Constitutional Law and Civil Rights

Few areas of the law are as pervasive as constitutional law, and Penn State Law students in this field of study explore some of the most important issues facing our nation today. Opportunities to practice take the form of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, externships with federal judges, and the Semester in Washington. 

Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Faculty

Selected Courses

• Constitutional Interpretation Seminar
• Constitutional Law I & II
• The Constitutional Law of Religion
• Election Law
• Employment Discrimination
• Federal Courts
• The Government Independent Counsel
• Jurisprudence Seminar
• The Supreme Court Seminar

Selected Experiential Opportunities

• American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
• Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
• Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
• Externships Everywhere
• Federal Judicial Externship Placements
• Federalist Society
• Second Amendment Law Society
• Semester in Washington