Supreme Court

SLN #: 81132
Course Prefix: LAW-745
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Members of the seminar will meet each week to discuss one or two of the most interesting and important cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2020 Term (the Term that will end in the summer of 2021). In depth discussion of the Court’s opinions with focus on the importance of the case, the quality of the Court's reasoning, and the judicial philosophies of the individual Justices.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed any of the following classes: First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Survey of Individual Rights in Constitutional Law, or Criminal Procedure, or a similar course at another law school focusing on individual rights in constitutional law.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Credit will be given on the basis of in-class participation
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
Teaching Method: In Person

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.