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The Fourteenth Amendment

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Course Information

Course Number
L6520
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Constitutional Law, Legal History and Law and Philosophy
Type
Lecture
Additional Attributes
New Course

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Section Description

In this course, we will study the history, doctrine, and conceptual and popular understandings of the Fourteenth Amendment. We will examine significant constitutional developments leading to its adoption, its drafting history, and the different ways of interpreting it, with attention to the role of the political process, the Court, and social movements. Substantively, we will focus on birthright citizenship, the state action doctrine, equal protection, due process, incorporation, and disqualification. 

School Year & Semester
Fall 2025
Location
WJWH 208
Schedule
2:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Points
3
Method of Evaluation
Exam
J.D Writing Credit?
No

Learning Outcomes

Primary
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None