Law, Society, and the U.S. Supreme Court

This class is the study of law as it really exists in the world. This course will answer important question about when the law affects society and when society affects the law. Students will learn about the American legal system and its social and historical context. Students will discover how law is made and analyze the way in which the law affects people’s behavior and effects changes in society, considering always how events shape our understanding of the law. The throughline of our learning will be the most momentous decisions of the United States Supreme Court.