Sturm College of Law



Advance Assignments forConstitutional Law in the Part Time Program (LAWS 4164, CRN 1117):There will be a lot more context for the readings once the Canvas site goes live, which should be on Monday 8/10.? For example, there will be reading and study questions, to help you read more effectively.? There will also be videos and handouts on the Canvas site.? All those things will help with the reading.? ?But if you want to get a jump on the reading, here are the assignments for the first Module:Key to the readings:C = Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (Aspen Publishers 6th ed. 2020) (Casebook).? PP = Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies (Aspen Publishers 6th ed. 2019) (Treatise).[ ] = optional reading.? Really.? Nothing in these readings will appear on the exam.? Really.? Reading Assignments:Block 1:? Intro to the ConstitutionU.S. Constitution, C xxxix-lv (Just skim this for now, with an eye toward its structure and the location of its component parts.? We will look at specific clauses more closely as we study them.)PP 1-8 (The Constitution’s Functions) (7 pp)PP 8-10 (Why a Constitution?) (3 pp)PP 10-17 (A Brief History of the Constitution) (7 pp)Handout 1-1 - Federalist Paper No. 10 (edited) (3 pp) (will be available on Canvas)Block 2: Judicial Power – judicial Review (JR)PP 34-47 [C 1-9] (Marbury v. Madison and JR of federal actions) (13 pp)PP 47-49 (JR of state actions) (3 pp)PP 28-32 (who is the authoritative interpreter?) (4 pp)Handout 2-1 – Possible Approaches to JR (will be available on Canvas)Block 3: Judicial Power – Limits – Interpretive LimitsPP 17-28 (theories of interpretation) (11 pp)[C 13-32 (Heller: 2nd Amendment as an example)](Two Notes: First, keep in mind that Heller is optional reading.? You are not responsible for this material.? Second, the point of reading Heller – if you choose – is not to understand 2nd Amendment doctrine, which is not part of this course.? Rather, the point is to understand how originalist and non-originalist arguments apply to a text such as the 2nd Amendment.)] ................
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