| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14513:[2025 Spring]Special Lectures in English(High-Intermediate) (JA) § 14514:Special Lectures in English(High-Intermediate) (JA) | 2025 | Spring | Wed4 | College Of Law | YOSHIOKA KUMIKO | 2 |
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Class Venue
Language
Course Outline and Method
Student Attainment Objectives
2. 公教育と人種差別、リプロダクティブ・ライツ（中絶等）、大統領の責任と権限に関する基本的語彙を理解し、多様な英語表現を読んで理解できる
3. 上記テーマに関連する合衆国憲法（修正条項）等の条文や米国連邦最高裁の主要判例の概要を、英語で正確に読みとることができる
4. 上記テーマに関連する今日的な話題について、複数の立場を意識しつつ英語で書いたり、やり取りができる
Recommended Preparatory Course
Course Schedule
| Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) | Theme |
|---|---|
| Keyword, References and Supplementary Information | |
| +R | Welcome |
moodle+R orientation (further readings, videos, etc.) |
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| 1-3 (April 9 - April 23) | Inside the Marble Temple |
How the Supreme Court works |
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| 4 (April 30) | Civil War Amendments (U.S. Const. amend. XIII-XV); Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 |
segregation, Separate Car Act, Louisiana |
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| 5 (May 7) | Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 (continued) |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV, separate but equal, Henry B. Brown, John Marshall Harlan |
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| 6 (May 14) | Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 |
public schools, racial segregation, NAACP, Earl Warren |
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| 7 (May 21) | Espinoza v. Montana, 2020; The Supreme Court is overturning Brown v. Board of Education [blog post] |
religious schools, U. S. Const. amend. I and XIV, Free Exercise Clause, John Roberts |
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| 8 (May 28) | 【In-class writing】 |
[TBA via moodle+R] |
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| 9 (June 4) | Roe v. Wade, 1973 |
abortion, Jane Roe, Texas |
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| 10 (June 11) | Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992; The Casey case: Roe revisited? [class activity] |
stare decisis, trimester, fetal viability, undue burden standard |
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| 11 (June 18) | Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 2022 |
Mississippi state law, Jackson Women's Health Organization, Samuel Alito, John Roberts |
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| 12 (June 25) | U.S. v. Nixon, 1974 |
executive privilege. judicial review, Richard Nixon |
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| 13 (July 2) | Are presidents 'above the law'? 50 years ago, the Supreme Court said no. [Interview] |
Neil Eggleston, Harvard Law School |
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| 14 (July 9) | Trump v. United States, 2024 |
presidential immunity |
Class Format
Recommendations for Private Study
詳細はLMS (moodle+R)で指示します。
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
|---|---|---|
| Final Examination (Written) | ||
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
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| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | In-class activities (quizzes, worksheets, etc.) 50%,
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Grade Evaluation Method （Note）
Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods
Textbooks
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN Code | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmarks: Historic U. S. Supreme Court Decisions | Bill Hayes, Marshall Croddy, Carlton Martzほか | Constitutional Rights Foundation | 979-8671018257 | [プリント・レプリカ]Kindle版またはペーパーバック |
Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）
Reference Books
Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）
Web Pages for Reference
How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)
Other Comments
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