Class meetings: Mondays, 7-10PM in room 32-124
Click on the individual weeks below to see the overview and the assignments for each class, including the assignment to be completed as preparation before the class.
Dates without links do not have their assignments posted yet.
| Week of class | Topic | Preparation |
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| Sept. 13 | First class: Course overview and introduction; policy making and the structure of law; seminal First Amendment cases; briefing a case. | Writing assignment due Thursday, September 9 |
| Sept. 20 | The Internet meets the US Constitution: Reno v. ACLU. | Writing assignment due Thursday, September 16 |
| Sept. 27 | Foundations of Fourth Amendment law | Writing assignment due Thursday, September 23 |
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September 30: Term paper proposal due.
See schedule of milestones here
When you submit your proposal, sign up here for an individual meeting to discuss your paper. |
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| Oct. 4 | Fourth Amendment law, continued: Stored data and datamining. | Writing assignment, due Thursday, September 30, (term paper proposal) |
| Oct. 11 | Individual meetings on papers (sign up here). | Writing assignment, due Thursday, October 14, (term paper detailed plan) |
| October 14: Detailed plan for paper due. See schedule of milestones here | ||
| Moot court | Detailed paper plan is due on Oct. 14. You will also need to prepare for your individual role in the October 18 moot court. | |
| Oct. 25 | Midterm in class | … |
| October 28: Extended abstract for paper due. See schedule of milestones here | ||
| Nov. 1 | Privacy and information accountability | There are readings to prepare for class. |
| Nov. 8 | Mock Congressional hearing on the Best Practices Act | No writing assignment for this class, but you need to read up on the bill and the hearings this summer, and you need to prepare your role. Click here for assignment |
| Nov. 15 | Basics of copyright law | There is no writing assignment, but there is a lot of reading to do. |
| Nov. 22 | Copyright and the internet | Reading assignment. Paper due on Nov. 24 |
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November 24: Complete draft of paper due today.
See schedule of milestones here
THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS | ||
| Nov. 29 | Global Internet Censorship | |
| Dec. 6 | Congressional hearing on the FTC Consumer Privacy report | Read (skim) the FTC report to prepare for your role. |
| Final papers due December 10. | ||