Detailed Syllabus
I. Introduction
Thursday, January 31
First Amendment Discussion and Hypothetical
Tuesday, February 5
Introduction to the American Legal System
Pages 1-20 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America
Thursday, February 7
Skokie: discussion continued
II. Law as a Grievance-Remedial Instrument
Tuesday, February 12
Law as a Grievance-Remedial Instrument
Pages 30-31 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits Introduction
Remedies within Grievance-Remedial Law
Pages 33-40 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Butterfield v. Forrester
Thursday, February 14
Continued: Remedies with Grievance-Remedial Law
Davies v. Mann
Tuesday, February 19
Structures and Processes for applying the Grievance-Remedial Instrument
Pages 71-88 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Pages 91-128 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Hand out Written Assignment #1
Thursday, February 21
Continued: Structures and Processes for applying the Grievance-Remedial
Instrument
Pages 71-88 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Pages 91-128 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Tuesday, February 26
Guest Lecture: Visit by the Honorable Terrence Michael
Role of Private Citizens and their Lawyers
Pages 138-147 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Hand out Final Written Assignment
Thursday, February 28
Litigation in a Civil Law System
Pages 160-165 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limit
Tuesday, March 4
Limitations of the Law: The Duty to Rescue
Pages 169-171 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Tubbs v. Argus
Due: First Draft of Written Assignment #1 (in duplicate)
Thursday, March 6
Peer Editing Exercise of the First Draft of Written Assignment #1
Tuesday, March 11
Open Class
Thursday, March 13
Open Class
Due: First Rewrite of Written Assignment #1
SPRING BREAK
III. Law as Penal-Corrective Instrument
Tuesday, March 25
Law as a Penal-Corrective Instrument
Begin: Penal-Corrective Techniques
What is theory and what are the theories of the law (criminal)?
Pages 180-185 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Pages 185-192 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Regina v. Dudley & Stephens
M'Naghten's Case
Thursday, March 27
Continue: Penal-Corrective Techniques
Pages 197-201 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits, including
Rex v. Esop
Due: Abstract of Final Written Assignment
Tuesday, April 1
Coercive Power- Death Penalty
Pages 224-230 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Thursday, April 3
Open Class
Due: Final (Second) Rewrite of Written Assignment #1
IV. Law as an Instrument for Facilitating Private Arrangements
Tuesday, April 8
Law as an Instrument for Facilitating Private Arrangements
Fundamentals of Contract Law
Pages 533-534, 538, 541-543, 547-552, 554-559 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Lucy v. Zehmer
Hamer v. Sidway
Thursday, April 10
Remedies in the Law of Contracts
Pages 563-569 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Cooper v. Clute
Hadley v. Baxendale
Pierce-Odom, Inc. v. Evenson
V. Law to Promote Equality
Tuesday, April 15
Law to Promote Equality (Fundamentals of Equal Protection)
Pages 703-709
Korematsu v. United States
Thursday, April 17
Continued: Law to Promote Equality
713-714, 716-730 of Law: Its Nature, Functions, and Limits
Palmore v. Sidoti
Shelley v. Kraemer
Tuesday, April 22
Affirmative Action
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Grutter v.Bollinger
Due: First Submission of Final Written Assignment
Thursday, April 24
Continued: Affirmative Action
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
Tuesday, April 29
Open Class
Thursday, May 1
Freedom of Religious Expression
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Tuesday, May 6
Privacy Rights
Roe v. Wade
Thursday, May 8
Political Intervention of Majority Opinions
Romer v. Evans
Tuesday, May 13
Open Class
Thursday, May 15
Open Class
Due: Rewrite of Written Assignment #2 (Final Paper)