Week 2 (September 1 September 3) – 9/1 NO CLASS (Labor Day Holiday) – 9/3 & 9/8 Courts and Their Purpose (Power) – Murphy et al. Chapter 2 (Blackboard) Federalist #78 Article III of the Constitution (Blackboard) Week 3 (September 8 September 10) – 9/8 FYI: CENSUS DATE – 9/8 Continue, Courts and Their Purpose – 9/8 & 9/10 John Marshall and The Foundation of Judicial Review – (1803) (Blackboard) Marbury v. Madison Murphy Reading 2.2 Online Discussion 1: Post and Discussion Due: 9/15 at Noon Excerpt, Planned Parenthood v. Casey & ACA Readings: Excerpt, (1992) (Blackboard) Planned Parenthood v. Casey Excerpt, (2012) National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (Blackboard) Week 4 (September 15 September 17) – 9/15 Is Judicial Review Democratic? – pages 18-32 (Blackboard) Judicature, (1825) (Blackboard) Justice Gibson’s Dissent, Eakin v. Raub 9/17 EXAM 1 – Week 5 (September 22 September 24) – 9/22 & 9/24 Judicial Organization – Carp et al. Chapters 2 & 3 Murphy et al. Chapter 3 (except pages 103-132) Online Discussion 2: Post and Discussion Due: 9/29 at Noon Readings: Justice Don Willet Dissent, (Texas Supreme Court 2011) In Re Coy Reece (Blackboard) Week 6 (September 29 October 1) – 9/29, 10/1, & 10/6 Judges and Judicial Selection – Carp et al. Chapters 5, 6, & 7 Murphy et al. Chapter 4 (except pages 162-209) pages 50-52 (Blackboard) Judicature, Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench (Blackboard) New York Times – OPTIONAL: Murphy et al. Readings 4.1 – 4.9
Week 2 (September 1 – September 3) 9/1 – NO CLASS (Labor Day Holiday) 9/3 & 9/8 – Courts and Their Purpose (Power) Murphy et al. Chapter 2 Federalist #78 (Blackboard) Article III of the Constitution (Blackboard) Week 3 (September 8 – September 10) 9/8 – FYI: CENSUS DATE 9/8 – Continue, Courts and Their Purpose 9/8 & 9/10 – John Marshall and The Foundation of Judicial Review Marbury v. Madison (1803) (Blackboard) Murphy Reading 2.2 Online Discussion 1: Post and Discussion Due: 9/15 at Noon Excerpt, Planned Parenthood v. Casey & ACA Readings: Excerpt, Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) (Blackboard) Excerpt, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012) (Blackboard) Week 4 (September 15 – September 17) 9/15 – Is Judicial Review Democratic? Judicature, pages 18-32 (Blackboard) Justice Gibson’s Dissent, Eakin v. Raub (1825) (Blackboard) 9/17 – EXAM 1 Week 5 (September 22 – September 24) 9/22 & 9/24 – Judicial Organization Carp et al. Chapters 2 & 3 Murphy et al. Chapter 3 (except pages 103-132) Online Discussion 2: Post and Discussion Due: 9/29 at Noon Readings: Justice Don Willet Dissent, In Re Coy Reece (Texas Supreme Court 2011) (Blackboard) Week 6 (September 29 – October 1) 9/29, 10/1, & 10/6 – Judges and Judicial Selection Carp et al. Chapters 5, 6, & 7 Murphy et al. Chapter 4 (except pages 162-209) Judicature, pages 50-52 (Blackboard) New York Times – Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench (Blackboard) OPTIONAL: Murphy et al. Readings 4.1 – 4.9