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Sources and structure of law; history of Bill of Rights emphasizing effect on criminal justice system; limits of law in solving problems in American society.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02603R | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 168 of 170 | Felipe Jimenez | SLH200 |
Examination of the rules and realities of American politics, and the role politics plays in American life and culture.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02616R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-7:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 30 | Franita Tolson | LAW2 |
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the criminal justice system and an overview of the fundamentals of substantive criminal law.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02613R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 68 of 80 | Peter Johnson | LAW1 |
Introduces the U.S. legal system and its relationship to basic principles of the rule of law. Examines lawmaking institutions, judicial processes and contemporary legal issues.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02665R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:40pm | Tue, Thu | 145 of 145 | Donald Scotten | LAW3 |
Examines current immigration law in America, the normative debates over immigration policies and the role the government plays in expanding or limiting immigration rights.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02653R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:40pm | Mon, Wed | 22 of 24 | Jean Reisz | VPD107 |
Introduces students to the basic aspects of the legal profession.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02640R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:40pm | Friday | 116 of 145 | Robert Rasmussen | LAW3 |
The main concepts and topics in American law, in the historical, economic and cultural contexts in which they have developed.
- Note: LHC Majors register for section 02614. All other majors register for sction 02607.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02607R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 69 of 70 | Mark Haddad | ZHS352 | ||
02614R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 45 of 58 | Nomi Stolzenberg | DMC100 |
Examination of the philosophic and political concepts that underpin international influence, while learning how this structure impacts the modern incentives and interests of international actors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02654R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 10 of 25 | Iryna Zaverukha | SOSB48 |
Examines key legal principles governing the entertainment industry by exploring legal challenges faced by professionals in music, film, sports, gaming and other areas of entertainment.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02689R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 50 | Nader Khorassani | LAW130 |
An exploration of core aspects of the US legal system (property, contracts, torts, criminal law, civil procedure) from the perspective of basic economics theory.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02651R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 12 of 25 | Robert Maniscalco | DMC155 |
Examines the current housing crisis by interweaving tenant/landlord law, local ordinances, historical exclusionary policies and reviewing current reporting and scholarship.
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02657R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-7:20pm | Wednesday | 10 of 30 | Deepika Sharma | SGM226 |
Studies the rise of cybercrimes and cybersecurity measures in recent years and their impact on society. Topics include cyberattacks, digital forensics, information privacy and others.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02658R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 30 of 38 | Ji won Kim | THH118 |
Explores issues of responsibility and credibility. Intentional and unintentional behavior. Clinical biases. Topics include witness credibility, confessions, cults, hostages, battered persons, and repressed memories.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02615R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-7:20pm | Wednesday | 43 of 90 | Rakel Larson | WPHB27 |
Individual research and readings.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02634D | 001 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 6 | OFFICE |
Introduces students to the basics of legal writing and research, with a focus on legal scholarship and law review-type journal articles.
- Note: This course is only available for one or 2 units.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02635R | 001 | 1.0-2.0 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 25 | Jeff Rodgers |
A cumulative experience demonstrating a student's depth of knowledge in applying research and writing skills on examining the legal system.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Legal Studies
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02659D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 10 | Todd Grabarsky |
Intensive experience with a law-related non-profit organization, or public agency.
- Corequisite: LAW 210
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02655D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Jeff Rodgers | OFFICE |
Examines constitutional rights particularly ones protected under the Equal Protection/Due Process Clauses and related questions of judicial role and theories of interpretation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03172R | 941 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 60 | LAW103 |
An externship allows a student to gain hands-on professional experience in legal and business settings. Students will be placed with a legal services provider, business or organization, government agency or state or federal judge under faculty supervision. All externships include an initial orientation and subsequent academic assignments. A maximum of 8 units may be earned over two externships.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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04021D | 968 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 0 of 1 | Rachel Gezerseh |
Federal tax statutes, technical issues and social problems involved in tax planning, tax litigation, and reform of the tax laws.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03221R | 941 | 4.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 90 | Jordan Barry | LAW7 |
Organization of economic activity especially the modern corporation as institutions of social power. The roles of managers, owners, and regulatory agencies in shaping processes ofdecision making.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03224R | 941 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 120 | Donald Scotten | LAW7 |
Explores how legal, social, racial, cultural and economic factors contribute to health disparities and the role that physicians and lawyers can play in advocating for patients and policy changes to promote health equity.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03371R | 941 | 2.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 0 of 10 | Barbara Siegel | LAW106 | ||
03373R | 941 | 3.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 0 of 10 | Barbara Siegel | LAW106 |
Covers the fundamentals of reviewing and analyzing business contracts and strategies for negotiating business issues with an emphasis on developing practical skills. Open only to Law students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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04007D | 968 | 2.0 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 0 of 1 | Christine Min | DMC108 |
Explores the nature and evolution of criminal punishment, from the death penalty to imprisonment and beyond.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03405R | 941 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 30 | Mugambi Jouet | LAW118 |
Problems of adjudication in a federal system. Allocation of authority between federal and state courts and among Congress, the Executive and the Courts; choice of federal and state law; jurisdiction of federal courts and significant rules of practice.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Law, Gerontology/Juris Doctor, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Juris Doctor/Communication Management, Juris Doctor/Communications Management, Law/Economics, Law/International Relations, Juris Doctor/Public Administration, Juris Doctor/Public Policy, Juris Doctor/Political Science, Law/Philosophy, Law/Real Estate Development, Law/Religion, Juris Doctor/Religion and Social Ethics, Law/Social Work
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03468R | 941 | 3.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 24 | David Cruz | LAW114 |
Legal principles subject to judicial control and the alternative ways in which agencies can be organized to serve their purposes.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03499R | 941 | 4.0 | Lecture | 8:00-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 90 | Abby Wood | LAW7 |
Understand the reciprocal relationship through which race and racism have shaped American law and how law has shaped popular conceptions of race and racism.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03653R | 941 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 60 | Stephen Rich | LAW130 | ||
03656R | 941 | Lecture | 10:00-11:20am | Tue, Thu | 0 of 50 | Clare Pastore | LAW130 |
Students work under close faculty supervision on cases and projects that involve the application of housing law and policy.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03624D | 941 | Lecture | 8:00-10:20am | Mon, Wed | 0 of 5 | Deepika Sharma | LAW12 |
Explores the spectrum of interrelated legal and policy issues known as "homeland security" since the events of September 11, 2001.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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03629R | 941 | 2.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 0 of 30 | Seth Stodder | LAW2 |