In the past 200 years, nearly every interest represented in our diverse and far-flung nation has knocked, at one time or another, on the courthouse door. It is more than a little ironic that in our representative republic, nine unelected individuals have come to wield so much power and enjo y so much acceptance. The Supreme Court decisions in Clinton vs city of New York and Byrd vs Raines, the constitutiona l challenge to the line item Veto Act are recent examples of this trend. The read ings will be from law journal articles, excerpts from various books on judicial review and Supreme Court cases. The moot court exercises will require working in teams.
Regular attendance is required.
This course requires group work. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. For This Course.