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Note:
Final Essay is due
on May 2 by midnight US EST/EDT, submitted as attachment (Microsoft Word, or Rich Text Format) to my email address: tonyraymorris@gmail.com.
Unit
reading assignments should be completed and
ready to discuss in class by the beginning of
class period.
In-class exercises count towards participation.
 Week 1 (01/10)
Unit
1: Introduction(s)
Students
familiarize themselves with course website,
textbooks and requirements.
Assignments:
Read
and be ready to discuss, Chapter 1 (Four Freedoms).
Respond to Study Question #6 (minimum 250 word essay). Due 01/19
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Week 2 (01/17) Monday is Martin Luther King Holiday
Unit 2: History and background
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 2 (Four Freedoms).
Respond to Study Question #4 (minimum 250 words). Due 01/24.
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Week 3 (01/24)
Unit 3: Religion and the First Amendment
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 3 (Four Freedoms)
Respond to Study Questions 2, 6 and 9 (minimum 250 words). Due 01/26.
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Week 4 (01/31)
Unit 4 : Case Law
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Schenck v. US, Abrams v. US, and Gitlow v. State of New York (First Amendment Vol. 1)
Write a brief (100 words each case) introducing the main support, and dissenting opinions of each case. Due 02/02.
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| Week 5 (02/07)
Unit
5: Regulation of Political Speech
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 4 (Four Freedoms).
Read Dennis, Yates, Tinker, and Johnson (First Amendment Vol. 1), and respond to Study Questions 3 & 4. Due 2/09.
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Week 6 (02/14)
Unit 6: Broadcast Speech Case Law
Assignments:
Read Near, New York Times, Nebraska Press Assn. (First Amendment Vol. 1)
Write a brief (100 words each case) introducing the main support, and dissenting opinions of each case. Due 02/16.
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Week 7 (02/21)
Unit 7: Regulation of Broadcast Speech and Access to Information
Assignments:
- Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 5 (Four Freedoms).
- Respond to Study Question 4 (minimum 250 words). Due 02/23.
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Week 8 (02/28)
Unit 8: Case Law Review - Midterm Review
Assignments:
Review of case law not yet covered in prior discussions.
Expectations and study notes for Mid-term exam (March 07).
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Week 9 (03/07)
Unit 9: Libel, Slander and Freedom of Speech
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 6 (Four Freedoms).
Respond to Study Question 1: a, b, c. Due 3/21.
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| March 14 - 20 (Spring
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Week 10 (03/21)
Unit 11: Hate Speech
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 7 (Four Freedoms).
Respond to Study Question 3 (minimum 250 words). Due
03/23
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Week 11 (03/28)
Unit 12: Case Law: Obscenity
Assignments:
Read the case law in First Amendment Vol.2
Answer the five questions at the beginning of the document based on your readings of the cases cited in the volume. Due 03/30
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Week 12 (04/04)
Unit
13: Obscenity and the First Amendment
Assignments:
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 8 (Four Freedoms).
Respond to Study Question 1 (minimum 250 words). Due 04/06
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Week 13 (04/11)
Unit 14: Indencency and the Electronic Media
Assignments:
Read FCC v. Fox (Indecency Law)
Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 9
Respond to Study Question 1 (minimum 250 words). Due 04/13
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Week 14 (04/18)
Unit 15: The Future of Freedom of Expression
Assignments:
Read
and be ready to discuss Chapter 10 (Four Freedoms).
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Week 15 (04/25)
Unit 16: Final Exam Review
- Review Chapter 10
- Review Final Exam and Essay
Assignments:
- Read and be ready to discuss Chapter 11 (Four Freedoms).
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Week 16 (05/02)
Unit 16: Final Exam/Final Essay
Assignments:
- Exam review of case law and Chapters 6-11 (Four Freedoms).
- Final Exam - Take home. Due
05/06, midnight (turn into office with test sheet)
- Final
Essay (click here for Final Essay instructions) - Due 05/04, midnight ( email to: tonyraymorris@gmail.com)
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