Reading Assignments

The casebook for this class is State Constitutional Law: The Modern Experience (Fifth Edition) by Jeffrey S. Sutton & Stephen R. McAllister.

The reading assignments are listed below. To allow for this course to be flexible in response to the pace and dynamics of our in-class discussions, reading assignments will be scheduled on a rolling basis. To allow you enough time to read the assigned material, I plan to post reading assignments at least one week in advance of class. Once I have posted a reading assignment for a particular day, I will not change the assignment by adding more reading for that day.

Federal and State Power

Jan. 13, 2026

No reading.

Jan. 15, 2026

Pgs. 3-27

Jan. 20, 2026

Pgs. 38-49, 63-69

State Court Interpretation of State Constitutions

Jan. 22, 2026

Class cancelled.

Jan. 27, 2026

Pgs. 81-107

Jan. 29, 2026

Pgs. 112-132

Equality

Feb. 3, 2026

Pgs. 311-333

Feb. 5, 2026

Pgs. 333-351

Due Process

Feb. 10, 2026

Pgs. 135-142

Feb. 12, 2026

Class rescheduled due to professor illness.

Criminal Procedure

Feb. 17, 2026

Pgs. 415-443

Feb. 19, 2026

Pgs. 444-463

School Funding

Feb. 24, 2026

Pgs. 677-690

Feb. 26, 2026

Pgs. 691-709

Mar. 3, 2026

No class (Spring Break).

Mar. 5, 2026

No class (Spring Break).

Voting Rights

Mar. 10, 2026

Pgs. 237-265

Mar. 12, 2026

Pgs. 265-289

Unique State Rights

Mar. 17, 2026

Pgs. 611-627

Mar. 19, 2026

Pgs. 661-674

Judicial Power and Environmental Protection

Mar. 24, 2026

Pgs. 957-960, 978-988, 733-748

Mar. 26, 2026

Pgs. 748-768

Mar. 31, 2026

No class (Cesar Chavez Day).

Administrative Law

Apr. 2, 2026

Pgs. 877-896

Apr. 7, 2026

Pgs. 897-917

Apr. 9, 2026

Pgs. 918-937

Local Government

Apr. 14, 2026

Pgs. 1071-1101

Apr. 16, 2026

Pgs. 1101-1127

Amendment Procedures

Apr. 21, 2026

Pgs. 1133-1160

Makeup Class (Date TBD)

Pgs. 1182-1196