LAW7475 (First Amendment) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Examines several rights protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Focuses on the principles and processes developed by the judiciary to protect various forms of speech, expression, and association. Emphasizes integrating doctrine with the core values of the First Amendment, as well as the need for students to develop their own preferred approach to protecting free expression. The course does not, except tangentially, deal with the establishment clause or other parts of the Bill of Rights, such as the free exercise of religion.
Data updated October 2026.