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Item is good for 44 routes, rollover orange dots above to see which ones! LAW 612 Constitutional Law: Speech and Religion Law School Recommended for route(s): [ Transactional ] Business Law: Media, Entertainment, Sports Why it is relevant for ... [ Transactional ] as a Related Elective for those interested in Constitutional Law : A significant component of a media, entertainment or sports company's portfolio these days will be its internet assets. Whenever a company has an Internet presence, there is the possibility of issues arising involving conflicts between privacy and free speech values. Consequently, it's important for the entertainment lawyer to have an in-depth understanding of the First Amendment and related cases. This course focuses on the freedoms of speech and religion under the First Amendment. Two-thirds of the course is about freedom of speech. General course Description: This is a course about the freedoms of speech, press, religion, and association under the First Amendment. It builds upon Constitutional Law I by examining intensively these two areas of individual rights. Two-thirds of the course will be about freedom of speech. We will ask why government regulates speech (to prevent harms? to protect sensibilities? to redistribute power? to advance the interests and ideas of the politically powerful?), how government regulates speech (by aiming at messages? by aiming at markets? by aiming at when and where speech takes place? by conditioning subsidies?), and what justifications are ever sufficient for limiting speech. We will include consideration of the institutional press and new technologies including the Internet, as well as the rights of private organizations to determine their membership and organization. One-third of the course will be about religion. We will ask how the twin constraints of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses relate, looking especially at notions of neutrality, voluntarism, separation, and accommodation. We will also explore the implications of religious convictions for democratic politics Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law Course Frequency: Offered twice a year |