Our Constitution Day 2026 program will feature Prof. David Rabban (University of Texas), presenting The First Amendment Law of Academic Freedom. This will be at 12:30 on Tuesday, September 15 in the Large Courtroom.
Class participation points awarded for attendance. Please attend; this is an especially important topic for students in this moment.
Tuesday audio. No class on Monday; enjoy the long weekend.
We will finish Supreme Court. If "final" does not mean "nothing left to do in state court," what has the Court defined it mean? What are the four categories of finality in Cox Broadcasting?
We then move to Courts of Appeals. For Tuesday, prep Structure and Finality. Note GEO as an assigned case; this is the Court's most recent statement on the collateral order doctrine that clarified some things.
