First Amendment in the 21st Century (Kreimer)
Faculty
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| Seth Kreimer Kenneth W. Gemmill Professor of Law skreimer@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills: Case analysis
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Paper,
Other (Class participation includes the presentation of a draft of your paper to the seminar.)
Yes
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
Meeting Times/Location
T 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Tanenbaum Hall 142
Category
Seminar
Credits
3.0
The First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech, press and assembly occupied a central place in the Supreme Court's docket during the second half of the twentieth century. As the century closed and the new century began, the"information age" brought new urgency to some elements of the discussion, and began to transform others. This seminar will examine the development of the federal doctrines protecting freedom of expression, and the ways in which these doctrines are likely to occupy the courts in the coming years. Discussion will include problems of incitement and threats, compelled speech, anonymity, libel, obscenity, emotionally abusive speech, privacy, access to public fora and media structure. Students will be expected to prepare a research paper on an issue of free expression, and to present a draft of their findings in class.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.