Religious Freedom: Current Challenges

LAW9347
Section 1, Spring 24

Schedule Information

Enrollment: 10/16
Credits: 3
Days Time Room Start Date End Date

Thu

 		1540-1740 WB127

Course Description

This seminar will cover -- in some depth -- issues raised by the most recent Supreme Court First Amendment religious freedom cases and, where applicable, any lower court cases seeking to apply them. Topics will include religious discrimination, school prayer, religious exemptions, private religious speech, religious speech in the public square, and funding of religious schools. The seminar will survey the First Amendment doctrines and history necessary to address these issues.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product

The course work in the seminar will include regular (short) responses to weekly readings and 3 short papers over the course of the semester (all due directly to instructor, not via EXPO).

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: Advanced Topics in the First Amendment (Religion Clauses) (9064)

Laptops Allowed: No

First Day Attendance Required: No

Course Resources: To be announced.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 124220579

Modified Type: ABA Seminar

Cross Listed: No

Concentrations: Constitutional Law

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