言论自由，新闻出版和集会自由，投票权，免遭非自愿奴役的自由以及公共场所的平等权是我们宪法赋予美国人的最基本的人格尊严。Temple的综合民权课程解决了法律话语和社会对话中最复杂的宪法问题。该学院在自由行使宗教，种族平等，性别和性取向以及言论自由等学科方面的学术专长是由于他们作为民权案件的律师和他们在社区组织中的积极参与而获得的。坦普尔的民权法课程将当前的关键问题和争议纳入了一系列其主题范围和深度无与伦比的课程。
The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional degree and the first degree required to practice law in the United States. At Temple, students can earn a J.D. in three years in the full-time division or in four years in the evening and part-time divisions. Temple's J.D. program delivers the knowledge, skills, experience, and professionalism necessary to excel at the practice of law. Litigation Basics and Introduction to Transactional Skills courses get students on their feet within a few weeks of the start of law school, while our highly regarded Legal Research and Writing program helps them develop the strong practice skills for which Temple graduates are well-known. Diverse doctrinal, experiential, and integrated courses, all led by accomplished faculty, ensure that every Temple student has access to a world-class legal education, no matter what his or her area of interest.<br><br>The freedom of speech, press and assembly, the right to vote, the freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places are among the most basic human dignities afforded Americans by our Constitution. Temple's comprehensive civil rights curriculum addresses complex constitutional law issues at the forefront of both legal discourse and social conversation. The faculty's scholarly expertise in subjects such as free exercise of religion, equality of race, gender and sexual orientation, and freedom of speech is informed by their participation as attorneys in civil rights cases and their activism in community organizations. Temple's civil rights law curriculum draws critical current issues and controversies into a range of courses unparalleled for their scope and depth of subject matter.