Professor Huppin is an amazing professor! During lectures, you can tell that he really enjoys teaching the material and cares for his students. There were three thought papers, which were only 2 pages long. I thought they were pretty easy, seeing that you had to make an argument on a court case he assigned for that paper. There's only one timed midterm. He posted the midterm in the beginning of class and we had to turn it in before class ended. I thought the midterm was fairly easy if you had good notes on lecture and read the court case articles. The midterm consisted of a multiple choices and short answer questions. The final was similar to the midterm, but with more short answers. He assigns multiple of readings and supplemental reading for the court cases each week. If you attend lecture, read the articles, and study the powerpoints you should be fine.

[spring 2020 covid online quarter] Once Huppin subbed for one of my classes in Winter quarter I knew I had to take him. He was fantastic but I'll wager he would have been better in person. His teaching style revolves around asking students to discuss and critically think about the cases and legal debate issues he brings up in class. The same 10 students out of 100 ended up being the only ones talking week to week (you bet I was in the 90). He places an emphasis on showing up to class and engaging yourself (he only sent class recordings to students in other timezones/good reason for missing, he didn't post it for your general review/replay). If you don't listen and take notes, you will miss things, and his slides purposely only guide his lecture and cannot be relied on to help you study. That being said, idk if was because of that, or because of his engaging, very human and sensitive approach to the new circumstances of this quarter, % class attendance was really high every time. He also adjusted the class to talk about current events with COVID and BLM and stuff, very take it as you go guy.
There was a good amount of reading, which I didn't do very sincerely, but if you do scan over it, it lines up with the lectures pretty well and will help you do well on the tests. (Ah, I remember he said he usually assigns a course reader which I assume would be $$ but this quarter he uploaded everything online so I escaped paying for that ig, nice.) He also assigned 2 movies which were a good time, 8/10 (also gave us off class on the days we should watch those on our own, I think he usually shows them in class).
Grade was based on two tests. The questions to be honest weren't very straight-proceeding from the class material and really wanted to see whether you were thinking, which I think should be the point of school, but made it hard to figure out what to say in order to get the points.
In all, definitely take this class, but know that Huppin's teaching style almost certainly suits in-person the best.

Definitely a very interesting class! Made up of midterm, essay, and final. Essays are graded fairly, however you need to study heavily for exams to understand the different components of each legal case. Exam questions can be tricky, because he will ask about the nitty-gritty details of each one. You should know their circumstances, the ruling, and reasonings for why they ruled that way. This is a great class if you're pre-law!

This class was one of my favorite classes I've taken at UCLA! Huppin is an excellent lecturer and much of the class is devoted to debate and discussion about interesting and current topics.
- The course is entirely legal-focused and about the interpretation of the First Amendment to modern social and legal issues. Huppin explains the guidelines for this kind of legal analysis succinctly and in a way that is easy to understand for someone with little to no legal experience.
- The class is a mix of application/critical thinking + memorization. The material is not difficult to memorize if you go to each lecture and do all of the readings.
- There is a midterm, a w10 final, and a short paper. The readings are organized by topic and all fairly short.

Overall, I'd say that this is a class that requires advanced thinking and focus, but the subject matter and class environment is interesting and engaging, so that makes it easier to thoroughly engage with the class material. I highly recommend!

Thank you Professor Huffin for being an open minded person who is willing to listen to all arguments on any side of the spectrum; a great quality to have. This class was difficult for me, but I appreciated the challenge. I also enjoyed the material lectured in the class, as it's very important and relevant to our society. Professor Huffin is also highly intelligent, and very respectful. He also complemented me on my Marilyn Monroe picture I had in my background during our online course. Thanks again Processor Huffin!

lot of memorization, but interesting content.

Huppin has been one of the best professors I have had at UCLA. He is super engaging and the material is not too difficult. He is a very chill instructor. The class consisted of a midterm that had a total of maybe 20 questions (half multiple choice and half short answer), a thought paper that was 3 pages in length, and a final that is the same format as the midterm. Highly recommend.

Super chill class. It was a mixture of lecture and guest speakers on topics that were being discusses. His lectures can be a little long and kind of intense, as he gives you a lot of information on studies and research being done. Take really good notes even when the speakers come. He tends to pull a lot of specific details for tests. We took our exams online so it was helpful to have notes, but the time limit is pretty strict. With that being said, the class is mostly exam based, with the midterm and final being 40% each and then 2 short papers worth 10% each. The papers are pretty easy and graded leniently so they help cushion your grade. Study hard for tests and take super detailed notes and you'll be good.

Favorite class I've taken at UCLA. Enrolled in my first Waitlisted class at the chance of having this professor again. Do the readings and understand the material, and you will do well. Content is applicable and engaging. Class participation is helpful, but I know that is not everyone's cup of tea.

I liked this course and would recommend it. Huppin was very funny and the lecture content was very interesting to me. He uploads the audio version of the lecture but his voice is often very monotone so it's not very engaging, to be honest, it's best to just go. I thought the tests were very reasonable and easy to digest, just make sure you do the readings! He adds minor details that can easily cost you a couple of points. Overall, good class.