Phl 347
Philosophy of Law -- Syllabus

Jan. 17-19 Mens Rea and Strict Liability; Rape S & S: 784-788, 846-887
Jan 24-26 Bad Samaritan laws; Insanity S &S: 815-845, 888-927
Jan 31 The Exclusionary Rule S & S: 965-976
Feb 2 Moot Court 1: John Hinckley trial
Feb 7 Discrimination S & S: 493-504, 542-565
Feb 9 Preferential Treatment: Employment S & S: 566-589, 598-604
Feb 14 Moot Court 2: Metro Broadcasting v. FCC 497 US 547
Feb 16 Preferential Treatment: Education S & S: 589-598
Feb 21 Moot Court 3: Grutter v. Bollinger 000 US 02-241 (2003)
Feb 23 First Midterm
Feb 28 Free Speech S & S: 354-370.
Mar 2 Pornography, Campus Speech Codes S & S: 371-401.
Mar 7 Moot Court 4: American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut 771 F.2d 323 (7th. Cir. 1985)
Mar 9 Law and the Private Sphere S & S: 328-352, 403-421
Mar 21 Moot Court 5: Griswold v. Connecticut 381 US 479
Mar 23 The Right to Liberty in General S & S: 307-328, 437-443
Mar 28-30 Religious Liberty S & S: 465-472
Apr 4 Moot Court 6: Lynch v. Donnelly 465 US 668
Apr 6 Second Midterm
Apr 11-13 Interpretation of the Constitution S & S: 122-149
Apr 18-20 Judicial Review and Supremacy
Apr 25 Moot Court 7: City of Boerne 200 US 321, 337
Apr 27-May 2 Legal Positivism & Natural Law Theory S & S pp. 8-49, 70-73, 107-115
May 4 Moot Court 8: Fugitive Slave Cases: Thomas Sims, 7 Cushing 285 (Mass. 1851)
Last updated January 12, 2006
Created by: Robert C. Koons
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