Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty
Section 1, Fall 22
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 73/75
Credits: 3
| Days* | Time | Room | Start Date | End Date |
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08/31/2022 | 12/07/2022 |
Course Description
This course will explore the historical, philosophical, and constitutional foundations of the relation between religion and the state. Its primary focus will be on the religion clauses of the First Amendment. In considering the modern case law, and various theories of how the state should treat religion, the course will cover numerous topics under the broad headings of religious accommodation, public funding of religion, the influence of religion and government on public culture, and the role of religious convictions in political and legal decision-making.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Final Type (if any): Flex with Paper Option
Description: Flex examination at end of the semester, with a paper option that would be due on or before noon (EST) on the last day of the exam period. Students seeking to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement must submit a Upper-Level Writing Requirement "Special Request" Form to the Student Records Office by October 4th. The form is available via LawWeb. Retroactive exceptions will not be granted.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: (Constitutional Law (6001)) Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: Religious Liberty (7102)
Laptops Allowed: Yes
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes:
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*If “Yes,” then students are required to submit a substantial research paper in this course, which means students do not need to submit any form to SRO for this paper to meet their upper-level writing requirement. If “No,” then students must submit a “special request” e-form to SRO (available via LawWeb) no later than five weeks after the start of the term for a paper in this class to be counted toward the upper-level writing requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
122819784
122819784
Law No.
LAW7017
LAW7017
Modified Type
Lecture
Lecture
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and Comparative Law
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Wednesday, November 30, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Friday, December 09, 11:59 PM
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