2024 Summer Session A
6 weeks, May 20 - June 28
LEGALST 138 001 - LEC 001
The Supreme Court and Public Policy
Kyle Deland
May 20, 2024 - Jun 28, 2024
Mo, Tu, We, Th
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:14412
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Online
Offered through
Letters & Science Legal Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
9
Enrolled: 91
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 100
Waitlist Max: 60
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
8 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 20 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Course Catalog Description
This course examines a number of leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions in terms of what policy alternatives were available to the Court and which ones it chose. Prospective costs and benefits of these alternatives and who will pay the costs and who gets the benefits of them are considered. Among the areas considered are economic development, government regulation of business, national security, freedom of speech and discrimination. Readings are solely of Supreme Court decisions.
Class Notes
Lecture and discussion will meet online.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats