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BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (BUSINESS AND FINANCE LAW - 3000)
4 credits
This course is intended to familiarize students with the nature of business entities. The course begins with a review of Agency Law. Partnerships, limited partnerships and joint ventures are then examined against the background of the Uniform Partnership and Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Acts. In the examination of corporations, attention is given to the problems of forming and financing the corporation, the federal securities laws and the distinctions between publicly held and closely held firms. Considerable stress is placed on the rights of shareholders and the authority and obligations of directors and officers of a corporation. Consideration is also given to shareholders derivative actions and to the problems involved in the dissolution and combination of corporations. Grades are based upon a final examination.
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COMMUNICATIONS LAW (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & GOV'T REG - 1050)
2 credits
This course is designed to explore the legal standards and policies affecting electronic communications media. Attention will be given to the licensing and regulation of telephone, broadcasting, cable television services and new developments affecting the communications marketplace. Among the subjects to be treated are: constitutional standards applicable to electronic media, content controls, common carrier regulation, federal preemption of state and local regulation, and deregulation. Grades are based upon a research paper of law review quality on a topic approved by the faculty member conducting the course, assigned memoranda, and class participation.
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PERSPECTIVES ON JUSTICE-PT. I (INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - 2060)
2 credits
This course is open to second year (or third year evening) law students who are staff members of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Students will engage in discussions and analysis of racial, social and economic justice issues from a legal historical and theoretical perspective. The students will also participate in a series of research and writing workshops and several writing exercises, which will culminate in a note or comprehensive research paper of publishable quality addressing a current legal issue in racial, social, or economic justice. Each student will select a manageable topic addressing a significant legal issue. (If a student is unable to select a topic, s/he will consult with the professors teaching the course on making a selection that is acceptable to the student and the assigned professors.) Students will thoroughly research the topic, prepare comprehensive annotated bibliographies or relevant table of authorities, and prepare at least three drafts of their final paper. Evaluation will be based on the quality of the final paper, earlier drafts of the paper, other writings in the course, and performance in the workshops and exercises. The final grade for both semesters of the course will be posted after the completion of the spring semester.
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PERSPECTIVES ON JUSTICE-PT. II (INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - 2070)
1 credits
This course is open to second year (or third year evening) law students who are staff members of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Students will engage in discussions and analysis of racial, social and economic justice issues from a legal historical and theoretical perspective. The students will also participate in a series of research and writing workshops and several writing exercises, which will culminate in a note or comprehensive research paper of publishable quality addressing a current legal issue in racial, social, or economic justice. Each student will select a manageable topic addressing a significant legal issue. (If a student is unable to select a topic, s/he will consult wit the professors teaching the course on making a selection that is acceptable to the student and the assigned professors.) Students will thoroughly research the topic, prepare comprehensive annotated bibliographies or relevant table of authorities, and prepare at least three drafts of their final paper. Evaluation will be based on the quality of the final paper, earlier drafts of the paper, other writings in the course, and performance in the workshops and exercises. The final grade for both semesters will be posted after the completion of the spring semester.
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RACE AND LAW SEMINAR (INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - 1080)
3 credits
This course explores how race and law have interacted in American society. Materials for investigation will include Supreme Court opinions, historical accounts, jurisprudence and some interdisciplinary readings. The course will specifically explore the following topics: (1) What is race?; (2) Slavery; (3) Colorism; (4) Colonization of Puerto Rico; (5) Manifest Destiny and Mexican Americans; (6) Asian American Immigration Exclusion; (7) Native American "Trail of Tears"; and (8) Affirmative Action. Grades are based upon (1) final exam; (2) autobiography; (3) journal entries; and (4) class presentation.