PSCI 12
First Amendment Law and Policy
Winter 2020
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
Intensive examination of first amendment law and policy, providing twice the time and attention to expressive rights than a survey con law or civil liberties course. The most important decisions, opinions and dissents will be covered. The tension between expressive rights (speech, religion, assembly) and other civil liberties (equality, privacy, others) will be discussed as will the rationale for permitting or restricting speech involving falsity, obscenity, “fighting words,” hate speech, child pornography and depictions of violence, cruelty and sexual domination.
Adjunct Instructor Bio: Lloyd Constantine has argued many constitutional law cases in SCOTUS and “inferior” federal courts. He has taught law school (Fordham) and both civil liberties and first amendment law and policy to undergraduates (SUNY). He taught this course during Williams 2019 Winter Study period.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 30
Grading: pass/fail only
Limit: 30
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation:
10-page paper or 90-minute oral examination--the students' choice
Prerequisites:
none, but if oversubscribed priority will be given to students who have taken constitutional law
Enrollment Preferences:
students who have a background in or have taken constitutional law or civil liberties or plan to attend law school will be given priority
Materials/Lab Fee:
cost of books
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