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2 |
Advanced Legal Research ▾▴
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Thompson, Dar. | 586 / 002 |
| Asynchronous
Online/Remote – Asynchronous instruction requires online interaction with flexible time. | 15 |
Online |
No Exam, | E |
(Formerly DCL 509)
The course will focus on the process and goals of legal research. Special emphasis will be placed on Internet research, but instruction will be based on function rather than format. Students will learn how to find information through the Web, on Lexis and Westlaw, and in paper. By contrasting form, speed, cost and accuracy, students will learn how to integrate these sources for the most comprehensive and economical research product. Equal emphasis will be placed on conceptual structure and practical application.
Prerequisite(s): Research, Writing & Analysis or RWA: IP or RWA: SJ or RWA: CL and Advocacy |
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2 |
Advanced Legal Research ▾▴
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Hanna, Hil. & Innes, Tim. | 586 / 001 |
| T/8:30am-10:10am | 20 |
325 |
No Exam, | E |
(Formerly DCL 509)
The course will focus on the process and goals of legal research. Special emphasis will be placed on Internet research, but instruction will be based on function rather than format. Students will learn how to find information through the Web, on Lexis and Westlaw, and in paper. By contrasting form, speed, cost and accuracy, students will learn how to integrate these sources for the most comprehensive and economical research product. Equal emphasis will be placed on conceptual structure and practical application.
Prerequisite(s): Research, Writing & Analysis or RWA: IP or RWA: SJ or RWA: CL and Advocacy |
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2 |
Advanced Topics in Indian Law: Native American Natural Resources Law ▾▴
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Singel, Wen. | 635A / 001 |
| W/2:00pm-3:40pm | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
This course explores issues relating to property rights, environmental protection, and natural resources in Indian country. The topics addressed will include land use and environmental protection; natural resources development; water rights: tribal, cultural and religious relationships with the land; and land ownership and property rights of tribes.
Prerequisite(s): Federal Law and Indian Tribes |
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3 |
Antitrust Law ▾▴
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Chen, Jam. | 504 / 001 |
| TR/1:30pm-2:45pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 30 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 310)This course will explore the role of antitrust law and analysis of restraints of trade and competition in various markets. Beginning with an analysis of the goals of antitrust law, and their operation in society, the requirements of antitrust claims will be explored through historical and current examples. Highlights will include problems in market power, monopoly, price fixing, tying, bundling, and special problems with patents. The course will include discussion of recent issues in antitrust law. |
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2 |
Automated Vehicles and the Law ▾▴
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Dukarski, Jen. | 537S / |
| T/8:30am-10:10am
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 20 |
Online |
Final Paper, | |
| The development of automated vehicles, which can assume all driving functions, as well as connected vehicles that communicate with each other to help avoid crashes, represents a fundamental transformation of transportation. These technologies present a myriad of legal issues, including product liability, cybersecurity, privacy, insurance, criminal law and procedure, federal and state regulation, and patents. The technologies are complex – artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-machine interface, and ethical decision-making designs are all involved. This course explains how the technologies are designed, tested, and developed; the real-life deployments of the vehicles; product liability risks stemming from development decisions; means for mitigating liability risks in design and warnings; liability for cybersecurity breaches including hacking; protection of privacy and liability for illicit intrusions; criminal liability for illicit use of vehicles; and a new paradigm for insurance law when the vehicle becomes the driver. Trial practice likely will also be affected because of the extraordinary complexity of the artificial intelligence design evidence that juries will need to understand. The course will explain how discovery and evidentiary presentation at trial may be managed. |
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3 |
Basic Income Taxation ▾▴
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Blankfein-Tabachnick, Dav. | 501K / 001 |
| TR/3:30pm-4:45pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 80 |
Online |
12-16-2021 | |
| This survey course introduces the basic concepts of federal income taxation and is ideal for students interested in learning basic information about tax law but who are not yet certain if they want to specialize in tax or business fields. Students will get practice in the skills of statutory construction and applying a broad range of legal authorities to clients’ concrete problems, skills which are valuable for all law students regardless of whether they ultimately specialize in tax. In this course, students will be exposed to tax issues that affect individuals, including sole proprietorships, and will gain an understanding of various forms of income, exclusions from income, capital gains and losses, various deductions, and other topics. The course uses a modified Socratic approach with an emphasis on problem solving that will allow students to develop facility in analyzing cases, statutes, and administrative materials. Sample examination questions are provided to allow a student to determine how well he or she learned and retained the material. The grade in the course is based on a final examination with consideration given to class participation. Students who enroll in Basic Income Taxation for 2 credits are ineligible to enroll in Basic Income Taxation for 3 credits. |
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3 |
Basic Will Drafting ▾▴
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Behan, Mic. | 540A / 301 |
| TR/6:00pm-7:15pm | 20 |
340 |
No Exam, | E |
(Formerly DCL 391)
This course is designed to familiarize students with the interviewing function and the drafting of wills and other basic estate planning vehicles for clients whose estates are not subject to federal estate tax. An evaluation of usable forms and discussion of when and how to use them intelligently will be a focus of the course. A client interview and drafting exercises, including an entire basic estate plan, are contemplated.
Prerequisite(s): Decedents' Estates and Trusts |
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4 |
Business Enterprises ▾▴
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Min, Gee. | 500M / 002 |
| MW/2:00pm-3:40pm | 80 |
474 |
12-15-2021 8:30 AM | |
| This course deals with issues relating to common forms of business organization, including corporations, limited liability companies and closely held corporations. The four credit version of Business Enterprises also includes an introduction to mergers and acquisitions. |
|
4 |
Business Enterprises ▾▴
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Douglas, Kev. | 500M / 001 |
| TR/4:00pm-5:40pm | 80 |
474 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| This course deals with issues relating to common forms of business organization, including corporations, limited liability companies and closely held corporations. The four credit version of Business Enterprises also includes an introduction to mergers and acquisitions. |
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2 |
Client Counseling and Interviewing ▾▴
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Winegarden, J. . | 591A / 301 |
| W/6:00pm-7:40pm
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 18 |
335 |
Take Home Exam, | E |
(Formerly DCL 450)
This course adopts a client-centered approach in looking at legal problems and examines how to make clients partners in problem solving. Attention is paid to the economic, social and psychological aspects of clients' legal problems. The course starts with an examination of fundamental counseling skills, followed by an analysis of the information gathering process and ultimate decision making.
Because this course duplicates the content of courses in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute program, students in the FTPI may not receive academic credit for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure, Evidence |
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3 |
Commercial Arbitration ▾▴
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Bedikian, Mar. | 505A / 001 |
| TR/1:30pm-2:45pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 40 |
Online |
12-10-2021 | |
(Formerly Arbitration) A course dealing with all aspects of arbitrating disputes under collective bargaining agreements, including judicial review of arbitration procedures and analyses of the concepts applied by arbitrators in reaching their respective decisions. Students will have an opportunity to observe an actual arbitration in process and participate as an advocate in a mock arbitration.
Prerequisite(s): Evidence |
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2 |
Comparative Free Expression ▾▴
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Saunders, Kev. | 549F / 001 |
| M/2:00pm-3:50pm | 20 |
344 |
12-15-2021 8:30 AM | |
This course may be taught in either a lecture or seminar format. When taught as a lecture course it is case based. A number of topics in free expression are examined to see how they are differently treated in various democratic states. When taught as a seminar, there will be readings that will be discussed as a class in the first half of the course. Students will also research a topic involving free expression and its treatment in selected countries. In the second half of the course, papers the students develop will be presented to the class.
Prerequisite(s): Advocacy, Constitutional Law I, Research, Writing and Advocacy I, Research, Writing and Advocacy II, Research, Writing & Analysis |
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4 |
Constitutional Law II ▾▴
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Saunders, Kev. | 500N / 002 |
| MW/10:15am-12:00pm | 80 |
471 |
12-14-2021 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 172)
A study of procedural and substantive due process of law, equal protection of the laws and the Bill of Rights, including freedom of expression. |
|
4 |
Constitutional Law II ▾▴
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Lawrence, Mic. | 500N / 001 |
| TR/10:30am-12:10pm
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 90 |
471 |
12-14-2021 | |
| (Formerly DCL 172)
A study of procedural and substantive due process of law, equal protection of the laws and the Bill of Rights, including freedom of expression. |
|
2 |
Constitutional Law Seminar ▾▴
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Lawrence, Mic. | 579C / 001 |
30125 | W/10:00am-11:40am | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This seminar on constitutional theory goes beyond the doctrinal analysis of the topics covered in introductory constitutional law courses to ask deeper normative questions about the United States constitutional system.
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3 |
Corporate Finance ▾▴
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Spoon, Ell. | 508B / 001 |
| MW/2:00pm-3:15pm | 40 |
346 |
12-15-2021 8:30 AM | |
(Formerly DCL 380)
In Corporate Finance the principles of accounting and valuation and the basic financial environment of closely held companies and public companies will be examined. Building on this foundation, the fundamental issues surrounding common stock, preferred stock and debt will be analyzed. Finally, all these fundamentals will be applied in examining financial issues with mergers and acquisitions and tender offers and in understanding how "deals" are done. Students who have not taken Business Enterprises are permitted to enroll in this course if they are simultaneously enrolled in Business Enterprises.
Prerequisite(s): Business Enterprises |
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2 |
Corporate Governance and Compliance ▾▴
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Min, Gee. | 508F / 301 |
| W/4:45pm-6:25pm | 20 |
325 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly Corporate Law and Policy: Corporate Governance and Compliance) A survey of issues in corporate governance and compliance in light of the legal risks faced by corporations and corporate directors and officers in the legal environment presented by securities law, antitrust, tort law, environmental law, and other sources of liability. Specific topics include risk management, Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, internal compliance programs, and corporate codes of conduct and codes of behavior. |
|
3 |
Corporate Income Taxation ▾▴
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Wease, Jos. | 508C / 001 |
| TR/10:30am-11:45am | 30 |
325 |
12-14-2021 8:30 AM | |
(Formerly DCL 465)
The course will focus on federal income taxation of corporations and shareholders, the tax consequences of choice of entity, the formation and liquidations of corporations, the taxation of corporations and shareholders, and the tax aspects of S corporations. EITHER Basic Income Tax A OR Basic Income Tax B fulfills the prerequisite. If the system will not let you register with either of these prerequisites, please contact the Registrar's Office.
Prerequisite(s): Basic Income Taxation |
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3 |
Criminal Procedure: Investigation ▾▴
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Grosso, Cat. | 616B / 001 |
| MW/8:30am-9:45am | 80 |
472 |
12-16-2021 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly Criminal Procedure I)This course provides students with an introduction to federal constitutional limits on police investigation under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. This includes the governance of search and interrogation, and the right to counsel. Students can take Criminal Procedure: Investigation and Criminal Procedure: Adjudication in any order or at the same time. Students who have taken Criminal Procedure I are ineligible to enroll in this course. |
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2 |
Criminal Trial Advocacy - PreTrial ▾▴
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Kaplan, Ste. | 617A / 301 |
| T/6:00pm-7:40pm | 30 |
345 |
12-09-2021 1:30 PM | E |
(Formerly Criminal Trial I: Pre-Trial)
This practical course is designed to familiarize the student with the criminal justice process. The course consists of lectures and exercises covering criminal case initiation, the initial appearance, indictments, plea negotiations, pretrial discovery and pretrial motions leading up to up to a trial. Special emphasis will be placed on criminal procedure.
Because this course duplicates the content of courses in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute program, students in the FTPI may not receive academic credit for this course. The Criminal Trial Advocacy classes are not sequential and may be taken in any order.
Prerequisite(s): Criminal Law |
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3 |
Cyber Law/Network Regulations ▾▴
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Candeub, Ada. | 533S / 001 |
| MW/8:30am-9:45am
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 20 |
335 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| This course examines legal policy issues arising from the Internet, with an emphasis on three broad areas: (1) impact of the Internet on traditional legal causes of action; (2) government regulation of the Internet; (3) international aspects of the Internet and the interplay among United States and foreign jurisdictions. |
|
2 |
Cybersecurity and Data Protection ▾▴
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Kennedy, Den. | 535S / 001 |
| T/4:00pm-5:40pm | 25 |
345 |
Final Paper, | |
| This course introduces students to the inter-related topics of cybersecurity, data protection, and data privacy, considering both practical and legal aspects of these topics. This course helps students recognize, explain, and critique how the law and legal profession responds to the challenges raised in these topics. This course will survey personal and organizational cybersecurity, how data is created, collected, stored, and used, governmental and non-governmental approaches to data protection, and new approaches to data and data protection. This course will examine the current and future roles of lawyers and the framework of a lawyer’s duty of technology competence. This course will consider new legal roles (e.g., product counsel and legal operations), challenges these topics bring to traditional delivery of legal services, and how lawyers advise clients about managing risks in a rapidly-changing environment. This course will be particularly useful for students who are contemplating representing business or technology clients, using their law degree in non-traditional ways, or working in a data or cybersecurity practice. This course assumes students may (or may not) arrive with a range of knowledge and experience with cybersecurity and data protection, and we will provide the necessary introduction to these topics in class. |
|
3 |
Domestic Violence ▾▴
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Thronson, Ver. | 541B / 001 |
| MW/2:00pm-3:15pm | 30 |
324 |
12-15-2021 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 427)
A historical background of Domestic Violence. Focus will be placed on understanding the nature of domestic violence, the prevention of domestic violence, and the survivor and batterer behavior. |
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3 |
E-Discovery ▾▴
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Candeub, Ada. | 537D / 001 |
| MW/10:30am-11:45am
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 40 |
345 |
Take Home Exam, | E |
| This course will cover the rules and procedures for conducting discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). This course will examine the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with their relatively recent amendments. This course will focus on the rules and caselaw, and is an experiential course built around exercises using discovery software. |
|
2 |
Elder Law ▾▴
/
Simasko, Pat. | 541C / 301 |
| T/6:00pm-7:40pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 25 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
| An introduction to the needs of elder clients & their families. |
|
2 |
Election Law ▾▴
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Fracassi, Ada. | 579E / 301 |
| R/6:00pm-7:40pm | 20 |
344 |
12-15-2021 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 318)
This course involves the study of election issues, including voting; redistricting; candidacy, ballots and ballot access; party organization; initiative, referendum and recall; campaign finance; and recounts.
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|
2 |
Entrepreneurial Lawyering ▾▴
/
Smathers, Ama. | 537E / 001 |
| R/4:00pm-5:40pm | 30 |
345 |
Final Paper, | |
| This course helps students understand the economic pressures, technological changes, and globalization facing the legal profession in the 21st century, and to assist students in successfully navigating their legal career given these challenges. The course explores the concept of a virtual law practice as well as the use of technology and cloud-computing in building a law practice; free and low-cost resources and tools will be shared that will help the entrepreneur-minded student identify ways to leverage leading-edge technology to defray start-up costs associated with launching a practice and to control overhead. Ethics, licensing, and malpractice issues will also be discussed. The course will be particularly useful for students who are contemplating solo practice, consulting, or engaging in an entrepreneurial venture, as well as those who are considering non-traditional uses for their law degree. Other topics to be covered include client development and networking, case studies of innovative legal services delivery mechanisms and alternative business structures, and work/life balance including the study of emotional intelligence and mindful lawyering practices. This course assumes students may (or may not) arrive with a range of experience in the use of technology we will provide training for everything needed to succeed in this course. |
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2 |
Environmental Justice ▾▴
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Singel, Wen. | 566S / 001 |
| M/2:00pm-3:40pm | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| Environmental justice draws from environmental law and civil rights law principles to focus attention on the disparate environmental harms experienced by low-income communities and communities of color. This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to environmental justice by examining topics such as the development of the environmental justice movement, the empirical evidence of the unequal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens caused by hazardous waste facilities and other types of industrial activities, theories of causation for disparities in environmental impacts across communities, special issues relating to American Indian communities and tribal governance, environmental justice perspectives on regulation and the administrative state, and issues relating to risk assessment. In the second half of the course, students will study environmental justice claims that arise in several areas of environmental law, including standard setting, program design, facility permitting, enforcement, contaminated site cleanup, and brownfield redevelopment. Students will also study the role of the lawyer in private enforcement actions, and they will learn how environmental justice claims can be framed as constitutional and civil rights claims. |
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3 |
Environmental Law ▾▴
/
Morag-Levine, Nog. | 566A / 001 |
| MW/10:30am-11:45am
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 40 |
Online |
12-14-2021 | |
| (Formerly DCL 323)
This course provides an introduction to the legal principles, institutions, and policy debates central to American environmental regulation. The course begins with an overview of economical and ethical justifications for environmental regulation, historical and contemporary common-law-based approaches to environmental problems, and the evolution of federal environmental law. Next the course surveys the regulatory programs enacted under major environmental statutes, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The course will focus in this connection on differences in the statutory criteria used to determine the stringency of regulation (risk-based, technology-based, and cost-benefit standards), and the choice between direct regulation and economic-incentive-based means of meeting environmental goals. Finally, discussion will turn to the challenges of environmental enforcement, and the role of agencies, courts and citizens groups in the implementation of environmental law. |
|
4 |
Evidence ▾▴
/
Bitensky, Sus. | 500P / 002 |
| TR/1:30pm-3:10pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 80 |
Online |
12-10-2021 | |
| (Formerly DCL 220)
A study of the means and methods of proof or disproof of a proposition as either permitted, required or prohibited under the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence. The rules respecting problems of remoteness and prejudice of evidence, circumstantial proof, the employment of writings, their authentication and proof of their contents. A study in depth of hearsay evidence and its status in the evidence. A thorough inquiry into the so-called "evidential preferences" of our legal system and the deficiencies of hearsay evidence as related to these preferences.
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3 |
Evidence ▾▴
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Pucillo, Phi. | 500P / 001 |
| MW/4:00pm-5:15pm | 80 |
472 |
12-17-2021 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 220)
A study of the means and methods of proof or disproof of a proposition as either permitted, required or prohibited under the Anglo-American system of jurisprudence. The rules respecting problems of remoteness and prejudice of evidence, circumstantial proof, the employment of writings, their authentication and proof of their contents. A study in depth of hearsay evidence and its status in the evidence. A thorough inquiry into the so-called "evidential preferences" of our legal system and the deficiencies of hearsay evidence as related to these preferences.
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3 |
Family Law: Marriage & Divorce ▾▴
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Starnes, Cyn. | 541E / 001 |
| TR/1:30pm-2:45pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 80 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly Family Law I: Marriage & Divorce) This course examines laws governing entry into marriage, access to divorce, the economics of divorce (property distribution, alimony and child support), child custody, premarital agreements, and cohabitation. Students may take Family Law: Marriage & Divorce and Family Law: Child, Family, and State in any order or at the same time. |
|
3 |
Federal Jurisdiction ▾▴
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McKeague, Dav. | 579G / 001 |
| MW/8:30am-9:45am | 20 |
340 |
12-16-2021 | |
(Formerly DCL 349)
The focus of this course is the operation of the federal court system. It will cover not only the usual bases of federal court jurisdiction, such as diversity, federal questions and removal, but also other doctrines that impact federal courts, including standing, ripeness, mootness, abstention and state sovereign immunity. Significant attention will be focused on federal litigation under the Civil Rights Acts. This course will be of benefit to those intending to practice in federal courts and to those seeking a federal court clerkship.
Prerequisite(s): Civil Procedure |
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3 |
Federal Law and Indian Tribes ▾▴
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Fletcher, Mat. | 635B / 001 |
| MW/8:45am-10:00am | 30 |
324 |
Take Home Exam, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 486)
An examination of the law and policy of the United States regarding Indian tribes and their citizen members. Study the relationships between the federal, state, and tribal governments; and examine the source and scope of federal, state and tribal authority in Indian Country
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3 |
Food and Drug Law ▾▴
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Carter-Johnson, Jen. | 558B / 731 |
| Asynchronous
Online/Remote – Asynchronous instruction requires online interaction with flexible time. | 20 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 357)
This course is designed to provide a basic working knowledge of domestic laws regulating food, drugs, cosmetics, biologics/blood and medical devices. It has an administrative overtone, providing an understanding of the legislative and regulatory processes through an in-depth look at the relationship between the FDA, industry, consumer interest groups and Congress.
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2 |
Government Relations and Lobbying Law ▾▴
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Pirich, Joh. & Swartzle, Bro. | 551D / 301 |
| T/6:00pm-7:40pm | 30 |
346 |
Final Paper, | |
| This course provides an overview of governmental relations and lobbying law. It will address topics such as compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations that govern the practice and ethics of lobbying. The course will explore distinctions among legislative, administrative and grassroots lobbying and the professional norms of appropriate behavior that apply to lobbyists. |
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2 |
Health Care Law ▾▴
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Geroux, Deb. | 558C / 001 |
| T/8:30am-10:10am | 20 |
341 |
12-13-2021 1:30 PM | |
| (Formerly DCL 458)
THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED AS EITHER 2 OR 3 CREDITS.
Survey of major aspects of substantive health care law and regulation. Topics include: 1) Health care economics, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid; 2) Health facility regulation, including quality assurance programs, licensing and Medicare-imposed operational requirements; 3) Health professional (practitioner) regulation, including board certification, licensure, medical staff credentialing and corporate practice of medicine; 4) Managed care, including organizational structures, regulation, contracting practices and vicarious liability; 5) Regulation of human subject research; 6) Personal autonomy, surrogate decisionmakers and death and dying; 7) Kickback, Fraud and Abuse and Stark II regulation of referral patterns; 8) Corporate structure and federal tax exemption of health care institutions. Medical malpractice and tort liability will not be emphasized. A final examination is required. |
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2 |
Hospitality Law ▾▴
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Deacon, Bra. & Ten Brink, Cha. | 605A / 301 |
| M/5:45pm-7:25pm | 30 |
325 |
No Exam, | |
Students learn to identify and manage the legal issues raised by clients providing lodging, food, and alcohol to the public, with a focus on entrepreneurship and small business models, and particular attention to the intersection of local, state, and federal regulation. Topics would include choice of business form, duties to guests and others, food and alcohol regulation, lodging and land use regulation. The course will include several case studies requiring students to consider clients’ business plans and provide appropriate legal analysis and advice.
Prerequisite(s): Torts (Law 500R) and Contracts (Law 530B) |
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3 |
Immigration Law ▾▴
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Thronson, Dav. | 541G / 001 |
| MW/8:30am-9:45am | 60 |
471 |
12-16-2021 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly DCL 353)
This course provides a general overview of U.S. immigration law and policy. The course will examine the admission, exclusion, deportation and naturalization of noncitizens in the United States, from constitutional foundations to daily practice issues. The course also will explore the rights of immigrants in employment, education, and public benefits, and will analyze the interaction of immigration law with other areas of law such as criminal law. |
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3 |
Integrative Law & Social Work ▾▴
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Kozakiewicz, Jos. | 541J / 001 |
| M/9:00am-11:30am | 20 |
346 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 474)
The Integrative Law and Social Work Seminar is offered only to law students
and second year master-level social work students accepted into the one-year
Chance at Childhood Program which begins each fall semester.
The spring course is a continuation of this two semester seminar that is
part of the Chance at Childhood Certificate Program. The certificate
program is designed to strengthen the knowledge base, practice and advocacy
skills of law students and master-level social work students interested in
working with abused, neglected and at-risk children and families. The
seminar emphasizes select issues related to child abuse and neglect from a
multi-disciplinary perspective.
Major: CHLD.
Must be in the Child and Family Advocacy Certificate program. |
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3 |
Intellectual Property Practicum ▾▴
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Carter-Johnson, Jen. & Murshak, Mik. | 535F / 001 |
| T/10:30am-12:10pm | 13 |
335 |
No Exam, | E P |
This class will revolve around the skills that young intellectual property attorneys are often forced to learn on the job while in practice as taught by practicing attorneys. Classes may involve lecture or class exercises as the topic dictates. The focus of the practicum will vary depending on practicing attorney availability. Assignments will encompass many types of topic-appropriate readings, including cases, practitioner guides, and CLE materials. Students are recommended to have taken either Patent Law, Intellectual Property Survey, or Patent Application Drafting.
Prerequisite(s): Patent Law or Intellectual Property Survey or Patent Application Preparation |
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3 |
International Environmental Law ▾▴
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Favre, Dav. | 548E / 001 |
| TR/9:00am-10:15am | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 417)
This course introduces the student to the use of bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international mechanisms for dealing with international environmental problems such as ozone in the upper atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, destruction of forest and trade in endangered species. Normally, a paper is required. |
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2 |
International Intellectual Property Law ▾▴
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Kammel, Kar. | 533E / 001 |
| M/3:45pm-5:25pm | 30 |
324 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| International Intellectual Property Law begins with overview of the purposes of intellectual property under U.S. law, then looks at rapidly developing treaty regimes, reciprocal international legislation particularly focusing on patent law, and international cases for the protection of scientific invention and ownership issues in the global markets that affect the rights of authors and inventors. Some attention will also focus on United States export control laws. |
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2 |
International Sale of Goods ▾▴
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Barnhizer, Dan. | 548G / 001 |
| R/1:30pm-3:10pm | 20 |
335 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 478)
A study of international sales law under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Similarities and contrasts with sales law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code will be investigated. Also addressed are the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.
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2 |
Introduction to Islamic Law ▾▴
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Khalil, Moh. | 545F / 001 |
| M/4:00pm-5:40pm | 20 |
335 |
12-17-2021 1:30 PM | |
| The study of Islamic legal philosophy and the historical evolution of Islamic legal and jurisprudential systems that will include origins, nature, sources, and interpretive methodologies of classical Islamic law, and the main institution for upholding this law, the madhhab, or school of law, examining its development from the formative to the post-formative periods and highlighting important controversies generated along the way; Early encounter of Islamic law with modernity; and Exploration of several contemporary topics that have served as catalysts for new tensions and alternative approaches and interpretive theories. |
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3 |
Law and Economics ▾▴
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Mercuro, Nic. | 515 / 301 |
| MW/6:00pm-7:15pm | 30 |
324 |
12-13-2021 1:30 PM | |
Law & Economics or as sometimes named The Economic Analysis of Law or the New Law and Economics consists of the application of economic theory – primarily microeconomics and the basic concepts of welfare economics – to examine the formation, structure, processes, and economic impact of law and legal institutions. The purpose of this course is: (A) to provide a brief review of i) microeconomic theory and ii) the history of law, sufficient to (B) undertake a survey of the dominant schools of thought that comprise the field of Law & Economics. The various schools of thought that compete in this marketplace of ideas, include i) the Chicago approach to law and economics, ii) public choice theory, iii) social norms and law and economics, and iv) the new institutional economics. The goal is to have students understand the jurisprudential niche occupied by the several schools of thought that comprise the field of Law & Economics in present-day legal scholarship ... to come to appreciate the history of the people, the places, the ideas, and the resources that established prestigious Law & Economics Programs and Centers at the nation’s elite law schools ... always with a focus on their impact on the nation’s political economy. Each of these schools of thought places a significant emphasis on the interrelations between law and economy. The schools of thought presented are both competing and complementary perspectives on, or approaches to, the study of the development and the reformulation of law. Each is devoted to its own examination of the interrelations of legal and economic processes and thus, the nation’s political economy. As such, the materials covered in the course are of fundamental importance not only for those working in the fields of economics and law, but also to those in the contiguous disciplines of political science, philosophy,
psychology, and sociology.
Prerequisite(s): After taking this course, students may not take Analytical Methods for Lawyers - Microeconomics (509A), nor may they be taken concurrently. |
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2 |
Law and Gender ▾▴
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Johnson, Hea. | 541N / 301 |
| R/6:00pm-7:40pm
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | ** |
This course will focus on Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law. The seminar will explore privacy, the regulation of sexual activity, marriage, religious exemptions, employment discrimination, education, and legal theory. Students will be encouraged to examine law and sexuality in the context of constitutional and statutory protections and limitations that could inform multiple areas of study or work on behalf of LGBTQ clients in the future. This semester long course meets once per week and will require regular class participation, an oral argument, and a final paper or appellate brief.
Footnote(s): Online until October; will resume in person instruction past that point. |
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2 |
Marijuana Law ▾▴
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Revore, Dav. | 566T / 301 |
| R/6:00pm-7:40pm | 30 |
345 |
12-15-2021 1:30 PM | |
| Marijuana law and policy is an exciting and rapidly evolving field of study and practice area. Currently, 18 states and Washington DC have legalized recreational marijuana use for adults 21 years. Significantly, 38 states, District of Columbia Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands have laws permitting medical marijuana use. Clearly, strict prohibitions of the past are being legislated into history by the states, as federal legislative and regulatory prohibitions remain.
The Marijuana Law Fall course provides an in-depth review of the essential elements of marijuana law in Michigan as the primary study model, and a brief review of other states that have legalized marijuana use, and federal law. |
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3 |
Matrimonial Practice ▾▴
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Brown, Eri. & Simon, Jac. | 541M / 001 |
| F/9:00am-11:30am | 20 |
473 |
12-08-2021 1:30 PM | E |
| (Formerly DCL 532)
This course provides the practical knowledge and skills necessary to develop expertise in handling matrimonial matters from initial client contact through each step of the proceedings, including Motion Practice and Temporary Orders, Discovery, Custody, Equitable Distribution, Support, Negotiations/Settlement, Mediation, and Settlement Drafting. |
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3 |
Mediation Advocacy and Civil Facilitative Mediator Training ▾▴
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Pappas, Bri. | 587E / 001 |
| Oct. 1-3, 15-16 | 18 |
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Take Home Exam, | E |
| This course meets the civil facilitative mediator training requirement as required by Michigan Court Rule and the Michigan State Court Administrative Office (SCAO). With this training, and the completion of additional requirements, students will be able to apply for inclusion on court mediation rosters. The course includes a variety of graded assignments, including drafting an agreement to mediate (with adequate confidentiality provisions), a post-mediation agreement (with mediation clause), and a mediation representation plan. By balancing theory with practice and paying particular attention to mediation ethics, students completing this course will be prepared to both mediate civil cases and effectively advocate for clients in mediation. Students who have taken Mediation Advocacy and Domestic Relations Mediator Training may not take this course. |
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2 |
Michigan Civil Procedure ▾▴
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Lauderbach, Jon. | 593A / 001 |
| W/4:00pm-5:40pm | 30 |
324 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 438)
This course is a survey of Michigan civil procedure at the trial and appellate levels. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students who intend to practice in Michigan with the nuances of state procedural law. Focus will be placed on the differences between the Michigan court rules and the federal rules of civil procedure. Also, the subject matter jurisdiction of the various courts within the state system, as well as Michigan's long-arm statute, will be examined.
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2 |
Negotiation ▾▴
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Raheem, Ant. | 591C / 002 |
| R/3:30pm-5:10pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 16 |
Online |
No Exam, | E |
| (Formerly DCL 520)
This course introduces principles of negotiation. Students will be required to engage in multiple mock negotiations, with frequent feedback from the instructor. |
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2 |
Negotiation ▾▴
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Basta, Jos. | 591C / 001 |
| F/10:15am-11:55am
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 16 |
335 |
Take Home Exam, | E |
| (Formerly DCL 520)
This course introduces principles of negotiation. Students will be required to engage in multiple mock negotiations, with frequent feedback from the instructor. |
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2 |
Patent Application Preparation ▾▴
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English, Tre. | 533J / 001 |
| R/10:30am-12:10pm | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | E |
(Formerly DCL 556)
This course provides a structure and methodology for preparing a universal patent application suitable for filing in patent offices throughout the world. The course provides: 1) application drafting tools for implementing the requirements of Sections 102, 103 and 112 of Title 35, USC; 2) procedures in drafting the application to avoid issues raised in many litigated patents; 3) steps to be taken before actually drafting the application including inventor interview and searching; and 4) actual drafting of a patent application. An engineering or equivalent degree is recommended, i.e., the technical background required to take the patent agents examination to practice before the US Patent Office. PREREQUISITES OR TAKEN CONCURRENTLY: Patent Law OR approval of faculty program chair.
Prerequisite(s): Patent Law |
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3 |
Patent Law ▾▴
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Carter-Johnson, Jef. & Carter-Johnson, Jen. | 533K / 001 |
| MW/10:15am-11:30am
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 30 |
325 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 564)
This course provides a general introduction to patent law, introducing students to the basic legal rules and policies that constitute this important field of intellectual property law. Subjects covered include claim interpretation and patentable subject matter. Students will then spend the majority of the course studying the specific requirements for a valid patent, including the utility, written description, enablement, novelty, and non-obviousness requirements. Patent litigation topics such as infringement, defenses and damages will be covered as time permits. The course will focus on the new America Invents Act (AIA) but will also incorporate older rules as many currently existing patents will be analyzed under pre-AIA standards for the foreseeable future. Although patent cases often involve complicated scientific discoveries or technologies, the essential legal principles or policies rarely depend on understanding the underlying science or technology. Accordingly, students with non-technical backgrounds are encouraged to take this course, particularly given that intellectual property assets, such as patents, are increasingly important to commercial clients the world over. |
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3 |
Public International Law ▾▴
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Krasnicka, Iza. | 548N / 001 |
| TR/10:30am-11:45am | 40 |
345 |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCL 341)
This course involves the study of the international legal system, sources and organizations. It also examines the relationship of individuals and states in international law and transnational legal and economic problems. |
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3 |
Refugee and Asylum Law Seminar ▾▴
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Thronson, Dav. | 541U / 001 |
| MW/10:15am-11:30am | 24 |
340 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This course will provide an overview of refugee and asylum law in the United States. It will explore the contours of the refugee definition and each element of an asylum claim by looking at statutes, regulations, treaties, and relevant case law. The course will compare the related protections of withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Finally, the course will discuss U.S. asylum procedure generally, and bars to asylum, both substantive and procedural. |
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3 |
Remedies ▾▴
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Chen, Jam. | 593D / 001 |
| TR/10:30am-11:45am
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 60 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
(Formerly DCL 423)
This course provides an overview of the main types of remedies available in the American legal system following a determination of liability for violation of contract, tort, property, or constitutional law. The course will cover monetary damages, equitable relief, and examine the implications of choosing particular remedies, when such choice is available.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Equity may not take this course. |
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3 |
Secured Transactions ▾▴
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Ponoroff, Law. | 501E / 001 |
| TR/1:30pm-2:45pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 80 |
Online |
12-10-2021 | ** |
(Formerly DCL 240)
Covers the process of financing the sale of goods, the secured transaction under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including creation, perfection, priority of security interests in personal property and default procedures.
Footnote(s): Final exam was originally scheduled in person, but will now be administered online.
Prerequisite(s): Students who have taken Sales and Secured Transactions may not take this class. |
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2 |
Sports Law ▾▴
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Schneider, Deb. | 609 / 301 |
| W/6:00pm-7:40pm | 20 |
340 |
Final Paper, | |
| (Formerly DCL 351)
This course explores the legal structure of and problems surrounding amateur and professional sports leagues and associations. Included will be an examination of the role of the collective bargaining process, representation of the professional athlete, individual contracts and arbitration in professional sports, anti-trust law implications and common problem areas, including the particular place of tort and criminal law in professional and amateur sports. |
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3 |
Survey of Intellectual Property in Agriculture ▾▴
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Carter-Johnson, Jef. | 810N / 731 |
| Asynchronous
Online/Remote – Asynchronous instruction requires online interaction with flexible time. | 10 |
Online |
Take Home Exam, | |
This course is a survey of the intellectual property concepts that are important in the Agriculture Industry. Beginning with an introduction to intellectual property generally, the class will focus on utility patents, plant patents, and Plant Variety Act certificates, including international perspectives. Trade secrets and trademarks will also be discussed. Once students are grounded in the applicable intellectual property law, the class will turn its focus to the impact that intellectual property rights have on access to food products and food safety. No scientific or other class pre-requisites are required.
Prerequisite(s): This course is restricted to students in the Global Food Law Program. |
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2 |
Tax Policy Seminar ▾▴
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Blankfein-Tabachnick, Dav. | 572D / 001 |
| W/4:00pm-5:40pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 21 |
Online |
Final Paper, | U |
| (Formerly DCl 517)
This seminar covers a range of tax policy issues arising from Federal Taxation. The specific issues studied will vary but, in general, will focus on progressivity and redistribution. Topics likely to be covered include: the use of the income tax as a fiscal policy tool; the concept of income; imputed income; progressive versus flat tax rates; taxation of families; income versus consumption taxation; tax expenditures, exclusions, and deductions; taxation of business and investment income; capital gains and losses; and transfer or wealth taxes. A paper will be required. The topic will be determined after consultation with the instructor. |
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2 |
Topics in Constitutional Law: Leadership Transitions ▾▴
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Kuykendall, Mae. | 579U / 001 |
| T/3:15pm-4:55pm
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 20 |
Online |
Final Paper, | U |
| The seminar will examine the following hypothesis, using historical patterns across dimensions of political systems, as well as organizational settings: In democracies, defined as non-dictatorships with some element of consent in the social and political culture for the selection of leaders, there must be a basis for forced endings of leader terms of office. A particular focus will be the use of votes of no confidence in nonprofit institutions to force the expulsion of leaders against the preferences of the governing body. |
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2 |
Topics in Criminal Law: Theories of Punishment ▾▴
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Bronsther, Jac. | 618 / 001 |
| T/1:30pm-3:10pm | 20 |
335 |
Final Paper, | U |
| This seminar will examine the moral foundations of criminal law and sentencing. The overarching question is this: Why, if at all, is the state entitled to intentionally harm someone when they commit an offense? |
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2 |
Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Law ▾▴
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Murshak, Mik. | 533N / 301 |
| W/5:45pm-7:25pm | 20 |
471 |
Take Home Exam, | |
| (Formerly DCL 461)
This course addresses current issues and developments such as the constitutional foundations and limitations of trademark protection, domain names and cybersquatting. |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute - Trial I ▾▴
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Payok, Mat. | 623D / 302 |
| R/6:00pm-8:30pm | 16 |
428 |
No Exam, | E ** |
(Formerly DCL 534)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institutue program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II.
A section fee of $350 will be assessed. This fee supports simulated exercises, including program’s final trials.
Footnote(s): Nov. 19-21, 2021 |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute - Trial I ▾▴
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Aquilina, Ros. | 623D / 301 |
| T/6:00pm-8:30pm | 16 |
428 |
No Exam, | E ** |
(Formerly DCL 534)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institutue program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II.
A section fee of $350 will be assessed. This fee supports simulated exercises, including program’s final trials.
Footnote(s): Nov. 19-21, 2021 |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute: Pre-Trial I ▾▴
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McNally, Ver. | 623B / 001 |
| MW/10:30am-11:45am | 16 |
428 |
No Exam, | E |
| (Formerly DCL 506)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institute program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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3 |
Trial Practice Institute: Pre-Trial I ▾▴
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Sherman, Ann. | 623B / 301 |
| M/6:00pm-8:30pm
Online/Remote/In-person Hybrid – Instruction occurs online/remote with in-person sessions of students in a rotation at scheduled days/times. | 16 |
428 |
No Exam, | E |
| (Formerly DCL 506)
Must be in the Trial Practice Institute program.
Because certain non-TPI courses duplicate the content of this course, students may not also receive academic credit for the following courses: Applied Evidence, Civil Trial Advocacy I, Civil Trial Advocacy II, Client Counseling and Interviewing, Criminal Trial Advocacy I - Pre-Trial, Criminal Trial Advocacy II - Trial II. |
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Trial Practice Institute: Trial Practicum ▾▴
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McNally, Ver. | 623J / 001 |
| M/2:00pm-3:40pm 8/23/21-10/11/21 | 18 |
428 |
No Exam, | |
| This course will provide the foundation for trial work to all TPI students, but is designed for TPI students who do not have advocacy experience through the Moot Court & Trial Advocacy Board (Board). The course includes instruction on the component parts of a trial, such as opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and closing argument. It also explores introducing exhibits, impeachment, the mechanics of refreshing recollection, and the recorded recollection hearsay exception. It will also provide students with an opportunity to refine these skills on their feet. |
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3 |
Trusts and Estates ▾▴
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Ten Brink, Cha. | 501D / 001 |
| MW/2:00pm-3:15pm | 80 |
471 |
12-09-2021 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly Decedents' Estates and Trusts) A study of the pattern of practices for transmitting wealth in view of death. The course surveys probate jurisdiction and administration; intestate succession; limitations on testamentary power; execution requirements for wills; revocation, revalidation and revival of wills; incorporation by reference; contest of wills and related remedies. Also covered are the private express trust, inter vivos and testamentary, including functions, prohibited trust purposes and requisites for creation; informal and incomplete trusts, including resulting, constructive and savings bank trusts; termination of trusts; gifts to charity, including historical backgrounds, nature of charitable purposes
and cy pres; powers and duties of the fiduciary; and remedies of beneficiaries in case of breach of duty. |
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3 |
Trusts and Estates ▾▴
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Ten Brink, Cha. | 501D / 002 |
| MW/4:00pm-5:15pm | 80 |
471 |
12-09-2021 8:30 AM | |
| (Formerly Decedents' Estates and Trusts) A study of the pattern of practices for transmitting wealth in view of death. The course surveys probate jurisdiction and administration; intestate succession; limitations on testamentary power; execution requirements for wills; revocation, revalidation and revival of wills; incorporation by reference; contest of wills and related remedies. Also covered are the private express trust, inter vivos and testamentary, including functions, prohibited trust purposes and requisites for creation; informal and incomplete trusts, including resulting, constructive and savings bank trusts; termination of trusts; gifts to charity, including historical backgrounds, nature of charitable purposes
and cy pres; powers and duties of the fiduciary; and remedies of beneficiaries in case of breach of duty. |
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2 |
Wildlife Law ▾▴
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Frampton, Car. | 565B / 001 |
| M/8:00am-9:40am
Online/Remote – Synchronous instruction requires online interaction at scheduled days/times. | 20 |
Online |
Final Paper, | |
| (Formerly DCL 376)
A study of how the legal system deals with wildlife issues. While federal law affecting wildlife is studied, this course's primary focus will be on the authority of the state fish and wildlife agencies to manage wildlife and the relationship of the federal and state governments as managers of the public’s wildlife. It will review wildlife related laws from a variety of perspectives, including those that recognize sustainable use as a valid conservation tool, and regulated hunting as a component of conservation and sound wildlife management.
The class is responsible for publishing The Wildlife Law Call, a newsletter on current case law and articles pertinent to wildlife issues. Students are graded on their individual contribution to this publication. |
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2 |
Wrongful Convictions Seminar ▾▴
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O'Brien, Bar. | 617E / 001 |
| W/8:30am-10:10am | 25 |
325 |
Final Paper, | U |
Thousands of innocent defendants who were convicted of crimes have been exonerated and released from prison in the United States in the past few decades, and the pace of exonerations is increasing. This seminar will focus on what we have learned about the conviction and exoneration of innocent defendants and where we may be heading. We will particularly focus on prosecutorial discretion as a feature of the system that both contributes to the problem and offers paths to prevent and remedy false convictions.
Prerequisite(s): Criminal Procedure Adjudication and Criminal Procedure Investigation are recommended. |
| Top, A = Alternate Year, E = Experiential Learning, P = permission required, S = professional skills course, U = satisfies ULWR |
