Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Fourteenth Amendment A3
Fall term, Block D
Th,F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Professor Daryl Levinson
4 classroom credits LAW-21000A Fall
This course offers an introduction to American constitutional law. It covers at least three basic sets of ideas. The first is about institutional design: we will examine the institutions of constitutionalism and judicial review as they function against the backdrop of political democracy. The second is about the public/private distinction: throughout the course we will pay close to attention to the way constitutional norms reflect and shape understandings about the appropriate scope of the public sphere. The third is about constitutional law as it has been understood and applied by courts: we will discuss the doctrinal and theoretical framework of a number of areas of law, including federalism, separation of powers, equality, and individual liberty.