Power Point Lectures
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Summer 2017
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Unit 1: Research, Courts, and Incorporation
| Lecture 1: Legal Research |
| Lecture 2: The Court System I |
| Lecture 3: The Court System II (About the Justices) |
| Lecture 4: The Judiciary (Institutional Powers and Constraints) |
| Lecture 5: Incorporation Doctrine |
Unit 2: Religion Clauses
| Lecture 6: Religion Clauses: Free Exercise I: Definition and Secular Policy Test |
| Lecture 7: Religion Clauses: Free Exercise II- Sherbert Yoder Tests |
| Lecture 8: Religion Clauses: Free Exercise III: Smith Test and Religious Freedom Restoration Act |
| Lecture 9: Religion Clauses: Establishment Clause I: Everson to Abdington |
| Lecture 10: Religion Clauses: Establishment Clause II: Lemon Test and Aid to Religious Schools |
| Lecture 11: Religion Clauses: Establishment Clauses III: Prayer in Public Schools and Public Facilities |
| Lecture 12: Religion Clauses: Establishment Clause IV: Religious Displays and Governmental Involvement Involvement in Religion |
Unit 3: Speech Clauses
| Lecture 13: Speech Clauses I: Clear and Present Danger and Bad Tendency Tests |
| Lecture 14: Speech Clauses II: Preferred Freedom Doctrine to the Present |
| Lecture 15: Speech Clauses III: Tests and Guidelines; Symbolic Speech |
| Lecture 16: Speech Clauses IV: Public Forums and Preservation of Order |
| Lecture 17: Speech Clauses V: Offensive and Hateful Speech; False Speech |
| Lecture 18: Speech Clauses VI: Student Speech |
| Lecture 19: Speech Clauses VII: Right Not to Speak |
| Lecture 20: Speech Clauses VIII: Commercial Speech |
| Lecture 21: Speech Clauses IX: Freedom of Association |
Unit 4: Freedom of the Press
| Lecture 22: Freedom of the Press I: Prior Restraint |
| Lecture 23: Freedom of the Press II: Control of Content; News Gathering Protections |
Unit 5: Boundaries of Freedom of Expression
| Lecture 24: Boundaries of Free Expression I: Libel |
| Lecture 25: Boundaries of Free Expression II: Obscenity I |
| Lecture 26: Boundaries of Free Expression III: Obscenity II; Cruelty and Violence |
Unit 6: First Amendment and the Internet
| Lecture 27: First Amendment and the Internet |
Unit 7: Right to Bear Arms
| Lecture 28: Second Amendment and Right to Bear Arms |
| Lecture 29: Right to Privacy I: Foundations |
| Lecture 30: Right to Privacy II: Abortion Rights I |
| Lecture 31: Right to Privacy III: Abortion Rights II |
| Lecture 32: Right to Privacy IV: Abortion Rights III |
| Lecture 33: Right to Privacy V: Gay Rights I |
| Lecture 34: Right to Privacy VI: Gay Rights II |
| Lecture 35: Right to Privacy VII: Right to Die; Drug Testing |
Unit 8: Civil Rights and Discrimination
| Lecture 36: Civil Rights |
| Lecture 37: Discrimination I: Separate but Equal; Early Battles |
| Lecture 38: Discrimination II: Brown v. Board of Education |
| Lecture 39: Discrimination III: Desegregation and Busing |
| Lecture 40: Discrimination IV: Modern Levels of Scrutiny |
| Lecture 41: Discrimination V: Affirmative Action I |
| Lecture 42: Discrimination VI: Affirmative Action II |
| Lecture 43: Discrimination VII: Gender Discrimination |
| Lecture 44: Discrimination VIII: Sexual Orientation Discrimination |
| Lecture 45: Discrimination IX: Discrimination Based on Economic and Immigration Status |
| Lecture 46: Discrimination X: State Action Requirement |
Unit 9: Voting and Representation
| Lecture 47: Voting and Representation I: Elections and the Court |
| Lecture 48: Voting and Representation II: Voting Rights |
| Lecture 49: Voting and Representation III: Voter Identification Laws |
| Lecture 50: Voting and Representation IV: Campaign Finance Law |
| Lecture 51: Voting and Representation V: Political and Racial Representation |
