This course gives students those fundamental building blocks that they need to become effective storytellers in their legal writing.

This seminar will examine the contours of the police power, the foundational government power to regulate health, safety, and morals. Particular attention will be paid to the limits placed on the police power by the due process and takings clauses of the Constitution, as well as to the expansive use of the police power in times of crisis.

This seminar provides students with knowledge regarding the history, development and salient legal issues facing tribal nations in the United States.

The course will provide an in-depth look at the roles played by lawyers and investment bankers in advising boards of directors of target and acquirer companies as well as those played by other transactional professionals. Emphasis will be on how the case law and various state statutes and SEC regulations inform the acquisition process.

In recent years, there has been growing recognition that the cultivation of mindfulness ¿ a focused, non-judgmental awareness of the present moment ¿ can be a powerful tool for enhancing the well-being and effectiveness of legal professionals. In this course, we will explore the theory and practice of mindfulness as it relates to the unique challenges and opportunities of the legal profession.

This seminar will examine the Supreme Court by intensive study of the Court's most recent Term, October Term 2008, which concludes in June 2009. After a brief introduction to the workings of the Court, the seminar will closely examine the most significant decisions from last Term.

This seminar will explore the legal issues pertaining to animals, the laws that govern their treatment, as well as a number of topics that fall within the general headings "animal law" and "animal rights." We will examine the historical and philosophical treatment of animals, and how those views impact the way law currently governs treatment and use of animals.

This course interrogates the role of corporations in frameworks of law and global governance and engages with their contributions, both positive and negative, to the attainment of social priorities.

This seminar focuses on the intersections of constitutional theory, political history, and democratic legitimacy.

This course treats oral advocacy as an effort to persuade any audience of the merits of a cause or proposal and of the credibility of the proponent. The first seven weeks treat advocacy in settings outside the courtroom. The last half deals with advocacy in the most common trial settings: direct and cross-examination, opening statements, closing arguments and appellate advocacy. Mutually Exclusive with LAW 7626, 9055, and 9185.