LAW 501 Land Use Law Survey (1 credits)
LAW 502 Administrative Law for Environmental Lawyers (1 credits)
LAW 503 Basics of Energy Law & Regulatory Structure (1 credits)
LAW 504 Sustainable Development Law Survey (1 credits)
LAW 505 Environmental Law Overview (1 credits)
LAW 506 Oil, Gas & Fracking Law (1 credits)
LAW 507 Land Use & Climate Adaptation (1 credits)
LAW 508 Clean Air Act & Climate Change (1 credits)
LAW 509 Coal & Mining Law (1 credits)
LAW 510 Natural Resources Law Survey (1 credits)
LAW 511 Clean Water Act & Wetlands (1 credits)
LAW 512 Nuclear Energy & Waste Disposal Law (1 credits)
LAW 513 Historic/Cultural Preservation (1 credits)
LAW 514 Wildlife Law (1 credits)
LAW 515 Solar & Wind Energy Law & Policy (1 credits)
LAW 516 Food & Agriculture Law (1 credits)
LAW 517 Solid & Hazardous Waste (1 credits)
LAW 518 Ocean & Hydro Energy Law (1 credits)
LAW 519 Environmental Risk Assessment & Insurance (1 credits)
LAW 520 International Environmental Law (1 credits)
LAW 521 Smart Grid, Distributed Generation, Demand Response (1 credits)
LAW 522 Brownfields Redevelopment (1 credits)
LAW 523 Brazilian Environmental Law (1 credits)
LAW 524 Energy Law Practice (1 credits)
LAW 525 UN Environmental Law (1 credits)
LAW 526 Renewable Energy (1 credits)
LAW 527 Introduction to Climate Change Negotiations (1 credits)
LAW 528 Climate Change and Displacement Seminar (1 credits)
LAW 530 Brazil Environmental Law (1 credits)
LAW 600 Independent Study in Business Law (1-6 credits)
LAW 600C Independent Studies in Business Law (C) (1-6 credits)
LAW 601 Contracts (4 credits)
LAW 602 UN Diplomacy Practicum (2 credits)
Prerequisites: International Environmental Law or International Law [or similar background], Application, Interview, and Permission of the Instructor
LAW 602A Externship-Environmental Diplomacy Practicum (3-4 credits)
Prerequisites: Students should be well-grounded in environmental issues/law and have taken the International Environmental Law or International Law course, or have similar backgrounds; Application, Interview, and Permission of the Instructor.
LAW 602B Externship-Environmental Diplomacy Practicum (2 credits)
Prerequisites: LAW 602A and Permission of the Instructor.
LAW 602FP Externship Environmental Diplomacy Practicum Field Placement (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Students should be well-grounded in environmental issues/law and have taken the International Environmental Law or International Law course, or have similar backgrounds; Application, Interview, and Permission of the Instructor.
LAW 602S UN Diplomacy Practicum Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 603 Survey of Intellectual Property (3 credits)
LAW 605 Prosecution of War Crimes (2 credits)
LAW 606 Advanced Issues in Criminal Law (2 credits)
LAW 606A Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Sex Crimes (2 credits)
LAW 606B Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity (2 credits)
LAW 606C Advanced Issues in Criminal Law:White Collar and Violent Crime Prosecutions (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence and Criminal Procedure Investigation.
LAW 606D Advanced Issues in Criminal Law: Prosecutorial Best Practices (2 credits)
LAW 606E Advanced Issues in Criminal Law Seminar: The Law of Policing (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Criminal Procedure: Investigations
LAW 606F Advanced Issues In Criminal Law: Human Trafficking (2 credits)
LAW 607 Real Estate Transactions and Finance (4 credits)
LAW 608 Introduction to U.S. Law (2 credits)
LAW 609FP Externship Social Justice Advocacy Field Placement (3 credits)
LAW 609S Externship: Social Justice Advocacy Seminar (1 credits)
LAW 610 Business Law for CPA Majors (4 credits)
LAW 610A Civil Procedure (4 credits)
LAW 610B Civil Procedure II (3 credits)
LAW 611 Civil Procedure (4 credits)
LAW 612 Advanced Civil Procedure Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 612A Electronic Discovery (2 credits)
LAW 612AA Adv. Civil Procedure Seminar: Anatomy of a Trial- The Burden of Proof (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence. Trial Advocacy is recommended.
LAW 612BB Advanced Civil Procedure Seminar: Social Justice Litigation (2 credits)
LAW 614 Comparative Criminal Procedure Seminar (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Criminal Procedure Adjudication.
LAW 615 Patent Practice & Procedures (3 credits)
LAW 616 Legal Ethics & Corporate Practice (3 credits)
LAW 617 International Criminal Law (3 credits)
LAW 618 Intellectual Property Agreements & Licensing (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Survey of Intellectual Property.
LAW 619 Securities Litigation and Enforcement (3 credits)
LAW 620 Cyberlaw (3 credits)
LAW 621 Criminal Law (4 credits)
LAW 622 Advanced Research Skills: Health, Disability, and Elder Law (2 credits)
LAW 622A Criminal Law /Legal Analysis & Writing I (3 credits)
LAW 622AA Advanced Research Skills: Environmental Law (2 credits)
LAW 622B Criminal/Legal Analysis & Writing II (3 credits)
LAW 622BB Advanced Research Skills: Corporate and Securities Law (2 credits)
LAW 622C Legal Skills I (3 credits)
LAW 622CC Advanced Research Skills: New York Practice (2 credits)
LAW 622D Legal Skills II (3 credits)
LAW 622DD Advanced Research Skills: Criminal Law and Procedure (2 credits)
LAW 622E Legal Methods (0 credits)
LAW 623 Structuring Business Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 624 The Practice (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Professional Responsibility.
LAW 625 Professional Responsibility (3 credits)
LAW 625A Advanced Issues In Professional Responsibility (2-3 credits)
Prerequisites: Professional Responsibility
LAW 627 Topics in Legal Theroy-Great Migrations and the Law (1 credits)
LAW 627A Guided Research-Second Circuit (1 credits)
LAW 627B Topic in Legal Theory- Advanced Copyright (1 credits)
Corequisites: Copyright Law and Survey of IP Course materials will be provided by the instructor; no textbook purchase is required.
LAW 627C Topics in Legal Theory (1 credits)
LAW 627D Topics in Legal Theory-Mock Legislative Hearing (1 credits)
LAW 627E Topics in Legal Theory: The Black Lives Matter Movement (1 credits)
LAW 627F Topics in Legal Theory: Civil Rights Lawyering (1 credits)
LAW 628 Employment Law (3 credits)
LAW 629 Comparative Family Law (2 credits)
LAW 630 The Legal Environment of Business (0-3 credits)
Prerequisites: This course is not open to Accounting majors.
LAW 631 Torts (4 credits)
LAW 632 Advanced Torts Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 633 Sustainable Development Law Survey (3 credits)
LAW 634 Property (4 credits)
LAW 636 Advanced Real Property (3 credits)
LAW 638 Agency, Partnerships and Unincorporated Limited Liability Entities (2 credits)
LAW 639 Patent Law (2 credits)
LAW 640 Advanced Law and Education (2 credits)
LAW 643 Construction Law (2 credits)
LAW 644 Constitutional Law: The First Amendment (2-3 credits)
LAW 645 Climate Change (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Environmental Law Survey or Environmental Skills and Practice.
LAW 645D Climate Change (Distance) (2 credits)
LAW 646 Constitutional Law (4 credits)
LAW 647 New York Criminal Procedure (3 credits)
LAW 647A Clinic: Neighborhood Justice (4 credits)
LAW 647B Clinic- Neighborhood Justice Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 647D NY Criminal Procedure (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 648 Constitutional Law Seminar: Church & State (2 credits)
LAW 648B Cont. Law Sem. 14th Amndmnt (2 credits)
LAW 648C Election Law Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 648D Con Law Sem: Constitutional Rights (2 credits)
LAW 648E Contitutional Law Seminar:Comparative (2 credits)
LAW 648F Constitutional Law Seminar:Supreme Court & Constitutional Theory (2 credits)
LAW 648G Environmental Law Seminar: Protection of Cultural Resources (2 credits)
LAW 648H Constitutional Law Seminar: Protected Free Speech (2 credits)
LAW 648I Constitutional Law Seminar: Judicial Ethics and Decision Making (2 credits)
LAW 648J Constitutional Law Seminar: End of Life Issues (2 credits)
LAW 648K Constitutional Law Seminar: Reproductive Rights (2 credits)
LAW 649 Evidence (4 credits)
LAW 649D Evidence (Distance) (4 credits)
LAW 649L Evidence (3 credits)
LAW 650 Criminal Justice Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 651 Federal Income Taxation I (Basic) (4 credits)
LAW 653 Products Liability (2 credits)
LAW 654 Food And Drug Law (2 credits)
LAW 655 Commercial Law: Sales of Goods (3 credits)
LAW 655D Commercial Law: Sales of Goods (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 656 Commercial Law: Payment Systems (3 credits)
LAW 656L Commercial Law:Payment Systems Lab (0 credits)
LAW 657 Securities Regulation (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships.
LAW 658 Remedies (3 credits)
LAW 660 Copyright Law (2 credits)
LAW 661 Corporations (3 credits)
LAW 662 Collective Bargaining (2 credits)
LAW 663 Employment Discrimination (2 credits)
LAW 665 Labor Law (3 credits)
LAW 667 Selling & Buying a Business-Drafting to Closing (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships. Recommended for third year students.
LAW 669 International Human Rights Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 670 Advanced Legal Research (3 credits)
LAW 670B Advanced Legal Writing (3 credits)
LAW 670D Advanced Legal Research ( Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 671 Administrative Law (3 credits)
LAW 671D Administrative Law (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 672 International & Comparative Equality Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 673 Accounting for Lawyers (2 credits)
LAW 673A Accounting for Lawyers - LL.M International Track (1 credits)
LAW 675 Criminal Procedure - Investigation (4 credits)
LAW 675A Crim.Pro-Investigation (L) (3 credits)
LAW 676 Criminal Procedure - Adjudication (3 credits)
LAW 678 Conflict of Laws (3 credits)
LAW 678A Advanced Topics In Conflict Of Laws (2 credits)
LAW 678D Conflict of Laws (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 678L Conflict of Laws (3 credits)
LAW 679 Negotiations (2 credits)
LAW 680 Bankruptcy Law (3 credits)
LAW 680A Secured Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 680D Secured Transactions (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 681A Water Rights Law (3 credits)
LAW 681D Water Rights Law (Distance) (3 credits)
LAW 682 Art Law (3 credits)
LAW 683 Interviewing/Counseling/Negotiation (4 credits)
LAW 683S Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation (3 credits)
LAW 684 Trial Advocacy (4 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence and Professional Responsibility. ULSR
LAW 684A Advanced Trial Advocacy (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Trial Advocacy. ULSR
LAW 684AA Skills Workshop: Depositions (1 credits)
LAW 684B Federal Criminal Pre-trial Simulation (4 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence, Criminal Procedure (Investigations). ULSR
LAW 684BB Skills Workshop: Forensics (1 credits)
LAW 684CC International Arbitration Advocacy Workshop (1 credits)
LAW 684DD Skills Workshop: Financial Compliance (1 credits)
LAW 684DI Skills Workshop: Mediation Training (Distance) (1 credits)
LAW 684EE Skills Workshop: Damages (1 credits)
LAW 684FF Skills Workshop: Jury Selection (1 credits)
LAW 684GG Skills Workshop: Law[yering] & Science (1 credits)
LAW 684HH Skills Workshop: Investigative Advocacy (1 credits)
LAW 684II Skills Workshop: Tax Practice (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Federal Income Tax I
LAW 684JJ Skills Workshop: Motion Practice (1 credits)
LAW 684KK Skills Workshop: Motion Practice (1 credits)
LAW 684LL Skills Workshop: Real Estate Closings (1 credits)
LAW 684MM Skills Workshop: Business Planning (1 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships
LAW 684NN Skills Workshop: Persuasion (1 credits)
LAW 684OO Skills Workshop: Plea Bargaining (1 credits)
LAW 684PP Skills Development: Bias and the Law (1 credits)
LAW 686 Env Reg of Real Est Devel Sem (2 credits)
LAW 686A Advanced Land Use and Sustainable Development Seminar ( Theory) (2 credits)
LAW 686B Advanced Land Use and Sustainable Development Seminar ( Skills) (2 credits)
LAW 687 Introduction to Transactional Practice (2 credits)
LAW 689 Energy Law and Regulation (2 credits)
LAW 689D Energy Law and Regulation (Distance) (2 credits)
LAW 690 Mediation and Arbitration (2-3 credits)
LAW 690A Survey of Dispute Resolution Processes (3 credits)
LAW 690B Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice (2 credits)
LAW 690C Mediation Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 690D Mediation Practicum (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Students must enroll in the seminar and practicum. Permission of the professor after application and interview. ULSR
LAW 690DD Commercial Arbitration Law & Practice Distance (2 credits)
LAW 691 Prisoners' Rights (2 credits)
LAW 693 Public Health Law (3-4 credits)
LAW 694 Externship-Family Court (3 credits)
LAW 694FP Externship Family Court Field Placement (2 credits)
LAW 694PP Skills Workshop: Bias and the Law (1 credits)
LAW 694S Externship Family Court Seminar (1 credits)
LAW 695 Juvenile Justice (2 credits)
LAW 696 Municipal Law & Metropolitan Government (2 credits)
LAW 697 International Law Seminar: CISG (2 credits)
LAW 697A International Comparative Refugee Law (2 credits)
LAW 697B International Commercial Arbitration (2 credits)
LAW 698 International Law (4 credits)
LAW 700 Estate Planning (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Wills & Trusts and Federal Income Tax Co-requisite: Federal Estate & Gift Tax (it could be waived with permission of the professor)
LAW 700D Estate Planning (Distance) (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Wills & Trusts and Federal Income Tax Co-requisite: Federal Estate & Gift Tax (it could be waived with permission of the professor)
LAW 701 Wills, Trusts & Estates (4 credits)
LAW 701D Wills, Trusts & Estates (Distance) (4 credits)
LAW 702 Federal Estate and Gift Taxation (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Constitutional Law and Federal Income Taxation Law I.
LAW 702A Estate & Gift Tax Law and Planning (4 credits)
LAW 703 Jurisprudence (2-3 credits)
LAW 704 Jurisprudence Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 705 Privacy and Information Law (2 credits)
LAW 706 Federal Courts and Jurisdiction (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Constitutional Law.
LAW 707 New York Practice (4 credits)
LAW 707S New York Practice (3 credits)
LAW 708 Economic Analysis of Law (3 credits)
LAW 709 Psychology and Law (2 credits)
LAW 710A Externship-Criminal Defense/Prosecution (1-6 credits)
LAW 710B Externship-Prosecution (1-5 credits)
LAW 710C Externship-Prosecution (1-6 credits)
LAW 710D Externship-Honors Prosecution (6 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence, Criminal Procedure-Investigation ULSR
LAW 710E Externship-Honors Prosecution (4 credits)
LAW 710FP Externship Honors Prosecution Field Placement (4-5 credits)
Prerequisites: Evidence, Criminal Procedure-Investigation ULSR
LAW 710S Externship Honors Prosecution Seminar (1-2 credits)
LAW 711 Advanced Contracts Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 712 Family Law (3 credits)
LAW 712A Advanced Family Law (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Family Law.
LAW 712B Advanced Family Law: Domestic Violence (2 credits)
LAW 713 Federal Income Taxation II (Corporate) (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Federal Income Taxation I.
LAW 713A Corporate and Partnership Taxation (4 credits)
LAW 715 Int'l & Comp Env'l Law (3 credits)
LAW 715A Comparative Environmental Law-Brazil (2 credits)
LAW 715B Comparative Environmental Law (2 credits)
LAW 715C Comparative Environmental Law- Brazil (1 credits)
LAW 717 Antitrust Law (2 credits)
LAW 720 Immigration Law (2 credits)
LAW 721 Partnership Taxation (3 credits)
LAW 722 Law Review (1-2 credits)
LAW 723 Guided Research (1-2 credits)
LAW 723A Guided Research- LL.M (1-5 credits)
LAW 724 Mergers & Acquisitions (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations & Partnerships
LAW 725 Law and Education (3 credits)
LAW 726 Comparative Children's Law (3 credits)
LAW 727 Surrogates Practice (2 credits)
LAW 728 Environmental Justice Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 729 Labor Arbitration (2 credits)
LAW 730 Poverty Law (2 credits)
LAW 731 Advising Startups (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations & Partnerships.
LAW 732 Matrimonial Law Practice (2 credits)
LAW 733 Land Use Law (3 credits)
LAW 734 Municipal Finance (2 credits)
LAW 735 Nonprofit Organizations (2 credits)
LAW 736 Entertainment Law (2 credits)
LAW 737 Banking Law (2 credits)
LAW 738 International Business Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 738A International Business Transactions- LL.M International Track (4 credits)
LAW 738L International Commercial Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 739 Comparative Law (2 credits)
LAW 740 Education & the Law (3 credits)
LAW 741 Elder Law (2 credits)
LAW 742 Real Estate Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 743 Historic Preservation Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 744 Separation of Powers Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 744A The Presidency, Congress and the Courts (2 credits)
LAW 745 Corporations & Partnerships (4 credits)
LAW 745A Financial Services Compliance (3 credits)
LAW 745B Corps & P'ships (2 credits)
LAW 746 Admiralty Law (3 credits)
LAW 747 State & Local Taxation (2 credits)
LAW 748 Children and The Law (3 credits)
LAW 749 Legal Profession Seminar (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Professional Responsibility.
LAW 750 Corporate Finance (2 credits)
LAW 750A Corporate Finance- Comparative Legal Studies LL.M International Law Track (3 credits)
LAW 750B Law and Finance (3 credits)
LAW 752 Hlp Ix: Health Insurance (2 credits)
LAW 753 Sports Law (2 credits)
LAW 755 Communications Law (2-3 credits)
LAW 756 Telecomunications Smnr (2 credits)
LAW 757A Internet Law- Regulation of Social Media (2 credits)
LAW 758 Sexuality, Gender and the Law (3 credits)
LAW 759 Feminist Legal Theory (3 credits)
LAW 762 International Commercial Transactions (3 credits)
LAW 763 Collaborative Law (2 credits)
LAW 764 Externship-State Judicial (4 credits)
LAW 764B Faculty Guided Writing Project (1 credits)
LAW 764C Externship; Federal Judicial Honors (4 credits)
LAW 764FP Externship Federal Judicial Honors Field Placement (3 credits)
LAW 764S Externship; State Judicial (4-6 credits)
LAW 764SS Externship Federal Judicial Honors Seminar (1 credits)
LAW 765 Introduction to US Legal Research, Writing and Analysis (2 credits)
LAW 765A Introduction to the American Legal System (2 credits)
LAW 766 Environmental Law Review (1-2 credits)
LAW 767 Environ'l Litigation Clinic (4 credits)
LAW 767A Clinic-Environmental Litigation (4 credits)
Prerequisites: either Environmental Skills or Environmental Survey. Co-requisite Evidence. This seminar MUST be taken concurrently with its accompanying clinic: Law 767A. ULSR
LAW 767B Clinic-Environmental Litigation Seminar (2 credits)
Prerequisites: either Environmental Skills or Environmental Survey. Co-requisite Evidence. This seminar MUST be taken concurrently with its accompanying clinic: Law 767A. ULSR
LAW 768 Real Estate Finance (2 credits)
LAW 770 Land Use and Zoning (3 credits)
LAW 771 Risk & The Environment (2 credits)
LAW 772 Environmental Law in Commercial Transactions (2 credits)
LAW 773 Law and Economics (2 credits)
LAW 774 Computer Law (2 credits)
LAW 775 Conservation Law (2 credits)
LAW 778 Tax Policy Seminar (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Federal Income Taxation or the permission of the instructor.
LAW 780 Employment Law (2 credits)
LAW 781 Employment Law Survey (3 credits)
LAW 781D Employment Law Survey (3 credits)
LAW 782 Legal History Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 782A Constitutional Law Seminar- Legal History: Slavery, Lincoln and the Trauma of Civil War (2 credits)
LAW 783 Choice of Law Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 784 Protection of Cultural Resources (2 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships. Selected Topics In Conflicts of Laws
LAW 678A; 2 Credits The primary subject to be addressed in this course is Choice of Law. Controversies encompassing parties, events and issues originating in more than one state or implicating state-federal-international relationships require making a choice from various substantive and procedural laws to govern the decision-making process. Choice of Law is constitutionally grounded in the Full Faith and Credit Clause and the Due Process Clause, and draws liberally upon Family Law, Torts and Estates Law for its context. The course also covers some aspects of the recognition of foreign judgments. Selling and Buying a Business -- Drafting to Closing
LAW 667; 2 Credits This course combines factual analysis, legal analysis and contractual drafting. Students have a number of short drafting assignments designed both to sharpen their drafting skills and their ability to see and deal with issues that invariably arise during a business negotiation . Corporations and Partnerships. Recommended for third year students. Separation of Powers Seminar: The Ascendancy of the Executive Branch
LAW 744; 2 Credits This seminar examines effects of recent national events (September 11, 2001 among others) on the carefully constructed ¿balance of power¿ and on individual rights in our Constitution. The division of function and authority, especially between the President and Congress reacts to an emergency. A pronounced accretion of power in the President and the Department of Justice is evident in contemporaneous legislation and executive orders: The Homeland Security Act, the USA Patriot Act, the President¿s Military Commission Order, amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the War Powers Resolutions. The seminar will study these and other ¿emergency¿ responses enhancing the executive power, and efforts of Congress and the courts in redressing the balance. Sexuality, Gender & The Law
LAW 758; 3 credits This course examines how the law addresses consensual sexuality, sexual orientation and gender expression and identity. We will analyze the application of a number of constitutional doctrines, including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of association, church-state separation, and the rights to due process and equal protection. Our study will encompass state criminal laws against sodomy and prostitution, the law of abortion and contraception, and the treatment of gay and transgendered Americans in family law (marriage, domestic partnership, adoption and child custody), public and private employment discrimination law, military law and education law. Primary course materials include cases and law review articles, supplemented by interdisciplinary readings in history, media, psychology, medicine and sociology. Survey of Intellectual Property
LAW 603; 3 Credits A comprehensive introduction to the principal intellectual property law areas, including copyright, trademark and patent law, unfair competition, the right of publicity, trade secrets, and related federal and state doctrines. We will examine the basic legal principles independently as well as at their intersections, and in the context of the evolving technologies of the new millennium, including the Internet, computer software, digital broadcasting and music distribution, bioengineering, and industrial design. Themes will include the study of intellectual property as "property" and "commodity," the protection of intellectual property across national borders in a globalizing marketplace, and the complicated governmental objective of promoting and protecting human creativity and ingenuity while not unduly restricting its dissemination to the rest of society. Tax Policy Seminar
LAW 778; 2 Credits The seminar will first examine the principal criteria used in deciding tax policy: equity, efficiency, administrability, and simplicity. Using these criteria, the seminar will then consider a number of current issues including the following: should our progressive tax system be replaced by a flat tax or should it be made more progressive; should the ¿marriage penalty¿ be repealed, and if so, how; should gifts and personal injury awards be taxed; should capital gains be taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income; should the current income tax be replaced with a value added tax or a tax on consumption; and any other issue or issues the class wishes to explore. A paper will be required. Telecommunications Law
LAW 756; 2 Credits This course examines the history of the Federal Communications Act, and the cases, congressional initiatives and technology advances which are influencing the direction of the law. The First Amendment, state public service regulation, competition in cable television, local and long distance telephone service, and privacy and property rights in cyberspace, are examined in a course setting that emphasizes administrative procedure. The Court, The Constitution and History
LAW 808; 2 Credits The Court, The Constitution, and History will focus on American history as it affected and was affected by the Supreme Court¿s interpretation of the Constitution. While there will be no course text, students will read at least three Supreme Court cases weekly, edited to highlight the historical context. Most of the learning in the course will come from the weekly lectures. Whether the course will be graded by examination, or by students writing a paper on the historical context for a Supreme Court decision (or group of decisions) of their choice, will be determined at the beginning of the course. The decision will depend in part on the size of the class. The Law of Water
LAW 681A; 3 Credits Water law occupies a unique niche in the American legal landscape. At one level, it is about property. At another level, water law is about the public rights inhering in a shared and biologically crucial resource. And at still another level, water law is about federalism, navigable waterways, and fisheries and wildlife management. This course is about all those things and more. It examines the evolving law of water, looking at the differences between states and between regions, and at whether current laws remain applicable and relevant to a changing hydrologic landscape. The Lawyer's Role in Large-Scale Real Estate Development
LAW 633; 2 Credits The Lawyer's Role in Large-Scale Real Estate Development. This course introduces students to several sets of problems that combine various aspect of real estate practice such as: advanced land use regulation, advanced real estate transactions, environmental liability and environmental impact review, and conventional and non-conventional project finance. The course allows students to understand the role of lawyers in complex real estate deal structuring as well as the many intersections among land use, environmental, and real estate transactions law. Students will study the actual documents used in a large-scale, public/private real estate development; they will work through the process of negotiating and drafting these documents. Critical moments in the life cycle of a project will be described in order to probe how the lawyer prepares for and negotiates them. The Practice
LAW 624; 3 Credits "The Practice" is a three hour course aimed at introducing students to the ethical, professional and personal conflicts in the practice of law. Enrollment is limited to twelve students. Each week students will view an episode of the series "The Practice", will read at least two law review articles on each of at least two issues raised in the episode and will lead or participate in class discussion of all the issues assigned for the week. Students will keep a weekly journal concerning their readings, the class and personal reflection on the issues discussed. At the end of the semester, students will have an opportunity to annotate their journals. Grading will not be anonymous and will be based upon quality of class discussion and the quality of the journal. This is a no cut class, without prior permission of the professor. Professional Responsibility. Torts
LAW 631; 4 credits Required course for all first year students This course is a 4 credit offering which is a study of civil wrongs analyzed under the three general theories of tort liability: intent, negligence, and strict liability. This course covers an introduction to tort liability; intentional torts; negligence; nuisance; strict liability; defenses; causation; statutory torts; alternatives to negligence (no-fault); and an introduction to defamation and privacy, products liability and commercial torts. Trademark Law
LAW 853; 2 Credits This introduction to trademark law provides an overview of trademark protection. The course examines the subject matter of trademark protection, acquisition and retention of trademark rights, federal trademark registration, likelihood of confusion and trademark infringement, trademark dilution, trade dress, false advertising, and trademark/free speech issues. Trial Advocacy
LAW 684; 4 Credits This course introduces students to the theories and approaches to fact analysis, persuasion and rhetoric, trial planning, trial process, jury composition, evidence, advocacy, addressing jurors, examining witnesses, visual persuasion. In addition, students practice and master the basic techniques of advocacy at trial: voir dire examination, opening statements, closing arguments, direct examination, cross examination, exhibit handling, offering and objecting to evidence, presenting and combating expert witnesses. This course is a prerequisite for some clinics and for both the intra- and interschool Trial Advocacy competitions. Evidence and Professional Responsibility Upper-Class Writing Requirement Upper-Class Writing Requirement In addition to the innovative Criminal law analysis and Writing course taken by all first-year students, the Law School requires upper class students to complete a writing project under the supervision of a professor. Each semester, a group of courses are offered that are certified as satisfying the upper-level writing requirement. In order to qualify for ULWR, papers must be at least 25 pages. Participation in law reviews and moot court competitions, although highly beneficial in sharpening writing and research skills, does not satisfy the requirement. Water Resource Law LAW 681; 2 Credits This course explores how and why the law governing private water rights developed very differently in the humid east and the arid west in the United States. It examines the constitutional and political aspects of the roles of state and federal governments in the allocation and regulation of water resources. The topics covered include interstate allocation of water supplies, river basin planning, and ground water management. It studies the resolution of competing demands for water for municipal, agricultural, power, industrial, navigational, recreational and environmental purposes. White Collar and Corporate Crime
LAW 807; 3 Credits Prosecutions for ¿white collar¿ and corporate crimes are one of the major growth industries of the twenty-first century. This course surveys major areas of business crimes, including mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, False Claims Act and ¿qui tam¿ prosecutions, perjury and obstruction of justice, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Particular emphasis is placed on environmental crimes, health care fraud and abuse, and crimes affecting workplace health and safety. Wills, Intestate Succession, and Trusts
LAW 701; 3 Credits This course examines principles of law governing intestate succession, testamentary disposition of property, and trusts. Also included are the rights of afterborn, adopted children, and children born out of wedlock. Women and the Law
LAW 816; 2 Credits This course examines a variety of gender-bias issues. Among the substantive areas covered are sexual inequalities in marriage and divorce; domestic violence and other crimes; gender bias in the work place, the courts, education and athletic programs. A paper of publishable quality is required. Constitutional Law is recommended, but not required.
LAW 786 Externship- Corporate Law (3-5 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships (general corporate placements) or Intellectual Property Survey (IP placements). Permission of the Professor required after application and interview.
LAW 786FP Externship Corporate Law Field Placement (4 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships (general corporate placements) or Intellectual Property Survey (IP placements). Permission of the professor, based on the student’s application and interview, and the student’s actual placement in an approved legal department, are required.
LAW 786S Externship- Corporate (3-6 credits)
Prerequisites: Corporations and Partnerships (general corporate placements) or Intellectual Property Survey (IP placements). Permission of the Professor required after application and interview.
LAW 786SS Externship Corporate Seminar (2 credits)
LAW 790 Health and Environment (2 credits)
LAW 793 Hlp Vii-Eth'l & Lgl Iss. H (2 credits)
LAW 794 Insurance Law (2 credits)
LAW 795 Hlth, Sfty, Risk Assmnt Smnr (2 credits)
LAW 797 Environmental Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
LAW 797A Clean Air Act (2 credits)
LAW 797B Envrnmntl Smnr: Negotiations (2 credits)
LAW 797C Environmental Law Seminar: NEPA/SEQRA (2 credits)
LAW 797D Envrnmntl Smnr: Watershed (2 credits)
LAW 797DD Env Law Sem: Current Challenges (Distance) (2 credits)
LAW 797DI Environmental Law Seminar: Law of Oceans & Coasts (Distance) (2 credits)
LAW 797F Environmental Law Seminar: Law of Oceans & Coasts (2 credits)
LAW 797K Enironmental Law Seminar: Conservation Easements and Land Trusts (2 credits)
LAW 797L Environmental Law Seminar:Eco Markets and Trading (2 credits)
LAW 797M Environmental Law Seminar: Human Rights and the Environment (2 credits)
LAW 797N Environmental Dispute Resolution (3 credits)
LAW 797O Environmental Law Seminar: Constitutional Protection of Wilderness (2 credits)
LAW 797Q Environmental Law Seminar: Energy Law, Climate Change and Good Governance (2 credits)
LAW 797R Environmental Law Seminar: Current Challenges (2 credits)
LAW 797S Environmental Law Seminar: Comparative Environmental Adjudication (3 credits)
LAW 797T Environmental Law Seminar Advanced International Environmental Law (2 credits)
Prerequisites: International Environmental Law or International Law, or (with the permission of the instructor) Environmental Law
LAW 797U Env Law Seminar: Strengthening Env Impact Assessment (2 credits)
LAW 797V Environmental Law Seminar: Post Pandemic Land Use (2 credits)
LAW 797W Environmental Law Seminar: Rights Before the UN World Courts (2 credits)
LAW 797X Environmental Law Seminar: Climate Migration (2 credits)
LAW 797Y Environmental Law Seminar: Renewable Energy Law (2 credits)
LAW 797Z Environmental Law Seminar: Health and the Environment (2 credits)
LAW 798 New York Criminal Procedure (3 credits)
LAW 798FP Externship State Judicial Field Placement (3 credits)
LAW 798S Externship State Judicial Seminar (1 credits)
LAW 799FP Externship Prosecution Field Placement (3-5 credits)
LAW 799S Externship Prosecution Seminar (1 credits)