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