Politics V53.0332 Prof. Randall

Spring, 2003

CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Casebook: Richard S. Randall, American Constitutional Development, II, The Rights of Persons

(Longman, 2003)

Classes and Readings:

1. (Jan. 21) Introduction: American Law and Legal System

2. (Jan. 23) Introduction: Civil Liberties as Conflict (15-29)

3. (Jan. 28) Nationalization of the Bill of Rights (29-34)

Hurtado v. California (36)

Palko v. Connecticut (38)

Duncan v. Louisiana (41)

4. (Jan. 30) Religion (47-56)

Everson v. Board of Education (73)

Walz v. Tax Commission (81)

Lemon v. Kurtzman (85)

5. (Feb. 4) Religion (56-64)

Agostini v. Felton (88)

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (92)

Abington School District v. Schempp (77)

Edwards v. Aguillard (98

6. (Feb. 6) Religion (64-68)

Good News Club v. Milford Central School (100)

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (105)

Reynolds v. United States (109)

West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (111)

7. (Feb. 11) Religion (68-71)

Sherbert v. Verner (115)

Employment Division, Oregon Department of Human Resourses v. Smith (118)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (122)

City of Boerne v. Flores (124)

8. (Feb. 13) Speech and Assembly (129-141)

Schenck v. United States (162)

Gitlow v. New York (163)

Dennis v. United States (166)

Brandenburg v. Ohio (170}

9. (Feb. 18) Speech and Assembly (141-150)

NAACP v. Alabama (172)

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (174)

United States v. O'Brien (179)

Texas v. Johnson (181)

10. (Feb. 20) Speech and Assembly (150-160)

R.A.V. v. St. Paul (185)

Wisconsin v. Mitchell (189)

Edwards v. South Carolina (191)

Hill v. Colorado (193)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (198)

11. (Feb. 25) The Media (203-210)

Near v. Minnesota (231)

New York Times v. United States (235)

Sheppard v. Maxwell (240)

12. (Feb. 27) The Media (210-221)

Branzburg v. Hayes (242)

Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (246)

Central Hudson Gas and Electric v. Public Service Commission (248)

New York Times v. Sullivan (251)

13. (March 4) The Media (221-223)

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (254)

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (259)

Time, Inc. v. Hill (261)

Bartnicki v. Vopper (265)

14. (March 6) The Media (223-229)

Roth v. United States (269)

Miller v. California (273)

Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (276)

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (279)

15. (March 11) MIDTERM EXAMINATION

16. (March 13) Privacy and Public Morality (287-294)

Griswold v. Connecticut (301)

Roe v. Wade (304)

Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Pennsylvania v. Casey (309)

Harris v. McRae (313)

17. (March 25) Privacy and Public Morality (295-300)

Bowers v. HardwickI (316)

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (321)

Washington v. Glucksberg (325)

18. (March 27) Crime and Punishment (331-339)

Katz v. United States (374)

Chimel v. California (376)

Terry v. Ohio (379)

19. (April 1) Crime and Punishment (340-343)

United States v. Ross (382)

Ferguson v. Charleston (385)

Kyllo v. United States (389)

Mapp v. Ohio (393)

Indianapolis v. Edmond (396)

20. (April 3) Crime and Punishment (343-353)

Escobedo v. Illinois (400)

Miranda v. Arizona (402)

Dickerson v. United States (405)

Gideon v. Wainwright (408)

Malloy v. Hogan (412)

21. (April 8) Crime and Punishment (353-372)

Batson v. Kentucky (414)

Maryland v. Craig (416)

Gregg v. Georgia (420)

McCleskey v. Kemp (424)

22. (April 10) Racial Integration and Discrimination (431-443)

Plessy v. Ferguson (467)

Shelley v. Kraemer (470)

Brown v. Board of Education (I) (473)

Brown v. Board of Education (II) (475)

23. (April 15) Racial Integration and Discrimination (443-456)

Cooper v. Aaron (476)

Loving v. Virginia (479)

Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis (481)

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (484)

24. (April 17) Racial Integration and Discrimination (456-464)

Milliken v. Bradley (486)

Missouri v. Jenkins (491)

Regents of University of California v. Bakke (492)

Adarand Constructors v. Pena (498)

25. (April 22) Alienage and Citizenship (503-518)

Zadvydas v. Davis (519)

Yick Wo v. Hopkins (523)

Graham v. Richardson (524)

Ambach v. Norwick (526)

Plyler v. Doe (529)

26. (April 24) Gender and Other Discrimination (535-542)

Reed v. Reed (540)

Frontiero v. Richardson (550)

Craig v. Boren (553)

Rostker v. Goldberg (556)

United States v. Virginia (559)

27. (April 29) Gender and Other Discrimination (542-547)

Massachusetts Retirement Board v. Murgia (564)

Romer v. Evans (567)

Shapiro v. Thompson (571)

San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (574)

28. (May 1) Voting and Representation (579-592)

Bush v. Gore (593)

Wesberry v. Sanders (598)

Reynolds v. Sims (602)

Gomillion v. Lightfoot (605)

Shaw v. Reno (607)

Miller v. Johnson (610)

Buckley v. Valeo (614)