Nature of damages; nature of specific relief; personal interests; contractual interests; property interests; specific relief and the government.

Judicial interpretation of the Constitution; the federal system; powers of the national government; limitations on the exercise of state powers.

Judicial interpretation of the Constitution; the federal system; powers of the national government; limitations on the exercise of state powers.

The skills of litigation, including trial advocacy, interviewing and counseling, negotiation and pleading. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, five hours per week.

The skills of litigation, including trial advocacy, interviewing and counseling, negotiation and pleading. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, five hours per week.

Protection of individuals and organizations by the Bill of Rights, the fourteenth amendment, and other provisions of the Constitution.

Methods of dispute resolution other than trial; statutory and judicial regulation; presenting a claim in different formats of ADR.

Methods of dispute resolution other than trial; statutory and judicial regulation; presenting a claim in different formats of ADR.

Analysis of the elements of bargaining power; exercises in the negotiating process in various contexts; basic techniques of negotiation; ethical norms of the lawyer-investigator.

This is a survey course designed to cover the entire field of federal antidiscrimination law.