Constitutional Law Advanced: Reading the Constitution
Spring term, Block L
M 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visiting Professor Akhil Amar
2 classroom credits LAW-33675A
An advanced constitutional law course focusing intently on the Constitution itself (as distinct from the case law interpreting it, sometimes quite loosely). Thus, we shall journey through the supreme law of our land article by article and amendment by amendment, from start to finish. The main textbook for the class will be Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography (2005). At the end of the semester, each student will be expected to produce a 12-15 page paper on some particular constitutional clause (or set of clauses) of the student's choice.