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This course examines the institutional role of federal administrative agencies. Topics include the source of administrative agencies; constitutional constraints on agency power; the different forms of agency rulemaking; agency adjudication of facts and law; the scope and purpose of judicial review of agency action; and the degree to which administrative agencies exercise executive, legislative, and judicial powers.
This class is limited to JD candidates only - students will be selected through a lottery
Enrollment is by invitation only - students will be notified by e-mail if they are selected to enroll. Please do not contact Professor Noreuil.
In Bioethics and Law, we will take up a range of issues including (but not limited to): end of life decisions, allocation of resources such as organs for transplantation, human reproduction, human subjects research, and developments in genetics and stem cell research and therapies.
Bioethics raises difficult questions about the nature, meaning, and value of life and the importance and appropriate ethical and legal role of health care. Many of the difficult, sometimes wrenching problems we explore in the course are ones which we encounter in our personal lives and in our roles as citizens. I hope our study of the materials will develop and challenge our thinking about these issues.
Evaluation of Course: Students will be graded on their oral presentation and research paper, with extra credit given for class participation and perfect attendance.
This course addresses tax laws as they apply to businesses and those businesses taxed as individuals. The purpose of various tax laws will also be considered. Students will learn how to read the tax code from a lawyer’s perspective, focusing on statutory and regulatory construction.
We study the fiduciary relationships between the investors, owners and managers of a business. We study the laws applicable to businesses and the legal standard of conduct expected of companies and their owners and managers.
While we study agency law, partnerships and LLCs, the major focus of the course is on the most popular form of business organization: the corporation, both public and close. We study how corporations are used to raise and manage capital, allocate risk, and divide ownership and management prerogatives. We focus on the responsibilities of boards of directors, the rights of shareholders, the issuance of stock, and corporate governance.
The course analyzes basic business and legal decisions faced by business people. We also examine broader policy questions such as how business needs shape laws and regulations in the United States and, conversely, how laws and regulations promote and impede business.
Readings from the Casebook are supplemented by readings from a book of Supplemental Materials. A Statutory Supplement is also required.
No background in business, accounting, or finance is required.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance and participation is expected. Points will be given for participation up to the maximum permitted under the law school grading policy. Students will be called upon to participate. Substantial information will be delivered in class lectures that is not in the written course materials.
Interested students should contact Chris Steckbauer at christopher.steckbauer@asu.edu, or Cory Tyszka at cory.tzszka@asu.edu regarding days and times of classes.
Second- and third-year law students teach constitutional rights and responsibilities in public high schools, including a special curriculum on the history and future of democracy and the right to vote. Assessment is on a pass/fail basis consisting of attendance, participation, and presence and participation in the high school classes. This class covers and proposes to provide in-depth and thought-provoking coverage of our constitutional rights and how to teach these rights to high school kids at South Mountain High School. Law students who teach in the high school will acquire a extensive depth of knowledge in constitutional law in order to prepare for the unpredictable and stunningly sophisticated questions that can only come from the curious and uninhibited minds of teenagers.
This program was created by American University and has been replicated in several law schools. There is a textbook, written for high school students, which will be the basis for the academic component here, and the text for the high school classes.
The mandatory e-book for this course is the 2013 edition of Calleros and
Gerst, Contracts: Cases, Text, and Problems. Do not purchase the 2012
edition; the 2013 edition will go on sale in the first week or two of August.
At that time, you can purchase it by going to www.cap-press.com and
searching for the book by author's name (Calleros) or book title. The low
price will surprise you.
The first class will be a lecture/demonstration on how creative writing can aid and abet legal writing. The remaining seven classes will consist of a lecture-discussion session and a writing workshop. Each student will write and post seven writing assignments on the class web site. We will critique one another’s writings every week (both on-line and in class). All students must write. Students afflicted with writer’s block or unreliable Internet connections should not take this course. Reliable email service is essential. The class web site will run on Blackboard. All students should be familiar with the usual process of accessing, reviewing, and posting material to a Blackboard site.
The core thesis underlying this course is that legal writing can be greatly improved by using many of the techniques fiction writers use. The notion of story, emotional vibrancy, and profluence are creative additions to otherwise drab legal writing.
Each student will write and post seven writing assignments on the class web site. We will critique one another’s writings every week (both on-line and in class). All students must write. Students afflicted with writer’s block or unreliable Internet connections should not take this course. Reliable email service is essential. The class web site will run on Blackboard. All students should be familiar with the usual process of accessing, reviewing, and posting material to a Blackboard site.
This course focuses on provisional pre-judgment and post-judgment procedures used to protect and enforce contractual obligations and money judgments. Topics to be covered include the constitutionality of provisional pre-judgment remedies, necessary procedures to effectuate valid executions, garnishments, replevins and attachments, and perfecting judgment liens.
NOTE: This class is limited to JD students only
The sentencing workshop will meet all day on Friday, November 21. Workshop participants will include all students enrolled in the seminar and six sitting Maricopa County Superior Court judges. In preparation for the workshop, students will read materials from actual criminal cases and prepare memoranda describing their views on appropriate sentences in those cases. Students will also engage in a simulated oral argument for one of the cases. Students will receive either written or oral feedback from the instructor on each of these assignments. Students MUST commit to attending the workshop to enroll in this course.
Criminal and regulatory matters investigated by American law enforcement are increasingly international in nature and scope. The prosecution of anti-trust, bribery, anti-money laundering and securities law violations routinely involve proceedings being brought against foreign nationals and corporations. Eight of the top ten fines imposed for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involve foreign companies.
There are various mechanisms by which regulatory and criminal law enforcement organizations exchange and gather information pertaining to active investigations and prosecutions, including extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and international conventions.
This course will examine the different evidentiary rules and constitutional considerations associated with international criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions, with a particular focus on the laws of Canada and the United States. More specifically, we will examine the fundamental differences between the laws of self-incrimination and double jeopardy in Canada and the United States, and the way in which these differences affect both the prosecution and resolution of cross-border criminal and regulatory matters.
An intimate knowledge of the American or Canadian constitution is not a prerequisite for this course.
This course examines selected advanced administrative law and regulatory policy issues relating to executive agencies. Through readings and case studies, students will gain an advanced understanding of how government agencies do what they do, and of the rules and institutions that control them. The professor, Hugh Stevenson, is currently the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Deputy Director for International Consumer Protection.
The focus of the course will be on U.S. federal government agencies, with some comparisons drawn to state and European institutions. The class will consider the creation and structure of agencies, agency adjudication and rulemaking, as well as how agencies make policy, engage in regulatory enforcement, and operate internationally. In addition, the class will consider the various controls on government agency action, including judicial review; statutes governing government information access and use; and other limits on agency discretion. Guest speakers from the public and private sector will be invited to meet with the class to describe their experiences.
Case studies, some from the textbook, others from newsworthy events, will help students focus on the role of the lawyer in government agency decision-making and relations with other stakeholders. A final paper (of approximately 20 pages in length) and various in-class exercises associated with the case studies will be required. The final grade will consist of the following components: 1) final paper - 75%, 2) class participation – 25% (to include in-class exercises).
There will be two mandatory classes for first time externs only.
This course, held in Washington D.C. during fall break. The class will introduce students to the practical application of the government-to-government relationship between tribes and the federal government. Through lectures, discussion, reading, guest speakers and actual site visits, students will learn how to effectively communicate with governmental officials and elected leaders in the federal system. The class will discuss the different roles Indian law attorneys and advocates play in the advancement of tribal interests in the federal system. Topics to be explored include the federal budget cycle, structure and function of the Congressional committee system including the purpose of conference and committee reports, evaluating the need and purpose of a paid lobbyist, and the role of tribal coalitions and intertribal organizations. Although the class will include a discussion of the entire federal system and all federal agencies, particular focus will be given to those agencies and departments that have a primary role in tribal issues, including the Department of Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service and Department of Education.
This is a hands-on class intended to get students on their feet. Attendance and class participation is required.
The Iliad illuminates this dilemma through its depiction of the conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles in the Greek (Achaean) camp in the context of the overriding conflict between the Achaeans and the Trojans. Underlying these concerns is the fact that humans are fallible; we make decisions today based on our expectations of the future that often prove incorrect. Humans also are different from gods and animals in that we are mortal (gods are not) and we are self-aware (animals are not); how does our awareness of the inevitability of our death influence the choices we make about the life we live?
The class will undertake a close reading and analysis of the Iliad and its mythological context. Questions we will examine include the following: How would we have handled the dilemma facing Agamemnon when Achilles challenges his leadership in Book 1? Why is the mythological power of Achilles’ goddess mother, Thetis, diminished for purposes of this poem? What is the significance of the prior generation of heroes, particularly Hercules, to the heroes of the Iliad? What does it mean that Homer shows such disrespect for Ares, the god of war, in a poem that is ostensibly about war? Why is Ares, the god of war, so unheroic, while Athena, the greatest female warrior deity, is heroic? How is Helen, the ostensible cause of the war and a prototype for the modern “trophy wife;” still such a sympathetic character in the poem? As depicted by Homer, what are the moral principles of the Greek gods? Why is Odysseus the most modern of the poem’s protagonists? What different qualities are represented by the principal female deities and mortals in the poem: Thetis, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Andromache, Helen, Breisies and Hecuba? What different qualities are represented by the principal male characters in the poem: e.g., Achilles, Hector, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Nestor, Diomedes, Paris and Menelaus? What defines a hero in the world of Homer’s characters? Why is Hector a more sympathetic character than Achilles? Why is Achilles a morally greater character than Hector?
No prior knowledge of The Iliad is required. Various supplemental reading materials, including an Outline of the Iliad, will be provided. The primary reading throughout the course will be The Iliad itself. We will use Richmond Lattimore’s translation (University of Chicago Press, 1951, paperback ed. 1961; 2011). Lattimore’s translation is generally considered to be the finest available in modern English. See, Hugh Lloyd Jones, “Welcome Homer!,” The New York Review of Books 28 33 (Feb. 14, 1991). Class members may, however, use other verse translations in English. Other popular modern English verse translations include those by Robert Fagels and Stanley Lombardo.
CREDITS: This is a three credit course.
Supplemental Materials: In addition to The Iliad, students will obtain a notebook of Supplemental Materials that will be available from the Law School Copy Center for purchase. I have prepared an Outline of The Iliad which is included in this Supplement. The Outline should inform your views but not shape them. It should be read in conjunction with the text, not instead of the text.
Optional Reading: The optional reading listed in the syllabus is recommended but not required for the course. Where possible, the items listed will be on reserve in the Ross-Blakeley Law Library.
Organization of Class Discussion: The class sessions will be organized as follows: After the first two weeks, each class will be divided into two parts. In the first half of each class I will discuss an aspect of the Iliad and its relationship to our theme or subject for that week. We then will take a short break and when we begin again, different members of the class will be assigned to lead a discussion of the book (chapter) of the poem which has been assigned for that week. Everyone is expected to have read each chapter as it is due.
Papers: There is no final written examination. There will be three (3) papers required of all law students enrolled in this class. Each paper should be eight (8) pages in length, exclusive of endnotes. The first paper topic will be assigned by me. Each student will choose their second and third paper topic subject to my approval. Each paper will count for 25 per cent of your grade. Class participation will count for 25 percent of your grade.
Office hours: I am delighted to meet with students. I am available after class and in my office by appointment. I generally am not available to meet before class. My office is room 226 at the College of Law, John S. Armstrong Hall. My telephone number is (480) 965-0433 and my e-mail address is myles.lynk@asu.edu The best way to reach me is by email.
This course explores laws that affect human resources management, including employment laws, workplace safety laws, labor laws, and new healthcare requirements.
This course complements the basic insurance course by focusing on the tort of "insurance bad faith" and the litigation of bad faith claims. Among the topics that will be covered are insurance coverages and duties arising under insurance policies, types of bad faith claims (1st party/3rd party), elements of a bad faith claim, damages recoverable and unique procedural devices available to insureds/claimants (e.g., Damron and Morris agreements) and their prerequisites.
In this course, students will be exposed to a number of areas where law impacts businesses, including constitutional law, bankruptcy, environmental law, tort law, international law, and intellectual property.
This course will focus on dispute resolution through the use of International Arbitration, which differs greatly from domestic arbitration. It will be taught by a lawyer with deep experience in such cases around the world, from China, Indonesia, South America, Europe and the United States. As a secondary focus, the course will address Bi-Lateral Investment Treaties and the process for resolution of complaints concerning trade protections and “takings” by foreign governments. Because many courts will refuse to accord full faith and credit to foreign court judgments, the only viable mechanism to resolve cross-border commercial disputes is International Arbitration pursuant to a United Nations Convention.
This is a graded seminar. There is a take-home writing assignment and a 15 page research paper. Students wishing to complete their Graduation Writing requirement will be allowed to enroll in a one credit independent study. Attendance is mandatory.
Jurimetrics, The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology,
published quarterly, is the journal of the American Bar
Association Section of Science and Technology and the
Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology of
the
ASU College of Law.
The process of jury selection is an important and fundamental part of trial practice. This course surveys the bounds of voir dire practice in state and federal courts and addresses variations in jury size and unanimity requirements between state and federal courts. Statutory and case law discussion will focus on the nature and number of preemptory strikes and important narrow issues such as utilization of race as a factor in the jury selection process. Appellate review of jury bias, jury misconduct, and the like will also be a focus of the course.
This course focuses on the practice of advocating land use cases before administrative, quasi-judicial and legislative bodies. Covered topics include:
• Introduction to the land use entitlement process
• Special issues impacting land use advocacy strategies, including:
This course is designed to teach students legislative lawyering and advocacy skills. These skills include identifying and assessing issues susceptible to being addressed by legislation; analyzing and selecting legislative options for addressing such issues; drafting statutory and other legislative materials; and developing a coalition-building and media strategy for advocating adoption of the proposed legislative solution. Readings and guest speakers will focus on advanced and problem-focused discussion of such topics as Congressional powers, legislative process (including the functions of legislative committees), relevant ethics issues (including the regulation of lobbying), Presidential vetoes and signing statements, statutory interpretation, as well as case studies in successful legislative advocacy campaigns.
Students will be required to draft a set of written materials which will include a final paper containing analysis of a problem susceptible to being addressed by legislation, discussion of potential legislative options for addressing it, selection of a preferred option, and strategies for advocacy (including coalition-building and media). Students may also be require to draft and submit some or all of the following: proposed statutory language; draft legislative history (report language, colloquies, Congressional Record statements); talking points; fact sheets; and testimony. The final grade will consist of the following components: 1) written assignments - 80%, 2) class participation – 20% (to include assigned class presentations).
This course is designed to show students interested in becoming trial lawyers how to integrate technology into their litigation practice and courtroom presentations. Students should own their own laptop computer, which is Windows compatible, and be prepared to bring the laptop to class each week. All other software programs needed for the course will be provided. In addition, students should obtain the Polisi v. Clark and Parker & Gould Advanced Case File, Second Edition (published by NITA), which is the same case file required for The Litigation Experience course. However, The Litigation Experience course is not a prerequisite for this course nor will students be at a disadvantage without The Litigation Experience course. Digital copies of the exhibits used in the Polisi Advanced Case File will be provided to students.
Students will receive hands-on training in, and an introduction to, the use of various litigation and trial technology including, for example, Case Map (a fact and issue management software), Sanction (a courtroom persuasion software), Trial Director (a courtroom persuasion software), and LiveNote (transcript and evidence management software). There will also be a mock trial practice component to the course where the students will actually engage in mock trial problems to use their evidentiary and argument presentations using the Polisi Advanced Case File. Evaluations of the students will be based on, among other things: (1) the student’s selection and use of visuals and technology; (2) the student’s familiarity and comfort with technology; (3) the student’s organization and persuasive purpose; and (4) the overall presentation.
No written final examination will be given; instead, grading will be based on each student’s in-class performance using the above criteria.
NOTE: Students cannot satisfy both the Graduation Writing and Skills Requirement with the same course
In light of the interactive and practice-focused nature of this course, it will rely on student participation to a greater degree than in the typical law school course. For this reason, evaluation of the student performance will be based in part on participation. The precise grading criteria will be provided to students in the course syllabus prior to or at the first class session.
The bulk of this class is interactive and practice-focused, and therefore attendance is of particular importance. The instructors intend to give appropriate weight in grading to unexcused absence, tardiness, inadequate preparation, and poor class performance. Withdrawal for excessive absence will be recorded as a failing grade or as a withdrawal, at the instructors’ discretion.
1. the student writes a minimum of 3,750 words of a brief (if multiple team members, each team member must be responsible for a minimum of 3,750 words);
2. the student participates in a minimum of five (5) practice oral arguments; and
3. the student rewrites the brief (or his/her portion of the brief) under the supervision of the faculty supervisor, following the competition.
This is an intensive negotiating and drafting course that focuses on the sports industry. Students will negotiate and draft a contract. They will also learn how to assess and improve their competence as negotiators. The requirements of the course are designed to challenge the students, providing opportunities to grow through reflective problem-solving. Each student will be expected to complete a negotiations project which will include a completed contract involving a coach. Each student will be expected to prepare a journal and an honor declaration in conjunction with the course. The purpose of the journal is to help each student become an active and reflective learner, a practice that will serve students well in their chosen profession
This performance-based course focuses on persuasive communication skills. Borrowing proficiencies typically developed for the theatre and applying them in a legal context, students will gain increased confidence in communicating and advocating in the courtroom or ADR setting by developing such skills as:
Pacing;
A more or less traditional casebook approach will be supplemented with assigned readings.
This course focuses on the application process before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for trademark registrations. Included within the scope of this course will be considerations to be evaluated prior to commencing the application process, including pre-application trademark searches and evaluating marks for registrability, bases for seeking registration, priority of use, priority of application, use in interstate commerce, and specimens of use. This course is designed to follow a trademark application from preparation through to registration on the Principal Register. Attention will be given to the formal, procedural, and substantive requirements for trademark registration, the examination process, possible bases for initial refusal, strategies for responding to non-final office actions, final office actions, petitions to the Director, and appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The course focuses on practical skills needed to successfully prosecute applications to registration before the USPTO, including drafting responses to office actions, developing the record, drafting briefs for appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and presenting oral arguments before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
The course also necessarily addresses substantive areas of trademark law, which often provide a basis for refusal of registration, including that a mark is generic, merely descriptive, misdescriptive, geographically descriptive, contains scandalous matter, or that a mark is likely to cause confusion with an existing mark or prior application. Therefore, a basic understanding of intellectual property law is recommended but not essential.
This class will study the separation of powers in our federal government by examining the impact of key historical events on constitutional law. Topics will include the election of 1800, the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II, presidential impeachments, and the war on terror.
This course will focus on legal issues arising in the professional, amateur and international sports contexts. Areas covered will include an overview of regulatory issues that arise in each of these contexts. Those topics will be explored through the use of related problems and materials. Students will prepare and present a paper involving a major regulatory issue in the sports industry. Each student will also be expected to prepare a journal and an honor declaration in conjunction with the course. The purpose of the journal is to ensure that students are prepared for every class and to help them become active and reflective learners, a practice that will serve students well in their chosen profession.
Students will write a series of three page reaction papers and/or position papers over the course of the semester and will give short presentations in which they act as lobbyists in support or opposition to specific reform proposals. At the end of the semester, students will write a 5 page reflection paper discussing how their views on tax policy have changed (or not) as a result of the class. Grades are based on the quality of the papers, presentations, and class participation.
This seminar will be co-taught by Professor Chodorow and Senator Jon Kyl. In the 4 weeks that Senator Kyl attends, class will be held on Fridays from 1:30-3:25 instead of its regularly scheduled slot. We will not know which weeks Senator Kyl will be able to attend until well after registration. Students who sign up for the course must be able to attend ALL classes.
Teaching Assistants are chosen through a selection process determined by each professor.
The focus of this course is not on morality versus immorality, but on leadership, moral decision-making, and action. The course is comprised of three modules: (i) Moral Challenge, in which students explore fundamental moral problems and the strategies used to come to terms with them; (ii) Moral Reasoning, in which students are introduced to methods and modes of "moral reasoning" that help in justifying, or not justifying, decisions made in complex situations; and (iii) Moral Leadership, in which students confront examples of moral leadership per se.
In 13 sessions each two hours long, with readings in a multiplicity of settings ranging from ancient Greece to contemporary America, students learn to identify moral problems, to address them systematically, and to develop skills that aid them in their professional and personal lives.
Forty percent (40%) of the grade for the course is based on class participation and sixty percent (60%) on a paper, roughly 15 pages in length.
Students who have taken Applied Evidence in Trial Advocacy will not be allowed to take this course.
Students may not enroll in the Criminal Practice Clinic in the same semester in which they take either Trial Advocacy or Applied Evidence in Trial Advocacy.
Students who have taken Applied Evidence in Trial Advocacy will not be allowed to take this course.
Students may not enroll in the Criminal Practice Clinic in the same semester in which they take either Trial Advocacy or Applied Evidence in Trial Advocacy.
Students will apply and develop these basic skills in approximately ten assignments written outside of class, plus some in-class assignments. Assignments may include letters, contracts, complaints, statutes, and consumer-oriented documents such as pattern jury instructions. Roughly half of the assignments emphasize a transactional practice, and half of the assignments emphasize a litigation practice. Students will receive feedback on all of these assignments.
This class is limited to JD candidates only. Students will be selected from a lottery
Teaching Assistants receive 2 Pass/Fail credit hours each semester (for a total of 4 credit hours). Some positions are for the year; others are for one semester only, depending upon the professor's teaching schedule.
Fall 2014
Administrative Agencies & Regulation ((MLS & LLM students only)
SLN #: 90288
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Howell
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class is available only to MLS and LL.M students
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.ADR and Employment Law
SLN #: 88069
Course Prefix: LAW-662
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Meyerson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The use of alternative dispute resolution has been most extensive in the area of employment law. Mediation and arbitration are widely used not only in the collective bargaining setting, but also in virtually every aspect of the employment relationship. This course will offer the student a comprehensive review of the subject with special emphasis on the extensive body of law that has developed in regulating employer-imposed arbitration. The discussion of mediation will include use of simulations to enable the students to understand how mediation can effectively resolve employment disputes. Experienced attorneys will join the class to discuss the "real world" use of employment ADR from a plaintiff's and a defendant's perspective.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: Yes*
Simulation Course: No
Note: The graduate writing requirement cannot be combined with the flexible writing or skills requirement. The flexible writing requirement can also be used to fulfill the skills requirement if they are both marked above.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 25
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice
SLN #: 71727
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Salerno;Kroop
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In a seminar-sized, practical workshop
setting, students will explore, through lecture, discussion, and practical written and oral
exercises, the practical and strategic elements of a typical Chapter 11 reorganization.
Students will devise and implement strategies for all significant steps in the Chapter 11
reorganization process for an operating business entity. This process includes major
Chapter 11 elements from case filing (including venue considerations), interim operations
(including cash use, DIP financing, asset sales), and executory contracts (including retiree
benefits and collective bargaining agreements), to plan negotiation, formulation, and
prosecution. Following a hypothetical distressed company’s route through its Chapter 11
case, this course will introduce the elements of reorganization from a strongly strategic,
practical perspective, drawing on students’ prior familiarity with the statutory and other
legal underpinnings of Chapter 11 concepts obtained from the prerequisite course.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Bankruptcy Course. Coursework covering the UCC and secured transactions is highly recommended
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is paramount and mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Legal Research
SLN #: 74072
Course Prefix: LAW-736
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): DiFelice
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus on a rigorous review of the basic print and electronic resources and strategies for conducting legal research, federal and state. Case law, statutes and legislative history, administrative rules and procedures and finding tools will all be covered. This course is labor intensive. The best way to learn to conduct effective legal research is to use the full range of tools available and then practice, practice, practice!
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: No
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research: LSI - Emerging Tech
SLN #: 77859
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 027
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This LSI Research Cluster will be limited to 5 students (2Ls and 3Ls only), who will be selected through an application process. Students interested in applying to enroll in this Cluster should contact Joshua Abbott in the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at Josh.Abbott@asu.edu for more information and application instructions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 5
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research: LSI - Law & Neuroscience
SLN #: 89728
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 034
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Silver
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research: LSI - Personalized Medicine
SLN #: 79800
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 028
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This LSI Research Cluster will be limited to 5 students (2Ls and 3Ls only), who will be selected through an application process. Students interested in applying to enroll in this Cluster should contact Joshua Abbott in the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at Josh.Abbott@asu.edu for more information and application instructions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 5
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Adv Research: LSI - Sustainability
SLN #: 79801
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 029
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Mayes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This LSI Research Cluster will be limited to 5 students (2Ls and 3Ls only), who will be selected through an application process. Students interested in applying to enroll in this Cluster should contact Joshua Abbott in the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at Josh.Abbott@asu.edu for more information and application instructions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 5
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Advanced Torts
SLN #: 71728
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Grey
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who wish to pursue important topics of tort law that were not covered in much depth in basic torts. The course focuses on torts that cause non-physical harm, including stand-alone dignitary affronts and stand-alone economic or commercial harm. These are called “stand-alone” because the economic or dignitary losses do not arise from physical harms but stand by themselves. Dignitary harms involve claims that are based on intangible injuries of a personal or dignitary nature, such as reputational damage, emotional distress without physical injury, or a loss of privacy. Commercial torts involve economic harms resulting from such conduct as intentional interference with contract, misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty. In commercial disputes, these business tort claims are frequently joined with breach of contract claims. The course also examines essential policy issues involving free speech, free competition, and the question whether contract trumps tort in commercial transactions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Amateur Sports Law
SLN #: 89729
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 035
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Smith;Webb
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines amateur sports law from a legal, business and problem-solving (policy) perspective. The course focuses primarily on interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics, including an examination of gender and racial equity issues. Students will argue an appeal in an infractions case and will prepare a paper offering a thoughtful solution to a significant problem in the amateur sports context.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: Yes*
Simulation Course: No
Note: The graduate writing requirement cannot be combined with the flexible writing or skills requirement. The flexible writing requirement can also be used to fulfill the skills requirement if they are both marked above.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 18
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Antitrust
SLN #: 79850
Course Prefix: LAW-601
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): James
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Law (or competition law, as it is known outside the United States) represents the most basic form of economic regulation in market-oriented national economic systems. These laws regulate business relationships between competitors, the range of permissible conduct by large or dominant firms, and relationships between firms at different levels in the chain of distribution. Potential offenses include monopolization, collusion and other agreements (including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures) in restraint of trade. In recent years, the antitrust laws have become particularly important in industries involving network technologies and/or the extensive use of intellectual property. Antitrust concepts also lay at the heart of most forms of licensing and/or capacity regulation by federal agencies such as the FCC, FERC, DOT, etc. The class will conclude with a single, in-class final examination. During the final examination, students may use a self-prepared outline of any length.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Appellate Advocacy
SLN #: 74894
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Appellate Advocacy builds on the first year Legal Advocacy course. Students will learn basic principles of appellate practice, including standard of review, and will refine their legal research and persuasive drafting skills. Students will research and draft an appellate brief, as well as argue the brief in a simulated oral argument.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Legal Method & Writing and Legal Advocacy
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: See description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Bar Prep
SLN #: 89582
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 033
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course focuses on essay writing, MBE (multiple choice) questions, and the MPT (multi-state performance test) for the bar exam. (The MPT has just been added to the Arizona bar exam; it is a written office memo or court brief based on facts, case law, and statutes provided by the bar examiners.) Students will be required to write essays, MPT questions, and multiple choice questions as part of weekly homework. All assignments will be graded and then discussed in class. Additionally, there will be a short research paper required and a final exam.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 20
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Bioethics & Law
SLN #: 88225
Course Prefix: LAW-652
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Bowen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course, Bioethics and Law, explores the development of American law as it relates to ethical and moral issues in the areas of health care and life sciences. Supplementing courses in health law and public health law, and law and biosciences, this course is intended to give students an appreciation of the ways in which the law’s regulatory powers have been used to guide decision-making in medicine and biomedical research, and, in turn, how theories of medical ethics and practice have informed modern legal developments.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Probably not
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No paper, perhaps some student presentations
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Biotech Licensing & Litigation
SLN #: 71729
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Burns
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar will provide students with an extraordinary opportunity to engage in supervised independent legal research on legal issues involving biotechnology. Students may select a research topic of interest from among any of the many sub-fields of biotechnology including, but not limited to, genomics, proteinomics, genetic engineering, personalized medicine, utilization of bacteria, yeasts and other living organisms in connection with medical treatment, diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, sustainability/clean technology and many others. Students' research will culminate in an oral presentation to the class and a written paper. In addition to oral presentations, students will explore in class best practices in drafting licenses and other biotechnology-related agreements and how biotechnology-related disputes are resolved through study of select examples of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation cases, license and other biotechnology-related contract litigation, and alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Biotechnology: Science, Law and Policy
SLN #: 71701
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the legal, regulatory, scientific, policy and ethical aspects of biotechnology, focusing on genetically engineered plants, animals, foods, drugs, vaccines, and other products. Among the issues to be covered include an overview of the scientific methods for genetically engineering plants and animals, the risks and benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops and animals, the regulation of GM foods and other products, labeling of biotechnology products, regulatory issues relating to biopharmaceuticals, liability issues, intellectual property issues, antitrust and business law issues, contamination issues, the role of the public in GM decision, state and local regulation, international regulation, international trade, bioprospecting/biopiracy, and bioterrorism.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Research Paper
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper Required
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Block - 1
SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-000
Course Section:
Credit Hours:
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Entity Taxation (MLS & LLM students only)
SLN #: 90287
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Buns
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class is available only to MLS and LL.M students
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Immigration
SLN #: 74895
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Duran
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course will cover all major topics in business immigration law and practice. Students will learn how U.S. businesses recruit and bring into the United States temporary and permanent labor. Topics will include the H-1B program, NAFTA TN visas, Investor Visas, and Labor Certification. Students will also learn about employment verification laws and procedures and ICE/DOL audits. While as practitioners, the instructors will have a practical bent, considerable time will be spent on policy debates and analyzing primary sources of the law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations
SLN #: 71718
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course introduces the student to the law of agency and examines the different forms of the most common business organizations in America today (sole proprietorships, partnerships (including limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships), limited liability companies (LLCs), and corporations. Regardless of an attorney’s specific area of practice, a basic understanding of the organization and management of business enterprises and of the law of agency is routinely needed across a broad and diverse range of legal specializations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business, Law & Society
SLN #: 83175
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business, Law & Society
SLN #: 88279
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Barnard
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Canadian Constitutional Law
SLN #: 88346
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sikka
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Constitutional law is distinguished by what it does (it creates the organs of the state and defines and limits their powers) and by its status (it is the supreme law with which all other laws and government actions must comply).The goal of this course is to provide candidates with an introduction to the various components of Canadian constitutional law, and to the basic principles necessary to understanding and applying the provisions of the constitution in legal practice.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Canadian Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 88347
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Stevens
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a course prepared for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (“FLSC” ), National Committee on Accreditation (“NCA” ) and is designed to cover the fundamental concepts of professional responsibility in the Canadian legal profession.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Procedure
SLN #: 71698
Course Prefix: LAW-518
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Dauber
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Explores the structure of a lawsuit and techniques of alternative dispute resolution. Specific topics include commencement of suit, joinder of parties, discovery, pretrial motions, subject matter and personal jurisdiction, res judicata, collateral estoppel, and choice of law under the Erie doctrine.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Procedure
SLN #: 71699
Course Prefix: LAW-518
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Explores the structure of a lawsuit and techniques of alternative dispute resolution. Specific topics include commencement of suit, joinder of parties, discovery, pretrial motions, subject matter and personal jurisdiction, res judicata, collateral estoppel, and choice of law under the Erie doctrine.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Civil Procedure
SLN #: 71700
Course Prefix: LAW-518
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Matsumura
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Explores the structure of a lawsuit and techniques of alternative dispute resolution. Specific topics include commencement of suit, joinder of parties, discovery, pretrial motions, subject matter and personal jurisdiction, res judicata, collateral estoppel, and choice of law under the Erie doctrine.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Class Actions
SLN #: 88415
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Carey
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
If certain requirements are satisfied, Federal Civil Procedure Rule 23 permits aggregate litigation in the form of a class action. This popular procedural device has been used in various substantive areas – e.g., antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection, employment, mass torts and securities – to resolve legal claims en masse. This course will focus on the procedural aspects of class action law, making the course content relevant to all types of class actions, without regard to the substantive nature of the claims. We will examine the requirements for class certification, the manner in which the class certification decision is made, the procedural protections required for class litigation, as well as various constitutional and other issues impacting the conclusive reach of litigated or settled class actions. The course is recommended for students with an interest in litigation and for those with an academic interest in this often hyped, and sometimes maligned, form of claim resolution.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Conflict of Laws
SLN #: 88071
Course Prefix: LAW-603
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Higdon
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Conflict of laws deals with cases that involve more than one jurisdiction. The subject includes the jurisdiction of courts over nonresidents; which jurisdiction's laws apply to controversies between residents of different states or when a dispute arises from events or transactions that transcend state boundaries; constitutional and other limits on the parties' right to choose applicable law; conflicts between state and federal laws; and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Many issues that will be discussed are as old as our federal system. Others are as recent as today's headlines, e.g., does the Full Faith and Credit Clause permit a state to impose its public policy to reject marriages sanctioned in another state? Conflict of laws was recently added by the Arizona Supreme Court as a subject that may be covered in the essay portion of the Arizona Bar Examination.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law II
SLN #: 71711
Course Prefix: LAW-625
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course deals with federal constitutional protection of individuals' rights other than the rights of defendants in criminal proceedings. Areas of emphasis are freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right to privacy, and the right to equal protection of the laws.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Literacy
SLN #: 82547
Course Prefix: LAW-661
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Gamble
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class is the academic complement to the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Program in which law students teach constitutional law to high school students twice weekly through the semester. The class consists of open discussion of constitutional rights and cases, incorporating both current issues and hypothetical situations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contracts
SLN #: 71692
Course Prefix: LAW-515
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Bradshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Contracts is the exploration of legally-enforceable promises. This course draws upon common law and statutory materials to explore how contracts are formed, paid for, performed, terminated, and judged.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contracts
SLN #: 71693
Course Prefix: LAW-515
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Calleros
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Our course will explore common-law and statutory legal method in the
context of issues of contract formation and interpretation, defenses to
enforcement, and remedies. The focus will be on common-law case law ,
supplemented by statutory analysis of selected provisions of the Uniform
Commercial Code, all with regular exercises for fact-based problem solving.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Up to two midterms
Participation Points: Professor retains discretion w/i school policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: See syllabus for more class policies
Online Course Site: Canvas
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contracts
SLN #: 71694
Course Prefix: LAW-515
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will explore common law and statutory legal method in the context of issues of contract formation, interpretation, and performance, defenses to enforcement, and remedies. The focus will be on reading and analyzing common law case law, supplemented by statutory analysis of selected provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as well as problem-solving exercises.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contracts
SLN #: 88064
Course Prefix: LAW-515
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Coordes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Explores common law legal method and the structure of Article 2 of the U.C.C. in the context of issues of contract formation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Copyright Law
SLN #: 74900
Course Prefix: LAW-646
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Karjala
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course provides a detailed introduction to the law of copyright. It emphasizes the basics of traditional copyright protection for art, music, and literature and but also considers the application of those basic principles in an age of digital technology (music sharing á la Grokster, internet hyperlinking, protection of computer programs and user interfaces, and similar current issues). Copyright law is now important well beyond the entertainment industry, although many of the decisions we study derive from that genre. (Humphrey Bogart, Cole Porter, George Harrison, J.D. Salinger, Superman, Mickey Mouse, and many other luminaries make cameo appearances in our cases.) Copyright (and copyright-like protection schemes) have become an increasingly important element of a general law practice as a result of the explosive growth in economic value of information-based products, like computer software and digital networks and databases. The lawyer ignorant of basic copyright principles will be increasingly handicapped in many areas of practice, such as negotiating technology transfers, drafting contractual rights, developing schemes of protection and privacy, distinguishing criminal from noncriminal behavior, and in litigation. But more important than all that, the cases and materials are lots of fun!
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Participation points may be given
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Creative Writing for Lawyers
SLN #: 71730
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Feeney
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet for eight Wednesdays during the semester. September 3, and 10; October 15, 22, and 29; November 5, 12, and 26
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Creative Writing for Lawyers
SLN #: 71731
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Stuart
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 8 weeks beginning on Wednesday, September 3. The last class will meet on October 29.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Creditor Remedies (1st 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79757
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Spurlock;Anderson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 5 weeks on Mondays from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm beginning Monday, August 25. The sixth class meeting day and time will be determined after the course has begun. The final exam will be administered at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 4
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 91282
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 039
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Ames
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Law (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 91216
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Askland
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Practice Clinic
SLN #: 71724
Course Prefix: LAW-774
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Zettler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 71706
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kader
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A study of constitutional criminal procedure with major emphasis on the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination, and the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Criminal Sentencing Seminar & Workshop
SLN #: 71732
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Popko
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course has two distinct components: a seminar and a sentencing workshop. The seminar will meet once a week. It will cover issues in sentencing theory and policy, including theories of punishment, aggravating and mitigating sentencing factors, mandatory minimum sentences, and the Supreme Court’s Sixth Amendment sentencing cases. Each student will complete two papers, each approximately 10 – 15 pages in length. Students will select topics from among those provided by the professor. Students will also be required to create discussion questions for a number of seminar meetings and to lead at least one class discussion during the semester. Attendance and class participation are mandatory.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Criminal procedure is highly recommended. Advanced Criminal Procedure is also recommended.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Cross-border Investigations & Prosecutions
SLN #: 89420
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Hodgson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 3 days during Fall Break from 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm on October 6th, 7th and 8th. A take-home exam will be distributed at the end of the final class period.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance required at all 3 classes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.DC Externship
SLN #: 76078
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 9
Instructor(s): Kittrie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 9
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Decedent's Estates
SLN #: 71709
Course Prefix: LAW-618
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Becker
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The Decedent's Estates course will provide an overview of the law of intestacy, wills, probate and non-testamentary property transfers. This course focuses on common law and a comparison between the Uniform Probate Code and the Arizona statutes. Drafting issues and techniques are covered. The course is comprehensive, but does NOT cover complex estate planning or tax. This course is important for all second and/or third year law students. Every lawyer should have a working knowledge of wills and estates. This is also a major subject on most bar exams. This course will use the Dukeminier Johanson "Wills, Trusts and Estates" casebook, and will cover chapters 1 - 8 therein.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Domestic Violence & the Law
SLN #: 71702
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Buel
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Given the frequency with which domestic violence victims turn to the courts for help, this course will examine the construction of rights within civil and criminal law, including those involving alternative procedural frameworks. We begin with law and the social context of battering, including how the experience of abuse is shaped by race, cultural identity, economic status, sexual orientation, and disabilities. We next view how the law recognizes domestic violence in relation to child custody, divorce, visitation, and child protection matters. Among other topics, the course will also cover tort liability for batterers and third parties (police, employers, etc.), and federal remedies, such as the Violence Against Women Act. Criminal law aspects are addressed within the role of protective orders, prosecution, and defense, including self-defense for victims and ethical representation of batterers. Violence against women as a human rights violation and in the context of human trafficking and sexual assault are introduced, with discussions designed to bridge theory and practice. The focus of the class is to examine current challenges and shortcomings in the legal response to intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and then draft proposals for systems change through the social justice lens.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Minimum 20 page paper
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Econ Dev in Indian Country
SLN #: 88072
Course Prefix: LAW-718
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class focuses on a wide range of tribal and individual Indian economic development issues. Relevant federal cases, statutes, regulations, and case studies will be used as background material, but the primary purpose of the class is to describe and analyze the political, legal, economic, structural, and cultural issues faced by tribal governments and communities when they try to develop their economies. Additional emphasis will be placed on how tribal initiatives may conflict with federal case law, state jurisdiction, and federal policies towards tribal economic development. The focus will be on helping identify and implement creative tribal-based solutions. Although relevant legal principles will be explained when necessary, having taken a course in Federal Indian law will be helpful.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Optional
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Students have the option of writing a paper, or taking a final exam
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.eDiscovery and Digital Evidence
SLN #: 71703
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holm
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The advent of eDiscovery has had an extraordinary impact on American jurisprudence. The unbridled proliferation of e-mail and other forms of electronically stored information (“ESI”) has proved daunting to litigants, counsel and the courts. ESI has eclipsed other forms of evidence and has required a radical change in how disputes are litigated and resolved. Recent eDiscovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of many states, including Arizona, are a testament to the judiciary’s recognition of the growing importance of eDiscovery in our judicial system. This course will address the rapidly developing eDiscovery case law and tackle the challenging issues arising from the emerging eDiscovery phenomenon. Subject areas covered will include a survey of relevant information technology, ESI preservation obligations, search and retrieval, ESI production methods, spoliation and sanctions, attorney-client privilege and ethical issues, and admissibility of digital evidence.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Environmental Law
SLN #: 83551
Course Prefix: LAW-631
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bradshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course provides a survey of environmental regulation and policy. It draws upon cases arising under major environmental statutes, supplemented by transactional and background materials. The course explores the legal, policy, economic, scientific, and ethical aspects of environmental protection.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Estate and Gift Tax
SLN #: 71708
Course Prefix: LAW-611
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Becker
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus on the Federal estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes which govern the transfer of wealth during lifetime and at death.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Evidence
SLN #: 71707
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Buel
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course provides an overview of evidence law in civil and criminal cases, including federal constitutional doctrines, policy, and practice. Focus is on the Federal Rules of Evidence, their ambiguities and common and reasonable interpretations, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. We will study a rich array of topics such as relevance, hearsay and its exceptions, character evidence, privilege, the Confrontation Clause, impeachment, and expert testimony. The course employs a problem-based analysis of evidence, from both the text and videos, with doctrine and practice discussed in class. The theme of the course is distinctly pragmatic as evidence embodies the way in which lawyers think about proof, and will require substantial class participation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Executive Branch Regulatory Policy
SLN #: 76118
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 023
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kittrie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
NOTE: This course is limited to students admitted to the Washington DC Externship Program.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Externship
SLN #: 71726
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
“Experience: The real teacher.” The Externship Program enhances your law school education and allows you the opportunity to work closely with esteemed lawyers, judges, and judicial clerks. Placements are available with governmental entities such as the United States Attorney, District of Arizona, the Arizona Attorney General, Maricopa County Attorney, and Maricopa County Public Defender, and with non-profit organizations, such as Community Legal Services, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest. Judicial placements may be available with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, Maricopa County Superior Court and occasionally the Arizona Supreme Court. Accordingly, the College will normally recognize a maximum of 12 credit hours for law school externship work in partial fulfillment of the J.D. degree under the guidelines set forth in the STATEMENT OF STUDENT POLICIES. All available externship opportunities are listed in an “Externship Manual” which will be available to students on-line in September (for spring) and December (for summer and fall.) A list of current externship placements may also be found at: https://www.law.asu.edu/currentstudents/CurrentStudents/Academics/ExternshipProgram.aspx. Please see Jennifer Barnes or Carolyn Landry in Room 101 if you have any questions about the Externship Program.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Family Law
SLN #: 83635
Course Prefix: LAW-612
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Pontrelli
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The law of marriage and divorce is the primary focus of this course. This includes the law governing entry into marriage, the legal consequences of being married, and the dissolution of the marital status. Topics include: the division of property, spousal maintenance and child support, child custody arrangements, antenuptial and separation agreements, and jurisdictional issues. To the extent time permits, non-traditional families are also considered, including marriage between same-sex partners, the rights and obligations of unmarried cohabitants, and the establishment of paternity rights and obligations. Relevant Arizona Statutes are referred to throughout the course where appropriate as examples, but the course is not limited to Arizona law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.FDA Regulation
SLN #: 77687
Course Prefix: LAW-667
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Feigal Jr.;Morris;Shire
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the regulation of drugs, medical devices, and biologics (e.g., vaccines) by the Food and Drug Administration. These categories of products are the primary products of the emerging biotechnology and genomics industry, as well as the traditional pharmaceutical industry, and therefore is critical for students who are interested in representing life science companies or medical research institutions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Courts
SLN #: 85581
Course Prefix: LAW-613
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hurwitz;Nomkin
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
An intensive examination of federal jurisdiction and the allocation and distribution of judicial power. Specific areas of inquiry will include: Issues in judicial review. Congressional power to control jurisdiction. Relationship of state and federal courts. Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction. District Court jurisdiction. State sovereign immunity. Abstention. Anti-injunction statute and principles of federalism
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Advocacy for the Tribal Client
SLN #: 82623
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Artman
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Class will meet Monday October 6 through Friday, October 10.
Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
the class is limited to 12 students - if there is more student demand, students seeking the Indian Law Certificate will receive preference.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Criminal Practice & Procedure
SLN #: 71704
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sands;Wilkinson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a clinical class that teaches fundamental federal practice and procedure. The paradigm uses a simulated federal criminal case. Half of the class will act as prosecutors throughout the class; the other half, of course, will be defense attorneys. The case will begin with the arrest of the defendant, and culminate in a trial at the end of the semester. We will separately simulate federal sentencing procedures.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence and Criminal Procedure are encouraged
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Income Taxation
SLN #: 77678
Course Prefix: LAW-606
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Chodorow
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The Federal income tax touches virtually every aspect of modern American life. For practicing lawyers, a basic understanding of the structure and vocabulary of the tax code is critical. This course is designed to introduce students to the key concepts and issues in taxation, focusing primarily on the taxation of individuals. Coursework will include review of specific code provisions, administrative materials, and important cases. It is the prerequisite for all other tax courses. Problems are assigned for each class, and students are expected to have done these problems and come prepared to discuss them.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: No
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes, see course description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: No
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Federal Indian Law I
SLN #: 71712
Course Prefix: LAW-632
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Tsosie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course provides a survey of the political and legal relationship of Native Nations to the United States government. The course provides a historical examination of the treaties and other instruments used to negotiate a political relationship between these separate governments and delves into a comprehensive examination of the legal relationship that developed between American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian peoples and the United States government. The emphasis of this course is on understanding the foundation of the contemporary relationship between Native Nations, the United States government, and the various state governments. Thus, particular attention is devoted to jurisdictional issues, including the framework for determining civil regulatory authority, and civil and criminal adjudicatory authority in Indian Country. The course will require a final exam and may require an additional short writing assignment during the semester.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Possibly, see course description
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Foundations of Canadian Law
SLN #: 88348
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sikka
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The objectives of the courses are (1) to provide an introduction to and an overview of Canada’s legal system and the role of law in Canadian society; (2) to review various legal theories as they apply to Canadian law; (3) to acquaint applicants with the various sources of Canadian Law; (4) to compare the different branches of Canadian government and to analyze the relationships between them; (5) to understand the Canadian treaty-making process and the implementation of international law into domestic law; and (6) to understand the special relationship Aboriginal Peoples have with the Canadian State and the contribution of various communities and peoples to the development of the Canadian legal system in order to critically assess the impact of the Canadian legal system upon these communities.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 91215
Course Prefix: LAW-530
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Fundamentals of Contract Law (MLS only)
SLN #: 88065
Course Prefix: LAW-530
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Curtin
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This online course will explore the fundamental principles of contract law under the common-law and Uniform Commercial Code statutory provisions. The focus will be on issues of contract formation and interpretation, defenses to enforcement, warranties and conditions, and remedies for breach of contract.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: MLS Student Only
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Genetics and the Law
SLN #: 74898
Course Prefix: LAW-617
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Many commentators predict that the 21st Century will be the Century of the Genome, in which advances in genetic technology will fundamentally transform society, the economy, and our day-to-day lives. Already, advances in genetic sciences are having a substantial impact on diverse areas such as criminal law, health care, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. The legal system is increasingly being called upon to address issues related to genetics, and many legislators, judges, regulators, and practicing attorneys are scrambling to learn about the new legal problems and opportunities created by advances in genetic sciences. This course will provide students with background on genetics and recent genetic advances, and it will address the legal consequences and issues associated with such advances. Specific legal topics that will be covered include forensic uses of DNA, genetic privacy and confidentiality, genetic discrimination in employment and insurance, genetic testing in the workplace, genetic screening, gene therapy and genetic enhancement, pharmacogenomics, stem cell and tissue culture research, cloning, and patenting and licensing of genetic technology. No prior study or knowledge of genetics or molecular biology is required. The readings will include materials presenting the fundamental ideas of modern genetics.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Research Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Gideon Fellowship
SLN #: 77738
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 022
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Ames
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a year-long fellowship. The applicant is selected through an application process. Information about the fellowship, and the application can be found at:
https://law.asu.edu/clinics/TheClinicalProgram/Fellowships.aspx
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Government Relations
SLN #: 71733
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Harris
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course will focus on the foundations and techniques of legislative advocacy, the responsibilities of a lawyer in the legislative arena, and the strategies to follow, consider -- or avoid -- when representing clients before the legislative branch.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Health Law and Policy
SLN #: 74070
Course Prefix: LAW-650
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hodge Jr.
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course explores major aspects of U.S. health care law and policy, including national health care reform initiatives; access, costs, and quality of care; informed consent; health information privacy; and professional licensure and liability. Additional topics are also examined depending on national or regional trends leading up to and during the semester.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Healthcare Entrepreneurship-Classroom Component
SLN #: 71734
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coury
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description as well as application procedures
https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Healthcare Entrepreneurship-Client Component
SLN #: 71735
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Shufeldt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description as well as application procedures
https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.High Technology Licensing
SLN #: 71736
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noblitt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Intellectual property/technology licensing is becoming increasingly pervasive in virtually every industry sector as companies increasingly license their own intellectual property/technology to others or license-in intellectual/property technology from third parties. In this course, we will examine the issues associated with various aspects of intellectual property/technology licensing. We will examine key aspects of patent, copyright (primarily software) and trademark licenses. We will also explore beta test arrangements, confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements, and agreements that provide that a company retains/obtains IP ownership in technology develops by employees and third party developers. We will also look at technology licensing issues associated with industry-sponsored technology standards-setting organizations/consortia and with technology transfer arrangements used by universities/research institutes to commercialize their inventions. The course will have a strong focus on the review and discussion of various license agreements with an emphasis on developing practical drafting and negotiation skills needed for licensing attorneys
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Intellectual Property or Patent Law are recommended
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Homer's Iliad: Self & Society
SLN #: 90098
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 037
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Art illuminates life. The Iliad of Homer is the greatest work of epic poetry in Western
literature. The beauty of its language, the continuing relevance of its characterizations and its insights into human motivation have made it a timeless classic. In this seminar we will look closely at Homer’s themes in the Iliad in order to examine their relevance to modern life. In particular, we will examine the tension between individual self-assertion and the need to conform to social norms and duties; between an individual’s legitimate desire for vindication and the need to subsume that desire within socially approved norms of dispute resolution. Today, issues such as these influence, for example, the decisions that lawyers must make as they help individual clients achieve their personal goals within the context of social norms (laws) defining appropriate behavior and the settlement of conflicts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: See Course Description
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: See Course Description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Human Resources Law (MLS & LLM students only)
SLN #: 90289
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Blommel
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class is available only to MLS and LL.M. students,
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Immigration Law
SLN #: 79788
Course Prefix: LAW-706
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The course introduces students to the basic framework of U.S. immigration laws and policy. After briefly presenting the historical and constitutional development of modern immigration laws, the course proceeds to explore family-based immigration, bars to immigration, business immigration, and removal procedures. The course also includes a rudimentary discussion of asylum and other humanitarian programs, as well as discussions of governmental role in the immigration. The course emphasizes statutory analysis, practical application, and constitutional issues.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: Possibly, Final exam may be taken in lieu of a paper
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: 25 page paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Immigration Law & Policy Clinic
SLN #: 79461
Course Prefix: LAW-778
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description as well as application procedures
https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Independent Study
SLN #: 71725
Course Prefix: LAW-781
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A student wishing to pursue independent study or fieldwork for credit must obtain approval of the Dean’s designee and the consent of a faculty member to supervise a proposed project. The faculty member assigns the amount of credit that the proposal justifies. In awarding credit to a student for an independent study paper, a faculty member should require a quantum of work from the student which approximates the amount of work expected from students enrolled in a regular course taken for the same number of credits. Faculty members should set minimum lengths for independent study papers based upon the complexity of the subject, the existing volume of literature on the topic, the number of redrafts required to complete the assignment, and the originality of the student's work product. Although exact guidelines cannot be formulated in awarding credit, past practices indicate that generally a paper of approximately 12,500 – 18,750 words, including footnotes, which has been redrafted one or more times after review by the faculty member, will be required for three credits. Generally, a paper of roughly 8,750 – 12,500 words, including footnotes (with one redraft) should be required for two credits, and normally a minimum of 6,250 words, including footnotes (with one redraft), should be required for one credit.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Indian Legal Clinic
SLN #: 74069
Course Prefix: LAW-776
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Ferguson-Bohnee
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Indian Legal Research
SLN #: 71705
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): DiFelice;Herrera
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will teach students how to research Federal Indian law and tribal law issues. In addition to providing instruction about how to use particular research tools and sources, this course will teach students how to analyze research problems and how and why to use particular types of sources in their legal analysis. Students will have several research assignments to complete, and the instructors will provide feedback on each assignment.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Innovation Adv. Clinic Classroom Component
SLN #: 74071
Course Prefix: LAW-777
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coury
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Innovation Adv. Clinic Client Component
SLN #: 71737
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Mohamed
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Insurance Bad Faith Litigation (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79760
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Everroad
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 6 weeks beginning Wednesday, October 15.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Integrating Legal Principles & Business Practice (MLS & LLM students only)
SLN #: 79963
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Menkhus;Lebowitz
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is available only to MLS and LL.M students
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Intellectual Property
SLN #: 88070
Course Prefix: LAW-664
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Fellmeth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will survey the laws conventionally grouped as “intellectual property,” with a focus on patents, copyrights, and trademarks. The policy rationales for each body of law will be explored. The course will be particularly relevant for two types of students: (i) those who are unsure they want to specialize in IP and want a general introduction, and (ii) those who do not have room in the schedules to take all of the upper-level offerings here at ASU.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Arbitration (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79762
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Nadeau
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for 6 weeks beginning Wednesday, October 15.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Indigenous Rights
SLN #: 89853
Course Prefix: LAW-719
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Tsosie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course focuses on the international law and comparative law dimensions of protecting the rights of indigenous peoples. We will study the framework for international human rights law through structures such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States, and the various conventions and treaties that govern international human rights. We will focus on the norms of international human rights law that underlie concepts such as self-determination and cultural survival, and examine their use by indigenous groups in contemporary actions in international forums. We will then look at the law of New Zealand, Australia and Canada to examine the legal rights and status of Native peoples in those countries. We will compare those legal structures to that which exists within the United States by evaluating the treatment of indigenous rights to land, resources, and aspects of culture, such as language and cultural property.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, take-home assignment AND a research paper
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory, no more than 2 absences are allowed.
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Int'l Human Rights
SLN #: 79796
Course Prefix: LAW-709
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Fellmeth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will provide an overview of the international human rights law system. We will examine the primary substantive standards that comprise the core of international human rights law, such as rights to a fair trial and to be free from genocide, torture, summary execution, arbitrary arrest and detention, and discrimination. We will also examine so-called “second-generation rights,” such as economic, social, and cultural rights. We will study the primary institutions and processes for the enforcement of such rights: treaty monitoring bodies, the regional human rights courts and commissions, the United Nations institutions, including the Human Rights Commission and the Security Council, domestic implementation through legislative and judicial mechanisms, as well as through inter-governmental diplomacy, reporting, and the mobilization of shame by non-governmental organizations. And, we will examine the explosion of international criminal tribunals, beginning with an examination of the Nuremberg trials, then a look at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the new International Criminal Court.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Jurimetrics Journal
SLN #: 71721
Course Prefix: LAW-771
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Fellmeth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Web Site:
https://www.law.asu.edu/jurimetrics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Jury Selection (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79763
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B03
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Sandweg;Slack;Palumbo
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Wednesdays from 7:55am - 9:55 am for 6 weeks beginning Wednesday, October 15.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Juvenile Advocacy Clinic
SLN #: 71738
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Dahlstedt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description as well as application procedures
https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Land Use Proceedings (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79765
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B04
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Lagarde;Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Mondays from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm for 6 weeks beginning October 13.
• Advocacy in staff review and community outreach
• Role of staff in land use cases
• Application strategy and processing the land use case
• Advocacy before administrative bodies
• The land use hearing process
• Planning hearing officer/Zoning administrator
• Planning Commission
• Development/design review
• Advocacy before legislative bodies
• City/Town Council and Boards of Supervisors
• Lobbying decision makers
• Advocacy before quasi-judicial bodies
• Variances and use permit application requirements
• Special rules for Boards of Adjustment
• Appeal of quasi-judicial decisions and of legislative decisions
• Exactions
• Proposition 207
• Due process and equal protection
• Referendum
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law and Democracy
SLN #: 71740
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Ferguson-Bohnee;Gartner
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Law and Democracy will examine the structure of democracy in the United States and also explore comparative approaches and reform proposals for strengthening democratic participation. Among the topics covered will be the right to vote, campaign finance regulation, redistricting, the Voting Rights Act, and the role of direct democracy. The course will also cover several important Supreme Court cases from recent terms on the issues of voter registration, the Voting Rights Act, and campaign finance.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Constitutional Law is not required but is highly recommended
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Participation will be a central dimension of the course and will be important to the final evaluation of students for the course.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required as elaborated in the Statement of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law Journal
SLN #: 71720
Course Prefix: LAW-770
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The purpose of the Journal is to produce, edit, and publish high quality works of legal scholarship. The operational and editorial functions of the Journal are run by students. Participation on Law Journal is hard but rewarding work. For those eligible, the journal provides one of the finest avenues for legal education thus far developed. Its work contributes to the student's intellectual advancement, to the development of law, to the legal profession, and to the stature of the law school.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Law, Culture & Community
SLN #: 81552
Course Prefix: LAW-210
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71685
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71686
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With adminisstrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71687
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71688
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yese
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71689
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herrera
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71690
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herrera
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 71691
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to teach students about
authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn
to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use
authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Several throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legal Method & Writing
SLN #: 74892
Course Prefix: LAW-519
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course it to teach students about authority in the context of a legal issue. You will learn to find authority, to analyze authority, and to use authority to effectively communicate your analysis.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Severall throughout the semester
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: JD students only
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. With administrative approval only
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Per Statement of Student Policies
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Legislative Advocacy & the Law
SLN #: 76164
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 024
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Kittrie
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
NOTE: this course is limited to students admitted to the Washington DC Externship Program.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic
SLN #: 71741
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Litigation & Courtroom Technology (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79782
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B05
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Wulkan;Francis
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet for six weeks on Tuesdays from 7:55 am - 9:55 am beginning Tuesday, October 14.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Mediation Clinic
SLN #: 74897
Course Prefix: LAW-775
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 5
Instructor(s): Hinshaw;Pate
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 5
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes*
Skills Requirement: Yes*
Simulation Course: No
Note: The graduate writing requirement cannot be combined with the flexible writing or skills requirement. The flexible writing requirement can also be used to fulfill the skills requirement if they are both marked above.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Mergers & Acquisitions
SLN #: 74902
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Potenza;Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will focus on mergers and acquisitions law, with a particular emphasis not only on applicable legal rules and doctrines but on the practical aspects of structuring, negotiating and memorializing transactions. To this end, the course will rely heavily on in-class simulations of the transactional lawyer’s role in the deal-making process.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Business Organizations
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 40
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes, see course description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes, see course description
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Moot Court
SLN #: 84112
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 032
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students who are involved in external Moot Court competitions must indicate whether they wish to earn academic credit for competing. Students may earn one Moot Court credit for external Moot Court participation if approved by the Moot Court Committee. Moot Court credit can be granted if:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Negotiating/Drafting Contracts in Sports Industry (MLS Only)
SLN #: 79962
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Smith;Mokwa
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is available only to MLS and LL.M students
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: See Course Description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Negotiation
SLN #: 74896
Course Prefix: LAW-733
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Wolf
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course examines all aspects of the negotiation process. Students will learn the principles and skills associated with interest-based negotiation by participating in a series of simulation exercises, both inside and outside of class. The simulations involve negotiations in a wide variety of actions and will require substantial out-of-class preparation. The reading materials for the course include both theoretical literature and practice focused articles, and the class culminates in an extensive out-of-class negotiation simulation. Additionally, the class includes $75 in associated fees which cover payment for class simulations and access to an on-line negotiation tool.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 24
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Class Attendance is Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Patent Law
SLN #: 74899
Course Prefix: LAW-645
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Karjala
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A general introduction to patent law and policy. A patent is a federally-granted bundle of entitlements that include, most importantly, the right to prevent others from making, using, selling, or importing the patented invention for a defined period of time. The course will cover a little history of patent law; the policy rationales for granting or withholding patents; and a detailed consideration of the patentability requirements (patentable subject matter, utility, novelty, nonobviousness, and disclosure), patent infringement, defenses and limitations to patent rights, and remedies.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Participation points may be given
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Patent Licensing & Enforcement
SLN #: 71742
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic Students who have not already completed the 3 credit Patent Licensing & Enforcement course will be required to enroll in this one-credit course which consists of a lecture-based version of the material covered in Patent Licensing & Enforcement and will be held on Friday immediately following the clinic meeting.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.PD Client Component
SLN #: 74925
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Roth
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Persuasive Speech (1st 6 weeks)
SLN #: 79758
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Goodwin;Schay
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet on Tuesdays for six weeks beginning Tuesday, August 26. The last class will meet September 30.
Use of gestures;
Voice projection;
Voice modulation; and
Body positioning.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 20
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Post-Conviction Clinic
SLN #: 76079
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 018
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Popko
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Private Property Rights
SLN #: 79777
Course Prefix: LAW-657
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Birnbaum
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will focus upon one of the most controversial topics in the law and a subject which has received considerable attention from the United States Supreme Court in recent years: the conflict between private property rights and the right of the government to acquire private property for public use or to regulate the use of private property in a manner which substantially limits its economic potential. The course will include a detailed review of the most important United States Supreme Court decisions (e.g., Penn Central, Nollan, Lucas, Dolan, Palazzolo,Tahoe and Lingle) which, in the context of so-called "regulatory takings” disputes, explore the circumstances in which government action may go "too far" and constitute a taking of private property without just compensation. The eminent domain process will also be discussed, including the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Kelo v. City of New London. In addition, a unique section of the course will utilize the land acquisition litigation arising from the planning and construction of the Bank One Ballpark/Chase Field project (Phoenix, Arizona) as a case study. Pleadings from the appellate proceedings will supplement course materials and will focus on the purposes for which private property may be condemned. The course instructor was the principal trial and appellate attorney for the Maricopa County Stadium District. The course will also examine the nature and history of title insurance and the role of title insurance in protecting private property rights. Unlike other courses which focus solely on a limited area of substantive law or, alternatively, on procedural or evidentiary considerations, this innovative course explores all aspects of "takings" law from the evolution of the substantive law through the tactics and strategies often employed at trial and in land use planning decisions. The format will be principally lecture, with lively group discussion anticipated. The course is recommended for future trial attorneys (government and private), for prospective real estate and land use lawyers, and for others with an academic interest in understanding the law and history behind the headlines.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Legal Writing (LLM Only)
SLN #: 88067
Course Prefix: LAW-596
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Popko
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course aims to help students learn how to organize a legal research project by analyzing the facts and identifying the issues involved, determining the research tools needed to correctly investigate the legal problem, and systematically using these tools to strengthen and support the desired legal argument. Students will complete research and writing exercises. Students most likely will prepare one memorandum of law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 71713
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts. Students may be expected to participate in in-class simulations and write short reflective paragraphs for on-line posting. Attendance and class participation is required.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 71714
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Winer
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law and ethics of lawyering. Emphasis will be given to the formally promulgated A.B.A. Model Rules that govern the professional responsibility of lawyers and their interpretation and application. Case law and other statutes and rules of professional conduct also will be considered, as well as issues in ethics and moral philosophy that inform the articulated standards.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is expected and required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 71715
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cohen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The course will also examine the common and statutory law applicable to lawyers. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges that the professional currently confronts.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 35
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Property Law (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 91210
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rule
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Prosecuting Trademark Applications (2nd 6 weeks)
SLN #: 82596
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B06
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Claus
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet on Thursdays from 7:55 am - 9:55 am for 6 weeks beginning Thursday, October 16.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: A basic understanding of intellectual property law is recommended but not essential
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic
SLN #: 71722
Course Prefix: LAW-772
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Lowrance
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Int'l Law
SLN #: 74909
Course Prefix: LAW-615
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bodansky
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to public international law, which is generally
the law governing relations among states. Most fundamentally, the course
will explain how international law has developed, how modern international
law is made, and how it is enforced. As a survey course, we will also examine
a variety of subjects regulated by international law, including among many
others, how international disputes are resolved; the law of the sea; state
conduct during wars; international human rights law; and the activities of
major international organizations and tribunals such as the United Nations
and the International Court of Justice.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Separation of Powers
SLN #: 77689
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Bales
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet every Monday from 3:30 - 5:25 pm in room 115. Justice Bales will however conduct the class every other week from the University of Arizona, and it will be simulcast to room 115.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Law
SLN #: 77690
Course Prefix: LAW-715
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Jay
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Sports Law is a course that deals with the legal issues relating to the structure and operation of the sports industry. The course reviews various principles applicable to sports including antitrust, labor, intellectual property, league policies, NCAA regulations, and general business operations. Various other legal issues relating to professional and amateur sports will be covered.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Yes for students with regular attendance and contribution to discussion
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sports Law (MLS Students Only)
SLN #: 89775
Course Prefix: LAW-715
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Jay;Smith
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class is available only to MLS and LL.M students
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: See Course Description
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: See Course Description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.State and Local Tax
SLN #: 79799
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Scharff
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
In this course, we will study the variety of ways state and local governments finance public services, focusing on income, property, and sales taxes. We will pay particular attention to constitutional limits on state taxing authority. The course will consider both state and local government’s fiscal policy choices and tax planning opportunities under varying tax regimes.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Tax Policy
SLN #: 76080
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 019
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chodorow;Kyl
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This seminar examines tax policy from a variety of perspectives: legal, philosophical, economic, social, and political. The course concentrates on the income tax but considers other taxes as well. Topics may vary from year to year but deal with basic issues such as: the role of taxation; the definition of fairness, the tension, if any, between fairness and efficiency, the tax base (e.g. income vs. consumption vs. wealth), defining the tax base (e.g. what is income), the taxable unit (e.g. family vs. individual), the rate structure (flat vs. progressive), tax expenditures, tax simplification and tax reform.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: See description above
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Oral Presentations
Participation Points: 35% of grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Teaching Assistant
SLN #: 76350
Course Prefix: LAW-735
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Teaching Assistants work closely with the Professor to whom they are assigned. Teaching Assistants are expected to attend the course to which they are assigned and meet with the Professor weekly. Teaching Assistants are expected to be available to students and to work well without intensive supervision. Teaching Assistants can expect to spend an average of six to eight hours a week fulfilling their duties, although this may vary from week to week.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Global Legal Community
SLN #: 83647
Course Prefix: LAW-310
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.The Moral Leader
SLN #: 83666
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Cabot
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The successful lawyer will be presented with moral and ethical choices throughout his professional career. This innovative course is designed to encourage students to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral analysis and judgment, and to come to terms with their own definition of moral leadership and how it can be translated into action. The course is based on the leadership course, The Moral Leader, brought by Professor Robert Coles, an educator and psychiatrist, to Harvard Business School in the 1980s. Since then it has been taught to thousands of students at Harvard’s schools of business, law, medicine, architecture, politics, design, divinity and education. Drawing on the inspiration of major literary and historical figures such as Machiavelli, Truman, and Achebe, and based upon an impressive array of literary sources, including novels, plays, history, and biography, the seminar-style setting of the course requires students to be thoroughly prepared for each session, willing to participate in rigorous analysis, continual dialogue, and intensive discussion.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper - 60% of grade
Participation Points: Yes, 40% of grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Topics in Bankruptcy Law
SLN #: 83745
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Curley
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course explores how local, national, and international companies reorganize and survive during these difficult financial times. With no prerequisites, this 3-credit course, initially considers the concept of reorganization under the current bankruptcy law. Building on this knowledge, the course then tackles the issues of how and why companies file a bankruptcy petition, what funding or assets are available to pay creditors, how a city or county continues to operate while in bankruptcy, what types of plans are successful, and what happens if the company is unable to persuade creditors to accept a proposed plan. From an international law standpoint, we will consider the background of cross-border insolvencies, the new model insolvency law, and the interplay of treaties and public policy in the company’s reorganization and how such influences may affect the legal result. The course will include certain case studies and problems to assist you in understanding the legal issues to reach practical solutions.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Withdrawal of the student for excessive absences may result in a failing grade or as a withdrawal, at the instructor's discretion.
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Torts
SLN #: 71695
Course Prefix: LAW-517
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Demaine
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A course on the legal protections of personality, property, and relational interests against physical, economic, and emotional harms.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Torts
SLN #: 71696
Course Prefix: LAW-517
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Grey
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A course on the legal protections of personality, property, and relational interests against physical, economic, and emotional harms.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Torts
SLN #: 71697
Course Prefix: LAW-517
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Kader
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A course on the legal protections of personality, property, and relational interests against physical, economic, and emotional harms.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Torts
SLN #: 79844
Course Prefix: LAW-517
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Winer
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A course on the legal protections of personality, property, and relational interests against physical, economic, and emotional harms.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants
SLN #: 88068
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gibson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
With the increasing importance of intellectual property, companies must take appropriate steps to protect and maintain their valuable intellectual property. Much of those efforts must arise in the area encompassed by the intersection between intellectual property law and employment law. Proper use of trade secrets and restrictive covenants prevents unfair competition and allows employers to protect their valuable intellectual property, while still providing for mobility in the workplace. This course will consider the law of trade secrets, focusing on the principles set forth in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Restatement (Second) of Torts, and the Restatement (Third) of Unfair Competition. The second portion of the class will focus on the law of restrictive covenants, with an emphasis on Arizona case law and principles. Students will learn principles of drafting effective restrictive covenants, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, as well as an overview of litigation strategies and techniques.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Students will be graded based on a 20-page paper (80 percent of the grade), and in-class presentation on a litigation topic (15 percent), and class preparation and participation (5 percent).
Participation Points: Participation in class discussion is expected. The instructor reserves the right to add or subtract from a student's final grade based on preparation and participation in class.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trial Advocacy
SLN #: 71719
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cabot
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students learn trial advocacy by performing opening statements, direct and cross-examination, objections, motions to the Court, final arguments and other aspects of trial practice. The course culminates in a jury trial. Student presentations will be videotaped for classroom critique. Students will also learn how to use courtroom technology for displaying or playing evidentiary exhibits or visual aids and will be asked to use this technology during their presentations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, pleadings related to final trials
Participation Points: Yes, students are expected and encouraged to participate in each week's exercise
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Trial Advocacy
SLN #: 82586
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sands
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students learn trial advocacy by performing opening statements, direct and cross-examination, objections, motions to the Court, final arguments and other aspects of trial practice. The course culminates in a jury trial. Student presentations will be videotaped for classroom critique. Students will also learn how to use courtroom technology for displaying or playing evidentiary exhibits or visual aids and will be asked to use this technology during their presentations.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, pleadings related to final trials
Participation Points: Yes, students are expected and encouraged to participate in each week's exercise
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Truman Young Fellowship
SLN #: 77715
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 021
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Ames
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a year-long fellowship. The applicant is selected through an application process. Information about the fellowship, and the application can be found at:
https://law.asu.edu/clinics/TheClinicalProgram/Fellowships.aspx
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law and Legal Analysis (MLS Online Only)
SLN #: 91208
Course Prefix: LAW-581
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holsman Tetreault
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.US Law and Legal Analysis (MLS only)
SLN #: 76083
Course Prefix: LAW-581
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holsman Tetreault
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This on-line course will introduce MLS students to the U.S. legal system and to the types of legal reasoning used by lawyers and judges. Students will be provided the necessary instruction to use legal reasoning in their academic work, including reading and understanding cases and statutes, doing basic legal research and writing legal memoranda, and applying existing law to the issue at hand. Finally, the course will provide an overview of a handful of key areas that are particularly important for business and policy applications, such as federalism/pre-emption, constitutional law and administrative law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Online
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Utilities, Sustainability and the Law
SLN #: 88335
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 025
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Mayes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Students will examine utility law in Arizona and the United States, with a particular focus on how traditional ratemaking is accomplished in an era of renewable energy portfolio standards, energy efficiency mandates and greenhouse gas emissions reductions regimes for electric and natural gas utilities. Since energy sustainability laws and regulatory policies are largely imposed on and carried out by utilities, the course will begin with an examination of the fundamentals of utility regulation. Additionally, the course will follow current trends in utility regulation such as adjustor mechanisms designed to pass through natural gas and other commodity costs, renewable energy and energy efficiency surcharge mechanisms and the rate-basing of renewable energy projects, construction work in progress allowances in rate base, and attrition adjustments. Finally, the course will address new and emerging trends in utility law, including a discussion of transmission policies promoting renewable energy development, federal and state efforts on Demand Response and the Smart Grid, and the regulation of greenhouse gasses, including proposed federal climate change legislation.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Victims in Criminal Procedure
SLN #: 76081
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Twist
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Victims in Criminal Procedure will explore the historical and evolving role of crime victims in the criminal justice process. The law and litigation of crime victims’ rights at the state and federal levels will be examined. Among the topics that will be considered are constitutional and statutory rights for crime victims, the effect of these rights on the rights of the defendant and the criminal justice system generally. The question of enforcing victims’ rights and case law developments will also be considered.
The course is a 2 credit course with the option of earning one externship credit for students who agree to work 60 hours during the semester for the Victims Legal Assistance Project.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: 15-20 page paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Water Law
SLN #: 71716
Course Prefix: LAW-643
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will address the basic legal principles involved in acquiring, maintaining, transferring, and adjudicating property rights in water. Some attention will be paid to riparian (eastern) doctrines, but main emphasis will be placed on the prior appropriation systems common in the west. The course will also cover groundwater law (with a focus on Arizona and doctrines in other western states), developments of new water supplies, instream flow protection, interstate disputes and allocation (with focus on the Colorado River), federal and Indian water rights, and federal-state relations in water management.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Work-Life Law and Policy Clinic
SLN #: 77778
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 026
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Karin
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
The mission of the Work-Life Law and Policy Clinic is: 1 – To provide ASU
law students with the training, supervision, and field experience necessary
to become effective and reflective lawyers; and 2 – To undertake projects
advancing the public interest and providing quality representation to
individuals and organizations in need.
To accomplish this goal, students enrolled in the Clinic work on civil and
administrative litigation, legislative and regulatory policy projects, and
community education matters related to unemployment insurance,
reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, time off, flexible
scheduling, unpaid wages, discrimination, or civil justice for military
families.
Please see the Clinic's Website for a complete description as well as
application procedures
https://law.asu.edu/worklifeclinic
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Writing for Law Practice
SLN #: 89581
Course Prefix: LAW-626
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This is a writing seminar intended to help students attain an advanced level of writing proficiency by exposing them to a broad range of legal documents. This course introduces students to skills and documents that are not part of the first-year legal writing curriculum. Overall the students will learn to write to different audiences. The basic skills are how to conceptualize a writing assignment, how to write with clarity, and how to write with precision.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Writing TA
SLN #: 74073
Course Prefix: LAW-735
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Teaching Assistants work closely with the Legal Writing Professor to whom they are assigned and provide guidance and mentoring to first-year students. Teaching Assistants help with problem selection and generating model answers, hold office hours to assist first-year students with research, help create and grade research and citation exercises, occasionally help with class preparation and/or presentation, and assist with oral argument in the spring. Teaching Assistants generally do not play a major role in teaching and grading first-year students. Teaching Assistants are expected to attend the Legal Research and Writing Course to which they are assigned and meet with the Professor weekly. Teaching Assistants are expected to be available to first-year students and to work well without intensive supervision. Teaching Assistants can expect to spend an average of six to eight hours a week fulfilling their duties, although this may vary from week to week.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.
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