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84 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL6212–13 Civil Procedure I–II (3–3) Berman, Colby, Friedenthal,Gutman, A. Morrison, Peterson, Raven-Hansen,Schaffner, Siegel, P. Smith, TrangsrudThe theory and practice of civil litigation. Analysis of the goals, values, costs, and tensionsof an evolving adversarial system of adjudication. Examination of the rules andstatutes that govern the process by which substantive rights and duties are enforced inour federal and state courts. Topics include the relationship of procedure to substantivelaw, the proper reach of judicial authority, pleading, motions practice, joinder of partiesand claims, class actions, pretrial discovery, trial by jury, remedies, post-trial procedure,appeals, claim and issue preclusion, and alternative dispute resolution. (Examination)6214 Constitutional Law I (Federal Systems) (3) Barron, Cheh, Fontana,Maggs, A. MorrisonBasic principles of U.S. constitutional law, with a focus on governmental powers andthe role of the Supreme Court in interpreting and enforcing constitutional norms. Thenature and scope of judicial review. The case and controversy requirement and otherlimitations on constitutional adjudication. Powers of the president and Congress; theseparation of powers doctrine. Relationship of the national government to state governmentsand principles of federalism. The state action doctrine. (Examination)6216 Legal Research and Writing (2) DeSanctis and StaffIntroduction to use of a law library; research experience in primary, secondary, and specializedsources of law; practice in proper legal citation form. Instruction and practice inlegal writing and analysis, with primary emphasis on legal memoranda. This course isgraded on a letter-grade basis. Failure to complete the work in this course may result ina grade of F.6217 Introduction to Advocacy (2) DeSanctis and StaffInstruction and experience in the research and writing of pretrial motions and appellatebriefs, with emphasis on preparing and presenting arguments persuasively. Also instructionand practice in preparing and presenting oral arguments. This course is graded ona letter-grade basis. Failure to complete the work for this course may result in a grade ofF.6218 Professional Responsibility and Ethics (2 or 3) Lee, Morgan, Tuttle,Shawn, SibariumEthical problems involved in civil and criminal counseling and litigation. Rules of ProfessionalConduct and legal discipline; roles of bar associations and courts in regulatinglawyer conduct. Credit may not be earned for both Law 6218 and Law 6343. (Examination)Courts and Civil Litigation6230 Evidence (3 or 4) Braman, Friedenthal, Kerr, Kirkpatrick,Pierce, Saltzburg, SheleyPolicies, principles, standards, and rules governing the trial of civil and criminal cases infederal and state courts. Topics may include relevancy, the hearsay rule, direct and crossexamination of witnesses, opinion, scientific evidence, impeachment, privileges, writings,real and demonstrative evidence, judicial notice, confrontation and compulsoryprocess, and burdens of proof and presumptions. (Examination; Pierce—skills)6231 Advanced Evidence Seminar (2) KirkpatrickAdvanced issues of evidence law, including jury decision making, eyewitness identification,predictions of future dangerousness, polygraph evidence, hypnotically refreshedtestimony, recovered memory, syndrome and profile evidence, and complex issues of
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 85evidentiary privilege. (Research paper)6232 Federal Courts (3 or 4) B. Clark, Siegel, Ryan, ToddThe relationship of the federal courts to Congress and to the states. Topics may includejudicial review; standing and justiciability; congressional power to regulate jurisdiction;legislative courts; federal question, diversity, removal, civil rights, and habeas corpus jurisdiction;state sovereign immunity; Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction; abstention;federalism doctrines; and federal common law. (Examination)6234 Conflict of Laws (3) SteinhardtLegal problems arising from occurrences transcending state or national boundaries; jurisdiction;foreign judgments; constitutional influences; theoretical bases of choice oflaw principles and their application to specific fields, including torts, contracts, property,family law, administration of estates, business associations. (Examination)6236 Complex Litigation (3) TrangsrudAnalysis and critique of complex civil litigation in the state and federal courts. Examinationof complex joinder, the management of factually related claims in multiple venues,modern class-action practice, and current developments in the law of claim and issuepreclusion. Other topics covered in some years include judicial supervision of plaintiffand defendant class actions; discovery and judicial control of large cases; the role of juries,magistrates, and masters in complex cases; and problems attending complex remediessuch as the use of structural injunctions to reform public schools, hospitals, andprisons. (Examination)6238 Remedies (3) TrangsrudThe types and forms of relief that judges can award in civil litigation: decisional andstatutory damages in contract, quasi contract, and tort, including tort reform andwrongful death; overcoming limitations of actions and releases; injunctions as provisionaland final relief; equitable remedies, such as specific performance, recission, andreformation; relief from fiduciaries; and tracing, constructive trusts, and equitable liens.(Examination)6240 Litigation with the Federal Government (2 or 3) AxelradMajor substantive aspects of litigation with the federal government. Topics includeanalysis of statutory schemes that permit and limit judicial remedies against federalagencies and officials; nonstatutory remedies; judicial review; monetary recoveries fromthe United States; special rules, including those pertaining to discovery and applicationof equitable principles; and consideration of the continued vitality of federal sovereignimmunity. (Take-home examination)6246 Appellate Practice (2) EffronThis course will: (1) examine the vital role of federal and state appellate courts in ourlegal system; (2) explore the substantive and procedural elements of appellate litigation;and (3) engage students in the study of appellate practice through assignments involvingresearch, writing, analysis, advocacy, and advice. (Writing assignments and oral argument)(Skills)6248 Scientific Evidence Seminar (2) BlackmonThe use of scientific methods and the reliability of scientific principles in litigation.Topics include statistical proof, surveys, and epidemiological principles. Exploration ofthe admissibility and sufficiency of expert scientific testimony and evidence in light ofrecent Supreme Court cases, and application of these principles to lower court cases.Prerequisite: Law 6230. (Research paper)6249 Civil Procedure Seminar (2)Selected topics in civil procedure to be announced at the time of registration. Enrollmentis limited. (Research paper)
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