Summer Programs for Law Students

Please note: This course meets from May 24 - June 16, 2021.

Learn more about speech, the art of debate, and oral advocacy by experiencing it through interactive exercises with law students and undergraduates. Professors of law and communication will collaborate to give you individualized feedback on your coursework and performance during trial and moot court arguments.

An examination of the role of the Congress and the Supreme Court in the American legal system with emphasis on the powers of Congress, especially over commerce; judicial review, justiciability; separation of powers; executive authority; limitations on state power under preemption, the dormant commerce clause, and the interstate privileges or immunities clause; and procedural due process as a limit on government power. Students also study types of constitutional arguments and analysis. The 3 credit section of this course is designed both for students who wish to pursue Constitutional Law in more depth and for students who may have struggled in Con Law I and feel they could benefit from additional exposure to this material. Coverage will track the subject matter of Law 209, but the additional classes will allow the class to enjoy in depth analysis of constitutional arguments and analysis. Time will also be spent reviewing major themes of Con Law I and linking the Court's approaches there to the Court's approaches to the topics covered in Con Law II.