This course examines some of the major constitutional
issues currently confronting the courts. Each week
will focus on a different topic, including 1. the Second
Amendment and the right to bear arms; 2. abortion
and the right to choose; 3. immigration and birthright
citizenship and the 14th Amendment; 4. impeachment;
and 5. the First Amendment’s protections of free speech
and a free press. The final session will be shaped by
class members, with the topic selected through group
discussion and interest.