If you want to get a nice head start on Con Law I, now is a good time to read a book I am requiring as an excellent introduction to the Constitution. The book is Paulsen & Paulsen, The Constitution: An Introduction.
It is short and you should read the entire book ( roughly 300 pages) for a wonderful introduction to our Written Constitution. You can pick up a used copy on Amazon for under $10 (I recommend a used copy of the hardcover). Here is a link to Amazon.
The web log for Prof. Duncan's Constitutional Law Classes at Nebraska Law-- "[U]nder our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or a debtor race. That concept is alien to the Constitution's focus upon the individual. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American. " -----Justice Antonin Scalia If you allow the government to take your liberty during times of crisis, it will create a crisis whenever it wishes to take your liberty.
Friday, July 24, 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020
FYI Con Law II in Spring 2021
Although Con Law II had not originally been scheduled for this academic year, I have decided to teach it in Spring 2021. Con Law II is a First Amendment course, and the First Amendment (speech/religious liberty) has been red hot in SCOTUS litigation lately.
So, if you want more Con Law, think about taking my Con Law II class this coming Spring.
Same casebook as for Con Law I, so no new book purchases! $$$$$$$
So, if you want more Con Law, think about taking my Con Law II class this coming Spring.
Same casebook as for Con Law I, so no new book purchases! $$$$$$$
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I. Tinker A student's right to speak (even on controversial subjects such as war) in the cafeteria, the playing field, or "on the...
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Monday August 28 : Handout on Moore v Harper (PDF has been emailed to you); Originalism vs. the "Living Constitution": Strau...
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Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop (art by Joshua Duncan) "We may not shelter in place when the C...