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Based on the chapter from ACS's publication, Keeping Faith with the Constitution by Pamela S. Karlan, Goodwin Liu and Christopher H. Schroeder, ACS unveiled a curriculum on constitutional interpretation. Below are resources from the weekly sessions. They include free links to each chapter, primers and information on the guest lecturer. Audio recordings of each session are also available with the materials. The webinars each lasted approximately 15 minutes, with a subsequent 15-minute question-and-answer session with the guest lecturer. The Curriculum Chapter 1: "The Constitution's Vision and Values" | Chapter 2: "Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution" | Chapter 3: "Equality" | Chapter 4: "Promoting the General Welfare" | Chapter 5: "Separation of Powers" | Chapter 6: "Democracy" | Chapter 7: "Criminal Justice" | Chapter 8: "Liberty" | Chapter 9: "Progress and Possibilities" |
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Fall Lesson 1: "The Constitution’s Vision and Values"
September 14, 2011, 3:00 pm Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Pamela S. Karlan; Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law and Co-Director Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford Law School Course Materials: |
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September 21, 2011, 12:00 noon Eastern time Guest Lecturer: William Marshall, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law Course Materials: Chapter 2 Keeping Faith with the Constitution ACS Issue Brief: "The Framers' Constitution: Toward a Theory of Principled Constitutionalism" by Geoffrey Stone and William Marshall |
Fall Lesson 2: "Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution"|
Fall Lesson 3: "Equality" October 5, 2011, 12:00 noon Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Theodore M. Shaw; Professor of Professional Practice in Law, Columbia Law School; Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP; former director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) Course Materials: |
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Fall Lesson 4: "Promoting the General Welfare" October 12, 2011, 3:00 pm Eastern time Guest Lecturer: William Forbath, Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Course Materials: Chapter 4 Keeping Faith with the Constitution "Social and Economic Rights in the American Grain," from The Constitution in 2020 |
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Fall Lesson 5: "Separation of Powers" October 19, 2011, 3:00 pm Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Aziz Huq, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Course Materials: |
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Fall Lesson 6: "Democracy" October 26, 2011, 3:00 pm Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Daniel Tokaji, Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Election Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University Course Materials: |
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Fall Lesson 7: "Criminal Justice"
November 2, 2011 3:00 pm Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative; Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law Course Materials: |
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Fall Lesson 8: "Liberty"
Guest Lecturer: Dawn Johnsen, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Course Materials: Chapter 8 Keeping Faith with the Constitution "A Progressive Reproductive Rights Agenda for 2020," in The Constitution in 2020 |
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Fall Lesson 9: "Progress and Possibilities"
November 16, 2011, 12:00 noon Eastern time Guest Lecturer: Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago Law School Course Materials: Chapter 9 Keeping Faith with the Constitution ACS Issue Brief: "The Framers' Constitution: Toward a Theory of Principled Constitutionalism" by Geoffrey Stone and William Marshall |
