Seminar class with limited enrollment.

This course will revolve around a series of colloquia, in which distinguished guest speakers make presentations on current legal topics. This semester, we will focus on Current Issues in Constitutional Law. Topics may include: Social media and the First Amendment, and whether there is a right to access social network websites or to access social media network accounts by which government official publically communicate; Voting and voter restrictions, and to what extent can access to vote be denied, why and how; Is there right under the Florida Constitution to safe environment, and how can such right be enforced; Truthful accounts and rational decisions by agencies and officials of state and local government, and advancement of substantive due process under the Florida Constitution is imperative; Local funding of charter schools under the Florida Constitution; Whether there is any right to representative democracy under the Florida Constitution that entitles election primaries in Florida be open and primary runoffs to be held to assure adequate opportunity to voters for election of candidates that will fairly represent the majority of their constituents. Among other things, students are expected to analyze material on the chosen topics, participate in class discussion, attend the colloquia, and write critiques.