POL SCI 2260: Law, Politics and Society
Course Description
This course examines the ways in which law in America connects with politics and society. The course will cover the litigation process, access to the courts, how and why individuals and groups bring litigation to pursue political and policy goals, and how lawyers, judges and other political actors use law to solve policy problems. Attention will be placed on current legal policy issues facing American society. This course fulfills the University's general education American history and government requirement.