LAW 9608 - Sexuality and the Law Seminar

Prerequisite(s): LAW 9613. Fulfills writing requirement.
This seminar will address sexuality related issues in the context of constitutional law and civil rights, focusing particularly on the courts’ treatment of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi and transgender) individuals in the context of employment, school bullying, marriage and family protections, and the criminalization of consensual adult sexual conduct. The seminar will explore the interplay among gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation, and how the courts have examined these issues. The course will emphasize both employment discrimination statutes and constitutional doctrines, including relevant First and Fourteenth Amendment doctrines related to equal protection, substantive due process, liberty and privacy protections, freedom of speech/expression in a school setting, and intimate association. Credit(s): 3