Section Information
Section Description Provided by Instructor
Method of evaluation: Proctored exam
This course focuses on racial discrimination and to some extent on gender and sexual-orientation discrimination. The anti-slavery origins of the Equal Protection clause, the development of the law from Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) to Brown v Board of Education (1954) regarding school segregation, current actual and possible responses to increasing school segregation of African-Americans and Hispanics; affirmative action; the upcoming renewal of the Voting Rights Act; current efforts to obtain reparations for slavery and ensuing discrimination; comparative legal developments abroad, particularly involving Roma in Eastern Europe.
Semester
Spring 2011
Section
001
Schedule
MW 1:20p - 2:40p
Location
JGH 546
Points
3.0
Method of Evaluation
Exam
(Class)
J.D. Writing Credit
No
Course Limitations
Pre-requisite Courses
None
Co-requisite Courses
None
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None
Learning Outcome Goals
No learning outcome goals have been provided.
