Jonathan D. Varat
Dean Emeritus
J.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1972
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This course examines ways in which the United States Constitution (a) distributes power among the various units of government in the American political system, and (b) limits the exercise of those... |
This course complements Constitutional Law I. It is devoted mainly to the study of the First Amendment's guarantees of the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. The course also considers the First... |
The course will take up four major topics: (i) Justiciability, including standing, mootness, ripeness, and political questions. (ii) Statutory jurisdiction, including issues of congressional... |
This course is co-taught by Professors Varat and Zolt.This seminar examines some of the largest financial scandals of the past century to determine what lawyers did or did not do to facilitate or... |