Prerequisites: None

Exam Type: No Exam

In this seminar, we will study the history, doctrine, and conceptual understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment. We will examine its drafting history, the different ways of interpreting it, and the role of the political process, the Court, and social movements. Substantively, we will focus on the state action doctrine, the privileges or immunities clause, the due process clause, the disqualification clause, and the equal protection clause.

Students may complete a research paper that would satisfy the Analytical Paper requirement.