POLS 5212 – Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Web Resources Page

POLS 5212 – Syllabus

 

Jan.  14, 21 –Incorporation, Due Process and State Action - Study Guide

Incorporation Handout, Standards of Review Sheet

 

Jan. 23 - Free Speech and its Dangers - Study Guide

 Sedition Terms & Tests

 

Jan.  28, 30- Commercial Speech and Government Speech - Study Guide

Case: Utah Licensed Beverage Association v. Leavitt; Morse v. Frederick

 

Feb.  4, 9 - Symbolic Speech, Fighting Words, and Hate Speech - Study Guide

 

Feb.  9, 11 - Pornography, Obscenity and AIndecency@ - Study Guide

                                      

Feb. 16 - Libel - Study Guide; Libel Doctrines

Case: Hustler Magazine  v. Falwell; Hustler Ad Parody (R-rated)

 

Feb. 18 - Right of Free Association - Study Guide

 

Feb.  25, March 2 - State Aid to Religion and Religious Education - Study Guide

 

March  9, 11 - Prayer and Religious Instruction in Public Schools - Study Guide

 

March 23 – Public Display of Religion - Study Guide

 

March  25, 30 - Free Exercise of Religion - Study Guide

 

April 1  - Race in the Constitution - Study Guide

 

April 6, 8 - Race and the Schools - Study Guide

Desegregation Cases

 

April  13 - Affirmative Action - Study Guide

 

April 15 - Gender and Discrimination - Study Guide

 

April 20 – The Rights of Aliens – Study Guide

 

April 22-29 - The Right to Privacy: Abortion, Sex, and Death - Study Guide

Privacy Cases ; Goodridge v. Dept of Public Health, State of Massachusetts