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222 sec. 001 - Federal Courts (Spring 2023)
Instructor: William A Fletcher (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MWTh 08:35 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 240
From January 09, 2023
To April 25, 2023
Course End: April 25, 2023
Class Number: 31928
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 22
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 30
As of: 08/24 11:03 PM
Federal Courts is a combination of Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and legal history. The course covers questions of justiciability (Article III subject matter jurisdiction---standing, ripeness, mootness and political question); the relationship between the federal courts and Congress; the role of the Supreme Court in reviewing decisions of the state courts; and the relationship between the federal and state courts. The casebook is the classic Hart & Wechsler's The Federal Courts and the Federal System. In its original edition, the casebook was a celebrated product of the Legal Process school, with an overlay of Justice Frankfurter. Though the casebook has changed over the years, it retains some of its original character.
Prerequisites:
No prerequisites. It will be helpful to have some grounding in Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure.
Exam Notes: (F) In-class final exam
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Litigation and Procedure
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