POLT 303 - Seminar: Equal Protection and Implied Fundamental Rights

Second Semester. This year Politics 303 is an exploration of the constitutional rights of gay citizens under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the 14 th Amendment. Topics include:  same‑sex marriage; Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in the military; gay rights in the workplace, equal protection versus a right of privacy basis for gay rights; sameness and difference under the law – gender, race, and sexual orientation; relationship of equal protection, due process, and freedom of speech and association, and impact of   Supreme Court on social change.   Students may choose widely in selecting paper topics. This is a core research seminar in the Law and Society Program.  

Prerequisites & Notes
 Prerequisite: POLT 202, 270, 103, 119, or ask consent of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit: 15.

Mr. Kahn