Oregon Constitutional Law

Oregon Constitutional Law - Justice Bronson James

• Course Number: LAW-412
• Course Type: Foundational
• Credits: 3
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
• Description: Oregon has been a leader in a “first things first” approach to constitutional issues, placing primary focus on the state constitution, and creating an independent state constitutional resolution to most issues. The result is that Oregon constitutional law has developed in significantly different ways than federal constitutional law. For those students looking to practice in Oregon, an understanding of Oregon’s unique constitutional jurisprudence is essential, for virtually all practice areas. In this class we will learn how to litigate state constitutional issues in Oregon Courts, and survey the ways in which certain constitutional questions differ in Oregon, for example, free speech, search and seizure, privacy, criminal custody, civil remedies, preemption, the contracts clause, and others.
• Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I
• Evaluation Method: Paper
• Capstone: yes. Accepting up to 10 capstone students, generally on a first come, first served, basis. Capstone typically takes the entire year.
• WIE: no