(Same as Public Policy M296B.) Clinic, three hours. Requisite: course M460A. Collaborative course taught from perspective of social science research, civil rights, and voting rights. Exposes students to voting rights act theory, case law, history, research, and implementation. Faculty guest experts from across campus provide their perspective on how to study, research, and document various aspects related to voting rights. Includes factors such as history of discrimination against minority group in areas of employment, education, housing, and political representation. Focus on practical aspects of voting rights lawsuit. Students learn in greater detail legal theory relevant to bringing successful voting rights challenge, and how to assemble and present social science evidence. Students read case law on prior Voting Rights Act decisions, review accompanying expert reports, and work in teams on aspects of lawsuit. S/U or letter grading.
