Sections offered SPRING 2021:
#8092 |
JOSEPH HOFFMAN |
MW 9:25-10:40am |
WEB |
CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Above class meets 100% Online with a combination of Synchronous and Asynchronous instruction. For more information visit https://fall2020.iu.edu/learning-modes/
This course is designed to introduce students to the fascinating and diverse world of law. Through the study of selected judicial opinions in legal cases covering a wide range of important topics – including voting rights and election law, police use of force, sexual and reproductive autonomy, affirmative action, impeachment, immigration, religious liberty, the death penalty, federalism, and other timely issues – the course will illustrate how lawyers and judges use the law to try to achieve results that protect individual and public legal rights while furthering the best interests of society and the ends of justice. The course is intended for any student interested in learning more about law, about how legal decisions are made, and about the impacts of law in society. The course will be taught virtually in Spring 2021, through a combination of asynchronous presentations and synchronous class discussions of judicial opinions and other legal texts. All course materials will be provided free to students via Canvas. No prior knowledge of law is required.