Constitutional Law II

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to constitutional liberties with special attention to the rights protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. The course will spend significant time on equal protection and substantive due process (including cases involving contraception, abortion, economic liberties, and the right to die), as well as the incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states. The course will also examine state action doctrine and Congress's authority to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment. It may also cover other individual liberties, such as the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Note that Constitution Law I is not a prerequisite for this course, so students are permitted to take Constitutional Law II before, during, or after they take Constitutional Law I.