Monday, January 11, 2010

Con Law II Syllabus

Readings for Constitutional Law II (Winter Quarter 2010)

1. Introduction 1017-1028

2. Masses and Schenck 1028-1038

3. Abrams 1038-1043

4. Gitlow and Whitney 1043-1052

5. Dennis and Yates 1052-1061

6. Brandenburg and Beyond 1061-1071

7. Threats 1071-1075

8. The Hostile Audience and Skokie 1076-1091

9. Vagueness, Overbreadth and Prior Restraint 1109-1128*

10. Confidential Information and the Pentagon Papers Case 1092-1109

11. False Statements of Fact 1128-1147

12. Privacy 1147-1152

13. Commercial Advertising 1152-1172

14. Obscenity and Child Pornography 1172-1201

15. The Lewd, the Profane, and the Indecent 1201-1223

16. Hate Speech and Pornography 1223-1254

17. Content Neutrality and the Public Forum 1255-1287

18. Unequal Access and the Public Forum 1288-1305

19. Government Speech 1305-1325

20. Draft Card Burning, Flag Burning and Nude Dancing 1325-1346

21. Campaign Finance Regulation 1346-1383

22. Freedom of Association 1384-1399

23. Freedom of the Press 1399-1421

24: Regulating the Press to Improve the Marketplace of Ideas 1421-1441

* You should read this on your own before we get to assignment 10. We will not discuss this material in class.