Fall 2024
Professor(s):
Irene Ten Cate (VISITING)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Constitutional Law
Law And Society/ Interdisciplinary
Time: 6:00p-7:30p MW Location:
Course Outline: This course examines the boundaries of speech in universities through the lens of some of the most compelling defenses and criticisms of free speech and academic freedom. The course exposes students to the complex legal, social, and philosophical interests that are implicated in questions regarding the value and limits of free speech in universities. Students also develop their research, writing, and analytical skills by researching and writing a substantial paper. Lastly, students are expected to conduct themselves as members of a scholarly community, culminating in paper presentations and discussions.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: (Synchronous Online) The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. Contrary to the UH information, some student materials may not be available online, such as an assigned casebook. A physical classroom may be assigned for this course to give students a location in the Law Center to join the virtual class sessions. If the course has a final examination, the final and any other assessment for the course, such as a mid-term exam, will be conducted without the need to physically come to the Law Center, such as, for example, via the EBB portal as a take home exam or under remote proctoring.
Quota=12
Prerequisites:
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This course will have:
Exam:
Paper: Yes
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA: Yes
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Instructor Preference)
Course Materials
No book required for this course
Course Materials: Required materials will be made available to students via Canvas.
I recommend the following books as optional resources (the references are to the most recent editions, but earlier ones are fine):
• Jessica Lynn Wherry & Kristen E. Murray, Scholarly Writing: Ideas, Examples, and Execution (3d ed. 2019)
• Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review (5th ed. 2016)
