Course Organization - two semester course

[Lynne Henderson]

I use Brest Levinson, and have followed the orgnization Yvette is planning
to with good results.  Tha tis, I do *Slaugherhouse* etc., then *Lochner*
and CC before *Lopez*, then *Lopez.*  I do the commerce clause part of
*Morrison* next.  Then I do Katzenbach cases, \*Morgan* in depth, then
*Boerne* pretty carefully, and *Morrison* section 5 before swinging into
sovereign immunity/*Garrett*.
Of course, this is in courses that are 3-4 units and do not include EP or
First Amendment.
Cheers
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barksdale, Yvette" <7barksda at JMLS.EDU>
To: <CONLAWPROF at listserv.ucla.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: Course Organization - two semester course


> Hi -
>
> our school still does the two semester - 6 hour structural(con law I)
> /individual rights organization (CL II) . However, we include
incorporation
> in Con Law I, which serves as an introduction  to individual rights
>
> In my own Con Law I course, I use the Brest Levinson book, so the first
half
> is organized more or less chronologically, "from Marshall to the New
Deal,"
> and the second half  more or less topically with a  "Where we are now -
Post
> -new Deal" discussion.
>
> I introduce the 14th amendment legislative powers with the incorporation
> unit. I teach both in a part of the historical section addressing
post-Civil
> War developments. I use Slaugterhouse for incorporation and follow with
the
> Civil Rights cases for legislative powers.
>
> I then return to 14th amendment legislative powers somewhat briefly in
three
> places within the post-New Deal topical section - 1) using the Katzenbach
> cases in a discussion of legislative powers in the darby - lopez era
> (commerce, spending, taxing, 14th amendment) and 2) in a discussion of
same
> powers in the post-Lopez era  using Boerne and Morrison, and 3) in the
11th
> amendment section using Garrett.
>
> btw  I expanded this 14th legislative powers material for this semester (
> thus I haven't  taught it yet). Before I  included only the Civil Rights
> Cases,  and a brief discussion of katzenbach cases (more or less in
> passing). Last year I added Morrison (as a followup to its commerce clause
> discussion)  and Garrett (as an aside to its sovereign immunity
discussion))
> This semester, I've added Boerne as a principal case, and expanded the
> Katzenbach discussions.  I hope I don't run out of time!
>
> yb
>
>
> *********************************************
> Professor Yvette M. Barksdale
> Associate Professor of Law
> The  John Marshall Law School
> 315 S. Plymouth Ct.
> Chicago, IL 60604
> (312) 427-2737
> (email:)  7barksda at jmls.edu
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>
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Philip Frickey[SMTP:frickey at LAW.BERKELEY.EDU]
> > Reply To:     Discussion list for con law professors
> > Sent:         Wednesday, August 28, 2002 3:23 PM
> > To:   CONLAWPROF at listserv.ucla.edu
> > Subject:      Re: Course Organization
> >
> > Betsy, that is a tough question for me, as both schools where I have
> > taught have moved away from that format to a 4-hour basic course that
> > allows the instructor more freedom on how to structure the syllabus.
The
> > primary reason for both schools was a sense that, because of the recent
> > cases, federalism and congressional power cannot be taught independent
of
> > individual rights.  I'm sure other participants on this listserve will
> > have some good ideas.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > Betsy Levin wrote:
> >
> > > Phil, What would you suggest if your school has two separate Con Law
> > courses, one for government powers and the second one for individual
> > rights, with the likelihood that a different faculty member will teach
the
> > second course?  You can't really teach the 14th amendment if it is to be
> > taught in another semester, but Section 5 does belong with the Commerce
> > Clause.  (I did use your book when I taught the first part of Con Law at
> > Georgetown.)  Betsy
> > >
> > > Betsy Levin
> > > 3537 1/2 Alton Place, NW
> > > Washington, DC 20008
> >
> > --
> > Philip P. Frickey
> > Richard W. Jennings Professor of Law
> > University of California at Berkeley
> > Boalt Hall
> > Berkeley, CA  94720-7200
> > phone:  (510) 643-4180
> > Fax: (510) 642-3767
> >