First Week Reading Assignments

First Readings for Fall 2025

This may not be an exclusive listing of all faculty members’ first assignments and class meeting notices. If you do not see a class that you are in listed below, it may be necessary to check with the faculty member.

Dates for Fall 2025

  • The form for submitting assignments will be activated on Friday, August 1, 2025.
    • Assignments will begin to be posted on Friday, August 1, 2025.
  • The form for submitting assignments will be deactivated on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
    • Assignments will be removed on Thursday, September 11, 2025.

State Constitutional Law (LAWS 661 §001)

Instructor Name(s)

Bauries

Textbook Information

REQUIRED TEXT

Robert F. Williams & Lawrence Friedman, State Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2015), ISBN: 978-1-6304-3586-8.  This ISBN corresponds with the Hardcover print format.  I do not permit laptops in class (see below), so you are not permitted to use the e-book format.

General Assignment Information

 

State Constitutional Law (LAWS 661)

Professor Scott R. Bauries

 (803) 777-5662

sbauries@mailbox.sc.edu

 

First Day Assignment and Information

COURSE TWEN PAGE 

I have established a page for this course on Westlaw’s The West Education Network (“TWEN”).  You can find it by searching for State Constitutional Law—Fall 2025—Bauries.  The Course Policies and other materials are already posted there.  Please sign yourself up for this course, and make sure your email address is correct, as I will use the email list from the TWEN course to contact you if I need to.

REQUIRED TEXT

Robert F. Williams & Lawrence Friedman, State Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2015), ISBN: 978-1-6304-3586-8.  This ISBN corresponds with the Hardcover print format.  I do not permit laptops in class (see below), so you are not permitted to use the e-book format.

LAPTOP AND INTERNET USE

I do not permit the use of laptops by students in this class.  However, if you have a lie-flat tablet and wish to take notes on that using a stylus rather than typing, I will permit that.

Also, if you have an ADA or Section 504 accommodation for laptop use, I will certainly honor that, but please let me know prior to the first class meeting if that is the case.

FIRST READING ASSIGNMENT

Thursday, August 21st:  Introduction, pages xv-xix; Founding Era State Constitutionalism, pages 1-11; State Constitutional Lawmaking, pages 57-79.

Looking forward to meeting you all on the 21st! 

–Prof. Bauries