ADVANCED TOPICS IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: EQUAL PROTECTION
(LAWC-4095) - 4 UNITS

Students in this course will read and analyze U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the topics of constitutional interpretation and the Equal Protection Clause to evaluate what constitutes principled judicial decision making in this area of Constitutional Law. The class will be an opportunity to better understand the theoretical underpinnings and legal and doctrinal significance of equal protection legal decisions. This course is also an opportunity for students who have already taken the required 4-unit course on Constitutional Law to examine new topics outside the scope of that course and to analyze previously studied Constitutional Law topics with which they are already familiar in greater depth. Students who have not taken the required 4-unit course on Constitutional Law are welcome to take this course to enhance their knowledge of Constitutional Law and for exposure to discussion and modes of analysis that will better prepare them for taking the 4-unit Constitutional Law course in the future. Overall, this course will place particular focus on the major theoretical and doctrinal disputes facing today's U.S. Supreme Court.

Pass/Fail:
No

Prerequisites:
None