Fall 2005 Course Schedule

U.S. Legal History I (LAW-606-001)
May

Meets: 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM (TTH) - Room 601

Enrolled: 14 / Limit: 35

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Notices

The updated Syllabus and Introduction to the course can be found at the links below and in the "Course Documents" section of the Blackboard site for this course. The Study Questions and Reading Assignments distributed in class and PowerPoint Presentations shown in class also can be found in the "Course Documents" section of the Blackboard site for this course.

Description

Explores the interaction of American law and society primarily from the Revolutionary War and New Republic era through post-Civil War reconstruction, with a brief introductory overview of colonial developments. Examines the origins, evolution, and impact of major constitutional, statutory, and private law developments in this period. Specific topics include changes in understanding and operation of basic constitutional rights; the evolving scope of governmental power and relationship between federal and state authority; legal promotion and regulation of American economic life, particularly through the development and application of property, tort, and contract law; the changing legal and social status and activity of women, African-Americans, and industrial workers; evolving ideas and practices regarding crime and criminals; and the history of the legal profession.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

For the first class session, please read: Kermit Hall, The Magic Mirror, pages 3-12; William Wiecek, Liberty Under Law, pages 5-8; Bernard Bailyn, et al, The Great Republic (4th ed.), pages 16-24; and the bound Course Materials, pages 1-2. Copies of the Hall,Bailyn, and Wiecek books are or before long will be available in the library reserve stacks as well as in the bookstore.

Syllabus

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