Latinos and Latinas and the Law: Struggles for Equality (LAW-795-008)
Rivera
Meets: 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM (W) - Room 314
Enrolled: 4 / Limit: 14
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Description
This course explores substantive legal issues which have been the focus of the Latino community’s legal rights movements in the United States. Students will discuss the significance to a legal analysis of rights and constitutional guarantees of culture, ethnicity, language, race, gender, sexuality, socio/political, economic and immigrant status, and the histories of national origin subgroups. Substantive issues include criminal justice, education, employment, health, and voting rights. Students will critique the legal approaches taken in struggles for equality and assess the role of Latinos and Latinas in shaping United States jurisprudence. Course materials include cases, legal critiques, and interdisciplinary materials on issues impacting Latinos and Latinas. Grading is based on a final paper on an original topic, class presentation of the final paper, and two short papers critiquing specific reading assignments.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Delgado, Latinos and the Law, Cases and Materials (2008) Thompson West Publishing, ISBN: 978-0314161246
Jose Luis Morin, Latino/a Rights and Justice in the United States, Perspectives and Approaches (2d Edition 2009) Carolina Academic Press, ISBN: 978-1594604065
First Class Readings
For the first class, please read Latinos and the Law, Ch.1, pp. 14-34, 42-45, 49-75, 81-103.
Also read Latino/a Rights and Justice in the United States, Ch.2, pp. 19-48