Primary Web Profile: on Government and Politics Department (gvpt.umd.edu)
Dr. Spivey is a Senior Lecturer in the Government and Politics Department at the University of Maryland.
Areas of Interest
- Civil Rights and the Constitution
- Seminar in Public Law
- Intro to Courts, Law, and Justice
- The First Amendment: Speech, Religion, and the Constitution
Degrees
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Degree TypeMADegree DetailsDivinity, University of Chicago
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Degree TypeMADegree DetailsPublic Policy, University of Chicago
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Degree TypeJDDegree DetailsGeorgetown University Law Center
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Degree TypePhDDegree DetailsUniversity of Maryland
Dr. Spivey is well known for his law-focused courses. He teaches courses in public law including Introduction to law; American Constitutionalism I; American Constitutionalism II (Civil Rights and Civil Liberties) and Current Issues in the Supreme Court (a study of the Roberts Court.)
Dr. Spivey is interested in the role of the courts in the culture wars and wrote his dissertation on: Culture Warriors Go to Court: The Supreme Court and the Culture Wars.
