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voiceprints, anthropological reconstruction, hair identification, and serology), identification of objects (ballistics, handwriting, typewriting, fiber identification, paints, varnishes, glass, wood, and paper), toxicology, pathology, forensic use of the microscope and the camera, the coroner and the medical examiner systems, and drug law enforcement. Crime laboratory guest lecturers. (Examination or research paper with permission of the instructor)
6372 Drugs and the Law (2)
A study of federal and state laws controlling illicit drugs, including the historical evolution of these laws, current offenses and penalties, constitutional limits on the criminal sanction, enforcement practices, and sentencing considerations. Alternative models for controlling drugs, including decriminalization and legalization will also be studied. Several class sessions will be devoted to mock criminal trials at which students conduct direct and cross-examination of guest expert witnesses in the field. Students are graded on the basis of their involvement as advocates in the mock hearings or on the basis of research papers submitted to the instructor on a topic involving drugs and the law. (Skills) or (Research paper)
6374 Federal Sentencing Seminar (2)
K. Jackson
Federal sentencing law and policy, with an emphasis on recent Supreme Court decisions. Purposes of punishment, guideline and non-guideline sentencing, judicial and prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, constitutional limitations, business crime, white collar versus violent crime, and alternative sanctions. (Research paper)
6376 Prisoners Project (1, 2, or 3)
Turley
Open to second- and third-year students. A clinical project concerned with the legal status of older prisoners (over 55 years of age). The project works for the release of high-cost, low-risk prisoners into stable environments. Students work on either individual cases or research. Case workers interview prisoners to evaluate and prepare cases for pardon, parole, or possible habeas appeals. Research projects will cover subjects ranging from overcrowding to health care to risk assessment. Some legislative work is also possible. Students may enroll concurrently in this course and Law 6633 only with permission of both instructors. This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. (Skills)
6379 Criminal Law and Procedure Seminar (2)
Braman, R. Fairfax, Kerr, Bookbinder, Canan, Dayson, Enzinna, George, Lipton, Maher, Solomon, Wicks
Selected topics in criminal law and procedure to be announced at the time of registration. Enrollment is limited. (Research paper)
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights 6380 Constitutional Law II (3 or 4)
Bracey, Colby, Ross, P. Smith
Individual rights and liberties in the U.S. constitutional scheme and the different judicial methods of reconciling majoritarian governance with individual freedom. Privileges and immunities of national citizenship, due process of law, equal protection guarantees, freedom of expression and of religion, rights of privacy and association. (Examination or take-home examination at the instructor’s discretion)
6382 The First Amendment (3)
Nunziato
The rights of expression, association, and religious freedom recognized by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Categories of unprotected expression (e.g., obscenity) and less-protected expression (e.g., commercial speech). Issues of time/place/manner regulation, speech in public fora, and regulation of political campaigns. Constitutional burdens and benefits unique to religion. Material includes Supreme Court decisions and secondary literature on these subjects. (Examination)