Spring 2012 Class Assignments
Class assignments are listed alphabetically by course name. All will be posted as received. If you do not see the assignments you are looking for, check TWEN, your professor's personal homepage or return to this web page to check again later.
Administrative Law (ADMN-300-A)
Professor Kirkwood
Background reading for the introductory lecture: pages 1 – 15 of the casebook.
Advanced Civil Equal Justice Seminar (POVL-410-A)
Professor Shen-Jaffe
The Preliminary Assignment can be found on TWEN. Please complete and return to Professor Shen-Jaffe before the first class on January 10th.
This assignment is designed to help me get acquainted with you and your goals for the semester. It also introduces some of the concepts and frameworks we will be exploring throughout the course. This is a brainstorming exercise, which means:
1. There are no right or wrong answers!;
2. No self-censorship!;
3. Whatever comes to the top of your head!
4. No research or homework is to be involved.
Advanced Constitutional Law: 1st Amendment Seminar (CNLW-320-E1)
Professor Lobsenz
Week #1: January 11
English Common Law – The Historical Starting Point for American Free Speech Law – Zenger Case – Sedition Act Van Alstyne, pp. 1-30 (Patterson), 979-89 (Stevens)
Week #2: January 18
Speech That May Cause Others To Break the LawVan Alstyne, pp. 33-72 (Schenk, Masses, Abrams, Gitlow, Whitney), 117-141 (Dennis, Brandenburg, Cohen, Hess)
Advanced Evidence (EVID-350-A)
Professor Mitchell
Thursday - 12:00 - 1:50 P.M., Room C3
Register on TWEN for Advanced Evidence [EVID-350-A], and review the materials preceding the syllabus.
For the first class (1/12/12):
- Familiarize yourself with the Freck Point case file (following the syllabus on the TWEN site).
- Watch plaintiff and defense opening statements on the Freck Point trial movie DVD (which is included with your Comp. Trial Advocacy text).
American Legal History (JURS-330-A)
Professor Siegel
Class 1 (1/10):
Introduction: Housekeeping details, a walk through the syllabus, and a few things to look out for.
Assignment: Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law , pp xi-xx.
Class 2 (1/12):
Law and Legal Institutions Before The Revolution: An Overview: What were the varieties of legal arrangements that governed in the colonies before the Revolution? What were the sources of early American law?
Assignment: Friedman, pp. 3-61
American Legal History 1L Elective (JURS-150-A)
Professor Siegel
For Tuesday, January 10: Please read Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, pp xi-xx and then skim Harmelin v. Michigan, 501 U.S. 957 (1991), focusing on the Justices’ use of history.
For Thursday, January 12: Please read Friedman, pp. 3-61.
Business Entities (BUSN-300-A)
Professor Dick
O'Kelley and Thompson (Textbook); Pages 1 through the top of page 20.
Business Entities (BUSN-300-E)
Professor Powell
Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Chiappinelli's Business Entities: Cases and Materials
Community Property (PROP-310-A)
Professor Henke
The text for the course is Henke, Washington Community Property Cases and Materials (2012), which can be purchased at the bookstore.
For the first class on Monday, January 9, please read pp. 1-2 (Introduction).
Comparative Law Middle East (INTL-350-A)
Professor Powell
Textbooks:
We will use Albert Hourani’s A History of the Arab Peoples (“H”), Reinhard Schulze’s A Modern History of the Islamic World (“S”), Abdullahi Ahmed An-Nai’im’s Toward an Islamic Reformation (“An-Naim”) and the coursepack available on TWEN, along with articles available on the web.
First Assignment - Tuesday, January 10:
Please read pp. 1-80 in the Hourani text.
Tentative syllabi will be placed on TWEN.
Complex Civil Litigation(CIVL-380-A)
Professor Nunn
Greetings Complex Litigation Students:
There is no casebook for this class. My plan is to communicate reading, and other, assignments through the TWEN class page each Friday for both classes in the following week. If I can get more ahead of the curve than that, I will. And I will try to do that. I know that people like to have the reading ahead of time. Unfortunately, I am not able to do that this week. I have the assignment for the first class, but I am still working on the assignment for Class 2. I will communicate that as soon as possible.
Class 1 (January 10)
Class 1 will be an introduction to the course. We will discuss what we will be covering this semester, a general overview of litigation, complex litigation, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. We will also discuss an overview of Rules 14, 19, 20, 23, 24 and 42. These Rules will be discussed in more detail in upcoming classes.
Assignment:
Read the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. As part of the introduction to the class, I want to put the Rules we will be discussing during this class in context with the totality of the Rules. You don’t need to memorize them, just read them over to get some understanding and a sense of what they are doing overall. You will be familiar with many of them from your Civil Procedure class, but a refresher is always good. You don’t need to read the Advisory Committee Comments at this time. Knowing the rules well is important for any litigator. So you might as well start getting familiar with them now.
For those of you who don’t have a copy of the Rules, here is a link to a U.S. Courts website page where you can get a pdf of the Rules without the comments.
You really only have to read from Rule 1 – 68, and 81. After Rule 68 the Rules are not particularly interesting (although feel free to take a look if you are curious as there are some you may utilize at some point).
Constitutional Law of Terrorism (CNLW-410-A)
Professor McKay
Sign up on the Constitutional Law of Terrorism course TWEN site. The first assignment is posted there.
Contracts (CONT-105-B)
Professor Chinen
Tuesday, January 10 - Barnett 585-601
Thursday, January 12 - Barnett 618-38
Contracts (CONT-105-C & CONT-105-E)
Professor Haynes
Tuesday – (1/10/12)
Fuller & Eisenberg pp. 233-245, 250-254; Restatement Second sections 20 and 201
Thursday - (1/12/12)
Fuller & Eisenberg pp. 250-254; Restatement Second section 204
Corporate & Finance Law & Policy (BUSN-357-A)
Professor Dick
Required:
Paul G. Mahoney, Contract or Concession? An Essay on the History of Corporate Law, 34 GA. L. REV. 873 (2000) (available on Westlaw).
For the first class on Monday, January 9, please read pp. 1-2 (Introduction).
Corporate Law: An Economic Perspective (BUSN-332-E)
Professor Falaschetti
January 10 (Week 1):
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Topics
- On the Importance of Law for Business Performance (and Economic Welfare more Generally)
- An Introduction to the Economic Analysis of Law
- Introduction to the Law of Enterprise Organization
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Read-Ahead
- Friedman, pp. 3-46
- Allen et al., Chapter 1
- Romano, pp. 1-5 (Introduction to Theory of the Firm and Capital Markets)
- Romano, pp. 10-16 (Transaction Cost Economics)
- Bainbridge, §§ 1.4 - 5
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Other
- Coase, Ronald H. (1937). The nature of the firm. Economica, 4(16), 386-405
Corporate & Partnership Tax (TAXL-305-A)
Professor Kahng
Required texts:
- Lind, Schwarz, Lathrope & Rosenberg, Fundamentals of Business Enterprise Taxation, 4th ed., Foundation Press (West), ISBN 978-1-59941-385-3
- If you buy a used copy of this book, please make sure to purchase the 4th edition.
- Stark & Bank, Selected Sections of Corporate and Partnership Income Tax Code and Regulations, 2011-2012 ed., Foundation Press (West), ISBN 978-1599419497
- If you buy a used copy of this book, it is fine to buy an earlier version (e.g., the 2010-2011 version).
Assignment for Tuesday, January 10:
Read pages 1-37 of the casebook, and be prepared to discuss the problems on pp. 21-22 and 31-32.
Please also read the code sections and regulations specified in the casebook. For example, page 31 of the casebook directs you to read §§ 761(a) and 7701(a)(3).
Assignment for Thursday, January 12:
Read pages 40-54 of the casebook, along with the code sections and regulations specified therein.
Be prepared to discuss the problems on pages 46 and 53.
Criminal Procedure Adjudicative (CRIM-300-A)
Professor John Strait
Text:
Dressler and Thomas, "Criminal Procedure: Prosecuting Crime, 4th Edition" (2010).
In addition to the text listed, students should register for this course on TWEN and review the TWEN course materials which contain the Criminal Rules for the Superior Court for the State of Washington and various readings.
This class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 – 3:15 p.m. in Room C-6 in the Law School, unless otherwise noted.
First Assignments:
Tuesday, January 10: Introduction to Course; Overview of Processing of a Criminal Case, *Dressler, Thomas Criminal Procedure Text, pages 9-34.
*Flow Chart of a King County Felony Case on TWEN; Flow Chart of a Criminal Trial on TWEN.
Thursday, January 12: Read: Dressler, pages 34-61
Criminal Procedure Investigative (CRIM-305-E)
Professor Ainsworth
Please access the Criminal Procedure Investigative E Westlaw TWEN page to view the course Syllabus.
Elder Law (ESTA-310-A)
Professor Brown
Please register on TWEN as soon as possible.
WEEK 1
Tue, Jan. 10
Course Overview:
- Frolik pp 1-19
- Get a head start on this week’s and next week’s assignment and the Hypothetical
Thur., Jan. 12
Introduction to Elder Law Continued:
- Read and prepare Overview Hypothetical on TWEN
WEEK 2
Tue., Jan. 17
Elder Law practice Ethical Issues/Client Capacity:
- Frolik pp. 35-68
- Read RPC 1.2, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.14 & 1.15
- Read “Who is the Client?” By Prof. Morgan on TWEN
- Read and Prepare Ethics Hypos on TWEN
Employment Law (EMPL-300-A)
Professor Branscomb
Please see the TWEN site for your first assignment when it becomes available.
Evidence (EVID-200-A)
Professor Mitchell
T TH – 9:00 – 10:40 A.M., Room C-1
The course materials are:
- Merritt and Simons, Learning Evidence: From the Federal Rules to the Courtroom (West, 2009)
- Mitchell and Barron, Skills and Values: Evidence (Lexis Nexis, 2009).
- On-line materials on TWEN.
For the first class (1/10/12):
- Go on TWEN and register for “EVIDENCE A.”
- Read all the text on the course TWEN page (Make certain you scroll past the list of 27 lessons and read the materials which follow, including the Attendance Policy).
- Now, go back to “Lessons,” and click on “Lesson One.” This will show the assigned readings from the Merritt text as well as provide links to the on-line materials for the class.
Evidence (EVID-200-B)
Professor Ahrens
Please read pp. 1-24 and 38-42 in the Sklansky text. Please also read F.R.E. 104 and 401, as well as their accompanying advisory notes.
Family Dissolution & Other Issues (FAML-315-E)
Professor Laird
Modern Family Law, 4th Edition (Weisberg & Appleton)
Monday, 1/9: Intro to class, begin 339-360
Wednesday, 1/11: continue 339-360, begin 379-415 (may finish in next class following week)
Federal Courts (CIVL-305-E)
Professor Brooke D. Coleman
Monday, Jan. 9:
U.S. CONST. Art. III in Textbook App. A; Abram Chayes, “The Role of the Judge in Public Law Litigation,” 89 HARV. L. REV. 1281 (1976), 1281-85, 1302, 1304, 1307 (beginning with “In any event”)-09, 1313-16 (TWEN), Richard Fallon, “Ideologies of Federal Courts Law,” 74 VA. L. REV. 1141 (1988), 1142-1164 (TWEN).
Questions:
What do courts do? What don’t they do? If you could start from scratch, would you create a federalist system? If so, would it look anything like our current system?
Federal Indian Law (INDL-300-E)
Adj. Professor M. Mirande
Tues. & Thurs. 6-7:15pm
Assigned Text:
Text: C. Goldberg, R. Tsosie, K. Washburn, & E.R. Washburn, American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System (6th ed. LexisNexis 2010) (“Goldberg”) and portions of the 2011 Supplement (“Supp.”) to that text. LexisNexis has told me that the Supplement can be downloaded for free from www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/texts. Either the loose leaf or the hardback version of the casebook would be fine. Moreover, there should be used versions of this edition available.
First Two Assignments:
10 Jan.: Course overview, syllabus review, you and your initial questions. Then we turn to the history of federal Indian policy and start the “Marshall Trilogy,” the three foundational cases of federal Indian law. The readings: U.S. Const. Art. I, sec. 2, cl. 3; U.S. Const. Art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3; U.S. Const. 14th Amendment, sec. 2; 8 USC 1401(b) (Indian Citizenship Act of 1924); Goldberg at 13-42, 44-49.
12 Jan.: Complete the “Marshall Trilogy” and take a look ahead: Goldberg at 53-58, 61-76 plus the first three, full paragraphs at 725 (part of New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe, 462 U.S. 324 (1983)).
Health Law I (HLTH-305-A)
Professor Rausch
Welcome to Health Law I. I am looking forward to working with you this semester. If you have not already done so, please register for the course website on TWEN. The syllabus has been posted, and it contains the first assignment. We will discuss the syllabus and other administrative matters on Tuesday, in addition to the materials listed for Class 1.
Read Hall, Bobinski, and Orentlicher, Health Care Law and Ethics (7th ed., 2007) pages 7-29. Online supplement to the book, available at health-law.org, provides updates to chapters 1B1 and 1B3.
Best wishes,
Prof. Rausch
Individual Income Tax (TAXL-300-A)
Professor Puckett
Please register for the course on TWEN. The syllabus is posted.
International Investment Law (INTL-322-A)
Professor Bechky
I look forward to meeting you next week.
There are two parts to your first assignment: watch a movie and do some light reading. The assignment should be not burdensome and – dare I say it – even enjoyable.
The movie is called “Power Trip,” a documentary about the troubles of an electric company in the country of Georgia. The readings introduce two important, recent controversies about international investments: the Bolivian “water wars” and Enron’s investment in a power plant in Dabhol, India (which was the largest foreign investment in Indian history). Together, these three stories should give you a sense of the kinds of controversies that we will discuss this semester, as well as their implications for businesses, for governments, and for the public interest. The readings also include the text of a treaty. Please skim the treaty to get a general sense of what it does, but do not struggle to master its details (as that is what the rest of the semester is for!). I suggest watching “Power Trip” before skimming the treaty, but it does not matter otherwise whether you watch the movie or read the readings first.
“Power Trip” is available through NetFlix. It is also available on Amazon, including an option for streaming online. No doubt, you can find it in other ways as well -- in which case, please share good tips with me or your classmates. Alternatively, the movie will be held on reserve in the Law Library by the end of this week. Feel free to use our TWEN site to try to schedule group viewings with other students in the class. You may also wish to watch the additional features on the DVD, but that is purely optional.
The readings will be available on our TWEN site in a single PDF document called (uncreatively) “Week 1 Readings.”
Please let me take this opportunity to add two important administrative points. First, as should be evident, it is important for you to register on our TWEN site. Please be sure to include the address for an email account that you check regularly, as we will use TWEN to communicate throughout the semester. Second, there are no books to buy for this course. (You’re welcome.) Instead, there will be a course reader. I intend to make the entire course reader available for free via TWEN. Students who prefer to buy a hard copy of the course reader may do so by contacting my faculty assistant, Laurie Wells, before the second class.
I wish all of you a happy, healthy new year.
PSB.
International Law (INTL-150-A)
Professor Chinen
Week 1: International Pharmaceutical Testing
Tuesday, January 10 -
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Readings:
- The History of International Law
- David J. Bederman, International Law Frameworks 1-12 (3rd ed. 2010) [hereinafter International Law Frameworks]
- Economic Globalization and the Law: the Case of International Pharmaceutical Testing
- Abdullahi v. Pfizer, 562 F.3d 163 (2nd Cir. 2009) (excerpt posted on TWEN under Course Materials)
- Fazal Khan, The Human Factor: Globalizing Ethical Standards in Drug Trials Through Market Exclusion, 57 DEPAUL L. REV. 877 (2008) (Available on Westlaw. Read parts II and III.)
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Questions:
- What factors have contributed to economic globalization?
- Who are the major participants in such globalization?
- What role does law play in making economic globalization possible? For example, what legal ‘architecture’ must be in place to enable Pfizer to engage in operations in Nigeria?
- What role does law play in addressing the negative impacts of globalization?
- What ‘types’ of law does the Abdullahi court use in reaching its decision? What laws and norms does Khan argue govern international pharmaceutical testing? What is the difference between hard law and soft law?
- What are the connections, if any, between the history of international law, as sketched by Bederman, and the activities in Nigeria?
Thursday, January 12 -
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Readings:
- Customary International Law
- International Law Frameworks 13-25
- Economic Globalization and the Law (cont.)
- review Abdullahi v. Pfizer, 562 F.3d 163 (2nd Cir. 2009) (excerpt posted on TWEN under Course Materials)
- Fazal Khan, The Human Factor: Globalizing Ethical Standards in Drug Trials Through Market Exclusion, 57 DEPAUL L. REV. 877 (2008) (read parts IV and V)
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Questions:
- What are the sources of international law?
- What is customary international law? In what sense does it differ from other forms of law we are used to? Why does the international community have it?
- How do we identify customary international law? What approach does the Abdulallhi court take to determine whether there is a customary international norm of informed consent? Does it differ from the approach described in International Law Frameworks?
- What problems does Khan see in using hard and soft law to regulate international pharmaceutical testing?
- What solution does Khan propose? What strengths and weaknesses do you find in Khan’s proposal?
- What role would lawyers play in addressing this issue?
International Tax (TAXL-330-A)
Professor Puckett
Please register for the course on TWEN. The syllabus is posted.
Introduction to Criminal Procedure (CRIM-150-A)
Professor Halliburton
Students are asked to read Kenneth B. Nunn, The Trial as Text: Allegory, Myth, and Symbol in the Adversarial Criminal Process, 32 Am. Cr. L.Rev. 743. The substance of this article will be discussed on Thursday, 1/12, so students have until that meeting to complete the assignment.
Law & Bus (BUSN-150-E)
Professor Bender
First week's Assignments:
Introduction to Theories of Transactional Lawyering (access these readings through Westlaw, Lexis, or other on-line source, or obtain a hard copy at our library)
Reading Assignment:
William J. Carney, Ronald J. Gilson, and George W. Dent, Jr., Just Exactly What Does a Transactional Lawyer Do?, 12 Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law 175 (2011)
George W. Dent, Jr., Business Lawyers as Enterprise Architects, 64 Business Lawyer 279 (2009)
Steven L. Schwarcz, Explaining the Value of Transactional Lawyering, 12 Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance 486 (2007)
Robert W. Gordon, Corporate Law Practice as Public Calling, 49 Maryland Law Review 255 (1990)
Richard W. Painter, The Moral Interdependence of Corporate Lawyers and Their Clients, 67 Southern California Law Review 507 (1994)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/business/after-law-school-associates-learn-to-be-lawyers.html?hp
Law & Religion (JURS-365-A)
Professor Halliburton
First Assignment:
Students are asked to read the Introduction section (pp. 1-29).
Law & Social Movements (JURS-387-A)
Professor Spade
In preparation for class on Jan 9, please read Darrel Enck-Wanzer, The Young Lords: A Reader, pp. 11-13, 56-70, 83-86, 127-132, 138-146, 149-151, 169-181, 188-201, 220-222 (pdf on TWEN);
Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall, COINTELPRO Papers (section on Black Liberation Movement in 2 pdfs on TWEN).
Please also look through the syllabus which is posted on TWEN.
Legal Research Methods (LRES-300-A)
Professor Kunsch
Legal Research Methods is being taught using a Lexis web course instead of TWEN. To sign on, go to: http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/login.aspx. Click on the button for Web Courses, then select the Courses tab. Use the Course Catalog to find and enroll in Legal Research Methods 2012. The first day’s assignment and course materials are posted there. If you do not have your Lexis password, please contact either Aaron Meyers or Tina Ching.
Legislation & Regulation (ADMN-150-E)
Professor Duane
Required Text:
John F. Manning and Matthew C. Stephenson, Legislation and Regulation, Foundation Press, 2010.
First Assignment:
Mon 1/9 - Introduction to Statutory Interpretation; pp. 2-3, 19-28, and 201-215 (United States v. Marshall)
Wed 1/11 - Text and Purpose; pp. 28-49 (Riggs v. Palmer, Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States)
Legislative Seminar(GOVT-315-A)
Professor Radosevich
Please register on TWEN for this class.
Week 1: 1/9 -
Discussion of course requirements
Washington politics
Read Clayton, ch. 1
Week 2: 1/23 -
Overview of legislative process/resources
Organization of Washington Legislature
Read Bar News Article and Seeburger ch. 1-3
Mass Media Theory & First Amendment Jurisprudence (JURS-350-A)
Professor Skover
All information concerning the seminar, including the Syllabus, is available in “Skover Online".
For the first day of class, please familiarize yourself with all of the website pages associated with the course. Read the entirety of Walter Ong’s From Orality to Literacy. And to prepare yourself for class discussion of the book, please write out brief answers to the “Questions for Discussion and Analysis” associated with Assignment 1.
Mediation, Mediation Advocacy and Collaborative Law (ALDR-302-A & ALDR-302-E)
Professors Branscomb & Knapp
Please see the TWEN site for your first assignment when it becomes available.
Medical Liability (HLTH-420-A)
Professor Schmidt
Please register on TWEN
January 10: Course Introduction. Defining Health Care. 1-40.
January 12: Defining and Evaluating Health Care. 41-69.
Military Law (GOVT-325-A)
Professor Nevin
If you have not already done so, please register on TWEN.
January 10:
- Chapter 1: Origins and Purposes of Military, pp. 1-36
- Justice Chapter 2: Sources of Military Law, pp. 37-79
Mortgage Crisis Seminar (PROP-375-A)
Professor Weaver
Register for the MORTGAGE CRISIS SEMINAR §A on WestLaw’s TWEN site and open the Class Materials folder to access your first assignments. More articles (not lengthy) may be posted before class on Tuesday, so keep checking.
Nonprofit Organizations, Trust Law, & Philanthropy (ESTA-320-A)
Professor Eason
Read the narrative syllabus (on the TWEN site) and be prepared to discuss Assignment 1, as set forth below.
Identify a nonprofit organization that you (i) respect; and one that you (ii) disrespect. Come to class prepared to discuss your choices and reasons. Also, consider this question: if you were going to create a nonprofit organization, what would be its/your purpose, and why?
For all assignments, you should read, contemplate, and be prepared to discuss any “Problems” appearing in the assigned materials. (e.g., for asst.#1, there is a Problem on p. 45).
For First Assignment
TOPICS
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit Taxonomy
Economic Perspective
Political and Social Theory
Tax Treatment of Charitable Organizations (Overview)
Choice of Legal Form
READINGS
Chapter 1 (pp. 2-45)
Chapter 2, Part A (pp. 48-53 & Problems pp. 62-63)
NOTES
Identify a nonprofit organization that you (i) respect; and one that you (ii) disrespect. Also, contemplate creating your own nonprofit (what/why/etc.) Be prepared to discuss
Very briefly skim IRC §501(c); §170 (On TWEN)
Poverty Law (POVL-300-A)
Professor Spade
In preparation for class on Jan 9, please read Understanding the Crash, by Tobocman et. al. The school bookstore was having some trouble getting enough copies of this book, which may have already been resolved, but you could also seek it out at other bookstores or online.
Please also look through the syllabus which is posted on TWEN.
Products Liability (TORT-300-E)
Professor Gordon
Please register on TWEN.
The Password to enroll in the course is PL2012SU
Monday, January 9, 2012:
Introductory Lecture: What is the Most Complicated (and Interesting(!)) Thing in the Universe?? Review of Syllabus and Website.
Readings: Casebook: 1-16.
Writing Assignments: Problem No. 1 [Mandatory] due Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
Check Table of Deadlines at the end of the Syllabus regarding all other Problem, Quiz, assignment deadlines. Reminders in the Syllabus should always be cross-checked with the Table, which gives the dispositive deadline.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012:
Lecture: Products Liability: Where the Rubber Meets the Road.
CLASS DEBATE: PUBLIC V. PRIVATE REGULATION OF RISKS
Readings: Casebook: 16-40; Anthology: 105-120
Online Quiz: Quiz No. 1 due next Wednesday. Check Table of Deadlines at the end of the Syllabus regarding due dates for all problems, quizzes and assignments.
Note: Be sure to start and finish the Quiz at one sitting – opening up the Quiz and then signing off before you finish will result in your receiving a partial grade and not being able to sign in to take the quiz again unless it is reset by the instructor. The Quiz consists of 4 or 5 multiple choice questions and is open book and open notes, but it must be your individual work. Students report that – even for the first one when you are unfamiliar with the program – it is easily accomplished in about thirty minutes or less even with having to refer to notes and readings. Of course, it can be done much faster if you know the answers.
Professional Responsibility E (PROF-200-E)
Professor John Strait
Text:
Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law by Lerman and Schrag; Professional Responsibility, Standards, Rules and Statutes by Dzienkowski
Register for TWEN and read the syllabus and CALI instructions.
First Assignments:
Tuesday, January 10:
Introduction to Course Lerman and Schrag (hereafter LS) pp. 1-13; LS Ch. 1, pp. 19 – 45, The Regulation of Lawyers. On the Authority to Regulate, Perkins vs. CTX in the Cases Folder; WA General Rule 24 in URLS for WA Court Rules.docx in the WA Const. Prov., Statutes & Discipline Apparatus folder ON TWEN. Do CALI exercise: Sources of Law Regulating the Practice of Law (40 minutes)
Thursday, January 12:
LS Admission to Practice, pp. 45 – 73 L&S See In Re Wright and In Re Hale in Cases; See, WA Admission to Practice Rule (APR) 3 and 21-24 and the Application for Bar Examination in the WA ST Bar Adm. Requirements Generally folder ON TWEN.
Property (PROP-100-A)
Professor Weaver
Please sign up for Property §A on Westlaw’s TWEN site. Read the Welcome to Property entry in the Course Materials folder.
Property (PROP-100-C)
Professor O'Neill
The required texts for this course are Joseph William Singer, Property Law: Rules, Policies, and Practices (5th ed. 2010) ["Singer"]; materials available via the TWEN site for the course ["TWEN"]; and occasional photocopied materials distributed in class.
For the first class, please skim Singer, "A Guide to the Book," at pages xliii-lxii by way of background. This material discusses what "property" is, as well as tensions, themes, and approaches relevant to Property Law. As such, it will be material to which we will return throughout the course. Please read Singer, pages 152-160 for discussion.
Public International Law (INTL-300-A)
Professor Bechky
Class,
I look forward to meeting you on Monday. Our casebook this semester is Damrosch, et al., International Law: Cases and Materials (5th ed.). For the first class, please read pages xv-xxx and 2-23. Also, I will be creating a TWEN site for the course and posting the syllabus there, so please register for the TWEN site before class on Monday.
With best regards,
PSB.
Race and the Law Seminar (JURS-377-A)
Professors Delgado & Stefancic
For our first class, Tuesday January 10, please read:
- Derrick Bell, Race, Racism & American Law, pp. 514-27 (race as biology, essence, social construction, and choice)
- Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge, Introduction, pages xv-xix
- Chapter 32: Perea, The Black/White Binary Paradigm of Race, pp. 344-52
- Chapter 41: Espinoza & Harris, Embracing the Tar-Baby, pp. 440-46 (both on the black-white binary paradigm of race)
In addition, please skim both texts quickly and frame an answer to the following question:
Q. What is critical race theory, and how does it differ from the approach you are likely to meet in conventional courses dealing with race, civil rights, and legal history?
Remedies (REMD-300-E)
Professor DeLong
Register for this course on TWEN and open the Workbook and Supplement for your first assignments.
Renewable Energy Law & Policy A (ENVL-387-A)
Professor Duane
Required Texts:
- Michael B. Gerrard, Editor. 2011. The Law of Clean Energy: Efficiency and Renewables, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
- K.K. DuVivier. 2011. Renewable Energy Reader, Carolina Academic Press
First Assignment, Tues 1/10:
- Gerrard, Chapter 1, pp. 1-24 (Michael B. Gerrard, “Introduction and Overview”)
- DuVivier, Chapter 1, pp. 3-16
Street Law (STRL-300-A)
Professor Fisher
Please read the Handbook and complete the sign-up form. (Additional information can be found on TWEN.)
1/11/2012 WED. 4-5:40pm - Orientation Read Handbook
Turn in completed schedule form
Taxation of Charitable Organizations (TAXL-325-A)
Professor Eason
Please be prepared to discuss Assignment 1, as set forth below.
Assignment 1
TOPICS
Intro to the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit Taxonomy
Economic Perspective
Political and Social Theory
Tax Treatment of Charitable Organizations (Overview)
READINGS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2, pp. 48-53 & pp. 57-58
NOTES
Consider Problem 1 (p. 45) & Problems #1 & 2 (p. 62-63)
Tribal Governmental Gaming (INDL-330-A)
Professor Eberhard
Professor Eberhard will contact the class by e-mail. Please check your Seattle University e-mail account regularly after January 1st.
Trusts & Estates (ESTA-300-A)
Professor Henke
The materials required for the course (available at the bookstore) are:
- Scoles, Halbach, Link and Roberts, Problems and Materials on Decedents’ Estates and Trusts, 7th ed., Aspen.
- Henke, Washington Wills, Trusts & Estates, Supplemental Cases and Materials.
For our first class at 2:30 pm, Monday, January 9, 2012, do Assignment 1 at page 1 of the supplement, which includes pp. 1-18 in the Scoles casebook.
Please note that the Scoles text 7th ed. has been in print since 2006, so used copies should be available via the internet or other sources.
UCC Secured Transactions (COMM-355-A)
Professor Bender
First Week's Assignments:
Monday, January 9: Introduction to Article 9 and Secured Credit, pp. 1-13
Wednesday, January 11: Attachment and Perfection: Overview, pp. 13-29 (bottom), (9-203)
White Collar Crime (CRIM-310-E)
Professor Crandell
Please register on TWEN if you have not done so already.
Please note the 4th edition is being used for this class.
Monday, January 9:
Introduction
Definition of white collar crime, pp. 1-51
Court Level