Greetings—

Here’s what we’ll be covering during our first week of classes:

 

Week of January 18, 2021

Readings for Class 

-Merrill v. People First of Alabama, 141 S. Ct. 25 (October 21, 2020) (provided)

-Texas v. Pennsylvania, 2020 WL 7296814 (U.S. Supreme Court, December 11, 2020) (provided)

-U.S. Const. art. I, § 2, cl. 3

-U.S. Const. art. I, § 4, cl. 1

-U.S. Const. art. II, § 1, cl. 2

-U.S. Const. amend. XII

-U.S. Const. amend. XV

 

Class Discussion 

-Introduction to the course

-Why we vote

-What just happened? The 2020 election cycle

-Voting during a pandemic

-How did Ohio handle voting in general, and the pandemic in particular?

 

Class Activity (1/19) 

-guest speaker

 

Additionally, I’ve attached the list of recommended readings for the week of 1/18. I strongly encourage you to listen to the podcast identified on that list in advance of our first class.

 

Please watch your inbox for an email from me, containing a Zoom invitation to our first class. I look forward to seeing you on the 19th.

 

 

Prof. Glassman