The course will focus on constitutional interpretation involving the Religion Clauses, the Expression Clauses, and the Right to Bear Arms. Both interpretive and substantive issues will be addressed to question what the scope of each constitutional provision should be and whether that scope should be interrelated with the scope of other provisions. Specific topics will include: gun control, dollars to religion, school, prayer, criminal advocacy, pornography, hate speech, and new communications technologies.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
The First Amendment, Cases--Comments--Questions
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Choper, Jesse H., Schauer, Frederick, and Choper, Jesse
West Academic
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edition: 7
ISBN: 978-1-64242-685-4
Powe, Lucas A. Jr. 