Recommended: Constitutional Law I & II

Credits

Offered

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to two major areas covered by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution:

• The Freedom of Speech Clause
• The Religion Clauses

By the end of the course, we will have:

• Developed familiarity with the principal legal issues regarding these two areas
• Acquired a working knowledge of the fundamentals of First Amendment jurisprudence regarding the subjects of speech and religion

The course will consist of a combination of some lecture and some discussion of the reading materials and the problems which place the principles of the First Amendment into both practical and theoretical contexts.

The evaluation of each student’s performance in the course will be based on submission of a research paper covering a topic mutually agreed upon by the student and the instructor. The paper should be in the vicinity of 30 double-spaced typewritten pages, including footnotes or endnotes. This paper can satisfy the writing requirement for successful completion of studies at Gonzaga Law School.

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