17.245 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, Spring 2006
Author(s)
Ghachem, Malick W. (Malick Walid)
Alternative Title
The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights
Date Issued
June 2006
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.
Subjects
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
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
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