CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
W.B. Fisch, Fall 2011
Tentative Assignments

Page references are to the coursebook, Cohen, Varat & Amar, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (13th ed. Foundation 2009); "Supp." refers to the authors' 2011 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 on the course website -- we will not discuss this material specifically in class beyond a few opening remarks

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. 74-90 (Third-party rights, citizens/taxpayers); notes on Bond, Supp. p. 2, and Winn, Supp. p. 3
• (5)        E. Political Questions, pp. 103-120
                  The Amendment Process, pp. 120-125
• (6)  [Principles of Judicial Interpretation
              Calder v. Bull, pp. 505-6 (other materials in handout posted on the website)]
• (7) Ch. 4. THE SCOPE OF NATIONAL POWER
          1. The Constitutional Convention and note, pp. 129-135
          2. Sources of National Power: Early Developments
              McCulloch v. Maryland and notes, pp. 135-150
• (8)       Gibbons, Willson, License Cases, Cooley and notes, pp. 150-164
• (9)    3. The Scope of the National Power Today
              A. The Commerce Power
  background, Heart of Atlanta Motel, Katzenbach, pp. 164-179
• (10) Morrison, pp. 179-193; Gonzales v. Raich and notes, pp. 193-208
• (11)        B-D. Taxing, Spending, War and Treaty Powers, pp. 208-228
• (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. 246-271
• (13) 2.  Enforcement of Federal Rights Against State Officers: The Eleventh Amendment, pp. 271-284
• (14) Ch. 6. THE SCOPE OF STATE POWER
          2. Discrimination Against Interstate Commerce, pp. 290-295
          3. Implied Restrictions of the Commerce Clause -- Transportation
  Crutcher, Buck and Thompson, pp. 295-296; Kassel and note, pp. 301-308
• (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 and Walsh, Pp. 308-320
  B. Requiring Business Operations in Home State, pp. 320-324
• (16) C. Preserving Resources for In-State Consumption
  Philadelphia v. New Jersey and notes, pp. 325-330; Maine v.
                  Taylor and CampsNewfound, pp. 335-341
  D. Preserving State-Owned Resources for In-State Use, pp. 342-351
• (17)  5. Effect of Other Constitutional Provisions on State Regulatory Power
              A. Article IV s. 2 Privileges and Immunities, pp. 364-377 
• (18) Ch. 7. SEPARATION OF POWERS
          1. The President's Power to Determine National Policy
  A. In General, pp. 402-407
  B. International Relations, pp. 407-413
• (19) C. War and National Defense: Hamdi and Boumedienne, pp. 417-460
• (20)  2. Congressional Interference with Presidential Prerogatives , pp. 471-491; note on Free Enterprise Fund, Supp. pp. 9-11
• (21) Ch 8. THE BILL OF RIGHTS, THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP
          1. The Pre-Civil War Background, pp. 505-512
          2. The Initial Interpretation of the Civil War Amendments
              Slaughter-House Cases, pp. 512-527
• (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. 553-554; Lochner, pp. 554-559; Nebbia, pp. 561-563;
  Carolene Products pp. 564-565; Williamson, pp. 567-569; Ferguson, pp. 569-571
• (23) B. The Contract Clause, pp. 574-589
• (24) 2. Protection of Personal Liberties
              A. Introduction ("privacy"), pp. 625-633; note on NASA v. Nelson, Supp. p. 47
              B. Family and Marital Relationships
                  Moore, pp. 633-639, and Michael H., pp. 646-663
• (25)      C. Personal Autonomy
  Eisenstadt and Roe, pp. 663-674
• (26) Casey, pp. 674-693
• (27) Lawrence and Glucksberg, pp. 705-730
• (28) Ch. 10. THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
          2. Social and Economic Regulatory Legislation, pp. 754-769
• (29)  3. Suspect Classifications
              A. Classifications Disadvantaging Racial Minorities, pp. 769-781    
• (30) B. Racial Segregation in Schools and Other Public Facilities
                 application of Equal Protection to schools, and basic remedies, pp. 781-796
• (31) northern schools and burden of proof, remedial limits, etc., pp. 796-812
• (32)      C. Classifications based on Gender
                 Reed, Frontiero, Craig and notes, pp. 813-826
• (33) U.S. v. Virginia, Nguyen v. INS and notes, pp. 840-858
• (34)      D. The Requirement of a Discriminatory Purpose
                  Washington v. Davis, pp. 858-865; Feeney, pp. 867-870; Rogers v. Lodge and note, pp. 873-881
• (35)      E. "Benign" Discrimination: Affirmative Action
  Croson and Adarand, pp. 896-928; note on Ricci, Supp. pp. 49-56
• (36) Grutter and Gratz, pp. 928-952
• (37)      F. Classifications Disadvantaging Aliens, pp. 971-980
• (38) Ch. 13. GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT OF EXPRESSION
          1. Introduction to Problems of Content Control of Speech
              A. Introduction, pp. 1320-1327
              B. World War I, etc.: Masses, Schenck, Abrams, and note, pp. 1327-1333
              D. Current Status of "Clear and Present Danger", pp. 1354-1361       
• (39)  2. Vagueness, Overbreadth and Prior Restraint
  A. Vagueness pp. 1361-1372; note on Stevens, Supp. pp. 79-81 (first excerpt, not second!)
• (40) B. Prior Restraint, pp. 1372-1386
• (41)  3. Speech Conflicting with Other Community Values
              C. Control of "Fighting Words" and Offensive Speech
                  Cantwell, Chaplinski, and Cohen, pp. 1462-1465; note on Snyder v. Phelps, Supp. pp. 101-107; Black, pp. 1470-1481
• (42) Ch. 14. RESTRICTIONS ON TIME, PLACE OR MANNER OF EXPRESSION
          1. The Traditional Public Forum: Streets and Parks, pp. 1527-1549
• (43) 2. The Non-Traditional Forum, pp. 1549-1565
• (44) Ch. 15. PROTECTION OF PENUMBRAL FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
          1. Symbolic Speech, pp. 1635-1647
• (45) Ch. 17. RELIGION AND THE CONSTITUTION
          1. The Establishment Clause
              A. Introduction, pp. 1830-1835
              B. Government Exercises, Ceremonies, Displays and Practices
                  1. Public Schools, pp. 1835-1850
• (46) 2. Religious Speech and Displays on Public Property
  McCreary County v. ACLU and Van Orden v. Perry, pp. 1850-1874; note on Summum, Supp. pp. 130-135
• (47) Note on equal access, Capitol Square and Good News Club, pp. 1874‑1891
• (48) C. Financial Aid to Church‑Related Schools and Church‑Related Instruction
  1. Elementary and Secondary Schools, pp. 1891-1920
• (49, 50) These assignments will not be covered in class or on the examination!

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