First assignments

Professor J. Kirkwood

Read pages 3-12 and 25-37 of the casebook and Appendix B.

Syllabus

Professor Kirkwood

Read Chapter 2 of the casebook.

Syllabus

Professor B. Coleman

Before Class on Saturday, August 24:

• Read: Walker v. City of Birmingham; The FRCP 2023-24 (Table of Contents ONLY); The Ferguson Report, pp. 1-6; and Five First Year Survival Tips. 

• Complete the Week 1 Discussion.

• Read Learning Civil Procedure (LCP) pp. xliii-xlviii.

• Read the LCP Study Guide, pp. 1-3, 11-15, and 32-34.

• Review the Course Policies.

Read pages 3-24 and App A at pp. 865-872 of Alexander, Bilionis, McAffee, and Bryant, Learning Constitutional Law: Powers, Structure, and the Fourteenth Amendment (2024).

Welcome to Constitutional Law I, section B. My name is Addie Rolnick. I am visiting Seattle University for the semester, and I will be your instructor for this course. The best way to access course materials and to reach me is through Canvas. As a backup, my email address is arolnick@seattleu.edu.

The syllabus, including reading assignments through Unit 2, is available on Canvas (use the Syllabus tab). Most readings are in your textbook. Supplemental readings are posted or linked on Canvas (use the Modules tab). Note that a few readings for next week are not yet posted; these will be available in Canvas by Friday. For Monday, your only assignments are to review the Constitution and syllabus and listen to two podcasts. An updated syllabus will be posted in a few weeks.

I look forward to meeting you all next week. Enjoy the remaining days of semi-summer.

-Professor Rolnick

• Syllabus Con Law I (Rolnick-Fall 2024)
• Murrill, Modes of Consitutional Interpretation

Professor Kalantry

Class 1: Tuesday, August 27, 2024: Introduction/Surrogacy Contracts (part 1)

Read

1. pp. v to xvii (Kuney & Lloyd): Introduction to Contracts
2. The syllabus posted on Canvas.
3. The surrogacy contract on Canvas under files [note: Skim this, I do not expect you to have this memorized. The purpose of this contract is to look back to it as we learn new concepts throughout the semester.]
4. Selected portions of the Baby M trial court opinion, 217 N.J.Super. 313, (in Canvas under “Files”)

Questions

1. What is a recent contract you have entered into? Did you sign it or is there other ways to enter into contracts?
2. What are the key obligations of the parties in the surrogacy contract?
3. What are the different provisions in the surrogacy contract?
4. Why does the trial court spend so much time describing the circumstances and social class of the plaintiffs and the defendants?
5. What is the connection between family law and contract law in this case?
6. Who is Harold Cassidy, the lawyer eventually retained by Mary Beth Whitehead? What kinds of cases does he take?
7. What are the reasons Whitehead claims that the surrogacy contract should not be enforced?
8. What remedy does the court grant?

Read pages pp. 15 – 33 of Contracts: A Contemporary Approach (Kunz and Chomsky eds. 3^rd ed. 2018).

Professor O’Kelley

Message to Students re Preparation for First Class

To Do As Soon as Possible:

1. Please provide me with a copy of your resume via an e-mail with or without introductory content. You may send it to me electronically at okelleyc@seattleu.edu. This is not mandatory, but, if you are willing, it will help me begin to get to know you. If you are interested, my CV is available on the school website.
2. At your convenience, but only if you so desire, please share with me your pronouns and honorifics (i.e. Ms., Mx., Mr., Dr., etc.) or, if you would prefer that I use no honorific, the name by which I should call you. My pronouns are “he, him, his” and my honorific is “Professor.”
3. Please review the class syllabus, available on Canvas.
4. Then begin preparing for our first class, the assignment for which is available on Canvas.

Professor Feldman

First Assignment Fall 2024

First Meeting: Monday, August 26, 10:30-11:45 am in Room 109

Assignment: For the first class, please:

• Review the syllabus and course expectations;

• Read Section 1(a), (b), and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (which can be found easily on the Cornell's Legal Information Institute here or by googling "IRC 1"); and

• Read pp. 1-13, 18-38, 44-46 of the casebook (i.e. Chapter 1, Sections 1, 3, and 4, along with the portion of Section 6 prior to "Note on the Constitutional Tax Provisions").

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. I look forward to meeting you on Monday, August 26!

See Canvas for Textbook Purchase Information and First Assignment.

See Canvas for Textbook Purchase Information and First Assignment.

Professor O’Kelley

Message to Students re Preparation for First Class

To Do As Soon as Possible:

1. Please access the course Canvas page and read the Syllabus, with special attention to expectations re class participation and “tickets”.
2. Please provide me with a copy of your resume via an e-mail with or without introductory content. You may send it to me electronically at okelleyc@seattleu.edu. This is not mandatory, but, if you are willing, it will help me begin to get to know you. If you are interested, my CV is available on the school website.
3. At your convenience, but only if you so desire, please share with me your pronouns and honorifics (i.e. Ms., Mx., Mr., Dr., etc.) or, if you would prefer that I use no honorific, the name by which I should call you. My pronouns are “he, him, his” and my honorific is “Professor.”
4. Please review the first assignment, below. You will need to be fully prepared for the first class, and your first “ticket” should be uploaded on the Canvas site by 12:01am on the day of class.

Assignment for Wednesday, August 28 – Introduction to the Course

1. For today’s class, read the edited version of Dodge v. Ford, available on Canvas by following this link.
2. For today’s ticket:

• Describe and explain in detail your understanding of Dodge v. Ford.
• Find a newspaper or magazine discussion of Tornetta v. Musk, a recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion rescinding Elon Musk’s multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Describe and explain your understanding of that opinion.

Students are to read the two attachments, as well as Pages 124-132 of the casebook.

• Torts Cases and Context Vol 1 v2.0 - Chapter 1
• How To Read a Legal Opinion