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220.43 sec. 001 - Constitutional Interpretation (Fall 2023)

Instructor: Janice Rogers Brown  
Instructor: Steven F Hayward  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: John Choon Yoo  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meetings:

F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-25

Sa 09:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-26

F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-08

F 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-08

Sa 09:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-09

F 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-25

Course Start: August 25, 2023
Course End: September 09, 2023
Class Number: 32201

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 10
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 18
As of: 02/07 02:03 PM


This seminar will address theories of constitutional interpretation and decision making. It will examine the major schools of thought, such as those based in morality, legal process, law and economics, and originalism. It will pay particular attention to the renewed debate over the role of natural law in constitutional interpretation. In each of the seven class meetings, the seminar will focus on a central text of jurisprudence and interpretation.

We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
-Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
-The Registrar’s Office will drop a student who does not attend each course session.

Due to the condensed nature of this course, in-person attendance at all course sessions is mandatory. Absences cannot be excused for any reason, including illness or emergencies. The Registrar’s Office will drop any student who misses a session.

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Exam Notes: (P) Final paper  
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Public Law and Policy

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Books:
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  • Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
    Stephen Breyer
    Publisher: Vintage
    ISBN: 9780307274946
    e-Book Available: Unknown
    Price: To Be Determined
  • Common Good Constitutionalism
    Adrian Vermeule
    Publisher: Polity
    ISBN: 9781509548873
    e-Book Available: Unknown
    Copyright Date: To Be Determined
    Price: To Be Determined
  • Democracy and Distrust: A Theory of Judicial Review
    John Hart Ely
    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    ISBN: 9780674196377
    e-Book Available: Unknown
    Copyright Date: To Be Determined
    Price: To Be Determined
  • Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution
    Ronald Dworkin
    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    ISBN: 9780674319288
    e-Book Available: Unknown
    Copyright Date: To Be Determined
    Price: To Be Determined
  • Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution
    Hadley Arkes
    Publisher: Simon and Schuster
    ISBN: 9781684513017
    e-Book Available: Unknown
    Copyright Date: To Be Determined
    Price: To Be Determined

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