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Prof. Jamar's Constitutional Law II website. This website is only for
the course taught by Prof. Jamar. It does not provide any information
about the course as it may be taught by other faculty members.
Jonathan D. Varat, William Cohen, & Vikram, Constitutional Law–Concise 13th Edition (2009
Thomson West) ISBN-13: 9781599416182
Jonathan D. Varat, William Cohen, & Vikram, Constitutional Law, 2012 Supplement to the Concise 13th Edition (Thomson West 2012) ISBN-13:
Supplemental materials to be provided from the Professor from
time to time (online)
Recommended Books
Additional Perspectives
Brian Landsberg and Leslie Jacobs, Global Issues in Constitutional
Law (Thompson West 2007)
Sanford Levinson, Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where
the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct
It) (Oxford University Press 2006) (paperback edition 2007)
Study Aids
Weaver, Hancock, Lively, Frieland, & Scott, Inside Constitutional
Law: What Matters and Why (2d ed. Aspen 2012)
Weaver, Frieland, Hancock, Lively, Acing Constitutional Law (West
2010)
Allan Ides & Chistopher N. May, Constitutional Law: Individual
Rights – Examples and Explanations (5th ed. Aspen Publ.
2010)
Syllabus (downloadable
pdf)
Please note that the syllabus shows what is planned at the start
of the course. The course is very unlikely to stay exactly
on schedule.
First Assignments
First class:
Constitution: Articles 1, 2, 3 & Amends. 1, 5, & 14. Varat, Cohen, & Amar pp. 25-33 (Marbury v. Madison (1803))
Second and third classes:
Equal Protection–Rational Basis Review: Varat, Cohen, & Amar pp. 493-506
Equal Protection–Suspect Classifications: Varat, Cohen, & Amar pp. 506-518
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