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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.
Required Book and Materials
William D. Araiza, Phoebe A. Haddon, & Dorothy E. Roberts,
Constitutional Law: Cases, History, and Dialogues (3d ed.
Lexis/Nexis 2006).
Supplemental materials to be provided by the professor from time
to time
Recommended Books
Allan Ides & Chistopher N. May, Constitutional Law: Individual
Rights – Examples and Explanations (3d ed. Aspen Publ.
2004)
Daniel O. Conkle, Constitutional Law: The Religion Clauses
(Foundation Press Turning Point Series 2003)
Forrest Church, The Separation of Church and State (Beacon
Press 2004)
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 week:
Constitution: Articles 1, 2, 3 & Amends. 1, 5, & 14. Araiza,
et al, pp. 1-13 Marbury v. Madison
Boumediene S. Ct. (2008) Read the entire case. It provides a good transition from the powers focus of Con Law I to the rights focus of Con Law II with a good review of Con Law I principles. We will discuss it for at least one day, maybe two.
Second week:
Araiza, et al, Part IV: Equal Protection; pp. 803-824
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District
No. 1, 127 S.Ct. 2738 (2007) (download
edited version)(or read full version from S. Ct.)
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