POL SCI 145E
Public Law and Judicial Process: Constitutional Law--Rights of Accused
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 40. Designed for juniors/seniors. Constitutional rights of persons suspected, accused, and convicted of crimes, with attention to how protections have changed through history. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2025 - Whatever you do, Do not get fooled by the theme of the course. I personally picked to take this class because I thought learning about Constitutional Law would be fun and interesting but boy, was I wrong. First off, Professor Orren does not incorporate any slides, textbooks or even physical handouts to keep retain focus and attention during lecture. She literally just stands at the podium and talks, often times switching between rambling and picking random points from her stack of notes. Normally, I would be fine with a traditional way of teaching, but there is absolutely no structure for this class. The only form of "structure" from this class was the 4-5 cases she assigns every week for section review except she sometimes adds 6 more other additional cases to be aware of randomly in the middle of the week through canvas announcement. You will loose focus during class and you will be confused 99% of the time. Second, if in any situation class is forced to operate online through Zoom, (as we did during Campus Closure during the Palisades Fire), she will not even entertain the idea of recording lecture for future use, in fact, she will mention how she thinks its "lazy" for students to rely on recordings. So don't even think about asking Third, for Midterm and Final, she will not let you know in advance what the Midterm formatting would be like because she simply makes it up the day before. The lecture before midterm when someone asked what the formatting would look like, she said "I am unsure, I will come up with something for the day"..... Also there is no study guide for either one, so you just rely on the assigned cases and whatever lecture notes you have. But I can tell you know that you have to memorize facts about the cases assigned and connect them to each other, essay format (i recommend 2-3 pages long). Its manageable but annoying nonetheless. Lastly, if you still choose to take this class, I hope that your TA makes it easier for you. My TA wasn't horrible but he also wasn't good so it was still a struggle to even comprehend. I just hope that you reading this makes you stay far far away from any classes she teaches. Honestly, she just proved that having tenure doesn't mean anything anymore.
Winter 2025 - Whatever you do, Do not get fooled by the theme of the course. I personally picked to take this class because I thought learning about Constitutional Law would be fun and interesting but boy, was I wrong. First off, Professor Orren does not incorporate any slides, textbooks or even physical handouts to keep retain focus and attention during lecture. She literally just stands at the podium and talks, often times switching between rambling and picking random points from her stack of notes. Normally, I would be fine with a traditional way of teaching, but there is absolutely no structure for this class. The only form of "structure" from this class was the 4-5 cases she assigns every week for section review except she sometimes adds 6 more other additional cases to be aware of randomly in the middle of the week through canvas announcement. You will loose focus during class and you will be confused 99% of the time. Second, if in any situation class is forced to operate online through Zoom, (as we did during Campus Closure during the Palisades Fire), she will not even entertain the idea of recording lecture for future use, in fact, she will mention how she thinks its "lazy" for students to rely on recordings. So don't even think about asking Third, for Midterm and Final, she will not let you know in advance what the Midterm formatting would be like because she simply makes it up the day before. The lecture before midterm when someone asked what the formatting would look like, she said "I am unsure, I will come up with something for the day"..... Also there is no study guide for either one, so you just rely on the assigned cases and whatever lecture notes you have. But I can tell you know that you have to memorize facts about the cases assigned and connect them to each other, essay format (i recommend 2-3 pages long). Its manageable but annoying nonetheless. Lastly, if you still choose to take this class, I hope that your TA makes it easier for you. My TA wasn't horrible but he also wasn't good so it was still a struggle to even comprehend. I just hope that you reading this makes you stay far far away from any classes she teaches. Honestly, she just proved that having tenure doesn't mean anything anymore.
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