Seminar - This discussion-based course will focus on academic articles, mostly drawn from critical race and critical feminist traditions, that examine the theory and doctrine covered in 218A: Constitutional Law II--Equal Protection. The choice and sequence of readings will be tied to those assigned in 218A in order to create dialogue between Equal Protection doctrine and critical perspectives on that doctrine. Topics will include race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination, affirmative action, disparate impact, and the erasure of Native Americans from the traditional Equal Protection canon.
Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with 218A: Constitutional Law II--Equal Protection or, with permission of the instructor, by a student who has previously taken 218 or 218A.
Grading Mode: Letter Grading
Final Assessment: Other – (class presentations and discussion)