In this seminar, students are prepared for work in the trial court and for the atmosphere of the courtroom. Students will be given the opportunity to perform one or more …
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented 10 years ago. It has survived multiple death blows and has fundamentally changed health care in the United States. This course will explore …
This theory-and-practice seminar explores both the historical and theoretical role of litigation in social movements as well as the nuts and bolts of actually engaging in law reform and impact …
This seminar deals chiefly with the role and impact of traditional public international law and policy, particularly multilateral environmental agreements, on international environmental issues. It also emphasizes the practical aspects …
Key figures on the modern Supreme Court will be the focus of this seminar. We will consider selected justices - their background before coming to the Court, their major decisions, …
This is the first semester of a yearlong seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen …
This is the second semester of a yearlong seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen …
This is a 1-term version of the seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen and …
This course explores the breadth and scope of the work of state attorneys general, as well as the limitations, constraints, and ethical challenges they face.
Using the holdings of the Law School¿s Special Collections, this hands-on seminar explores research methods in the legal history of the Anglophone Atlantic world.
This course will introduce students to empirical methods and ask them to design an empirical legal study that contributes to an area of law. No experience with statistics or quantitative …
This course continues and builds on Empirical Legal Studies I (LAW 9102). Students will use the methods and materials they develop in the first course to conduct and write an …
This seminar will cover the deregulation of the energy and telecommunications industries with emphasis on the legal and financial impacts, the relationship between federal and state regulatory jurisdiction, the challenges …
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This course will examine the legal, economic, and political forces that have shaped American metropolitan areas with particular attention to the policies that have shaped American cities and suburbs. The …
This seminar will offer a systematic overview of major contemporary theories of justice, with a special focus on their concrete implications for areas of legal doctrine. Coverage will include egalitarian, …
This seminar explores the role of the law in shaping the social meaning of heterosexuality and of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identities in a number of contexts, including employment, …
This course will introduce the student to the full scope of the contemporary law of war including international humanitarian law, centered on the Geneva Conventions, customary practice, numerous other treaties …
This course will follow and critique the major cases arising out of the 2024 election in order to answer questions such as: why was the case brought, is it structured …
This seminar will examine the role of international law and institutions in addressing major policy concerns that transcend the boundaries of individual states.