Advanced Constitutional Law: 1st Amendment
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6407
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Constitutional Law
- Type
- Lecture
- Additional Attributes
- LLM NY Bar Exam Qualifier
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Jeremy Kessler
Stanley H. Fuld Professor of Law
Section Description
This course will engage students in an in-depth study of the constitutional rights to freedom of expression, association, and religion guaranteed by the First Amendment, with a particular focus on the historical development of judicial enforcement of these rights over the course of the twentieth century. Casebook TBD.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2024
- Location
- JGH 103
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Points
- 3
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- Familiarity with the diversity of First Amendment law, and the development of the major judicial doctrines that have come to limit government regulation of expression, association, and religion over the past century.
- Familiarity with the competing values that First Amendment law is said to vindicate.
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- Constitutional Law
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None