BLAW4310, Advanced Topics | Professor Shannon

Episode 1: The Constitution’s Big Picture
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. This episode reviews the Constitution’s design, purpose, and the delicate balance of power it creates.

Episode 2: The Supremacy Clause and Preemption
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. This episode examines one of the Constitution’s most essential and intriguing principles: the Supremacy Clause.

Episode 3: The Commerce Clause and Contracts Clause
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 3 explores two provisions fundamentally shaping the balance of power and economic structure in the United States: the Commerce Clause and the Contracts Clause.

Episode 4: The First Amendment Freedoms
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 4 discusses the First Amendment, one of the most vital parts of the U.S. Constitution.

Episode 5: The Second Amendment
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 5 focuses on one of the most debated and divisive elements of the Constitution, the Second Amendment. 

Episode 6: The Fifth Amendment and Property Rights
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 5 discusses property rights, an essential yet often misunderstood aspect of the Fifth Amendment, including the Takings Clause and the principle of eminent domain.

Episode 7: The Fourteenth Amendment—Equal Protection and Due Process
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 7 examines the Fourteenth Amendment, one of the most transformative amendments in the U.S. Constitution.

Episode 8: The First Fifteen Amendments—Building the Framework of Rights
Discover how the Constitution establishes the framework for the legal environment of business and protects the rights and responsibilities of businesses in a dynamic economy. Episode 8 explores the First Fifteen Amendments as a cohesive framework of rights.