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POLT 303 - Seminar: Equal Protection and Implied Fundamental Rights


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society, GSFS
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS

This course is an exploration of the constitutional rights of gay citizens under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the 14th 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. Enrollment Limit: 15.

 
Instructor: Mr. Kahn
Prerequisites & Notes

POLT 103, 119, 202, 203, 204, 270, 27, 309 or consent of instructor. This is a core research seminar in the Law and Society Program.

 

 

 

 

 



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