The Perplexing Law of Privacy in the United States - Self-Paced Online

Dates: January 25, 2023
 Location: Online Pre-Recorded, Self-Paced
Cost:  $50.00

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Date Day Time
01/25/2023Wednesday12M to 12M

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2022-2023 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

Privacy undergirds many of the rights we take for granted in the U.S., ranging from rights against government surveillance to rights to interracial marriage and contraceptives. It also underlies controversial legal issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and medical aid in dying. This course will explore what we mean when discussing "privacy" and why it matters (or doesn't). We will also examine the extent to which our privacy is legally protected nationally and in Montana and current threats to privacy.

This course was originally recorded in January and February 2023

Course Takeaways

  • Appreciate the many ways we define and value privacy and the challenges of balancing a right of privacy against competing interests such as a free press, law enforcement and public morality.
  • Understand your rights to spatial privacy, including security in your home from the police, the government and the press.
  • Understand the controversial role of privacy rights in protecting personal autonomy and dignity.
  • Understand the challenges of protecting informational privacy, including online.

Accessing the Recordings

This course is pre-recorded and self-paced.

The recordings will be available in your account after you complete the registration process. You will receive an email with access instructions.

Scholarships

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Meet the Instructor

Fee:  $50.00

Online Pre-Recorded, Self-Paced

This course will be pre-recorded and will be accessed through your OLLI account. You will receive instructions via email.

Susan Dana

Susan Dana retired several years ago from MSU's Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, where she served in numerous roles over her 25-year career, including associate professor, associate dean and interim dean. She taught various law-related courses at MSU, including an Honors College seminar on the First Amendment and free speech, and currently writes a blog on constitutional law issues. Before her MSU career, she was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, DC, and a visiting professor at the University of Montana School of Law. She has taught several courses for OLLI and serves on the OLLI Advisory Council. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Brown University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.