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Dec 08, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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JS 642 - Today’s Justice: the Historic Bases (2 units)
Overview of landmark documents, statues and cases which have formed the fundamental U.S. rights, such as trial by jury, due process, equal protection and judicial review.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze the historic bases of fundamental legal rights.
2. outline the continuum of legal rights as it has developed from medieval England to contemporary times.
3. discuss landmark documents, statutes, and cases on fundamental legal rights.
4. relate those landmark documents, statutes, and cases to today’s administration of justice.
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