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Spring 2015


Administrative Agencies & Regulation (MLS Online only)

SLN #: 28735
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Howell
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class is available only to MLS Online students

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.

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.



Administrative Law

SLN #: 28416
Course Prefix: LAW-600
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
A large portion of federal law comes from administrative agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Defense. This class examines the institutional role and legitimacy of these federal administrative agencies. Topics will include the source of administrative authority; the rationale for delegation of authority to 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.

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.



Adv AZ Legal Research & Writing (3L Bar Program only)

SLN #: 14266
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is only open to students participating in the 3L Bar Program

This course focuses on specific legal research and writing skills necessary for practicing law in Arizona. Students will research Arizona secondary and primary sources, including specialized sources such as jury instructions and verdicts. Students will also write various practice-oriented documents, such as an engagement letter/agreement and a memorandum of law. In addition, students will critique and rework form documents and end the course with a pathfinder project of the student’s own choice.

Note: This course meets every Tuesday and Thursday from March 3 – April 14.

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
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.



Adv Environmental Law Topics

SLN #: 12027
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Marchant;Shanker;Wolf
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
One of the greatest appeals of environmental law, in addition to its importance for current and future human well-being, is that environmental law issues involve complex and fascinating mixtures of law, theory, public policy, politics, science and ethics, and are addressed and resolved (often simultaneously) in a variety of legislative , regulatory, judicial and public venues. This seminar, taught by three experienced environmental practitioners, is intended to give the student training and experience in the in-depth understanding and legal advocacy for major environmental law issues. Each year, the seminar will focus on three current environmental issues facing Arizona and the nation. For each of the three topics, the seminar will include four 2-hour classes of activities that will include background lectures, group discussions, practice pointers, and role-playing or simulation exercises. Students will be required to prepare a short memo, legal brief, draft testimony or other legal document for each of the three subjects. The objective of the seminar is to give the student real-life training in integrating the types of knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective advocate on important issues of environmental law.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, see course description
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
Prerequisite: Environmental Law is recommended but not required
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.



Adv Research: LSI - Emerging Tech

SLN #: 12023
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 002
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 #: 13661
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Silver
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 - Personalized Medicine

SLN #: 14268
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 004
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 #: 14269
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 005
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 Criminal Procedure

SLN #: 22762
Course Prefix: LAW-610
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sands
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course builds upon the basic course in Criminal Procedure. Topics addressed include the following: prosecutorial discretion; preliminary hearings; grand jury proceedings; pretrial release; discovery rights; guilty pleas and plea bargaining; double jeopardy; appeals and post-conviction review.

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.



Advanced Estate Planning

SLN #: 12954
Course Prefix: LAW-660
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Becker
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will cover advanced estate planning and estate administration issues. Specifically, advanced valuation issues, marital deduction planning, fiduciary income tax, grantor trust income tax, issues relating to charitable trusts, and the generation skipping transfer tax. Estate and Gift Tax is a pre-requisite.

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: Estate & Gift Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Grades will be assigned according to written papers
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Arizona Constitutional Law

SLN #: 12061
Course Prefix: LAW-658
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bender
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will address some of the most important provisions of the Arizona Constitution and the way in which those provisions have been interpreted and applied by the Arizona Supreme Court. Emphasis will be placed on provisions that are different, in either their text or judicial interpretation, from provisions of the United States Constitution. Topics will include the Arizona Constitution's provisions relating to "direct democracy" (recall, initiative and referendum elections); the respective powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Arizona government; Arizona constitutional rights that are similar to, but more extensive than, individual rights contained in the U.S. Constitution; Arizona individual rights that are not found in the U.S. Constitution; and the legal relationship between the Arizona and U.S. Constitutions. The focus will be on issues of current importance

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: Con Law I and Con Law II, both of which may also be taken concurrently
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: Class attendance highly advisable

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Arizona vs. Federal Rules of Evidence

SLN #: 12035
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Dallyn
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will focus primarily on differences between Arizona and Federal evidence rules. But it also will give some attention to Arizona rules that may have been changed substantively by amendments to the Arizona Rules of Evidence that became effective on January 1, 2012.

Prerequisite: Students enrolling in this course must have taken the basic Evidence course.

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: Evidence
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.



Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Sanctions

SLN #: 16877
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Ayers
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Monday, January 9. The last class will meet on Monday, February 20. A take-home exam will be administered.

Under the so-called “American Rule,” parties to litigation must pay their own attorneys’ fees and costs. That Rule, however, is subject to a host of fee-shifting exceptions that allow a prevailing party to recover its attorneys’ fees from the losing party. In addition, courts may sometimes award a party all or a portion of its attorneys’ fees as a sanction to redress its opponent’s improper litigation tactics. This course examines, among other subjects:

• Contingent fee arrangements;
• Statutory and other grounds for attorneys’ fee awards to the prevailing party;
• Procedures for seeking the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs; and
• Fee and cost sanctions under Rule 11 (and other Rules).

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

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Banking Law and Regulation

SLN #: 28455
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 031
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gilman
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Financial institutions exercise great power in the modern US and world economies. Their activities impact the work lawyers do in many ways – as consumer and commercial lenders, suppliers of investment products, insurers, and providers of numerous other types of financial services. As regulated entities, financial institutions must comply with applicable laws and regulations while remaining competitive in the marketplace, and responding to global competition, technological advances, and rapidly changing economic conditions. This seminar course examines certain aspects of banking law, the impact of laws and regulations on policies and procedures within financial institutions, and legal documentation used by financial institutions in making loans and issuing credit. It will look at recent changes in the law governing banks and other financial institutions, including the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the impact of laws and regulations on credit risk and availability, and related practice issues. Credit documentation will be explored from a practice-ready perspective. Students will gain experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating loan and other credit documents. Students will be required to do in-class presentations, which may involve a short paper. In addition, students will prepare a final paper or complete another approved final project.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval
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: 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.



Bridging the Gap

SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section:
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:


Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
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 Organizations

SLN #: 12065
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines the legal constraints that apply to business organizations with an emphasis on how the law addresses the problem of the separation of ownership from control in publicly held corporations. Alternatives to the corporate form, including partnership and the limited liability company, will also be addressed, although primarily as a comparative tool for achieving a more in-depth understanding of the corporation. Topics will include fiduciary law, shareholder voting, derivative suits, executive compensation and control transactions. These issues will be most relevant to those students who plan on representing business entities in transactions or litigation, however, it is difficult to overstate the importance of a general knowledge of these topics regardless of the area of law in which one plans to practice. Materials to be announced. No background in business, accounting or finance 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
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes, participation in class discussion is expected

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Business Organizations (MLS Online Only)

SLN #: 28989
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Menkhus
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 #: 20781
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:


Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
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.



Business, Law & Society

SLN #: 30093
Course Prefix: LAW-480
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Barnard
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.



Canadian Administrative Law

SLN #: 18555
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 023
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sikka
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Canadian Administrative Law is the body of law regulating the ways in which the government operates. It is about the rules and limits that apply to not only the operations of the Crown, Cabinets, Ministers, government departments, and municipal corporations but also the various administrative tribunals and agencies deployed by governments for the carrying out of governmental functions of all kinds. It is concerned with the procedures by which all these various instruments of government operate, the jurisdictional and substantive limits on their mandates, and the remedial structures that exist to ensure that decision-makers of various kinds act in accordance with the rule of law. As well, throughout the course, students are encouraged to reflect upon the divide between public law and private law and, in particular, the circumstances under which governmental authorities of various kinds or in various capacities are subject not to the special regime of Administrative Law principles and remedies but to the private law rules of contract, tort, restitution and the like.

Some regard Administrative Law as simply a subset of Constitutional Law and, to the extent that, for example, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other constitutional and other quasi-constitutional enactments (such as the Canadian Bill of Rights) serve to place limits or constraints on the way in which public decision-makers act, there is overlap between this course and that in Constitutional Law. However, it is not a course about the policing of the divide between federal and provincial jurisdiction enshrined in the Constitution Act, 1867 and the other statutes that constitute the Canadian constitution. Nor does it concern itself in detail with the constitutional incidents of the Crown, Parliament and the various legislative assemblies, or the executive branch.

Rather the primary questions considered in this course are:
1. The circumstances under which governmental decision-makers are subject to an obligation of procedural fairness to those affected by their decisions, and, where applicable, the content of that obligation.
2. The extent to which the substantive decisions of assigned decision-makers are subject to merits scrutiny by the courts in the name of jurisdiction or other principles of substantive review such as error of law, error of fact, and abuse of discretion, and especially the standard of review that reviewing courts bring to bear in exercising that constitutionally guaranteed capacity.
3. The remedial framework within which the superior courts, both federally and provincially, exercise their review powers.
4. The bases upon which the courts will not only exercise direct powers of review but also provide monetary compensation for wrongful administrative action.

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
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 Criminal Law

SLN #: 12040
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Asper
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to Canadian criminal law based on the syllabus prepared by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, National Committee on Accreditation. Core principles of Canadian criminal law come from the same common law roots as US criminal law but there are significant differences ranging from jurisdiction to the application of constitutional law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These differences will naturally be seen from a comparative perspective but the course will be taught strictly as a course in Canadian criminal 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.



Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

SLN #: 18549
Course Prefix: LAW-655
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Coordes
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will cover corporate reorganizations under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. It will explore legal and economic strategies used when filing a plan of reorganization and securing financing, the powers of the debtor in possession, negotiation of a plan, classification of claims and interests, and issues arising during and after plan confirmation. There are no required prerequisites, although a general Bankruptcy survey course and Secured Transactions are recommended as background.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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
Prerequisite: None
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is expected

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Civil Pretrial Practice

SLN #: 12043
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Turk
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This skills course will focus on the several aspects of pre-trial practice in civil litigation, including discovery planning and implementation, disclosure, interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, examinations and viewings, depositions, discovery sanctions and pre-trial motion practice. Students will explore both the strategic and tactical aspects of pre-trial practice. Through a series of mini-projects and classroom exercises and simulations based on a hypothetical case students will begin to develop skills in pre-trial litigation. These mini-projects and classroom activities will provide the basis for evaluation in this pass-fail course.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail 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
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.



Civil Procedure II

SLN #: 15123
Course Prefix: LAW-602
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Civil Procedure II will expand on the coverage of pre-trial litigation that you received in Civil Procedure I, by focusing on pretrial discovery in civil cases and on how civil cases involving multiple claims and/or multiple parties (including class actions) are brought and defended in US courts, primarily in federal courts. The course will focus on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but may touch on advanced issues in topics such as injunctive relief, standing and personal jurisdiction. We will use material from actual cases as well as readings from a casebook and articles.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Not anticipated at this time
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: In-class presentations may be encouraged
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.



Civil Rights and Wrongs

SLN #: 29158
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
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.



Civil Rights and Wrongs

SLN #: 30251
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
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.



Civil Rights Law and History

SLN #: 28654
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 036
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Heriot
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will explore the legal history of civil rights from the 19th century to the present and will also cover civil rights issues that confront federal and state policymakers today, including human trafficking, hate crimes and same-sex marriage. Among the questions that will be explored will be, “What are ‘civil rights’ and how has the meaning of that term changed over time?” The Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution will be discussed with special emphasis on the Thirteenth Amendment, given that its sesquicentennial is coming up in 2015. Legislation like the New York Married Women’s Property Act of 1848, the Mississippi Black Code, the Reconstruction civil rights acts, the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as failed efforts like the proposed Equal Rights Amendment will also be explored. Some non-legal historical reading will also be included. This course is aimed at enhancing student understanding of how foundational concepts such as "civil rights" endure and as well as evolve over time and are translated into constitutional and statutory texts, legal institutions and public policy.

This course is open only to students enrolled in the Washington, D.C. Externship Program.

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.



Civil Rights Legislation

SLN #: 28417
Course Prefix: LAW-620
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Calleros
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will examine the Reconstruction-era Civil Rights Acts, particularly sections 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1988 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, with an emphasis on sections 1981 and 1983. Section 1981 imposes liability for racial discrimination in contractual relations, and section 1983 imposes liability for deprivation of federal rights under the auspices of state authority. The latter will consume most of the semester. Although we will necessarily discuss federal constitutional and statutory rights that litigants seek to vindicate under section 1983, our study will focus on the statutory prerequisites to liability, such as the requirement that the deprivation be taken "under the color of" state law, various immunities from liability, standards for imposing liability on supervisors or governmental entities, and remedies. The class will also briefly address other civil rights issues, such as employment discrimination under Title VII and civil rights issues that may emerge 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: In-Class - Completely Secure
Participation Points: Professor reserves discretion as allowed by 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.



Claims Against Governmental Entities

SLN #: 18580
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Gaughan
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Monday, March 16. The last class will meet on Monday, April 20.

This class provides an overview of the unique challenges encountered in bringing and defending claims against state, local and federal governmental entities. The course addresses the history of sovereign immunity, its statutory abrogation and the procedures and prerequisites necessary to prosecute and defend claims against the government. This class will inform students of the law and mechanics of litigating claims against governmental entities using statutory and case law to inform students of the practicalities and pitfalls common to litigation against the government.

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.



Colloquium in Transnational Law

SLN #: 28549
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 035
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Bodansky;Rothenberg
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
In this course, students will examine current topics in international and transnational law through a combination of general readings, small-group discussion and participation in the Center for Law and Global Affairs Colloquium series, in which five top international law scholars present their current scholarship at ASU. Students will attend the Colloquium speaker presentations and will read speakers’ scholarship. In addition, students will read selected articles and materials on principal ideas of international and transnational law. Class meetings alternate between Colloquium presentations and discussions of the ideas and issues covered by the visiting scholars. Each student will be responsible for writing three 5-page reaction papers. Students may not miss more than two course sessions.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes, see course description
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Any of the basic courses in international law (including Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Business Transactions, or International Institutions) or comparable background.
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 18
Final Exam Given: No
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.



Comparative Torts

SLN #: 30099
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Klar
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Method of Examination: Take home. Exam will be distributed on March 11 at end of class and will be due on Monday March 16 - exam time will be limited to two hours and 10 pages.

Course Materials: Materials prepared for this course will be available at ASU. No required texts. The materials will be available prior to the commencement of the series of classes.

Course Objectives:

This is an intensive thirteen hour course delivered over three days – Monday March 9, Tuesday March 10, Wednesday March 11, at 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. It is designed as a one credit course.

The principle objective of this intensive seminar is to familiarize the student with the basics of Canadian tort law and how it differs in certain important respects from U.S. tort law. This will assist students in dealing with tort litigation which has a cross border perspective. Foremost in this respect is product liability, defamation, and highway accident litigation.

Comparative law courses allow students to better understand their own systems by comparing them with other systems. Canada and the United States are extremely close in a number of respects. The two countries share a long border, with close commercial, cultural, and economic ties. Their tort laws derive from a common ancestor – English common law. Yet in some important areas, the tort laws and practices of the two countries diverge. Why is this? Which system has made the better choices?

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: Torts
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.



Constitutional Law I

SLN #: 12057
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bender
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will examine the basic principles of American constitutional law through a study of the United States Supreme Court cases in which those principles have been, and are being, developed.

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.



Constitutional Law I

SLN #: 12068
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Clinton
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Constitutional Law I surveys the law surrounding the allocation of governmental power between federal, state, and tribal governments and the distribution of governmental authority within the federal government. It is a pervasive subject in the sense that such constitutional questions can emerge in such disparate areas of legal practice as immigration, corporations and securities, family law, criminal law, banking, and insurance. While the course does not cover individual constitutional rights (the subject matter of Constitutional Law II and Criminal Procedure), questions of Congressional power to enforce various constitutional rights are raised as part of the course coverage. Furthermore, the framers of Constitution did not see the bright line that most law school curriculums currently draw between allocation of power and individual rights questions, since many statements in the Constitutional Convention and the ratification documents suggest that the framers thought that the primary protection of individual liberty should be a constitution appropriately distributing and limiting delegated governmental authority, rather than a listing of rights of the type found in the Bill of Rights. This course not only seeks to provide a survey of contemporary federal constitutional law, but also provides basic insights into American constitutional and jurisprudential history. The reason for such attention to history involves demonstrating how constitutional law has changed over time, often with the ebb and flow of national intellectual, political, and economic history surrounding prevailing jurisprudential and economic trends and movements. That focus trains students not only how to understand past constitutional developments but how to anticipate future changes in constitutional doctrine in response to national political and intellectual trends. Consequently, the legal, jurisprudential, economic and political history of the United States will play a prominent role in the course. Please note that the course will be hosted on TWEN, rather than Blackboard.

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: Yes. No withdrawals permitted from requierd first year course
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes - See Syllabus
Participation Points: Yes - See Syllabus
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: See Syllabus

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Constitutional Law I

SLN #: 12070
Course Prefix: LAW-522
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gartner
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The role of courts in the federal system; the distribution of powers between state and federal governments; separation of powers within the federal government.

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.



Constitutional Law II

SLN #: 12073
Course Prefix: LAW-625
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Tsosie
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The course will deal with individual rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Specific areas will include substantive due process, freedom of expression and religion, and equal protection.

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.



Construction Law

SLN #: 14267
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holden
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The construction of ASU’s new law school is the “laboratory” for this year’s course. The case studies presented in class each week will be based on actual “real time” events occurring on the ASU law school project. The course, which focuses on practical construction law issues, is being taught by an experienced practicing lawyer. Topics that will be covered include: types of construction contracts; the basic relationships among the owners, architects/engineers, general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers on a project; express and implied warranties; the role of the schedule and claims related to scheduling; change orders and concealed site condition claims; mechanics' liens, stop notices and other payment remedies; types of insurance and insurance coverage disputes on construction projects; proving damages; and the trial of a construction case and the use expert witnesses. Extensive student participation during class is expected.

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.



Contemporary Issues in Tribal Economic Development

SLN #: 14265
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D01
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Morgan
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Class will meet Monday, March 9 through Friday, March 13.
Monday through Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Administration of the Final Exam will be discussed in class.

The class is limited to 10 students - if there is more student demand, students seeking the Indian Law certificate will receive preference.

This spring break course will be held in Nebraska on the Winnebago reservation at Ho-Chunk, Inc.. Ho-Chunk, Inc. (HCI) is the award-winning economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Established in 1994 in Winnebago, Nebraska with one employee, HCI has grown to over 1,100 employees with operations in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Washington, D.C., Afghanistan, Mexico and Iraq. HCI operates 18 subsidiaries in a diverse range of industries including information technology, construction, government contracting, professional services, wholesale distribution, office products and technology, logistics, marketing, media and retail.

The class is designed to train students to implement practical political, legal and economic solutions to help Tribe's implement a broad range of economic development activities. It is offered by Lance Morgan, who has combined his legal and business expertise to develop one of the most successful native owned corporations in the country, Ho-Chunk, Inc. Historically Federal Indian Law has had a negative effect on tribal economic development by limiting the tribes in a number of ways. The seminar will focus the economic impediments create by Federal Indian Law. The class seminar will not just describe the problem but give real examples of how tribes have actually overcome such legal impediments to create successful businesses and bypass some of the legal restrictions. Additionally, the seminar will also focus on having the students understand Federal Indian Law is restrictive in nature and that if they are going to be successful lawyers that they will have to use Federal Indian Law as a starting point, not an endpoint.

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
Limited Enrollment Number: 10
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.



Contract Drafting & Negotiating

SLN #: 12047
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the basic principles of contract drafting, interpretation, and negotiation. This course will also introduce students to the role of the transactional lawyer. Emphasis will be placed on drafting contractual agreements that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems. Students will be required to work independently and collaboratively to negotiate and draft a series of written contracts, such as a sales agreement, an employment agreement, and a settlement agreement. Students may also be required to perform research relating to the drafting of those contracts. On all of these assignments, students will receive feedback.

This is a hybrid course that will meet in-person for 2 hours each week and have an online component.

This course is open to JD candidates only.

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
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.



Corporate Governance Law

SLN #: 14292
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Lynk
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will focus on the responsibilities of corporate directors and officers, and of the lawyers who advise them, in managing and operating publicly traded for-profit business corporations. These issues have become increasingly important in the wake of the collapse of Enron and other corporations in 2000-2002; the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the recession of 2008; and the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

Business corporations are organized to make money. By maximizing profits businesses achieve their highest social utility -- they provide goods or services to consumers; profits to shareholders; jobs and wages to employees; and tax revenue to the state. To achieve these results within the law corporate managers should adhere to good corporate governance practices. What is good corporate governance? How does good corporate governance promote the goals of a good corporate citizen? Who is entitled or required to make the decisions necessary for a business corporation to function? What legal and ethical constraints do we as a society impose on corporate decision-makers in the exercise of their responsibilities? Are these constraints working? Is it appropriate to impose civil or criminal liability on a publicly-traded corporation, which can act only through its agents and directors for the illegal conduct of those agents or directors? Do corporate lawyers have a duty as "gatekeepers" to the board of directors, the shareholders and the corporation itself to insure that a proper governance structure is in place and is being followed, and that business decisions are being made in conformity with the law?

This seminar will examine these questions through various case studies drawn from different industries from the past as well as today. A desk book of materials including various articles, state and federal cases, and excerpts from recent federal legislation will be prepared and made available from the Copy Center. A casebook is not currently required.

The goal of the course is to illustrate the variety and complexity of dilemmas lawyers can face when advising corporate clients, and help students use the legal tools available to them to work through these problems toward satisfactory solutions. As a part of the seminar, students will be divided into teams of two persons each, and each team will make a PowerPoint presentation to the class on a corporate governance topic, chosen after consultation with Prof. Lynk, involving a particular corporation or industry. At the end of the course these presentations will be complied onto a disc and copies of the disc will be distributed to the entire class. Each student will also write a final paper.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, seminar paper is requied
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
Prerequisite: Business Organizations
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: In-class presentation required
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is encouraged

* 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 #: 14270
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Stuart
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will meet on 8 Wednesdays during the semester.

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.

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.



Criminal Clinic Client Component

SLN #: 12048
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Client Component of the Criminal Clinic. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics

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: 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 Law

SLN #: 12026
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Saks
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).

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 Law

SLN #: 12039
Course Prefix: LAW-516
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sigler
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Basic principles of criminal liability. Acts and omissions (actus reus), mental states and negligence (mens rea), excuses (e.g., insanity), justifications (e.g., self defense)--all ultimately illustrated in a sample crime (usually homicide).

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 Practice Clinic

SLN #: 12033
Course Prefix: LAW-774
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Vick
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 #: 12059
Course Prefix: LAW-604
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Askland
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will cover the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures, the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Course requirements include regular class participation and an in-class final examination.

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.



Critical Race Theory

SLN #: 28428
Course Prefix: LAW-725
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Tsosie
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar will focus on the idea of "race" as a social/political construct and examine the impact of American law on the construction of race. The seminar will provide the historical and legal background necessary to understand the significance of race within American law and policy. The seminar will then evaluate a number of legal frameworks that address issues of race and ethnicity in various contexts (e.g. segregation laws, civil rights law, federal Indian law, international human rights law). Throughout the seminar, we will assess various jurisprudential accounts evaluating the ethical and moral underpinnings of the law. Critical Race Theory is known as a jurisprudential framework that is often critical of standard liberal approaches. We will evaluate the critiques of liberalism and the scholarship of both liberal and critical theorists.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
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
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 - Maximum is 1 absences and no laptops are allowed

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Cults & Alt Religions

SLN #: 28436
Course Prefix: LAW-737
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Demaine
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar provides students an opportunity to study laws and policies governing cults and alternative religions. While the definition of a “cult” will be a topic of initial study in the seminar, it may be conceived of loosely as a group with a charismatic leader whose members are persuaded to relinquish their self-identities and material possessions in furtherance of the group’s goals. In addition to analyzing the definition of a “cult,” the first part of the seminar will be devoted to discussing the various types of cults, studying particular cults, and learning about cultic activities. The remainder of the seminar will cover domestic and foreign legal and policy issues generated by cults, including the legal rights of cultic organizations, anti-cult organizations, cult members, and cult members’ families. To the degree that religious movements falling outside the mainstream, conventional religions are conceptually similar to cults or treated similarly under the law, they also will be covered.

Students may take the seminar for two or three credits. Students who select the three-credit option will register for a one-credit independent study with Professor Demaine and write 25 additional pages during the semester.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Weekly
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
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.



Cyberspace Law

SLN #: 12046
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Clinton
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The explosive growth of the importance, economic significance, and reach of computer software and the Internet has spawned a burgeoning field of law that attorneys practising in the 21st century will need to understand and address. The ability of computer technology to instantaneously transfer across jurisdictional boundaries or broadcast worldwide digital information, whether the information in the computer file takes the form of a music file, a document, a picture, a television program or motion picture, or a computer software program, poses significant threats to businesses and established intellectual property regimes. Issues of this type include file sharing of music and motion pictures and the legal protections surrounding digital rights management. The movement of businesses into the virtual world of the Internet has also created a host of trademark and domain name control issues. In some circumstances, efforts are made to apply existing legal concepts to these new problems arising in cyberspace; while in other cases entirely new legal strategies must be developed. The Cyberspace Law course will examine a diverse group of emerging cyberspace legal issues with a focus on the interface of jurisdictional and intellectual property regimes with the virtual world of the Internet.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: None *(Intellectual Property background helpful)
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Maybe
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.



Death Penalty

SLN #: 12050
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Baich
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will survey the major constitutional and operational issues with respect to the death penalty in the United States. The required readings for each class will consist primarily of United States Supreme Court decisions, copies of the assigned cases (and on occasion other materials) can be obtained through the library. From time to time supplemental materials will be distributed in class. All students are expected to read the assigned cases and other materials prior to class. Grades in this class will be based on CLASS PARTICIPATION, WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS AND ATTENDANCE.

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.



Decedent's Estates

SLN #: 12042
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.



Education & the Law

SLN #: 14295
Course Prefix: LAW-721
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herf
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
A review of the legal and policy considerations that provide the foundation of the law of public education. This will include a review of student and employee rights, Constitution and Statutory rights, funding issues, legal and practical aspects of governing bodies, rights and responsibilities of administrators, teachers [including statutory child abuse reporting requirements and immunity issues], collective bargaining and employee concerted activity and students.

This advanced course in education addresses constitutional law, federal and state statutory and regulatory provision and case law . The studies will encompass the development of statutory and case including their impact upon education in the United States and the State of Arizona. The class will analyze and report on analyze major decisions of the United States Supreme Court in the areas of finance, religion, free speech, collective bargaining, student and teacher rights, rights of the disabled, desegregation and discrimination including recent Arizona decisions. The major critical legal issues in traditional public charter and private education will be discussed. Each student as a significant part of the class and their grade will select from a list of suggested areas or designate an area of interest and prepare a paper power and partner with the instructor to lead the class discussion on the topic. The presentation should be scheduled to fill the major component of the class time and will be the focus of each student to master a particular area of law. Practical skills application will be used in the final two class period with outside expert witnesses and student participants in all roles involving student expulsion with issues related to guns at school and disability identification and accommodation by the District.. If scheduling permits a session shall be devoted to an employee grievance and the resolution process. We will analyze several U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving educational issues, their history and future impact.

Course Structure/Approach
This course will consist of lecture, individual and group assignments,on Constitutional issues, including major topical presentation by each student or in some instances a two student team where you will teach for that class period using a power point outline followed by a paper on the chosen subject of law review quality. A special education due process expulsion hearing which will incorporate issues involving school rules, special education and due process will comprise the final two sessions of the class. Student roles will include the lawyers for the District seeking expulsion, lawyers for the family opposing expulsion, the cast of participants and the decision making make school board who will debate the evidence.

Grading/Assessment
Topical Paper, Power Point and Classroom presentation-75% of final grade;
Attendance and Participation-Essential as it will constitute 25 % of the final grade

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, 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
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see course description
Participation Points: Yes, 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.



Effective Meeting Management

SLN #: 29111
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 027
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Feeney
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will meet for 9 weeks during the semester on Wednesdays from 8:30 am - 9:55 am. Dates to be announced.

The purpose of this course is to help students learn to prepare for, participate in, record, and lead meetings. Lawyers need to work effectively in a wide variety of meetings, including internal firm/office meetings; case management and transaction management; meetings with existing and potential clients; for-profit and non-profit corporate meetings, including shareholder and board of directors meetings; and public meetings. The goals of this course are to learn and practice the basic facilitation principles, explore group dynamic issues, study effective ways of developing ideas in groups and accomplishing consensus, and addressing how to conclude, record and follow through after meetings.

Preparedness for and participation in class discussions will account for twenty percent (20%) of each student’s final grade.

Attendance is mandatory. Students may be withdrawn from the course with a failing grade for missing more than fifteen percent (15%) of the regularly scheduled class meetings.

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
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.



Employment Law

SLN #: 12948
Course Prefix: LAW-629
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Tiffen
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The course is a survey course covering the major statutes and common law governing the employment relationship. Subjects include discrimination in employment, wage and hour law, workplace safety, employee benefits, wrongful discharge, and the National Labor Relations Act, and other statutory and common law regulation of the employment relationship.

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.



Energy Law & Policy

SLN #: 12052
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rule
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines laws relating to the ownership, conservation, and use of natural resources, with particular emphasis on energy-related resources such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectric power, sunlight, and wind. The course explores and analyzes laws that allocate interests in energy resources and regulate energy production and delivery strategies so as to promote economic efficiency and mitigate adverse impacts on the natural environment.

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.



Entertainment Business Contracts

SLN #: 14293
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Mableson
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Entertainment Business is about legal and business relationships. In this business, the law is the business model, a rare confluence that puts lawyers in charge of the business. Most executive officers who run the entertainment business are lawyers.

This 3.0 credit course is designed as an introduction to the entertainment business by way of an intense review of the cases and contracts that are typically used to document the myriad of business relationships in the industry.

The contracts used in the entertainment business are considered the harshest in any industry, anywhere. In addition to providing instruction in the legal issues in the entertainment business, this class will teach students advanced contract drafting skills that will be transportable to other industries and practice areas.

The Entertainment Business is also about content and digital distribution. As technology develops, so do the distribution models. This class also explores the genres of film, television, book publishing, music composition and publishing, sound recordings, online games and virtual worlds, and other new media that rapidly expanding and converging in the digital age. As more and more people are engaging with digital entertainment, content creators are discovering ways to produce and deliver content faster and more effectively. The legal issues that accompany the creation of content in our interconnected world present opportunities for future lawyers to develop traditional and non-traditional practices in the Arts & Entertainment and Sports businesses.

Grading: Class participation (25%) & Final written exam (75%)

Prerequisites: Contract Law and Legal Writing
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Copyright Law

Instructor (adjunct): Connie J. Mableson, JD: Ms. Mableson is an intellectual property attorney in practice for 31 years. Her practice emphasis is arts and entertainment, internet law, and technology law. She has represented successful clients in all aspects of the entertainment business including Stephenie Meyers (Twilight), Allison DuBois (The Medium), Rob Halford (Judas Priest), many New York Times best-selling authors, independent film projects, musicians, publishers, and game developers. She is a member of the ABA section of Science and Technology, and Forum on Sports & Entertainment. Connie is the former Chair of the City of Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission and has extensive experience in entertainment deal-making and new media.

FOR THE FIRST CLASS - Bring 2 legal pads and pen and highlighter to class. You may be asked from time to time to put away your computer.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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
Prerequisite: Contracts & Legal Writing. Copyright Law is a pre or co-requisite, subject to instructor waiver
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes 25% of class 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.



Evidence

SLN #: 12030
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Plunkett
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Evidence covers the basic rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal trial proceedings. The primary focus is on how the Federal Rules of Evidence operate in practice, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. The course is taught by the problem method, with occasional simulations designed to illustrate how litigators deal with witness testimony and other forms of evidence at trial. This is a complex and difficult subject, but one that most practicing lawyers -- including non-litigators -- need to know; and it would be an especially tough subject to try to learn from scratch from a bar review course.

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.



Externship

SLN #: 12031
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 is 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. There will be two mandatory classes for first time externs only.

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.



Externship (3L Bar)

SLN #: 12063
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Externship reserved for students enrolled in the Early February Bar exam program.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
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 #: 12025
Course Prefix: LAW-612
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Ellman
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
Additional Attendance Policy: Preparation and attendance is expected

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Federal Income Taxation

SLN #: 12049
Course Prefix: LAW-606
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Scharff
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
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. In this course, an introduction to federal income taxation, we will learn the basic rules that govern the income tax system, with a particular focus on individuals and unincorporated businesses. Unlike courses that are based on common law, this course will require students to study statutory and administrative law extensively. As we delve into the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, we will also consider fundamental tax policy questions along the way, asking not just what the law is, but also, what it could be and, perhaps, should be.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
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
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
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 Indian Law II

SLN #: 15129
Course Prefix: LAW-704
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Miller
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course surveys legal issues surrounding the ownership and development of Indian lands and resources. Included are issues regarding treaty rights, property rights, water rights, hunting and fishing rights, natural resources development, and environmental issues in Indian Country. This course does not require a working knowledge of the jurisdictional questions surveyed in Federal Indian Law I, although some background, either from that course or a review of William Canby, American Indian Law in a Nutshell, is helpful.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Students can choose to complete a research paper or take the final exam.
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.



First Amendment

SLN #: 12051
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 009
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The first few sessions will be devoted to reviewing basic material on free speech as well as recently decided Supreme Court decisions on the subject. The seminar will then cover topics in free speech to be selected by the class and the instructor. We may also spend a session or two on the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.

Sessions at the end of the semester will be devoted to discussions of drafts or outlines of student papers.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
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
Prerequisite: successful completion of Con Law II, or a course at another law school with a substantial unit on freedom of expression
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
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandatory

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Foreign Relations Law

SLN #: 12062
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 010
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gartner
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The course examines the constitutional and statutory doctrines related to the foreign relations of the United States. It will analyze the distribution of foreign relations powers between the Executive, the Congress, and the Courts. The course will also cover topics including the status of treaties and other types of international agreements, the role of the states in foreign relations, and recent developments in foreign relations law.



Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes
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: 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.



Foundations of American Business Law

SLN #: 23973
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: B01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert
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 Students Only)

SLN #: 19441
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
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 #: 13591
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 011
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s):
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: 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.



Health Care Fraud Investigations and Litigation

SLN #: 16954
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Giancola
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Monday, January 12. The last class will be Monday, February 23. The final exam will be administered on Monday, March 2.

This class will introduce students to the federal laws, regulations, and guidance that have been enacted to combat fraud and abuse in federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The topics to be covered include an overview of Medicare, an introduction to the primary civil and criminal fraud statutes, such as the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, fraud and abuse investigations, initiatives, enforcement and prosecution by the government against health care providers, the impact and implications of Qui tam actions, the fraud and abuse provisions contained in recent health care reform legislation (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010), self-disclosure protocols, and practical considerations for defending health care fraud and abuse investigations and cases.

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.



Healthcare Entrepreneurship Classroom Component

SLN #: 13622
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coury
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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 #: 15127
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Shufeldt
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Client Component of the Healthcare Entrepreneurship. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



HealthTechnologies, Innovation and the Law

SLN #: 15201
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Marchant;Schneider
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Innovative new technologies are playing an ever more central and important role in health care, but face a number of legal and policy challenges. This seminar will explore emerging health technology innovations, and examine the legal and policy hurdles facing these technologies. The first hour of each class will focus on a case study of a specific emerging medical technology by discussing the status and trends of that technology, and the unique legal, policy and ethical issues that technology presents. Examples will include including personalized medicine, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, molecular diagnostics, telemedicine, gene therapy, electronic health records, neuroimaging, medical robots, and digital or “smart” medicine. The second hour will address critical legal and policy issues affecting medical technology innovation generally, such as R&D, financing, intellectual property, regulatory, reimbursement, clinical uptake, liability and bioethical issues.

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
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.



Human Trafficking Seminar

SLN #: 15211
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Buel
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Human trafficking, accurately characterized as ‘modern day slavery’, is an exploitation-based crime with local, national, and international efforts, but a dearth of effective responses. This course will examine labor and sex trafficking, their human rights nexus, and the construction of rights for adult versus child victims. By studying the intersectionality of relevant laws, treaties, and practices – both domestic and international – students will better understand the challenges in combating human trafficking. We will discuss criminal and civil remedies within the framework of detection, prosecution, and prevention. Adopting a Rule of Law and problem-solving focus, the course will review promising practices with interdisciplinary partnerships.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Students will write a 15-page research paper in lieu of an exam and prepare one class presentation on their paper topic.
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: 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.



Immigration Law & Policy Clinic

SLN #: 12952
Course Prefix: LAW-778
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



Immigration Law & Policy Clinic Client Component

SLN #: 28957
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 041
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Cruz
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Client Component for the Immigration Law & Policy Clinic. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
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.



Independent Study

SLN #: 12022
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 Law & Taxation

SLN #: 12058
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 012
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Irvine
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course deals with issues of federal, state, and tribal taxation within Indian country. The course will survey the leading cases, statutes and administrative rulings. Transactional problems and tax planning opportunities will also be discussed.

Federal Indian Law I or Federal Income Tax is a prerequisite to this course. Federal Indian Law I provides a general background for the concepts of sovereignty and federal preemption that are more fully developed in this course as specifically applied to tax issues. This course will apply the general concepts to situations that frequently arise for Indian law practioners.

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 Indian Law I or 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

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Indian Legal Clinic

SLN #: 12950
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 and application 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.



Infractions/Compliance in Intercollegiate Athletics

SLN #: 28774
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 039
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Smith;Webb
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course studies law, revenue, branding/institutional reputation and problem solving in the area of infractions and compliance (enforcement of the NCAA and other athletic association rules, penalizing institutions, personnel, and student-athletes). Each student will be involved in arguing an appeal before the Infractions Appeals Committee and will also write and present a paper dealing with a problem in the infractions and compliance area.

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
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: argument regarding an appeal, oral presentation of paper, & journal
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 #: 12951
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 and application 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 #: 15212
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Mohamed
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Client Component of the Innovation Advancement Clinic. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



International Business Transactions

SLN #: 28443
Course Prefix: LAW-768
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Fellmeth
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
An introduction to the U.S., foreign and international law regulating cross-border business transactions and to the structure of cross-border business deals. Topics include: regulation of imports and exports of goods and services; foreign direct investment; international corporate formation, mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations; international protection of intellectual property; international employment law issues; cross-border lending; international antitrust; and international dispute resolution options. Because international transactions are becoming an increasingly important part of every kind of transactional and administrative law, this course should prove useful to most students who intend to practice in any field of corporate, commercial, or regulatory law.

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
Prerequisite: Contracts and Business Organizations
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 Contracts

SLN #: 15122
Course Prefix: LAW-614
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Calleros
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will explore the laws applicable to international contractual relations, focusing heavily on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Along the way, we will touch on a few other topics, such as choice of law rules, a comparison of selected UCC sections with CISG provisions, and a comparison of the contract law of selected foreign nations with that in the United States, and --time permitting-- a brief introduction to international commercial arbitration. The final grade will be based primarily on a final exam and secondarily on possible periodic quizzes and possible small-group research papers.

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
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Possible periodic quizzes
Participation Points: Professor reserves discretion as allowed by 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.



Int'l Environmental Law

SLN #: 12071
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bodansky
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The course provides a general introduction to international environmental law. It examines the processes by which international environmental standards have developed, are implemented and enforced, and surveys a variety of international environmental issues, including both transboundary problems such as acid rain, as well as global problems such as climate change and loss of biodiversity. The course also examines the intersection of international environmental law with other areas of international law, including international trade law and human rights law.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Short written treaty exercise
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
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: In-class presentation on a treaty
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.



Int'l Human Rights in Practice

SLN #: 28655
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 037
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Sikka
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course aims at providing students with skills and knowledge about international public law institutions as a background to potential employment in the field. Complementing the theoretical focus of International Human Rights Law, this course introduces students to the world’s primary inter-governmental organizations and the ways in which they are involved in international human rights law-making. It is designed as a practical course for students interested in gaining knowledge about how various international agencies are involved in the creation of public international law, and the ways in which they operate on a daily basis. Students will be introduced to international jurisprudence arising from adjudicative bodies related to each organization, and the means by which cases are raised and litigated. In addition, critical perspectives will be brought to bear on the operation and sanction of the various organizations, including their roles in global governance structures that create or maintain inequality between geographic regions and/or marginalized groups.

While providing students with an overview of rights-based documents and jurisprudence, the course will primarily focus on how work is undertaken promoting human rights and rule of law through international organizations, what skills are necessary to undertake such work and how to access job prospects and opportunities for engaging in that work. The course will be worth will combine lecture, discussion, and class exercises as well as invited guest speakers from international rule of law organizations. At the end of the course students will be able to identify the different organizations and the ways in which they interact to form different types of global governance in the human rights arena. Students will also be able to identify particular fields of work and positions within those organizations that may be of interest to them on a professional level.

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.



Int'l Institutions & 21st Century Global Challenges

SLN #: 16811
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 013
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Abbott
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course looks at the institutions through which the world deals with global challenges, and considers how to improve those institutions to respond to the challenges of the 21st century, from disease outbreaks to nuclear proliferation, economic growth to sustainability. Many of these problems are still primarily addressed through formal inter-governmental organizations, such as the Security Council and World Trade Organization. But the world is rapidly shifting toward “transnational” governance, with business groups and NGOs, cities and multi-stakeholder organizations playing ever more important roles. We will study both kinds of institutions, along with major theoretical perspectives, political and ideological debates, and reform discussions. We will also prepare “briefing papers” and hold “policy workshops” to develop policy recommendations on current problems. Grades will be based on these and similar in-class projects, a final exam, and class participation. A paper can be substituted for the final exam with approval.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes, with paper option
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Short paper, group work, presentation
Participation Points: Per the College of Law policy
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Per the College of Law policy the professor reserves the right to withdraw a student for excessive absence.

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Introduction to English Legal History

SLN #: 14294
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 014
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rose
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Description: The course will focus on the birth of the Common Law as a legal system during the 12th and 13th centuries and on its subsequent development from then through the 17th century. The origins of the many of the characteristic institutions of the Anglo-American Common can all be traced back to the English medieval Common Law. These institutions include the courts and jurisdictional notions, a professional judiciary, an organized legal profession, the rules of procedure and pleading, the jury, and legal literature and the reporting of cases. In addition, many modern legal doctrines have their origins in the English medieval Common Law. The course will also introduce the basic notions of substantive law in areas such as property, contract, tort, and criminal law and their development during the same time period. The course will make extensive use of original sources in English translation as well as secondary literature. Additional instruction will be available for students who wish to learn how to work with primary sources in their original language and form.

Materials: J.H. Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History (4th ed. 2002); Selections Copied from J.H. Baker & S.F.C., Sources of English Legal History: Private Law to 1750 (1986)(available from College of Law); Materials provided by the instructor (available from College of Law).

Student Responsibility: This course will meet twice a week with two 1 1/2 hour sessions. Students are expected to attend and participate in the discussion. Each student will write a 25 page paper on a topic of their choice, approved by the instructor. The grade will be based largely on the paper as well as classroom participation and contributions.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: No
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
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: 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.



Judicial Remedies

SLN #: 12064
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 015
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Campbell
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course canvasses the types of remedies that a court may award for civil wrongs. Particular attention will be given to injunctions and their enforcement. The course will also consider the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of remedies from the perspectives of economic efficiency, fairness, corrective justice, and the needs of the client.

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 #: 12044
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

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.

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.



Juvenile Advocacy Clinic

SLN #: 15215
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 018
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Dahlstedt
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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 Planning

SLN #: 22765
Course Prefix: LAW-636
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gammage;Artigue
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course focuses on governmental regulation of land use and real estate development. Coverage will include a heavy emphasis on constitutional aspects of land use regulation. The bulk of the course will deal with zoning, including inverse condemnation, zoning administration, variances, rezoning, nonconforming uses, exclusionary zoning (density and building size restrictions and use restriction). We will also cover aesthetic and architectural control, landmark preservation, subdivision regulation, and regulation of urban growth.

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
Additional Attendance Policy: Yes

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Law & Literature

SLN #: 15320
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 019
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Murphy
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
LAW AND LITERATURE: This course will concentrate on exploring two works of literature with a primary emphasis on the issues of punishment, responsibility, forgiveness, and mercy. The course will begin with a discussion of Ronald Dworkin’s essay “How Law is Like Literature” (supplied on the course blackboard)and will then move into a discussion of Herman Melville’s BILLY BUDD, SAILOR. This novella was left unfinished at Melville’s death, and many different versions have been published. For this course, it is important that the student have an edition (ordered for the course) that uses the reading text prepared by Hayford and Sealts. After Melville, we will spend several weeks-- and (depending on the extent of class discussion) perhaps the remainder of the course--on Dostoevsky's novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. It is vital that the student use only the Everyman's Library translation of this novel (ordered for this course) by Pevear and Volokhonsky since many other translations are terrible and even the OK ones will have different pagination from the Everyman edition--something that will make references made in class hard to find. (In an earlier posting I said I had ordered the Oxford University Press translation because I had mistakenly thought that the Everyman translation was out of print.) NOTE WELL: THE INSTRUCTOR DOES NOT ALLOW LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO BE USED OR EVEN OPENED DURING CLASS.

Students wishing to earn 3 credits will be allowed to enroll in a one credit independent study to write a paper in addition to the take home exam.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Numeric Grade or Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Only for students seeking 3 credits
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: None
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 15
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Useful student participation used to decide borderline cases
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: None

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Law and Psychology

SLN #: 15331
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Demaine
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar provides students with an overview of classic and modern research in the field of law and psychology. Students should obtain an understanding of how psychology has been and could be used to inform law and social policy in a variety of civil and criminal domains.

No background in statistics or experimental methodology is required.

Students may take the seminar for two or three credits. Students who select the three-credit option will register for a one-credit independent study with Professor Demaine and write 25 additional pages during the semester.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Weekly
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
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.



Law Journal

SLN #: 12032
Course Prefix: LAW-770
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s): Gubler
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 #: 20778
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
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.



Law, Culture & Community

SLN #: 20829
Course Prefix: LAW-210
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert;Fox
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.



Law, Science & Technology

SLN #: 18559
Course Prefix: LAW-703
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Marchant
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Nearly every field in the practice of law now involves some interaction between law and science and technology -- whether it be litigation, administrative law, environmental law, constitutional law, telecommunications law, health law, corporate law, employment law, contract law, property law and many others. Lawyers who are knowledgeable and comfortable in dealing with the scientific and technological aspects underlying many legal issues are in great demand at law firms, companies, government agencies and other providers of legal services. This survey course is intended to provide the student with an introduction to the various ways in which the legal system interacts with science and technology, and the skills and knowledge necessary to address such issues. The course will examine the interactions and conflicts between law and science using a series of illustrative case studies addressing current issues such as the internet, cloning, air pollution, the Daubert standard for admission of scientific evidence, tobacco research, the Microsoft antitrust case, electric vehicles, digital copyright, genetically modified foods, nanotechnology, anti-terrorism technology, global warming and privacy. No special background or expertise in science or technology is required to benefit from this course. Students can elect to take a take-home exam or write a research paper (20-30 pp.) for the course. This course qualifies as a “core course” for the LS&I Certificate program.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
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: Take-Home
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Students can choose to complete a research paper or take-home 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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 12028
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 12034
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 12036
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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: Legal Method and Writing
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Oral Argument
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 Advocacy

SLN #: 12038
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 12074
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 005
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 12054
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 006
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 14261
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 007
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Advocacy

SLN #: 28415
Course Prefix: LAW-524
Course Section: 008
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noreuil
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This two-credit course builds on the skills learned in the first semester Legal Method and Writing course. The principal focuses of this course are to teach students the basics of: 1) persuasive writing; 2) oral advocacy; and 3) proper legal citation format. In addition, this course reinforces legal analysis, organizational skills, and basic legal research skills.

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.



Legal Analysis

SLN #: 12055
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The first class will meet on Tuesday, January 20

The focus of Legal Analysis is developing strategies for mastering legal analysis and synthesis, appreciating individual learning styles, outlining complex legal concepts and rules, mastering issue spotting and essay exams, developing strategies for answering multiple choice and short answer questions, and implementing effective time management during law school and exams.

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: 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.



Legislation in Modern State

SLN #: 18581
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: D00
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Heriot
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This intensive two-week course will be focused in part on how our governmental institutions are constructed to ensure that Congress and state legislatures pass, and that other branches of government implement legislation in a manner that is in the public interest. Attention will also be given to how Congress in particular drafts laws knowing those law will ultimately be implemented by others-whether the President, administrative agencies, private litigants, courts or some combination of these. Several case studies will be examined. Although this is not a course on legislation generally nor administrative procedure generally, it has some elements of each as well as elements of public choice theory. It will feature a final examination.

Students must attend all classes. Due to the intensive nature of the course, students will be expected to complete a significant amount of course readings before the class starts and there will be several interim quizzes throughout the two weeks. The quizzes will account for approximately 30% of the grade and the final exam for approximately 70%. The course will be graded on a letter grade scale.

This class will begin on Monday, January 5, 2015 and end on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Class times will be 9:00am-12:00 noon Monday through Thursday. The final exam will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 6:30pm.

This course is open only to students enrolled in the Washington, D.C. Externship Program.

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
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes, see course description
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.



Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic

SLN #: 15332
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 021
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



Media Law

SLN #: 12056
Course Prefix: LAW-705
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Bodney
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar draws together the academic and practical elements of media law, with a particular emphasis on translating constitutional theory into legal action in Arizona. The course covers issues involving access to information (e.g., public records, open meetings, FOIA), interference with the news gathering process (subpoenas, search warrants, gag orders), limitations on content (prior restraints, libel, invasion of privacy) and other "hot topics" in media law. In addition, the course focuses on the tensions between law and ethics in the legal and journalistic disciplines, and how the aspirational considerations of the two professions both inform and obscure the duties of reporters and their counsel. Finally, the course explores the analytical and precedential limitations on the absolutist rhetoric of the First Amendment. Some background in constitutional or media law is recommended.

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.



Mediation & Settlement Advocacy

SLN #: 15339
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 022
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Meyerson
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Mediation and judicial settlement conferences are now the mainstream form of dispute resolution. Every attorney will participate in some form of settlement process. This highly interactive seminar will offer students practical and theoretical training in the mediation and settlement of civil disputes. The course is taught through a case study in which actors play the role of parties to a dispute. The students will interview the clients, draft a mediation memorandum, meet with the clients to prepare for a mediation, and then actually represent the clients during a mediation. In addition, the students will study mediation and settlement advocacy theory as well as legal issues relevant to mediation and settlement.

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
Limited Enrollment Number: 12
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.



Mediation Clinic

SLN #: 12067
Course Prefix: LAW-775
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 5
Instructor(s): Hinshaw
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Lodestar Mediation Clinic, an integral component of the nationally recognized Lodestar Dispute Resolution Program, helps students learn about alternatives to litigation while gaining practical experience about the mediation process. Student attorneys experience an intensive training program focusing on the theory, strategy and skills involved in the mediation of legal disputes, then act as mediators in civil (non-family) cases.

The Clinic has three mandatory training sessions that are typically scheduled prior to the start of semester, in addition to required class meetings. Interested students must submit a one-page statement of intent and attend an information session about the Mediation Clinic prior to enrollment. Admitted students must pass a background check before mediating in the Justice Court Mediation Program.

The Clinic is a graded, 5-credit hour course. Students are expected to spend approximately 200 hours working on clinic matters (mediations, mediation prep, class prep, reflection papers, etc.) during the semester and submit two drafts of a 25-page paper. The Clinic may satisfy either the graduation writing requirement or the Professional Skills requirement, but not both.

For more information about the Mediation Clinic and an application please see 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*
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. Because of administrative considerations and professional obligations to courts and clients, no student pre-registered for a clinical offering shall be allowed to drop the clinic later than one month preceding the first day of classes, or to add the clinic, unless approval is obtained from the Directors of the Clinic and the Clinical Program
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
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.



Medical Malpractice Seminar: Data, Policy and Law Reform

SLN #: 28454
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 030
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Saks
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The #3 cause of death in the United States – after heart disease and cancer – is preventable medical error. For each such death, several additional patients suffer severe injuries. We are 11 times more likely to die from a medical accident than from a car accident. The goal of this seminar is to explore, invent, and think hard about what the law could do to reduce those tragic numbers.

We will begin by reviewing the history, nature and extent of the problem of medical error and injury, the nature of traditional legal solutions (malpractice liability), law reforms enacted in the past several decades, and the effects of those reforms.

With that as background, we will then turn our attention to innovative ideas for solving the problem of iatrogenic injury. What could the law do to most effectively change the behavior of individuals and organizations in the healthcare industry in order to increase patient safety?

Each student will choose an innovative legal policy – possibly something that is currently being experimented with, or under discussion in the policy world, or in place in another country, or an idea of the student’s creation – research it thoroughly, critically evaluate it, and present your findings and conclusions orally to the class and in a written paper.

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
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance necessary

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Moot Court Teams

SLN #: 15399
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 023
Credit Hours: 1-2
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:

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.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-2
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.



National Security Law

SLN #: 14350
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 016
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gordon
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
After 9/11, the United States declared “War on Terror.” However, unlike our prior wars, this war has no geographic boundaries or temporal limits. The “enemy” is not a nation but a cause. Enemy “troops” are made of citizens from many countries, including United States’ citizens. This seminar explores some of the legal issues on how we conduct this “war,” including rules of engagement, intelligence gathering for “security purposes” and how we treat enemy combatants. At the foundation, we look at the major constitutional, statutory, cases and treaty provisions that set the current “law of war.” This includes the respective appropriate roles of the President, Congress and the courts. We will explore the basic legal question of our we dealing with enemies, common criminals or both.

Much of the course will be built around the lessons we have learned or haven’t learned from Guantanamo, from “taking out” Anwar Al-Awlaki and the current controversy over NSA intelligence gathering.

There are also myriad of operational questions. How and where do we capture, detain, and interrogate terrorists or suspected terrorists? How do we gather information? What is the role of FISA and NSA? How does domestic surveillance differ from overseas data gathering? How do we distinguish between domestic criminals, enemy combatants and illegal enemy combatants? How do we distinguish between war enemies who may be subject to trial in military commissions and domestic terrorists who are subject to traditional criminal proceedings? Are military commissions legitimate in this context and how do they differ from article III proceedings?

Ultimately we are faced with the question of whether this is really war, where are the boundaries between war and crime, do traditional notions of the law of war even apply?

The course materials will be handouts including cases, constitutional provisions, statutes, treaty excerpts, major speeches and policy papers, current headlines and articles and references to much of the current literature on these difficult subjects. There will not be any assigned textbook.

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

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Negotiation

SLN #: 12053
Course Prefix: LAW-733
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Hinshaw
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
Final Exam Given: No
Participation Points: 15% of grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance is required

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Neuroscience, Law & Ethics

SLN #: 15487
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 024
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Grey;Robert
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Advances in the rapidly developing field of neuroscience have allowed scientists to develop new techniques in investigating the brain activity that underlies cognitive phenomena. We will look at ways in which these advances challenge the law both directly (such as changing the common law definition of death from the cardio-pulmonary standard to brain death) and indirectly (such as changing our views on mental retardation and criminal culpability.) Thus, we will examine how the various emerging neuroscientific findings and technologies could or should affect such topics as moral reasoning, criminal culpability, lie detection, bias detection, cognitive enhancement, and punishment. The first part of the course will explore the neurological definition of personhood, as well as the implications of monitoring and predicting human behavior. The second part of the course will focus on efforts to manipulate or modify the brain. We will also explore some of the challenging questions raised by the increasing use of brain scans as evidence in the courtroom.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Yes, group project and paper
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: 17
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Presentation to class on subject of paper
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.



Patent Licensing & Enforcement

SLN #: 22820
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 025
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.



Patent Litigation

SLN #: 14376
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 017
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Halaby
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
A course emphasizing reading and class discussion, designed to prepare the student to practice patent litigation.

Prior completion of, or at least concurrent enrollment in, Evidence and an introductory course addressing patent law is desirable, but not 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
Prerequisite: Prior completion of, or at least concurrent enrollment in, Evidence and an introductory course addressing patent law is desirable, but not required.
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.



Patent Preparation & Prosecution

SLN #: 15125
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 018
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Noblitt
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The course is targeted at teaching the fundamental knowledge and skills required for preparing patent applications for filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and pursuing them to issuance. The patent practitioner must be prepared to interview the inventor, learn the technology, and prepare the patent application. Further, the patent practitioner negotiates with the examiner and prosecutes the application. Clients expect the practitioner to provide useful counsel on how to pursue the application, options for appealing or otherwise overcoming adverse decisions, and protecting the technology from domestic and foreign competition. The course is designed to train the patent practitioner to understand the patent options for various technologies, clients, and situations. Students learn the basics of drafting patent applications, pursuing the patent application through the PTO process, meeting adverse decisions from the PTO, and maintaining the issued patent. The course also addresses anticipating litigation issues, protecting developing technologies, and pursuing patents abroad.”

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: Patent Law or Intellectual Property 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.



Post-Conviction Clinic

SLN #: 18582
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 027
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Puzauskas
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



Post-Conviction Clinic Client Component

SLN #: 28940
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 040
Credit Hours: 1-4
Instructor(s): Puzauskas
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Client Component of the Post Conviction Clinic. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-4
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.



Privacy

SLN #: 18577
Course Prefix: LAW-724
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Coleman
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar will examine the origins and modern structure of the laws that protect information privacy, with a particular focus on the ways in which the law is responding to new information and communication technologies. The course will begin by tracing the historical roots of the right to privacy in American law. It will then examine a range of current privacy law issues, including tensions between privacy protections and the legitimate interests of media and law enforcement, as well issues relating to medical and financial privacy, and the protection of privacy at home, school and in the workplace.

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: 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.



Privacy, Gov't & Emerging Technologies

SLN #: 18583
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 028
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Gidari
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will identify the sources for privacy protections in tort, statutory and Constitutional law. It will focus upon contemporary challenges facing company product counsel, private practitioners and regulators arising from (1) government policies and (2) emerging technologies, in particular the increased use and functionality of electronic communications, encryption, biometrics, robotics, and the internet of things. The class will examine privacy in a sharing economy, in social media, and anonymity in the dark web. Participation in class is important as students will take on roles of inhouse product counsel, outside counsel and regulators. .

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper Required
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 Liability Litigation

SLN #: 18658
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A03
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Rayes;Tryon
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class will meet for six weeks beginning Thursday, January 15. The last class will meet on Thursday, February 19, and the final exam will be administered on Thursday, February 26.

This course focuses on one of the most specialized areas of litigation; suits against licensed professionals, doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, etc. The personal and professional consequences of such suits increase the intensity of the litigation. Add the fact that insurance policies for professionals, unlike other liability policies, often provide that the insured must approve any settlement, and the atmosphere surrounding these suits can become supercharged.

This course analyzes the elements and requirements of negligence claims against licensed professionals. The course explores substantive tort and contract law causes of action and defenses such as non- party at fault and the economic loss doctrine. Respondeat superior and its applicability to these cases, as well as developing concepts set forth in Section 56 of the Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers, are also considered. The course also explores the impact that a claim of professional negligence has with the professional’s licensing board.

In addition to exploring the legal issues commonly experienced in claims against all licensed professionals, the course also addresses important practical issues that face the trial attorney such as insurance coverage, statute of limitations, statute of repose and claims in excess of the insurance policy limits.



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.



Professional Responsibility

SLN #: 12041
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Buel
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will survey the laws, disciplinary rules, and principles governing the practice of lawyers. Topics include the relationship between professional ethics and personal morality, the formation and termination of the lawyer-client relationship, confidentiality, disclosure, conflicts of interest, litigation tactics, the regulation of the legal profession, the marketing of legal services, law firm structure, and professionalism problems and challenges. The 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.



Professional Responsibility

SLN #: 12066
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Sturr
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

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Professional Responsibility

SLN #: 13589
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Williams
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
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 Sports Law

SLN #: 28772
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 025
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Smith;Gibson
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course studies law, revenue, branding and problem solving in the professional sports context, focusing primarily on professional sports league governance and regulation, labor relations, representing and marketing players and coaches, and issues of equity and race. The course will also examine international issues related to professional sports.

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: 24
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.



Property

SLN #: 12024
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Kramer
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.

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.



Property

SLN #: 12037
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Karjala
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.

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.



Property

SLN #: 14260
Course Prefix: LAW-523
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Larson
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines the nature of property within the American legal system, commencing with a study of the fundamental principles of property acquisition and ownership. The course covers common law doctrines of property law, private agreements with respect to property use and acquisition, and the governmental regulation of property through zoning and eminent domain. This is a survey course that will be useful to students in legal practice and it sets the foundation for advanced work in real estate law, real estate construction and development, and condemnation proceedings.

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.



Prosecutorial Ethics & Decision Making

SLN #: 28943
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 026
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Charlton
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Other than the authority given to a soldier in time of war, few in government have the power of a prosecutor. A prosecutor may methodically and intentionally seek to take the life of another. A prosecutor may seek to remove a person from society, put them in prison, and keep them there until they die. Society gives prosecutors broad discretion. Certainly a prosecutor must follow the rules of law and ethics, but is that all we as a society should ask of a prosecutor? Many decisions made by a prosecutor are guided by ethics, others decisions require that a prosecutor look beyond the rules of ethics. When the rule of law and ethics allow for the death penalty in a specific case, what other considerations may a prosecutor use when determining whether to seek the ultimate penalty? When thousands of crimes occur in a single day, how should a prosecutor determine which cases are deserving of the government's resources? This course will focus on how a prosecutor should exercise his or her discretion. We will begin with the rules of ethics and standard manuals such as the U.S. Attorney's Manual. We will then cover widely accepted guidance for prosecutors such as Justice Jackson's famous speech to U.S. Attorneys and Deputy Attorney General James Comey's writing on the courage to say no. The course will cover a wide variety specific prosecutorial decisions such as District Attorney Michael Nifong's decision to prosecute the Duke Lacrosse players, or U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson's refusal to obey President Nixon's order to fire the Watergate Special Prosecutor. The course instructor was a career prosecutor for more than 16 years, serving at the Arizona Attorney General's Office as an Assistant Attorney General, and at the U.S. Attorney's Office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona from 2001 to 2007, when he was fired for opposing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' decision to seek the death penalty in a homicide case. The format for the course will be lecture and group discussion. The course will be graded on the basis of a final exam, a short paper and class participation, as described in the Syllabus. The course is recommended for any student who is considering a practice in criminal 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
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see course description
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.



Public Defender Clinic

SLN #: 12069
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 and application 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 Defender Clinic Client Component

SLN #: 16873
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 026
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Roth
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The Client Component of the Public Defender Clinic. Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description and application 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.



Public Health Law and Ethics

SLN #: 14264
Course Prefix: LAW-651
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Hodge Jr.
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The protection and preservation of the public’s health are quintessential goals of government. Equally critical is the need to respect individual rights and morals in American society. Public Health Law and Ethics explores the inherent tensions between promoting the public’s health and protecting the legal and ethical rights and interests of individuals. Primary objectives are to: (1) better understand the structure and functions of the public health system; (2) define public health and law through an examination of their theory and practice; (3) understand the roles of government, private sector entities, and individuals in assuring the conditions for people to be healthy; and (4) assess multifarious legal and ethical conflicts between governmental interests in public health and individual rights. These conflicts will be examined in multiple topical areas including health promotion and communication; public health powers such as immunization, testing, screening, quarantine, and isolation; public health emergencies; regulation of businesses and professions; and tort litigation. While protecting the public’s health has global dimensions, this course focuses on public health law in the U.S.

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
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.



Real Estate & Business Valuation

SLN #: 18550
Course Prefix: LAW-656
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Birnbaum
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will focus upon the valuation of interests in real property and closely-held businesses. The valuation principles to be examined apply in business and economic damages litigation, private property rights disputes, eminent domain proceedings, family law disputes, securities and insurance actions, and almost every other type of litigation which involves a determination of the value of, or damage to, an interest in real property or in a business enterprise. The same principles apply in a wide range of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, financing and estate planning. This introductory valuation and damages course is specifically designed for prospective real estate, land use, corporate, tax and trial attorneys who anticipate practice in the real estate or business law fields. With respect to real estate valuation, the entire appraisal process will examined, including the provisions to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The three methodologies for valuing interests in real property (cost analysis, sales comparison analysis, and income analysis) will each be explored. Special issues, such as the valuation of leasehold interests will also be discussed. With respect to business valuation (including the valuation of professional practices), the course will examine the different standards of value, the compilation and analysis of necessary financial information, and the different methodologies available to assist in the valuation process. Among the specific methodologies which will be discussed will be the guideline publicly traded company method, the capitalized excess earnings method, and capitalized economic income methods. Discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability will also be discussed. One class session will be devoted to a demonstration courtroom examination of a prominent business valuation expert. No prior accounting or mathematics training is required.

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.



Real Estate Foreclosure

SLN #: 28449
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: A04
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Wilk
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will meet on Tuesdays from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm beginning Tuesday, January 13. The last class will be February 17, and the final exam will be administered at 4:00 pm on February 24.

This course addresses the procedures and requirements for effecting the foreclosure of real estate in Arizona. Students will learn the entire process, from commencement to completion pursuant to the judicial, non-judicial and forfeiture statutory guidelines. Jurisdictional requirements, potential defenses, additional statutory and non-statutory remedies and appeal rights are among the subjects to be covered.

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.



Real Estate Litigation

SLN #: 22790
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: B02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Henry;Parker
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This class will meet for five weeks beginning Wednesday, March 18. The last class will be held on Wednesday, April 15.

This is a one credit class in the trial advocacy program. The course will address common litigation situations arising within the real estate industry. The course will be a combination of substantive real estate law, litigation scenarios and analysis, and practical litigation skills.

The final grade would be based on the following: 10% class participation; 20% written assignments during the course; 70% final exam. The final exam would consist of 20-30 multiple choice questions and 3 questions that ask the students to analyze the issues arising out of various fact patterns presented.

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
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.



Reproduction, Reproductive Technologies, and the Law

SLN #: 17048
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 029
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Matsumura
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
When it comes to the creation of human life, yesterday’s science fiction has become today’s reality. Stories about baby sellers, egg freezing, runaway surrogate mothers, genetic enhancement, and octomoms have exposed the lack of meaningful legal regulation of assisted reproductive technologies and have spurred calls for reform. But the extent to which the State should regulate who can reproduce and under what circumstances raises a host of difficult questions. This course will search for answers to those questions by considering the role the Constitution, tort, contract, property, and criminal law have traditionally played in advancing the State’s interest in reproduction and discussing how those doctrines should adapt to new technologies and family configurations. Topics covered will include abortion, gamete donation, In Vitro Fertilization, surrogacy, genetic screening and enhancement, eugenics, medical ethics, and alternative family formation. Course materials will include articles from newspapers, websites, medical journals, and law reviews; cases and statutes; excerpts from books; and documentaries and television news broadcasts.

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: Yes
Participation Points: Participation will be worth 30% of the grade and will take into consideration attendance.
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Following the default attendance policy, students cannot miss more than 15% of classes or they will be withdrawn or receive a failing grade.

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Research Methods in Int'l Law

SLN #: 22799
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 019
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): DiFelice
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
International legal research, whether for professional or academic purposes, relies on materials and methods that are quite different from those required for domestic legal research. In particular, primary historical, governmental, and journalistic sources provide much of the source material for research in this field. This workshop will offer an introduction to methods of researching public international law in the library and through public sources (including FOIA requests), foreign source materials, and online resources. Evaluation will be based on attendance and research exercises.

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
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: 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.



Risk Management in Venues

SLN #: 28773
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 038
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Adelman
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Sports and entertainment law is full of bizarre and amazing fact patterns, particularly as one examines what people do at live events, which is the focus of this seminar.

Procedurally, cases involving risk management and mayhem at live events are well-suited for discussion, argument, and hypotheticals, all of which will help you learn to think like a lawyer.

Substantively, many of our fact patterns will be "ripped from the headlines." This is because so many people engage in some form of mass entertainment every day that the news provides an endless array of fact patterns by which to test common legal ideas. Given the myriad ways in which people hurt themselves and others and break things, we will explore the slapstick of the legal profession.

Once we establish the basic elements of tort and contract law, we will use primary source material to find the outer limits of reasonably acceptable risks for stadiums, arenas, concert venues, and festivals. Event operations professionals get paid to say "yes," then to figure out a safe and legal way to allow the artistic vision to unfold. Our course will start from the same mindset. From there, we will proceed deep into the shades of gray in which good lawyers make their living.

Grades will be based largely on (1) a paper, in which students will select from one of several scenarios of disaster at a live event venue, then argue liability from the perspective of a plaintiff for a defendant, as well as (2) oral argument of that position before noted jurist Steven A. Adelman.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper Required
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.



Sales & Leases of Goods

SLN #: 18547
Course Prefix: LAW-621
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Fitzgerald
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This is an advanced business contracts course that studies transactions involving the sale, leasing, and licensing of goods to businesses and consumers. The course examines various types of commercial contracts including emerging issues in electronic contracting and computer related property. Liability of manufacturers, dealers, and other sellers for economic losses caused by product failures is reviewed in depth. Brief treatment is given to parallel issues in international sales contracts. The primary body of law studied is the Uniform Commercial Code, Article 2 and related provisions, but other important commercial contracting statutes are introduced, such as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act(UETA), the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act(E-SIGN), the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) and special federal statutes, such as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The course also provides a basic introduction to the Convention on International Sale of Goods (CISG). The legal rules and practice skills covered in this course are fundamental for attorneys who advise clients on business matters and/or engage in litigation for business or consumer interests. There are no prerequisites for the course, and no business experience is needed.

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.



Scientific Evidence

SLN #: 13582
Course Prefix: LAW-649
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Plunkett
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This seminar examines the legal principles governing the use of scientific evidence in civil and criminal litigation. It also describes the basic scientific underpinnings of expert testimony from the physical, biological, medical, behavioral, and statistical sciences. Particular attention will be paid to DNA evidence. The course will also focus on problems involving the actual courtroom testimony of experts taken from transcripts of actual trials. This will permit direct and cross examination of experts from various scientific fields who will be appearing during the course. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with all aspects of the scientific expert in the courtroom both on direct and cross examination. In addition, a series of litigation-related research and writing exercises will be assigned. These may take the form of office memoranda, pretrial motions and memoranda of points and authorities, appellate briefs, or court opinions in simulated cases. Grades will be based on the written and oral exercises and answers to problems. These will be critiqued by the instructors, and there will be opportunities for rewriting. Some federal judges and experts will participate in teaching the course and evaluating the exercises.

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
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.



Secured Transactions

SLN #: 18548
Course Prefix: LAW-622
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Coordes
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the main types of financing transactions prevalent today, as well as issues that arise with respect to attachment, perfection, and priority of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Understanding secured transactions is essential for attorneys who engage in a commercial law practice, as well as those who represent parties who sell or finance property or who expect to engage in commercial litigation, consumer law, or business transactional planning. No prior business experience is necessary to take this course.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Problem sets will be assigned
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: None *(Intellectual Property background helpful)
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: No
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Regular attendance is expected

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Secured Transactions

SLN #: 22772
Course Prefix: LAW-622
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Rule
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Businesses and individuals routinely borrow money to finance large purchases or to fund day-to-day activities. Lenders often require borrowers to pledge personal property as collateral to secure their obligations under these credit transactions. The interests held by lenders under these secured financing arrangements are called “security interests.” The course on Secured Transactions examines rules governing the attachment, perfection, and priority of security interests in personal property as set forth in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The course also covers legal rules governing the treatment of personal property security interests in the event of a debtor default or bankruptcy filing. Understanding the law of secured transactions is essential for attorneys who engage in a business, finance, or corporate transactions practice or in commercial litigation, consumer law, or business transactional planning. There are no prerequisites for the course, and no prior business experience 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
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.



Securities Regulation

SLN #: 16820
Course Prefix: LAW-640
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course offers an introduction to the two most important federal securities laws: the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The course explores the elaborate disclosure obligations that this country imposes on the distribution and trading of investment securities. Topics to be covered include the preparation of disclosure documents, exemptions from disclosure requirements, the relationship between disclosure obligations and anti-fraud rules, the duties of participants in securities transactions, insider trading and the role of state securities regulators in the overall regulatory scheme.

This course should be of interest to students preparing for corporate practice or work with financial regulatory bodies, but also to those interested in the development of the modern regulatory state, as exemplified by evolution of federal securities laws under the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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: Business Organizations. Professor will consider on a case by case basis individuals who want to take Securities Regulation but who have not yet taken Business Organizations or are taking it concurrently
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.



Special Topics in Employment Discrimination

SLN #: 28419
Course Prefix: LAW-630
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Kramer
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course addresses emerging issues in employment discrimination, paying special attention to the changing nature of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Topics may include sexual harassment, sexual orientation discrimination, transgender discrimination, grooming and dress codes, intersectionality theory, and nepotism rules. Attendance and class participation are mandatory, and each student will be required to write a research paper.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Research Paper
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
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 #: 14302
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 Externship

SLN #: 22784
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 1-9
Instructor(s): Smith
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Externships reserved for students enrolled in the Sports Law and Business program.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-9
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.



Strategic Career Planning (MLS & LLM Students Only)

SLN #: 24350
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Smith;Mokwa
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course brings together our MLS and LLM students who are in the sports law and business program and are working as interns or working on special projects during the spring 2015 semester. The class will meet once every two weeks for two hours. During each class session, work being done as interns or on special projects will be discussed. At the end of the course, each student will present a summary of his or her internship or special project. Each student will also submit a strategic career plan.

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
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Strategic Career Plan
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.



Strategic Fundraising (MLS & LLM Students Only)

SLN #: 28567
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Harris
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is limited to LLM and MLS students

This course studies strategic planning and problem solving in the area of athletics fundraising and donor management. In preparing the plan, students will examine legal and business (revenue generation) issues. Students will prepare a strategic plan for fundraising within the sports industry.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Paper Required
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: 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.



Supreme Court

SLN #: 22771
Course Prefix: LAW-745
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Weinstein
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Members of the seminar will meet each week to discuss one or two of the most interesting and important cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2012-2013 term (the term that ended in June 2013). In depth discussion of the Court’s opinions with focus on the importance of the case, the quality of the Court's reasoning, and the judicial philosophies of the individual Justices.

Students should have taken Constitutional Law II or Criminal Procedure, or be taking either of them concurrently. Depending on how many students enroll, each student will do one or more in class presentations. This will be the important work. The “paper” will be simply to write up in about 5 pages one of the presentations.

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
Prerequisite: Students must have taken or be taking concurrently either Con Law II or Criminal Procedure
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
Additional Attendance Policy: Mandaatory

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.



Taxation of Business Entities

SLN #: 18551
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 020
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Chodorow
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course examines the federal income tax treatment of business entities and their stakeholders, including corporations and their shareholders taxed under Subchapters C and S, and unincorporated organizations and their owners, including partnerships and LLCs taxed under Subchapter K. 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
Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: No
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.



Teaching Assistant

SLN #: 15199
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. Teaching Assistants are chosen through a selection process determined by each professor.

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
Prerequisite: Yes
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 Litigation Experience

SLN #: 28444
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Verdier;Beauchamp
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is designed to be the culminating experience of the Trial Advocacy Program. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil case from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, trial and post-trial motions.

NOTE that in lieu of certain scheduled class meetings, students in each Spring 2015 Litigation Experience section will participate in an all-day mock trial scheduled for SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

Generally, the Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later in that same week. Students will engage in performance exercises involving:

• Depositions;
• Pretrial motions;
• ADR;
• Trial

Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course

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: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes. Grading is based on student performance exercises
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 Litigation Experience

SLN #: 28445
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Flood;Booker
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is designed to be the culminating experience of the Trial Advocacy Program. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil case from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, trial and post-trial motions.

NOTE that in lieu of certain scheduled class meetings, students in each Spring 2015 Litigation Experience section will participate in an all-day mock trial scheduled for SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

Generally, the Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later in that same week. Students will engage in performance exercises involving:

• Depositions;
• Pretrial motions;
• ADR;
• Trial

Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course

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: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, Grading is based on student performance exercises
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 Litigation Experience

SLN #: 28446
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 003
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Zweig;Harrison
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is designed to be the culminating experience of the Trial Advocacy Program. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil case from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, trial and post-trial motions.

NOTE that in lieu of certain scheduled class meetings, students in each Spring 2015 Litigation Experience section will participate in an all-day mock trial scheduled for SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

Generally, the Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later in that same week. Students will engage in performance exercises involving:

• Depositions;
• Pretrial motions;
• ADR;
• Trial

Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course

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: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, Grading is based on student performance exercises
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 Litigation Experience

SLN #: 28447
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 004
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Zimmerman;McKee
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is designed to be the culminating experience of the Trial Advocacy Program. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil case from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, trial and post-trial motions.

NOTE that in lieu of certain scheduled class meetings, students in each Spring 2015 Litigation Experience section will participate in an all-day mock trial scheduled for SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

Generally, the Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later in that same week. Students will engage in exercises involving:

• Depositions;
• Pretrial motions;
• ADR;
• Trial

Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course

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: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, Grading is based on student performance exercises
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 #: 18557
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 024
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.

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.

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.



The U.S. Legal System

SLN #: 26368
Course Prefix: LAW-394
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Herbert;Ivan
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.



Tort Law (MLS Online Only)

SLN #: 28733
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Himmelstein
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
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.



Trademark and Unfair Competition Law

SLN #: 18553
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 022
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Long
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Note: This class is scheduled to meet for 4 hours each week. During the semester, 6½ class sessions will be cancelled on an as-needed basis.

This course’s objective is to provide the student with a practical, business-oriented understanding of trademark and unfair competition law. The course will cover the acquisition, maintenance, and enforcement of both registered and unregistered trademark rights. The course will also address trademark dilution and cyber-squatting. Other Internet issues, right of publicity, false endorsement, and federal deceptive advertising may be included, if time permits. Litigation practices and issues will receive particular emphasis. At a minimum, the student should emerge from this course with a thorough understanding of why a trademark and unfair competition practice is one of the most fun a lawyer can choose!

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: 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: Possibly
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.



Transition to Law Practice (3L bar program only)

SLN #: 18552
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 021
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Stinson;Sylvester
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
The goal of this course, available only to students in the 3L Bar Program, is to provide additional resources to transition you from law school to law practice. The course is divided into six modules: Negotiation, Arizona Law, Law Office Models, Client Relations, Personnel, and Professional Identity. Throughout the course, each student will be designated as a discussion leader and will prepare discussion questions for the class session. Student grades will be based on participation (including as a discussion leader), quizzes, and a final examination.

Note: This course meets every Tuesday and Thursday from March 3 – April 14.

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
Limited Enrollment Number: This course is limited to students admitted to the 3L Bar Program
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.



Trial Advocacy

SLN #: 12029
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 001
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.

Students may not enroll in the Criminal Practice Clinic in the same semester in which they take Trial Advocacy.

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 #: 12075
Course Prefix: LAW-738
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Dallyn
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 judge 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.

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.

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 #: 28456
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 032
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s):
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: 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.



US Constitutional Law (MLS Online Only)

SLN #: 28736
Course Prefix: LAW-598
Course Section: B02
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Silver
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
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.



US Law and Legal Analysis (MLS Online Only)

SLN #: 28547
Course Prefix: LAW-581
Course Section: A01
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Williams
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.



US Law and Legal Analysis (MLS only)

SLN #: 15128
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
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 #: 28457
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 033
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
Written Assignment: 15 - 20 page paper
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.



Work-Life Law and Policy Clinic

SLN #: 28458
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 034
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Karin
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.



Writing TA

SLN #: 12949
Course Prefix: LAW-735
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
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.

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.

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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