ADMPS 2312 - THE SUPREME COURT AND EDUCATION
ASSESSES THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING OPINIONS HAVE SHAPED EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES. POLICY, IN THIS SENSE, MEANS THE AUTHORITATIVE DECISIONS WHICH THE COURT HAS MADE IN QUESTIONS RELATED TO CHURCH/STATE ISSUES, DESEGREGATION, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FLOW OF SOCIAL HISTORY IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE INFLUENCES ON THE COURT'S RATIONALE. SOME VIEWS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL PHILOSOPHY WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Credits: 3
This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.
