Course Description: These 5 classes will examine the Supreme Court's recent actions in areas of political significance focusing on important cases that had been argued, but not decided at the end of the Spring semester. Examples include two cases before the Court about the President's ability to fire members of multi-member independent federal agencies despite federal laws that limit that ability. Others include cases about transgender rights and a challenge to Trump's executive order that limited birthright citizenship. If important cases are added to the docket for the 2026-27 Supreme Court Term those will be discussed as well.
Class 1 - September 28, 2026Executive Order 14160 - Jan 20, 2025
Among the categories of individuals born in the United States and not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person's mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth, or (2) when that person's mother's presence in the United States at the time of said person's birth was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa) and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person's birth.
Class 4 - October 19, 2026
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