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267 sec. 001 - American Legal History (Spring 2024)
Instructor: Jose Argueta Funes
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MW 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 244
From January 08, 2024
To April 23, 2024
Course End: April 23, 2024
Class Number: 33082
This course is open to 1Ls.
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 30
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 04/27 11:56 PM
This course will offer a selective overview of the history of law and the legal profession in American life. Our subjects will include legal contests among imperial powers and Indigenous sovereigns, the law of capitalism and slavery, legal and constitutional change brought about by the Civil War and Reconstruction, the construction of the American empire, the transformation of governance in the twentieth century, and the civil rights era and its aftermath. Our readings will include selections from scholarly literature alongside primary sources offering both elite and bottom-up perspectives on law. Students will be assessed based on class participation, response papers, and a take-home final exam. Students with a focused research proposal in legal history may request to write a research paper in lieu of the final exam.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Exam Length: 8 hours
Course Category: Legal History
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Race and Law
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