17.245 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, Spring 2006

Title:	17.245 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, Spring 2006
Author:	Ghachem, Malick W. (Malick Walid)
Issue Date:	2006-06
Abstract:	Subject considers constitutional rights, processes, civil rights and liberties, and criminal procedure. Focus on Supreme Court case law. Description from course home page: This course introduces students to the work of the Supreme Court and to the main outlines of American constitutional law, with an emphasis on the development of American ideas about civil rights. The goal of the course is to provide students with a framework for understanding the major constitutional controversies of the present day through a reading of landmark Supreme Court cases and the public debates they have generated. The principal topics are civil liberties in wartime, race relations, privacy rights, and the law of criminal procedure.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39133
Other Identifiers:	17.245-Spring2006
Other Identifiers:	17.245 IMSCP-MD5-5a29dcb3f791ae2d75f013c59e1ba45a
Keywords:	supreme court, constitutional law, racial profiling, wartime, affirmative action, constitutionality, civil rights, civil liberties, roe, wade, economic liberties, desegregation, gender discrimination, gay marriage, sexual orientation, fundamental rights, 451002, American Government and Politics (United States)

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