more like a political science course and there will be no casebook. Instead four books on the Court will be used, two each by Lucas A. Powe, Jr., (The Supreme Court and the American Elite; The Warren Court and American Politics) and Mark Tushnet (A Court Divided; In the Balance). All are available in paperback.

Instructors

Powe, Lucas A Jr.

Important Class Changes

Date	Updated
02/19/2016	Exam information updated
	Room(s) changed
	Meeting changed