CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
W.B. Fisch, Fall 2006
Tentative Assignments (revised 8/22/06)

Page references are to the coursebook, Cohen, Varat & Amar, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (12th ed. Foundation 2005); "Supp." refers to the authors' 2006 Supplement, which is also required for the course. Assignments are listed by number rather than date, to account for possible scheduling hitches. I hope to cover roughly one per class period, but don't expect clockwork precision!

(before first class) Read the Constitution, pp. 2-16, as well as the introductory handout available in the bins -- we will not discuss this material specifically in class

Click on the assignment number for an outline of issues to be discussed in class on that material (will be appear and be updated throughout the semester)

• (1) Ch. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW
          1. The Legitimacy of Judicial Review, pp. 24-37
• (2)    2. Congressional Control of Judicial Review, pp. 37-43
  Ch. 3. THE JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL CASES
          1. Supreme Court Review of State Court Decisions, pp. 44-56
• (3)    3. Cases and Controversies and Justiciability
              A. In General, pp. 59-62
              B. Standing
                  1) Warth and notes, pp. 62-74
• (4)            2-3) Craig, Lujan, Raines, and Akins, pp. 74-89 (Third-party rights, citizens/taxpayers)
• (5)        E. Political Questions, pp. 102-119
                  The Amendment Process, pp. 119-123
• (6)  [Principles of Judicial Interpretation
              Calder v. Bull, pp. 467-8 (other materials in handout available in bin as well as posted on the website)]
• (7) Ch. 4. THE SCOPE OF NATIONAL POWER
          1. The Constitutional Convention and note, pp. 127-133
          2. Sources of National Power: Early Developments
              McCulloch v. Maryland and notes, pp. 133-148
• (8)       Gibbons, Willson, License Cases, Cooley and notes, pp. 148-162
• (9)    3. The Scope of the National Power Today
              A. The Commerce Power
  background, Heart of Atlanta Motel, Katzenbach, pp. 162-177
• (10) Morrison, pp. 177-191; Gonzales v. Raich, Supp. pp. 3-18
• (11)        B-D. Taxing, Spending, War and Treaty Powers, pp. 193-213
• (12) Ch. 5. STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND FEDERAL REGULATION
          1. State Immunity from Federal Regulation
  New York v. U.S., Printz v. U.S., and Reno v. Condon, pp. 231-256
• (13) 2.  Enforcement of Federal Rights Against State Officers: The Eleventh Amendment, pp. 256-269 and note on CVCC v. Katz, Supp. p. 19
• (14) Ch. 6. THE SCOPE OF STATE POWER
          2. Discrimination Against Interstate Commerce, pp. 275-280
          3. Implied Restrictions of the Commerce Clause -- Transportation
  Crutcher, Buck and Thompson, pp. 280-281; Kassel and note, pp. 288-296
• (15)  4. Implied Restrictions of the Commerce Clause -- Production and Trade
              A. Restricting Importation and Insulating In-state Business
                  Dean Milk, Clover Leaf Creamery, and West Lynne Creamery, Pp. 297-309
  B. Requiring Business Operations in Home State, pp. 309-312
• (16) C. Preserving Resources for In-State Consumption
  Philadelphia v. New Jersey and notes, pp. 315-319; Maine v.
                  Taylor and CampsNewfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison, pp. 324-331
  D. Preserving State-Owned Resources for In-State Use, pp. 331-341
• (17)  5. Effect of Other Constitutional Provisions on State Regulatory Power
              A. Article IV s. 2 Privileges and Immunities, pp. 355-368 
• (18) Ch. 7. SEPARATION OF POWERS
          1. The President's Power to Determine National Policy
  A. In General, pp. 393-398
  B. International Relations, pp. 398-400 and note on Hamdan, Supp. p. 21
  C. War and National Defense, pp. 400-422
• (19)  2. Congressional Interference with Presidential Prerogatives , pp. 433-453   
• (20) 3. Presidential Immunities, pp. 453-464
• (21) Ch 8. THE BILL OF RIGHTS, THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP
          1. The Pre-Civil War Background, pp. 467-474
          2. The Initial Interpretation of the Civil War Amendments
              Slaughter-House Cases, pp. 474-486
• (22) Ch. 9. THE DUE PROCESS, CONTRACT AND JUST COMPENSATION CLAUSES
          1. Economic Regulatory Legislation
              A. The Rise and Fall of Due Process
  Allgeyer, p. 515-516; Lochner, pp. 516-521; Nebbia, pp. 523-525;
  Carolene Products pp. 526-528; Williamson, pp. 528-531; Ferguson, pp. 531-536
• (23) B. The Contract Clause, pp. 536-551
• (24) 2. Protection of Personal Liberties
              A. Introduction ("privacy"), pp. 582-590
              B. Family and Marital Relationships
                  Moore, pp. 590-597, and Michael H., pp. 603-621
• (25)      C. Personal Autonomy
  Eisenstadt and Roe, pp. 621-633
• (26) Casey, pp. 633-659
• (27) Lawrence and Glucksberg, pp. 664-689
• (28) Ch. 10. THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
          2. Social and Economic Regulatory Legislation, pp. 697-712
• (29)  3. Suspect Classifications
              A. Classifications Disadvantaging Racial Minorities, pp. 712-723    
• (30) B. Racial Segregation in Schools and Other Public Facilities
                 application of Equal Protection to schools, and basic remedies, pp. 723-737 and note on Johnson, Supp. pp. 35-6
• (31) northern schools and burden of proof, remedial limits, etc., pp. 738-754
• (32)      C. Classifications based on Gender
                 Reed, Frontiero, Craig and notes, pp. 754-768
• (33) U.S. v. Virginia, Nguyen v. INS and notes, pp. 781-800
• (34)      D. The Requirement of a Discriminatory Purpose
                  Washington v. Davis, pp. 800-807; Feeney, pp. 810-812; Rogers v. Lodge, pp. 815-823
• (35)      E. "Benign" Discrimination: Affirmative Action
  Croson and Adarand, pp. 839-875
• (36) Grutter and Gratz, pp. 876-901
• (37)      F. Classifications Disadvantaging Aliens, pp. 901-911
• (38) Ch. 13. GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT OF EXPRESSION
          1. Introduction to Problems of Content Control of Speech
              A. Introduction, pp. 1250-1257
              B. World War I, etc.: Masses, Schenck, Abrams, and note, pp. 1257-1263
              D. Current Status of "Clear and Present Danger", pp. 1284-1291       
• (39)  2. Vagueness, Overbreadth and Prior Restraint
  A. Vagueness pp. 1291-1304
• (40) B. Prior Restraint, pp. 1304-1319
• (41)  3. Speech Conflicting with Other Community Values
              C. Control of "Fighting Words" and Offensive Speech
                  Cantwell, Chaplinski, and Cohen, pp. 1398-1401; Black, pp. 1405-1416
• (42) Ch. 14. RESTRICTIONS ON TIME, PLACE OR MANNER OF EXPRESSION
          1. The Traditional Public Forum: Streets and Parks, pp. 1463-1485
• (43) 2. The Non-Traditional Forum, pp. 1485-1501
• (44) Ch. 15. PROTECTION OF PENUMBRAL FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
          1. Symbolic Speech, pp. 1566-1578
• (45) Ch. 17. RELIGION AND THE CONSTITUTION
          1. The Establishment Clause
              A. Introduction, pp. 1725-1730
              B. Government Exercises, Ceremonies, Displays and Practices
                  1. Public Schools, pp. 1730-1748
• (46) 2. Religious Speech and Displays on Public Property
  McCreary County v. ACLU and Van Orden v. Perry, Supp. pp. 75-101
• (47) Note on equal access, Capitol Square and Good News Club, pp. 1760‑1777
• (48) C. Financial Aid to Church‑Related Schools and Church‑Related Instruction
  1. Elementary and Secondary Schools: Agostini, Mitchell, and Zelman, pp. 1778-1806
• (49) 2. Higher Education, pp. 1806-1822
• (50)   2. The Free Exercise of Religion
  Sherbert, pp. 1822-1825; Smith, 1829-1839; RFRA, pp. 1843-1845, and Cutter v. Wilkinson, Supp. pp. 101-105; City of Boerne, pp. 1205-1214

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