Intensive Course: Race, Equality, and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Note: The add/drop date for this course is Monday, January 5 at 10:00 PM.

Course Location: Please see the "Intensive Course Schedule" under Schedules and Timetables (http://www.law.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/schedules).

Note: Attendance at intensive courses is mandatory for the duration of the course.  

This course examines the Supreme Court’s evolving interpretation of racial equality under the Fourteenth Amendment.  We will examine landmark cases, including Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Loving v. Virginia, Parents Involved v. Seattle School District, Shelby County v. Holder, and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, to understand how the Court has shaped and reshaped our conceptions of equality.   We will draw upon legal scholarship and doctrine to critically examine the Court’s role in shaping and reshaping racial justice in a multiracial America.