State Constitutional Law

Harvard HLS

Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Each student will be responsible for one in-class presentation and two 6-8 page papers. This survey course explores the nature and significance of state constitutional law, a topic that has long lived in the shadow of federal constitutional law but that has become increasingly relevant in recent years. The course covers rights and structure, and in both settings it compares the federal model to the various state models. Of particular emphasis is…