Feb 2 – Class introduction

Feb 4 – Work on Silverstein v Lake Oswego

Feb 8 – What is Justice? -- Bentham (utilitarianism),  Friedman (libertarianism), and Rawls (Veil of Ignorance)

Feb. 10 –   "The Supreme Court: A Nation of Liberties" HW: Discussion questions

Feb. 12 –  "The Supreme Court: A Nation of Liberties" HW: Discussion questions

Feb 17 -- Moot for Silverstein v Lake Oswego

Feb 19 -- What is Justice? -- Kant (motive) and Aristotle (Telos)

Feb. 23 -- Natural law, legal positivism, formalism

Feb. 25 –  Legal realism, critical legal studies, critical race theory, feminist jurisprudence 

March 1 –  Other  legal systems: Sharia law, Chinese legal systems, inquisitorial systems

March 3 – Prep for test

March 5 -- Test

March 9 – Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Petition of Rights, Declaration of Independence

March 11 – US Constitution

March 15 -- Judicial Review

March 17 -- Judicial activism/restraint; liberal/conservative

March 30 --  Standard activity

April 1 -- Standard activity

April 5  -- Standard activity

April 7 -- Standard activity

Homework for April 9 : Streetlaw chapter 13-14   

April 9 -- Criminal law -- steps in criminal case

April 13 – Civil Law -- steps in lawsuit

Homework for April 15: Streetlaw chapter  18-19

April 15 -- Torts - intentional

Homework for April 20: Streetlaw chapter  20-21

April 20 -- Torts - negligence

Homework for April 22: Streetlaw chapter  23

April 22 -- Contracts

Homework: review for test

April 26 --  Test

April 28 -- Constitutional law: 1st amendment -- Free exercise

April 30 -- Constitutional law: 1st amendment -- Establishment clause

May 4 -- Constitutional law: 1st amendment -- Free speech

May 6 -- Constitutional law: 1st amendment -- Free speech

May 10 -- Constitutional law: 1st amendment -- Free press

May 12 -- Constitutional law: 2nd amendment -- Arms, review for test

May 14 -- Test 

May 18 -- Constitutional law: 4th amendment -- Search and Seizure

May 20 -- Constitutional law: 4th amendment -- Search and Seizure

May 24 -- Constitutional law: 5th amendment -- self-incrimination

May 26 -- Constitutional law: 6th amendment -- speedy trial, confront witnesses, counsel

May 28 -- Constitutional law: 8th amendment -- Bail, Cruel and unusual punishment

June 2 -- 9th amendment? Privacy

June 4 -- 14th amendment -- equal protection of the law -- race

June 8 -- 14th amendment -- equal protection of the law -- gender, sexual orientation

June 10 -- Review for finals 

June 11 --  Oral finals

June 15 -- Oral finals

 

 

 

 

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