US Legal History Since 1890

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Examination of the development of American legal and constitutional ideas, institutions, customs, and doctrine from 1890 to the present, with an emphasis on the interrelationships among law, culture, and society. Topics considered include the Supreme Court, citizenship, criminal justice, civil liberties, civil rights, privacy, immigration, national power, federalism, gender and law, environmental law, presidential power and national security. Readings include texts of pivotal cases as well as analyses by historians and legal scholars. Offered alternate years, spring. Not open to freshmen.