PrF:MVV336K The Supreme Court - Course Information

MVV336K The US Supreme Court and Public Schools

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Patrick Casey Leisure, J.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MVV336K/01: Mon 15. 11. 18:00–19:40 041, Tue 16. 11. 16:00–17:40 041, 18:00–19:40 041, Thu 18. 11. 16:00–17:40 041, 18:00–19:40 041, P. Leisure

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/30, only registered: 0/30

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Course objectives

At the end of the course, students will have an in-depth understanding of the most important constitutional cases involving public schools in the United States. Focusing on the intersection between the U.S. Supreme Court and public schools, the course will survey some of the most famous U.S. constitutional law cases involving schools and, in doing so, illustrate the importance of the American public school as a forum for some of the most prevalent constitutional debates in the United States. The course will highlight the historical, political, and cultural underpinnings of these cases. Students will evaluate competing perspectives on the operation of constitutional law in public schools from the viewpoint of various actors—students, teachers, administrators, parents, judges, and society at large—and think critically about U.S. constitutional law’s intersection with the school.

Syllabus

SESSION 1: Introduction—the U.S. Constitution and American public schools
Cases:
Meyer v. Nebraska 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
Pierce v. Society of Sisters 268 U.S. 510 (1925)
Minersville School District v. Gobitis 310 U.S. 586 (1940)
West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette 319 U.S. 624 (1943).
SESSION 2: Freedom of Expression
Cases:
Tinker v. Des Moines School District 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
Fraser v. Bethel School District 478 U.S. 675 (1986)
Morse v. Frederick (2007)
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L 594 U. S. ____ (2021)
SESSION 3: Equal Protection
Cases:
Brown v. Board of Education 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
Vorchheimer v. School District of Philadelphia 430 U.S. 703 (1977)
Plyler v. Doe 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
SESSION 4: School Discipline and Criminal Procedure
Cases:
Goss v. Lopez 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
Ingraham v. Wright 430 U.S. 651 (1977)
New Jersey v. T.L.O 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
Vernonia School District v. Acton 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
SESSION 5: Freedom of Religion
Cases:
Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
Abington School District v. Schempp 374 U.S. 203 (1963)
Stone v. Graham 449 U.S. 39 (1980)
Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)
Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
Note: A separate detailed course Syllabus will be distributed to those enrolled.

Literature

Legislation, scholarly articles, and weekly case studies to be distributed before class.

Teaching methods

Lectures, case studies and discussion.

Assessment methods

This course will be primarily graded by a final paper. Students are encouraged to choose a topic of interest to them. Please see the document on rubric and topic suggestions. Papers should be written in English and will be due three weeks after the conclusion of the class.

PrF:MVV336K The Supreme Court - Course Information

MVV336K The US Supreme Court and Public Schools

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