Training in legal research, legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, legal citation, and oral advocacy. In the legal research portion of the course, students receive training in how to approach basic research tasks and how to use a variety of print and electronic resources for performing research. In the legal writing portion of the course, problem-based writing assignments are used to train students in effective legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, and legal citation, and to introduce students to oral advocacy.

Training in legal research, legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, legal citation, and oral advocacy. In the legal research portion of the course, students receive training in how to approach basic research tasks and how to use a variety of print and electronic resources for performing research. In the legal writing portion of the course, problem-based writing assignments are used to train students in effective legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, and legal citation, and to introduce students to oral advocacy.

Training in legal research, legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, legal citation, and oral advocacy. In the legal research portion of the course, students receive training in how to approach basic research tasks and how to use a variety of print and electronic resources for performing research. In the legal writing portion of the course, problem-based writing assignments are used to train students in effective legal writing, legal reasoning and analysis, and legal citation, and to introduce students to oral advocacy.

Basic course in property; possession, gifts, bona fide purchasers of personalty. Estates, uses, easements, and rights incident to ownership.

Basic course in property; possession, gifts, bona fide purchasers of personalty. Estates, uses, easements, and rights incident to ownership.

Historical and philosophical background of the right to sanction an individual for causing harm to the community. Application of these concepts to the federal sentencing framework; exploration of sentencing reform.

This course will cover search and seizure, the privilege against self-incrimination, confessions and identification procedures -- in general, the Constitutional cases arising out of the conflict between police practices and the Bill of Rights.

This course will cover in depth the criminal trial process from the initial court appearance: grand jury proceedings, pretrial motions, discovery, trial, pleas, sentencing, appeals, double jeopardy and habeas corpus. Students who have taken LAW 813 Criminal Procedure II may not take this course.

Joinder of claims and parties; discovery; summary judgment; right to jury trial; trials and posttrial motions; res judicata and collateral estoppel.

Joinder of claims and parties; discovery; summary judgment; right to jury trial; trials and posttrial motions; res judicata and collateral estoppel.