Con Law II Outline Table of Contents E.

Gender Classifications
F. Alienage
classification
I. Introduction 1. Federa
A. Justiciability l or state classification
1. Adviso 2. Undoc
ry Opinions umented aliens
2. Standi G. Discrimination against
ng nonmarital children
3. Ripene H. Other types of
ss discrimination: only rational basis
4. Mootn review
ess 1. Age
5. Politica discrimination
l Question Doctrine 2. Disabili
B. Incorporation ty
C. State Action Doctrine 3. Wealth
1. State or poverty
action and the role of the 4. Sexual
courts orientation
2. Traditi
onal government function III. Equal Protection - Fundamental Rights
3. Signific under Due Process and Equal Protection
A. Introduction
ant state involvement
1. The
4. Insignif
concept of fundamental
icant state involvement
rights
2. The
II. Equal Protection - Classificiations
A. Constitutional Basis 9th amendment
1. State 3. Proced
Action ural due process
2. Federa B. Framework for
analysing fundamental rights
l Action
1. Is
B. Standards of Review
1. Strict there a fundamental right
2. Is the
scrutiny
2. Interm right infringed
3. Is
ediate scrutiny
3. Ration there a sufficient govt
al basis - ordinary scrutiny justification
4. Is the
C. Proving
Discrimination means sufficiently related to
1. Facial the purpose
discrimination C. Constitutional rights
2. Discri for family autonomy
minatory application 1. The
3. Discri right to marry/marriage
minatory motive 2. Parent
D. Suspect al rights
Classifications 3. The
1. Race, right to keep the family
ethnicity, and national origin together
 D. Constitutional 5. Reputa
protection for reproductive tion, privacy, publicity and the
autonomy
first amendment: torts and
1. The
the first amendment
right to procreate
6. Condu
2. The
ct that communicates
right to purchase and use
C. What places are
contraceptives available for speech
3. The 1. Gover
right to aborrtion nment property and speech
E. Constitutional 2. Private
protection for medical care decisions
property and speech
1. Right
3. Speec
to refuse treatment
h in authoritarian
2. Right
environment: military,
to physician assisted death
F. Constitutional prisons, and schools
Protection for Control over Personal D. Freedom of
Information Association
G. The right to Vote 1. Laws
1. A prohibiting and punishing
fundamental right membership
2. Restric 2. Laws
tions on ability to vote requiring disclosure of
3. District membership
reapportionment 3. Compe
4. Gerry lled association
mandering 4. Laws
prohibiting discrimination
IV. First Amendment - Freedom of E. Freedom of the Press
Expression 1. Are
A. Free speech there special rights for the
methodology
press
1. Conten
2. Freedo
t based v. content neutral
m of the press as a shield
2. Vague
3. Freedo
ness and overbreadth
m of the press as a sword
3. Prior
restraints
4. What V. First Amendment - Freedom of
Religion
is an infringement on A. Introduction
freedom of speech 1. Sincer
B. Types of Unprotected ely held beliefs
and Less Protected Speech B. The Free Exercise
1. Incitem Clause
ent of illegal activity 1. Free
2. Fightin exercise clause issues
g words, the hostile 2. The
audience, and racist speech current free exercise clause
3. Sexual test
ly oriented speech C. The Establishment
4. Comm Clause
ercial speech 1. Purpos
e and test
 2. Compe 5. When
ting theories of the can religion become a part of
establishment clause government activities
3. The 6. When
Lemon test can government give aid to
4. Religio religion
us speech and the first
amendment