LAW 7293 - Seminar On Judicial Power.

2 to 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I and II, Criminal Procedure: Investigations, or permission of the instructor.
Requirements: The course may be used to satisfy the writing requirement.
Description
This is an elective course. Enrollment may be limited. This course addresses the use of doctrine to constrain judicial power, especially in the Supreme Court. In particular, the doctrine of originalism will be explored through leading works of legal scholarship and famous cases. Students will learn how to use textual analysis and historical research and will write papers applying what they have learned to the interpretation of statues or constitutional provisions.