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CCPA 3300 - Free Speech and the First Amendment

Credits: 3

Examines the philosophy, cases, and issues relevant to the First Amendment right to free expression, with a focus on internal security, obscenity, pornography, slander, and the regulation of communication. Also, the foundations of legal argumentation. Prerequisites: C or better in WRTR 1312  or an equivalent transfer course; or a C or better in CCPA 1301 ; or law and legal reasoning minor; or departmental permission.


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