Constitutional Law
The governing document
Constitution and Syllabus — Constitutional Law — Fall 2026
Read it in the first week. It is what the course runs on, and it is on this page because a syllabus nobody can find is a syllabus nobody reads.
Start here. The unified Constitutional Law course — structure first, rights second, one architecture throughout — built on public-domain primary sources, free forever. There is no casebook to buy. Readings live under Modules; quizzes stay in Canvas. Everything here works on your phone, and every case page prints cleanly if you want paper.
Begin with Module 1 — Judicial Review →
Part One - The Structure of Government
- 7/7 Module 1
Introduction to Constitutional Law and the Power of Judicial Review - 5/5 Module 1A
Constitutional Interpretation; The Power of Political Control over the Supreme Court - 11/11 Module 2
Default Rules of Government Power: The Police Power; Federalism; The Necessary and Proper Clause - 14/14 Module 2A
The Takings Clause - 15/15 Module 3
The Commerce Clause - 6/6 Module 3A
The Tenth Amendment - 7/7 Module 4
The Taxing and Spending Power - 13/13 Module 5
The Federal Executive Power: Inherent Presidential Power; The Constitutional Problems of the Administrative State - 14/14 Module 5A
Appointment and Removal - 10/10 Module 6
The Federal Executive Power, Part II: Foreign Affairs, War, and Immigration - 3/3 Module 6A
The Federal Executive Power, Part III: Immunity from Suit and Impeachment - 9/9 Module 7
Preemption of State and Local Laws - 15/15 Module 7A
The Dormant Commerce Clause - 0/28 Module 8
Limits on the Federal Judicial Power
Part Two - Individual Rights
- 0/10 Module 9
Introduction to Fundamental Rights; The State Action Doctrine - 0/12 Module 10
Equal Protection: A Framework for Analysis; Rational Basis; Classifications Based on Race to Brown - 1/15 Module 11
Equal Protection: Remedies for Segregation; Proving a Classification; Affirmative Action - 0/15 Module 11A
Equal Protection: Gender; Alienage; Age; Disability; Wealth; Sexual Orientation - 0/8 Module 12
Procedural Due Process