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Course Info for PBPL - 377 - 01, Spring 2023
Class number: 2930 Title: Law, Gender & Supreme Court Department: Public Policy & Law
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 26 Current enrollment: 23 Available seats: 3
Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 225 Instructor(s): Fulco, Adrienne
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Public Policy 201, or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
This course introduces students to contemporary gender issues as they have been treated both in the law and in the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. We will explore some of the historical antecedents to contemporary legal gender questions and then examine in detail the following areas of controversy: sex discrimination, marriage equality, reproductive rights, and Title IX.