Allan Ides, Christopher N. May Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles ; Christopher N. May, Professor Emeritus of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles ; Simona Grossi, Professor of Law & Theodore A. Bruinsma Fellow, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Introduction to individual rights -- Substantive due process -- The takings clause -- The contracts clause -- Procedural due process and irrebuttable presumptions -- Equal protection: ordinary, "suspect," and "quasi-suspect" classifications -- Equal protection: fundamental rights -- The First amendment : freedom of speech and of the press -- The right to keep and bear arms