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217.41 sec. 001 - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Case (Spring 2023)
Instructor: Seth Davis (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
W 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 10
From January 11, 2023
To April 19, 2023
Course End: April 19, 2023
Class Number: 32711
This course is open to 1Ls.
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 21
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 08/24 11:03 PM
There is so much more to a case than its holding. So what is reading a case all about? This course will explore thirteen different ways of looking at a case. It will introduce students to major schools of legal theory as we apply them to canonical cases from the core law school curriculum. In each class session we will learn a particular approach by closely reading a case from constitutional law, contracts, property, torts, and other core classes. Thus, this course will supplement the core curriculum by offering students an introduction to legal thought and providing them with various ways of understanding and critiquing case law.
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Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Social Justice and Public Interest
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Legal History
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