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  • The morning read for Tuesday, March 11 March 11, 2025
    Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump’s agenda (Mark Sherman & Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press)... The post The morning read for Tuesday, March 11 appeared […]
    Ellena Erskine
  • Supreme Court takes up challenge to Colorado ban on “conversion therapy” March 10, 2025
    The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” – that is, the effort to “convert” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. That announcement came as part of a list of orders released on Monday morning... The post Supreme Court takes up challenge to Colorado ban […]
    Amy Howe
  • The morning read for Monday, March 10 March 10, 2025
    Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court Clears Way for Rare Execution by Firing Squad (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) Idaho AG celebrates end of ‘meddlesome’ emergency abortion... The post The morning read for Monday, March 10 appeared […]
    Ellena Erskine

Welcome to Constitutional Law (CRJ200) Course Hub

Course Description

This course hub website contains OER/ZTC (Open Educational Resources/Zero Textbook Cost) resources for faculty teaching U.S. Constitutional Law (CRJ 200) at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). These resources are freely available for use by BMCC faculty and beyond.

This work was created by Daniel DiPrenda, as part of the BMCC Open Education Initiative, which is co-led by the A. Philip Randolph Library and the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CETLS). The BMCC Open Education Initiative is supported by the CUNY Office of Library Services (OLS) and funded by the New York State Department of Education.

This course provides a historical overview of the relationship of the states to the Bill of Rights, and how the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the powers of the federal government. The effect of the due process clause of the fourteenth Amendment on the application of the Bill of Rights to the states is examined through a study of the leading Supreme Court decisions related to criminal justice. Topics include characteristics and powers of the three branches of government, the principles governing the operation of the Bill of Rights, and the variables affecting the formulation of judicial policy.