Classes for Visitation
Spring 2012 Class Visits
Visitors must make an appointment in advance to visit a class. Please contact the Admissions Office at 615.322.6452 to arrange a class visit between Tuesday, January 17th and Friday, April 13th.
| Monday | ||
| 9:20 - 10:35 | Criminal Law | Professor Maroney |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Constitutional Law | Professor Blumstein |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Constitutional Law | Professor Brandon |
| 1:05 - 2:15 | Property | Professor Vandenbergh |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Ruhl |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Sharfstein |
| Tuesday | ||
| 9:20 - 10:35 | Criminal Law | Professor Maroney |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Constitutional Law | Professor Blumstein |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Constitutional Law | Professor Brandon |
| 1:05 - 2:15 | Property | Professor Vandenbergh |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Ruhl |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Sharfstein |
| Wednesday | ||
| 8:25 - 9:15 | Criminal Law | Professor King |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Cheng |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Farahany |
| 1:05 - 2:15 | Property | Professor Vandenbergh |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Ruhl |
| 2:25 - 3:35 | Property | Professor Sharfstein |
| Thursday | ||
| 8:25 - 9:15 | Criminal Law | Professor King |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Cheng |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Farahany |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Constitutional Law | Professor Mikos |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Criminal Law | Professor Kay |
| Friday | ||
| 8:25 - 9:15 | Criminal Law | Professor King |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Cheng |
| 10:50 - 12:00 | Torts | Professor Farahany |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Constitutional Law | Professor Mikos |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Criminal Law | Professor Kay |
First-year Course Descriptions
LAW 603: Civil Procedure - An introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure including pleading, joinder of parties and claims, pretrial discovery, pretrial disposition of cases, judgments, res judicata, collateral estoppel, and other subjects. Primary emphasis is on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its counterparts which have been adopted by many states.
LAW 606: Contracts - The agreement process; interpretation; consideration and its equivalents; illegal bargains; the statute of frauds; remedies for breach of contract; failure of condition; impossibility of performance and frustration of purpose; third-party beneficiaries; assignment of rights and delegation of duties; and discharge. Relevant sections of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code are included in study of each topic.
LAW 608: Constituional Law - A basic study of the distribution of governmental powers between the federal government and the states, as well as the relationship among the three branches of the federal government and the role of the courts in the constitutional scheme. Issues include judicial review, standing, the enumerated powers of Congress, preemption, legislative veto, presidential power, and introductory aspects of constitutional interpretation.
LAW 613: Criminal Law - Specific crimes at common law and under modern statutes; general principles of criminal liability; defenses; selected problems in criminal law administration from investigation and arrest through trial.
LAW 620: Property - A basic survey of the law of property with emphasis on real estate; estates in land; divided interests; adverse possession; introduction to future interests; landlord-tenant; commercial transfers of land, including the real estate contract, the deed, the recording system and title insurance, restriction of land use through private arrangement and public regulation.
LAW 610: Regulatory State - This course introduces students to statutes and agency decisions and the central role they play in modern government. The course covers the nature of statutes and agency regulations, how they are generated, and how they are interpreted.
LAW 621: Torts - . Liability for intentional harm to person or property and for similar harm caused by negligent conduct