(Same as Public Policy M296A.) Clinic, two hours; field work, one hour. 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. Students learn and implement in-depth study of methodology and statistical approach to document presence or absence of vote dilution or vote denial in different jurisdictions. Discussion of history and legal principles of federal Voting Rights Act and California Voting Rights Act led by leading voting rights attorney. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

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