Recently, advances in computational text analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have started to affect not only the range of tools available to lawyers, but also the workings of government …
This course is designed to provide a general introduction to the practice of law under the National Labor Relations Act from the late 1800s through passage of the Wagner Act …
This course will explore the regulation of land use, with an emphasis on the constitutional and environmental dimensions of land use law. The course will begin with the basic elements …
This course will examine both the theory and the practice of statutory interpretation. We will become familiar with the canons of construction frequently invoked by courts. Finally, we will consider …
The course surveys the role of nonprofits, reasons for use of the nonprofit form, and the different types of nonprofit organizations, with particular attention to the statutes governing nonprofit corporations. …
This course will address legal issues regarding the needs and rights of individuals with mental disorders. Topics include the nature and treatment of mental disorders; the right to treatment; civil …
Following the 9/11 attack, one of the fastest growing areas of legal inquiry has been national security law. This course is a comprehensive introduction, blending relevant international and national law.
This course concerns the predominant law applicable to international sale of goods contracts, which is the U.N. Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods (and UCC Art. 2 where …
This course will consider a variety of issues involving the application of law to the president's functions. Many such issues are of constitutional stature and fall under the general rubric …
Professional Responsibility. Enrollment not allowed in LAW 7071, 7072, 7134, or 7605 if any taken previously.
This course will examine selected areas of professional responsibility, including the creation and termination of the attorney-client relationship, the scope of representation, conflicts of interests, confidentiality, and the attorney's ethical …
The course focuses on the practical application of contract law, antitrust law, and to some extent arbitration and negotiation of disputes and current legal issues relating to the sports industry. …
This course provides an introduction to the basic mathematical tools that a lawyer needs. The topics covered are drawn principally from probability, statistics, and finance. The course emphasizes the use …
This course 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 liberal, …
Remedies is a transubstantive course crossing the boundaries both within private law and between private and public law. This course will examine the relationship between liability and remedy across diverse …
This course is designed to provide a survey of the spectrum of topics generally considered part of "health law." It will introduce the various institutions and players involved in health …
This course covers the essential provisions and structure of Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The law of secured transactions facilitates the taking of security interests by creditors …
This course deals with the uses of social science by practitioners and courts. The roots of social science in legal realism are considered, and the basic components of social science …
Jurisprudence
This course explores the legal rules regulating professional and amateur sports. There is a substantial treatment of both Labor Law and Antitrust regulation, but neither course is a prerequisite.