This course invites students to inquire into the relationship between places and law specific to those places. It will explore not only how law is tailored to particular physical, social, …
This seminar will study implementation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act and its implications for environmental protection more generally. We will cover various provisions of the statute as well …
As America moves into the twenty-first century one basic legal controversy continues to claim center stage: what is race? This class examines the three prevailing concepts of race currently used …
The contemporary debate over the proper role of a federal judge under the Constitution turns, in large measure, on what it is we think an Article III judge is doing …
This seminar analyzes current issues surrounding the First Amendment freedom of religion. It covers historical, philosophical, and judicial background, current issues in free exercise and establishment clause doctrine, including government …
This seminar will study philosophical writings about the nature of human rights, then turn to contemporary challenges facing international human rights in an era of skepticism and push back.
This seminar will use juvenile justice as a case study of challenges in "restating the law" in an area of the law that is largely statutory, in transition, and properly …
Students in this seminar will learn about aspects of the lawyer's role in counseling and problem solving for organizations and community groups through readings and critiques, discussion and short written …
This course will consider several facets of Justice Ginsburg's legal caree-- as a litigator before joining the Court, with special attention to her work in Reed v. Reed, Frontiero v. …
This experiential class is devoted to helping students with the nuts and bolts of contract provisions typically encountered at law firms and corporate jobs. Beyond the basics, the main portions …
The goal of the seminar is to give students a grounding in the theory of privacy law -- our evolving conceptions of privacy and its necessity for a life of …
The workshop provides a unique opportunity for students to engage with peers, faculty and outside speakers, exchange ideas, and witness, participate in, and contribute to legal scholarship. At most meetings, …
This seminar will explore questions related to the technological systemization of the powerful granting privilege to itself, with a focus on free expression.
This seminar will explore the current state of thinking about the relationship between identity, politics and legal regulation.
This course investigates the intersection of business law and critical perspectives (including race, gender, sexuality, and class). We will read and analyze academic scholarship at this intersection, discuss the works-in-progress …
This is the first half of a year-long seminar exploring important current topics and issues in international human rights law.
This is the second half of a yearlong seminar exploring important current topics and issues in international human rights law.
This seminar will explore the development of separation of powers through litigation in the federal courts. How are checks and balances effectuated through the federal courts? What role, if any, …
The first half of the semester will be a survey of major considerations in commercial contract negotiations, and the second half of the semester will proceed as a mock negotiation …
Law harnesses medical authority to enhance its power. This seminar will study how this phenomenon occurs, its consequences, and the normative issues that arises from it. Such issues range from …