Work Schedule

INFORMATION FOR CASE BRIEFS CAN BE FOUND HERE

January 13	Introduction/Course Overview – No Readings
January 20	Read: Chapter 1, 1-28 Interpretation Of The Constitution Class Discussion Do Wrap Up
January 27	Bad Weather Day
February 3	Read: Chapter 2, 29-54 Constitutional Adjudication Do Wrap Up
February 10	Read: Chapter 3, 55-79 The Judicial Power Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 1 Marbury v. Madison (1803) Allen Calder v. Bull (1798) Simmons Baker v. Carr (1962) Kirby
February 17	Read: Chapter 4, 124-139 The Legislative Branch Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 2 McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Navarro Gravel v. United States (1972) Ross Watkins v. United States (1957) Legarreta
February 24	Read: Chapter 5, 178-189 The Executive Branch Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 3 Clinton v. City of New York (1998) Dawson *Youngstown sheet & Tube Company v. Sawyer (1952) McCollum* Clinton v. Jones (1997) McCreary
March 3	Read: Chapter 6, 216-230 War And Foreign Affairs Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 4 The Prize Cases (1863) Walkup Ex Parte Milligan (1966) Bointy *Korematsu v. United States (1944) Mitchell*
March 10	Read: Chapter 7, 281-311 Federalism Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 5 Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Bavido New York v. United States (1992) Gunnells Brief: Civil Rights Cases (1883) Pait
March 16	Spring Break - No Class 3/16 - 3/20
March 24	Read: Chapter 8, 366-378 The Exercise of National Power Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 6 Gibbons v. Ogden Hinshaw Hammer v. Dagenhart White Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964) Cosby
March 31	Read: Chapter 9, 417-425 The Exercise of State Power Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 7 Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. State Energy Resources Conservation & development commission (1983) Tasha Parker Cooley v. Board of wardens (1852) Sevin Southern Pacific Company v. Arizona (1945) Lawther
April 7	Read: Chapter 10, 443-457 The Constitution and Native American Tribes Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 8 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Tognazzini Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Brown United States v. Kagama (1886)
April 14	Read: Chapter 11, 484-493 The Contract Clause Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 9 Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) Miles Charles River Bridge Company v. Warren Bridge Company (1837) United States Trust Company v. New Jersey (1977) Grimmer
April 21	Read: Chapter 12, 511-530 Economic Due Process And The Takings Do Wrap Up Brief one of the cases below: Unit 10 Kelo v. City of New London (2005) Russell Slaughter-House Cases (1873) Borden Munn v. Illinois (1877)
April 28	NO CLASS
May 4	ALL COURSE WORK COMPLETED. NO MORE ASSIGNMENTS OR CASE STUDIES ACCEPTED.
May 5	NO FINAL