LECTURE NOTES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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1. (Week 1) A Guide to Constitutional Structure
1a. A Short Annotation of the Bill of Rights
1b. The Supreme Court and How It Works
1c. The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Interpretation
1d. Philosophic Concepts of Liberty, Due Process,
and Equal Protection
2. (Week 2) First Amendment Freedom of Speech
2a. Freedom of the Press
2b. Freedom of Religion
2c. The Second Amendment
3. (Week 3) Stop and Frisk
3a. Probable Cause
3b. Search and Seizure
3c. Affidavits and Warrants
4. (Week 4) Eavesdropping and Wiretapping
4a. Privacy and CyberSpace Law
5. (Week 5) Confession and Self-Incrimination
5a. Miranda Law
5b. Double Jeopardy
6. (Week 6) Pretrial Procedures
6a. The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel
6b. Other Sixth Amendment Rights
7. (Week 7) Eighth Amendment Issues
8. (Week 8) Civil Rights and Remedies
MISC. MATERIAL:
1. How to Write a Legal Brief (Other guides:
BHAM; CJED;
Appellate Briefs)
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