Spring 2027

Intellectual Freedom

Examines intellectual freedom in the U.S., covering censorship, minors' rights, the Internet, privacy, and copyright through First Amendment theory and history.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Anuj Desai

A student reported hundreds of pages of weekly reading and said participation counted for 40% of the grade.

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Prerequisites

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Junior standing

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LEGALST/LIS 645

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANUJ DESAI is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Anuj Desai

A student described a discussion-based class with Anuj Desai, calling him an engaging, motivated professor with a passion for teaching and law.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.38 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Anuj Desai

A student reported hundreds of pages of weekly reading and said participation counted for 40% of the grade.

Past student reviews · Anuj Desai

A student found the readings dry at first but said they picked up after the third week.

Topics

  • Censorship, minors' rights, the Internet, privacy, and copyright.
  • Theoretical questions related to the First Amendment and historical developments.

Skills

  • Examine theoretical questions related to the First Amendment and historical developments concerning intellectual freedom.
  • Analyze issues of censorship, minors' rights, the Internet, privacy, and copyright.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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LEGALST/LIS 645 · Spring 2027

Intellectual Freedom

Recorded 2026-10-14
LEGALST/LIS 645 · Spring 2027

Intellectual Freedom

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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