Constitutional Law

Catalog description

This course provides you with a view of constitutional law's historical development and explores landmark cases involving the First Amendment freedom of speech and expression. Significant trends in constitutional law and current issues will be explored to study the way in which constitutional law evolves as society evolves. Constitutional criminal procedure issues ranging from the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure to the Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment will be explored with a focus on diversity and police reform.