Final Comment Thread

Please use this thread for any final comments or questions. It's been a pleasure having you all in class!

Questions and Comments for Week 8

Please use this thread to post comments and questions about the reading and class discussion for Week 8.

Questions and Comments for Week 7

Please use this thread to post questions and comments on the readings and class discussion for Week 7.

Questions and Comments for Week 6

Please use this thread to post questions and comments on the readings and lecture for Week 6.

Questions and Comments for Week 5

Please use this thread to post questions and comments regarding the readings and topics covered in Week 5: The Tenth Amendment, Presidential Privilege, and Presidential Power.

Judicial Activism

Hi Class, I always love it when something we discussed pops right up in the news the following week. You may have noticed this article in the New York Times today. It's all about "judicial activism:" what it means, and how much of it has been on display in the Roberts Court.

Questions and Comments for Week 4

Please use this thread to post questions and comments on the readings we'll cover in Week 4. This includes the end of the commerce clause (Lopez, Morrison, and the Obamacare opinion), and the Tax & Spend cases.

Questions and Comments on Week 3

Please use comments to this post for questions and thoughts on Week Three (wrapping up Marbury v. Madison and beginning the Commerce Clause).

New Supreme Court Term

As Cecile pointed out in her comments to the previous post, there are lots of articles about the Supreme Court in the news these days. The Court is just beginning its new term, so expect to hear a lot about important cases the Court will hear. The New York Times reviewed some of the big cases coming down the pike. You can find that article here . Cecile also mentioned an article where notable constitutional law scholars were discussing possible ways out of the debt limit impasse. That article can be found here. Keep your eyes out for news stories about the Court and the constitution -- I guarantee this Supreme Court term will be an interesting one!

Welcome!

Welcome to LAW 200 -- Constitutional Law. While teaching this course, I've found that I often receive interesting emails, questions, links, and comments from students between classes. Rather than forwarding everything along piecemeal, I've created a blog that everyone can post to and check regularly. Feel free to post comments, questions, links to news stories, or whatever else you find interesting between our Thursday meetings. I hope this forum will allow us to continue our discussions between classes. To add additional content to this blog, simply comment in response to this post. Best, Cody Harris