Spring 2027

First Amendment

Examines U.S. constitutional law on speech, association, press, and religion through leading First Amendment cases, balancing expressive rights against public safety, security, and equality.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.30 GPA, 30.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 25.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Learn First Amendment doctrine, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of the press, and religion.

  • Develop the analytic, strategic, and communication skills needed to succeed as lawyers, including applying the law to other contexts, as well as the formulation of logical and rigorous arguments.

  • Think critically and creatively about how the law is applied.

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.30 GPA, 30.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 25.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Speech, association, press, and religion under the First Amendment
  • Countervailing interests justifying restrictions: public safety, national security, and equality
  • Controversial categories: false statements, sexually explicit materials, hate speech, and corporate political spending

Skills

  • Analytic, strategic, and communication skills; applying law to other contexts; formulating logical and rigorous arguments
  • Critical and creative thinking about legal application

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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