Spring 2009 Course Schedule

U.S. Legal History II (LAW-610-001)
May, James

Meets: 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM (TTH) - Room 526

Enrolled: 8 / Limit: 21

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Description

Explores the development of American legal doctrine and thought and its interaction with broader trends in society from post-Civil War Reconstruction to the present. Topics examined include constitutional law, private law, government regulation, and jurisprudence. U.S. Legal History I is not a prerequisite.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

For our first class, please read: (1) David Herbert Donald, The Great Republic, Volume 2, Paper, Appendix i (first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence); and pages 2-23, 27-33 (4th ed. 1992) (book available on library reserve); (2) Bound Course Materials 1-9; and(3) Michael Les Benedict, Review (On Reserve in library and in Course Documents section of the Blackboard site).

Syllabus

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