PBPL 82.09 The Supreme Court, Public Policy, and the Ethics of Legal Argument & Decision-making

Can the states ban abortion? Can the EPA regulate for climate change? Can government mandate vaccines during a pandemic? Public policy is set in meaningful ways by the United States Supreme Court. This course introduces students to basics of constitutional law and analysis, sets a foundation for understanding legal arguments as they get presented to the Court, and raises the often thorny interplay between law, social norms, personal ethics, judicial philosophy, and public policy. 

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