The Constitutional Law of Civil Liberties
(PLSC 4336-001)

*Class News and Updates* 
(updated 31 December 2011)

Course Materials 

    Class Materials and Handouts

• Syllabus

• Student Contract

• Consumers' Guide to the Post WWII Supreme Court

• Thoughts on the Judicial Role

• Guide to Briefing Cases

• Sample Brief

• Term Paper -- Topic Suggestions and Instructions

• Term Paper -- Topic Distribution and Additional Comments

• Sign Up and Schedule for Case Presentations

• Midsemester Exam Questions

• Final Exam Questions

• The "Dover Intelligent Design" Case

• Powell in Wolman v. Walter (1977)

• Blackmun in Commitee for Public Education v. Regan (1980)

    The Interesting, Odd and Quirky -- Off-beat News and Notes

Websites of Relevance to the Course

    Weblinks to Legal Reference Sources

    News Coverage of the Constitutionally Related Judicial Issues

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