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Poslední úprava: Sean Davidson, J.D. (12.02.2020)
This course concerns the following issues relating to the First Amendment: presence of religious symbols in public places; freedom of the press (including both news gathering and leaking); obscene and indecent expression; religious and political expression in the workplace. The objectives of this course are: 1) to deepen students’ understanding of U.S. interpretation of freedom of expression; 2) to provide students the context to compare and assess various approaches to such issues; 3) to provide the framework for students to determine the appropriate boundaries of individual freedoms; and 4) to aid students in acquiring and using sophisticated legal English vocabulary and grammar. This course is designed as a follow-up to the winter semester course titled "Legal Reasoning: First Amendment Case Law", yet naturally this course covers different topics and entirely new cases and principles that are not covered in the winter semester course. The instructor prepares the materials for the course from the selected bibliography below, along with other supplementary materials from the U.S. Supreme Court’s database. Irons, Peter (Editor, 1997). May it Please the Court: The First Amendment. The New Press. Stone, Geoffrey (et al.) (2008). The First Amendment. Aspen Publishers. Sullivan, Kathleen M. and Gunther, Gerald (2010). The First Amendment Law, 4th edition. Foundation Press. |
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Poslední úprava: Sean Davidson, J.D. (12.02.2020)
Students are assessed in this course based on an in-class moot court activity and a final written exam. This course is an interactive seminar - the method of instruction is interactive discussions, case studies, and full moot court hearings. The instructor provides required reading for each lesson. In order to sit for the final exam and pass the course, it is required to attend at least 70% of the lessons as well as complete the in-class moot court activities. |
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Poslední úprava: Sean Davidson, J.D. (12.02.2020)
Course Syllabus:
Week 1: Religious Symbols in Public Places
Week 2: Religious References in Public Life, including ceremonial deism
Week 3: Freedom to Publish
Week 4: Exposing Government Secrets – Edward Snowden situation
Week 5: Moot Court #1
Week 6: Gathering News – Branzburg v. Hayes
Week 7: Indecent Speech
Week 8: Child Pornography and Obscene Expression
Week 9: Moot Court #2
Week 10: Case Focus – violent video games
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Poslední úprava: Sean Davidson, J.D. (12.02.2020)
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Poslední úprava: Sean Davidson, J.D. (12.02.2020)
Rethinking the Constitutionality of Ceremonial Deism, Steven B. Epstein, Columbia Law Review Vol. 96 No. 8 (December 1996)
NSA Metadata Collection and the Fourth Amendment, Joseph D. Mornin, Berkeley Technology Law Journal Vol. 29 Issue 4 (2014)The First Amendment, Geoffrey Stone (et al.), Aspen Publishers (2008)
May it Please the Court: The First Amendment, Peter Irons (Editor), The New Press (1997)
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