Fall 2026

Intellectual Freedom

LEGALST/LIS 645 examines intellectual freedom, censorship, and constitutional rights in the context of information access.

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Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: The course involves heavy weekly reading loads and relies significantly on participation, which accounts for 40% of the grade in a two-and-a-half-hour discussion format.

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Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: Anuj Desai receives polarized reviews regarding his teaching style. One reviewer found him disorganized and rambling, while another praised his passion and engagement. Both noted the heavy reliance on weekly readings and class participation.

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.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: Reviews of Anuj Desai present conflicting experiences, ranging from a disorganized, boring class with unclear expectations to an engaging, passionate course with improving readings.

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

Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: The course involves heavy weekly reading loads and relies significantly on participation, which accounts for 40% of the grade in a two-and-a-half-hour discussion format.

Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: Students report frustration with unclear term paper expectations and inefficient lectures, while others find the professor highly motivated and the discussion-based format rewarding.

Topics

  • Intellectual freedom, censorship, and minors' rights
  • First Amendment theory and constitutional law
  • Historical developments of intellectual freedom

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