Class dates: Wednesday, June 3, 10 and 17 (3 weeks)

Class time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Location: Assumption campus, Kennedy Hall Room 119

This course will examine the history of the Supreme Court from its inception in 1790 to today. Not only has the Court played a role in shaping the history of America, but history and social change have shaped the Court. We will examine both institutional changes and swings in the ideology of

the Court, in part by focusing on some landmark decisions of the Court.

In our final class we will consider the Court's role in these turbulent political times, and whether reform of the Court is desirable or possible.

Instructor: John S. Ross, III (Jack) earned an A.B. degree (History) from Yale University, a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, and an LL.M. degree (Taxation) from New York University School of Law. He practiced law in Washington D.C. for twenty years and served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Jack has taught numerous courses in the WISE program focused on constitutional law and the Supreme Court, and facilitates the WISE Supreme Court SIG.