Week of April 20 - Procedural Guarantees
Below, you will find the audio and slides for the lectures over this part of our outline:
V) Procedural Guarantees
A) Confessions and Interrogation
1) History
2) Theories of Origins in the Constitution
3) Self incrimination applied - Miranda vs AZ (1966), Duckworth vs Egan (1989), Salinas vs TX (2013)
4) Special federal standards - Dickerson vs US (2000)
5) Minors - In Re Gault (1967), Yarborough vs Alvardo (2004)
B) Right to Counsel - Gideon vs Wainwrigh, Strickland vs Washington (1984)
C) Jury Trials
1) Non unanimous - Apodaca v. Oregon (1972), Burch vs LA (1979), Ramos vs LA (TBD)
2) Empaneling the Jury
a) The pool
b) The jury - Ristanio vs Ross (1976), Batson vs KY (1986), Flowers vs MS (2019)
V) Procedural Guarantees
A) Confessions and Interrogation
1) History
2) Theories of Origins in the Constitution
3) Self incrimination applied - Miranda vs AZ (1966), Duckworth vs Egan (1989), Salinas vs TX (2013)
4) Special federal standards - Dickerson vs US (2000)
5) Minors - In Re Gault (1967), Yarborough vs Alvardo (2004)
B) Right to Counsel - Gideon vs Wainwrigh, Strickland vs Washington (1984)
C) Jury Trials
1) Non unanimous - Apodaca v. Oregon (1972), Burch vs LA (1979), Ramos vs LA (TBD)
2) Empaneling the Jury
a) The pool
b) The jury - Ristanio vs Ross (1976), Batson vs KY (1986), Flowers vs MS (2019)
Here are the readings for this module as provided in Moodle:
Week of April 6 - Free Exercise - Intentional Limits
Below, you will find the audio and slides for the lecture over this part of our outline:
IV) Free Exercise Clause (cont)
D) Intentionally limiting religion
1) Punish - Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye vs Hialeah
2) Limit reward - Locke vs Davey
E) RFRA - City of Boerne vs Flores, Hobby Lobby
IV) Free Exercise Clause (cont)
D) Intentionally limiting religion
1) Punish - Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye vs Hialeah
2) Limit reward - Locke vs Davey
E) RFRA - City of Boerne vs Flores, Hobby Lobby
Here are the readings for this module as provided in Moodle:
Week of March 30 - Free Exercise - Unintentional Limits
Below, you will find the audio and slides for the lecture over this part of our outline:
IV) Free Exercise Clause
A) Early cases
1) Polygamy - Reynolds vs US
2) Saluting the Flag - Minnersville vs Gobitis, Board of Education vs Barnett
3) A fundamental right - Cantwell vs CT
B) Unintentional limits
1) A high standard - Sherbert
2) As applied to education - WI vs Yoder
C) Limiting Sherbert - Employment Division vs Smith
IV) Free Exercise Clause
A) Early cases
1) Polygamy - Reynolds vs US
2) Saluting the Flag - Minnersville vs Gobitis, Board of Education vs Barnett
3) A fundamental right - Cantwell vs CT
B) Unintentional limits
1) A high standard - Sherbert
2) As applied to education - WI vs Yoder
C) Limiting Sherbert - Employment Division vs Smith
Here are the readings for this module as provided in Moodle:
Week of March 23 - Gov displays of religion and religion in schools
Okay - here is one more syllabus update. My apologies but I believe it will be a positive change…
Below, you will find the audio and slides for the lecture over this part of our outline:
D) Government Displays
1) Ceremonies - Town of Greece vs Galloway
2) The 10 Commandments - McCreary County vs ACLU, Van Orden vs Perry
3) Nativity Scenes - Lynch
4) Cross - Capitol Square vs Pinette
E) Establishment Clause and Public Schools
1) Religious education in Schools - McCollum vs BOE, Zorach vs Clauson
a) University Usage - Widmar vs Vincent
b) Applied to HS - Equal Access Act, BOE vs Mergins
c) Funding Activities - Rosenberger vs Rector, CLS vs Martinez
2) Prayer in Schools
a) State sponsored prayer - Engle vs Vitale, Abington School Dist vs Schempp
b) Moment of Silence - Wallace vs Jaffree
c) At ceremonies - Lee vs Weisman
D) Government Displays
1) Ceremonies - Town of Greece vs Galloway
2) The 10 Commandments - McCreary County vs ACLU, Van Orden vs Perry
3) Nativity Scenes - Lynch
4) Cross - Capitol Square vs Pinette
E) Establishment Clause and Public Schools
1) Religious education in Schools - McCollum vs BOE, Zorach vs Clauson
a) University Usage - Widmar vs Vincent
b) Applied to HS - Equal Access Act, BOE vs Mergins
c) Funding Activities - Rosenberger vs Rector, CLS vs Martinez
2) Prayer in Schools
a) State sponsored prayer - Engle vs Vitale, Abington School Dist vs Schempp
b) Moment of Silence - Wallace vs Jaffree
c) At ceremonies - Lee vs Weisman
Here are the readings for this module as provided in Moodle:
Week of March 16: Welcome back!
Listen to the podcast below to get information about the changes that we are making to POLS 483 for the rest of the semester. Download the update to the syllabus to review some key changes.