Constitutional Law II
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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

   

last updated 19 April 2012

© 2012 Steven D. Jamar