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First Assignments Spring 2023
 

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (Duryea, 13231) First Assignment posted to Canvas

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (Niles, 13796) First Assignment is Popper, Savitz, etc., Administrative Law: A Contemporary Approach (4th Ed.) pp. 1-35; Summary of US Constitution on CANVAS portal; Review Hypo at p. 35. Syllabus: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:7d71b586-6e54-3b6a-a981-e973a6d9f291

ADVANCED CONTRACTS (Ruescher, 15326) First Assignment posted to Canvas – Required text: Quick Review of Contracts, 9th edition (2018) Robert D. Brain  – West Academic Publishing – ISBN-13 9781683286769 – Format: Softbound

ADVANCED TORTS (Simons, 12295) First Assignment posted to TWEN

ANTITRUST LAWS & COMPETITION (Cavanagh, 13712) Casebook is Areeda et al,, Antitrust Analysis (2022) Class 1—Casebook pp.1-52;  Class 2—Casebook pp. 88-98

APPLIED LEGAL ANLY INTL LLM PT 11 (Paras, 12379) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPLIED LEGAL ANALYSIS PT II (Paras, 11287) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

APPLIED LEGAL ANALYSIS PT II (Ruescher, 11384) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

BANKRUPTCY CLERSHIP SEMINAR (Christensen, 11587) First Assignment posted to TWEN 

BANKRUPTCY CLERKSHIP SEMINAR (Christensen, 13474) First Assignment posted to TWEN and noted in link 

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:552807d2-61b6-38d7-b522-a69bf11796d5

BANKRUPTCY SALES (Owens, 13475) No First Assignment

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (Cherry, 10866) First Assignment https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:fc0f2551-a2f6-30b9-ac7e-975cb93d7500  Professor will also create a TWEN page. 

BUSINESS PLANNING (Sabino, 12296) Textbook: Gevurtz, Business Planning (Foundation Press 5th ed.).  Read: Pages 1-4, and 7-12.

CHILDREN AND THE LAW SEMINAR (Salomone, 15330) First Assignment posted to Canvas

CIVIL RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES (Salomone, 13805) First Assignment posted to Canvas

COMPLEX BANK, LITIGATION SEM. (Trust, 12163) First Assignment posted to TWEN Course Site

COMPLEX BANK, LITIGATION SEM. (Trust, 13476) First Assignment posted to TWEN Course Site  

CONDOS COOPS & HOMEOWNERS ASSOC (Korth, 14217) Students are to read: “The Financing of Cooperatives and Condominiums: A Retrospective,” 73 St. John’s L. Rev. 101 (Winter 1999) in order to obtain a general overview, background, and familiarity with certain of the terms and content of the Course and Class Materials. 

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (DeGirolami 13716) First Assignment and course Syllabus posted to Canvas. Please read the syllabus and the first assignment on it for the first day of class.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Duryea, 13715) First Assignment posted to Cavas

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Niles, 13714) Gregory Maggs and Peter Smith, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH (5th ED.) pp. 1-22; US Constitution in Appendix at pp. 1499-1518

CONSUMER PROTECTION (Sovern, 13234) First Assignment posted to Canvas

COPYRIGHT LAW (Subotnik, 15333) First Assignment posted to Canvas

COUNTERTERRORISM LAW (Bianco, 11723) No First Assignment 

CRIMINAL LAW (Evans, 12051) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DEPOSITION PRACTICE (Wicks, 13794) No First Assignment 

DOMESTIC VIOL LIT CLINIC PT II (Beltz, 10877) No First Assignment 

DRAFTING: ADR DOCUMENTS (Bernbaum, 11132) First Assignment posted to TWEN.   Prior to the first class, each student should submit an email to Professor Bernbaum at [email protected]containing their preferred contact information including the email address and telephone number (telephone number is optional) where they prefer to be reached. In the subject line of the email please indicate “Drafting ADR Documents – Student Contact Information”

First Assignment Reading: Read the Class Syllabus in its entirety [to be posted on the class TWEN page].

  • Read the Class Syllabus in its entirety [to be posted on the class TWEN page].
  • American Arbitration –  Principles and Practice., Ch. 1 [This book is on Library Reserve] [Electronic Link will be available on course TWEN page]
  • Alternate Dispute Resolution, The Litigator’s Handbook, Chs. 1,2,3,4 [This book is on Library Reserve]
  • Optional: Students will find it very helpful to review portions of Chapters 1 and 2 [pp. 1-224] of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Vol. 26, West’s® Legal Forms) [Available on Library Reserve and also available electronically on the course TWEN website. Additionally, on the course TWEN website there is a direct link to Chapters 1 and 2. ]

DRAFTING: CONTRACTS (Boyle Laisure, 11494) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DRAFTING: CONTRACTS (Boyle Laisure, 13256) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DRAFTING: FEDERAL CIVIL PRACT. (Montana, 11540) First Assignment posted to Canvas

DRAFTING: TRADEMARK PROSECUT (Dorchak-deSoto, 13810) First Assignment posted to Canvas

ECONOMIC JUSTICE CLINIC-PTIII (Mychak, 11116) No First Assignment 

EMPLOYMENT LAW (Locke, 12058) Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist., __ U.S. __, 142 S. Ct. 2407 (2002); Employee or Independent Contractor?  Cases and Materials on Employment Law, the Field as Practiced, 6th Edition, by Samuel Estreicher, Michael C. Harper and Zachary D. Fasman (“Casebook”) pp. 11-26.  Syllabus: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:28825ff2-c7aa-311c-84cb-66537aa0a9a5

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Price, 13811) First Assignment is to please read pages 1-26 in the required text for the course: Todd Aagaard, David Owen, & Justin Pidot, Practicing Environmental Law, Second Edition (Foundation Press, 2021)

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION (Bekerman, 15337) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

EVIDENCE: FORENSIC DNA (Maoz, 15338) First Assignment posted to Canvas and noted below

All readings for the first week are available through the links below

EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (Horne, 11572) First Assignment posted to Canvas

FASHION LAW (Jetter, 13812) First Assignment posted and syllabus to Canvas

FEDERAL COURTS (Movsesian, 10880) First Assignment posted to Canvas  

INSURANCE LAW (Rosh, 11141) First Assignment is to read pages 1 to 35 in Abraham and Schwartz insurance law and Regulation 7th Edition

INTL BANKRUPTCY (Ostrow, 11271) No First Assignment

INTL BANKRUPTCY (Ostrow, 13479) No First Assignment 

INTL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS (Warner, 12531) First Assignment posted to TWEN https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:cedf5544-28ee-3816-acb4-f870c3252bdd

INTL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS (Warner, 13466) First Assignment posted to TWEN https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:cedf5544-28ee-3816-acb4-f870c3252bdd

INTL HUMAN RIGHTS (McGuinness, 12530) First Assignment posted to Canvas.  Welcome to International Human Rights. I look forward to meeting you all next week and getting to know more about your interests in the subject and your future career plans.  I will be posting the full syllabus for the course on the Canvas page later this week. In the meantime, here is some information about the assigned casebook and materials and the readings for the first day.  We will be using the casebook, International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy and Practice, 6th edition. I will also be posting supplemental materials to the Canvas page throughout the semester. For the first day, please read the casebook pp. 1-28 (up to section III): I. The Concept of Human Rights; II. The Movement to Abolish Slavery and the Slave Trade.  Please consider the following questions as you complete the reading:1. What is the relationship between morality and human rights? 2.  What is the relationship between positive law and the idea of natural rights?  I will post the assigned pages to the casebook on Canvas as soon as I am able, for those that do not yet have access to the casebook. 

INTL HUMAN RIGHTS (McGuinness, 13465) First Assignment posted to Canvas.  Welcome to International Human Rights. I look forward to meeting you all next week and getting to know more about your interests in the subject and your future career plans.  I will be posting the full syllabus for the course on the Canvas page later this week. In the meantime, here is some information about the assigned casebook and materials and the readings for the first day.  We will be using the casebook, International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy and Practice, 6th edition. I will also be posting supplemental materials to the Canvas page throughout the semester. For the first day, please read the casebook pp. 1-28 (up to section III): I. The Concept of Human Rights; II. The Movement to Abolish Slavery and the Slave Trade.  Please consider the following questions as you complete the reading:1. What is the relationship between morality and human rights? 2.  What is the relationship between positive law and the idea of natural rights?  I will post the assigned pages to the casebook on Canvas as soon as I am able, for those that do not yet have access to the casebook. 

INTL LITIG & DISPUTE RESOLUTION (McGuinness, 13817) First Assignment posted to Canvas. Welcome to International Litigation and Dispute Resolution!  I am really looking forward to meeting you all next week and diving into the fascinating world of transnational disputes.  I will be posting the full syllabus before the end of the week.  We are using the same casebook as last year, but alas a new edition (which means the old editions are not operable).  Here is our casebook info: The assigned casebook is Gary Born and Peter Rutledge, International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts, Wolters/Kluwer, 7th edition (2022). The document supplement to the casebook, which includes relevant statutory and treaty materials, can be found at: http://www.wklegaledu.com/BornInternationalCivilLitigation7 (password: Born7e). Most materials are also publicly available online. I have also posted a PDF of the document supplement to the CANVAS page under the MODULES (“Additional Course Readings”)   For the first day of class, please read pages 1-28 of the casebook. I will get the pages posted to the CANVAS page as soon as possible for those who do not yet have access to the casebook. 

INTL LITIG & DISPUT RESOLUTION (McGuinness, 13819) First Assignment posted to Canvas. Welcome to International Litigation and Dispute Resolution!  I am really looking forward to meeting you all next week and diving into the fascinating world of transnational disputes.  I will be posting the full syllabus before the end of the week.  We are using the same casebook as last year, but alas a new edition (which means the old editions are not operable).  Here is our casebook info: The assigned casebook is Gary Born and Peter Rutledge, International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts, Wolters/Kluwer, 7th edition (2022). The document supplement to the casebook, which includes relevant statutory and treaty materials, can be found at: http://www.wklegaledu.com/BornInternationalCivilLitigation7 (password: Born7e). Most materials are also publicly available online. I have also posted a PDF of the document supplement to the CANVAS page under the MODULES (“Additional Course Readings”)   For the first day of class, please read pages 1-28 of the casebook. I will get the pages posted to the CANVAS page as soon as possible for those who do not yet have access to the casebook. 

INTL SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & WRITING (Ismat, 12297) First Assignment posted to Canvas

INTRO BANK PRACT: CASE ANALYSIS (Schwartz, 12532) No First Assignment 

LAW, POLICY, AND BLACK AUTHORS (Wade, 13822) First Assignment posted to Canvas.  You should prepare for our first meeting on January 19th by reading the Foreword, Introduction, and the “Ambidextrous” and “Changing Times” sections of Skinny House by Julie Seely.

LAWYERING (Bernbaum, 11543) First Assignment posted to TWEN.  The required books for this course are Fisher & Ury, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, and Ury, Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations.  To the extent possible, please purchase the most recent additions.

Prior to the first class: 

  1. Students should read the course syllabus, to be posted on TWEN, in its entirety.
  2. Students should read, in their entirety, the two required texts.
  3. Students should check the course TWEN site for additional first assignments prior to class.  

Any questions should be addressed to Professor Peter Bernbaum at [email protected].

LAWYERING (Blennau, 11538) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LAWYERING (Montana, 11808) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LAWYERING (Shannon, 12072) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LAWYERING (Simons, 13795) First Assignment posted to TWEN

LEGAL WRITING II (Allen, 13799) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL WRITING II (Boyle Laisure, 10872) First Assignment posted to Canvas

LEGAL WRITING II (Montana, 10873) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

LEGAL WRITING II (Piper, 10870) First Assignment and Course Syllabus posted to Canvas

NEGOTIATIONS (INTENSIVE) (Anderson, 14438) First Assignment posted to Canvas

PAYMENT SYSTEMS (Sovern, 15345) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

PRE-TRIAL ADVOCACY (Wicks, 10881) No First Assignment 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (Evans, 13801) First Assignment posted to Canvas

PROPERTY (Ruescher, 12032) First Assignment posted to Canvas, required text – Fundamentals of Modern Property Law, 7th edition (2017) – Rabin, Kwall, Kwall, and Arnold Foundation Press – ISBN-13 9781683288251 – Format: CasebookPlus Hardbound

PROPERTY (Sheff, 12052) First Assignment posted to Canvas

RACE AND THE LAW (Allen, 15353) First Assignment post to Canvas

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Corrado, 11566) No First Assignment 

REFUGEE IMMIG RTS LIT LIT-PT2 (Markuci, 10882) No First Assignment 

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & WRITING (Boyle Laisure, 12183) First Assignment posted to Canvas

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH & WRITING (Selby, 13720) First Assignment posted to Canvas

SECURED TRANSACTIONS (Warner, 11124) First Assignment posted to TWEN  https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:cfde6609-9121-3050-8fd5-76da20c59ae5

SECURITIES LITIGATION (Bulsara, 13828) First Assignment posted to TWEN

SEMINAR: THE FUTURE OF WORK (Cherry, 15356) First Assignment https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:01f99b17-2690-3869-828f-23446626040e Professor will also create a TWEN page. 

TRIAL ADVOCACY (Levine, 11563) No First Assignment, however, please purchase a coursebook:  https://www.aspenpublishing.com/mauet-trialtechniques11

TRIAL ADVOCACY (Moeller, 13804) Please purchase a copy of Trial Techniques & Trials 11th Ed. By Thomas Mauet.  Please read Chapter 1 for the first class. 

TRUST AND ESTATES (Bekerman, 10969) First Assignment posted to Canvas 

TRUST AND ESTATES (Subotnik, 15358) First Assignment posted to Canvas

WAGE & HOUR LAW (Barouh, 12570) Syllabus posted to TWEN. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:b1672863-ac7f-3567-beee-0f95ee49a4ff  

First Assignment: Please read the following materials:

“The Fair Labor Standards Act at Seventy-Seven: Still ‘Far-Reaching, Far-Sighted’” Thomas E. Perez Pages 299 to 304 (5 pages) in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law, Vol. 30, No. 3, Spring 2015 at https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:276ac498-1847-35c0-a3d1-d60ecc1ca754

“Engineering the Middle Class – Line Drawing in New Deal Hours Legislation” by NYU Law Prof. Deborah C. Malamud, 96 Mich. L. Rev. 2212  Read ONLY pages 34 to 49 (15 pages).  On p. 34 start reading at III. The Early Years of the Fair Labor Standards Act and on p. 49 do NOT go past the sentence which reads “What, then, could it have done, except appeal to the Department to sponsor legislation to repeal the exemptions or begin to articulate a new set of rationales for the statute and its exemptions and hope to prevail in the courts?”  Do NOT read the entire article. at https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:c0f00a41-435c-36b6-84ca-7f4122a47643

“Wage Theft in New York: The Wage Theft Prevention Act As A Counter to An Endemic Problem” by Lauren Dasse, 16 CUNY L. Rev. 97 (Winter 2012) (33 pages). https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:b3d54f40-4798-3ff2-a783-2fb0bcc9eb31

“Walmart and McDonald’s Have the Most Workers On Food Stamps and Medicaid, New Study Shows”  (1.5 pages) at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/18/food-stamps-medicaid-mcdonalds-walmart-bernie-sanders/