Civil Liberties Today
Fall 2007
Ethnic Studies 98/198
1 or 2 Unit(s)
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About the Course:
The American Civil Liberties Union’s central purpose is to protect the individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution to every person in the United States. The ACLU de-cal will aim to educate students about the history of civil liberties, including some of the ACLU's most famous legal battles such as the Japanese-American internment during WWII, the desegregation struggle of the Civil Rights era, contemporary women's rights, and numerous free speech issues. The de-cal will also focus on contemporary civil liberties themes such as post 9/11 legislation, privacy matters, racial profiling, LGBTIQ issues, immigrants' rights, and drug policy. In order to best inform students about civil liberties, we will have guest speakers from the ACLU of Northern California and other organizations lecture on particular civil liberties issues each week. All lectures will be followed by a Q&A session as well as time for debate. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically examine and understand historical and contemporary civil liberties issues.
How to Enroll:
CCNs will be given out on the first day of class.Course Contact: bhilton AT berkeley.edu, ckmitchell AT berkeley.edu, azeen_ghorayshi AT berkeley.edu
Faculty Sponsor: Elaine H. Kim
Time & Location:
| Section | Facilitators | Size | Location | Time | Starts | Status | CCNs |
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| THE section | Azeen Ghorayshi Brandon Hutchens Claire Mitchell | — | 126 Barrows | W 5:30-7:00 | 9/12 | started | — |
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