Prerequisite: 1L Constitutional Law or Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers

Exam Type: No Exam

This reading group will meet bi-weekly for two hours each class and take up selected topics of importance in U.S. constitutional law and comparative constitutionalism. Likely topics include 1. Constitutions, judicial review, and challenges to judicial independence (including court capture), 2. Constitutional role of public administration/civil service) (e.g. executive control and the rule of law, administrative competence, independence and impartiality); 3. Constitutional change (e.g., revolution, new constitutions, amendments, and interpretation); 4. Delegation of government powers to private actors (accountability, effectiveness, and rights in privatization of, e.g., social welfare, tax collection, prisons and other criminal justice functions); and 5. Constitutional role of knowledge institutions (e.g. universities, public education systems for younger children, the press, government offices that collect and provide data).

Note: This reading group will meet on the following dates: TBD.