Course Schedule Updates

SUMMER 2023 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

  • ​Criminal Justice Seminar: Confronting and Reimaging Judicial Writing in Foundational Criminal Cases with Professor Keene.
  • (LAWJ & LAWG sections only) Securities Law and the Internet with Professors Norman and Paz. This course is now offered to Distance students only. The LAWD section will proceed. 

New Courses

  • Foundations of American Law with Professor Cedrone: 2 credits, take-home exam, MTWThF, 9:00 - 11:20 am (7/10 - 7/26).
  • Professional Responsibility Law in the U.S. with Professor Facciola: 2 credits, take-home exam, MTW, 10:00 am - 1:15 pm (7/31 - 8/16).
  • Professional Responsibility Law in the U.S. with Professor Buzzard: 2 credits, take-home exam, MTW, 10:00 am - 1:15 pm (7/31 - 8/16).
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis and Writing with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, special requirement, TTh, 10:00 am - 2:40 pm (8/1 - 8/17).
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis and Writing with Professor Song: 2 credits, special requirement, TTh, 10:00 am - 2:40 pm (8/1 - 8/17).
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis and Writing with Professor Dutra: 2 credits, special requirement, TTh, 10:00 am - 2:40 pm (8/1 - 8/17).
  • Scholarly Writing: African Women's Human Rights Issues with Professor Morrison: 2 credits, paper, MTWTh (7/31 - 8/17).

Day/Time Change

  • Foundations of American Law with Professor Cedrone: This course will meet MTWThF (7/10 - 7/25). 
  • Professional Responsibility Law in the United States with Professor Buzzard: This course will meet Monday and Wednesday, 10:00 am - 1:15 pm, and Tuesday, 11:45 am  - 3:00 pm (7/31 - 8/17).

FALL 2023 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

  • Advanced Legal and Scholarly Writing with Professor Ueland.

  • (LAWD) Beyond the IP: Exempt Securities Offerings with Professors Lopez and Lynn.

  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing (Section 02) with Professor Sakai. 

  • Global Indirect Tax: The VAT with Professors Stephanny and Ahanchian.

  • Introduction to Scholarly Note Writing with Professor Wherry.

  • Oral Communication in Law I with Professor Ueland.

  • Oral Communications Skills I  (Section 01) with Professor Sakai. 

  • Oral Communications Skills I  (Section 02) with Professor Sakai.
  • Oral Communications Skills I  (Section 03) with Professor Sakai.
  • Professional Responsibility: Ethics in Public Interest Practice with Professor Kirkpatrick.

  • Taxation of Partnerships with Professor Miller. 

  • Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions Seminar with Professors Davidson and Bloom.

  • The First 1000 Days: Global Health Law & Policy from Gestation to Age Two with Professors Fleischhacker and Morrison

  • Working with Expert Witnesses with Professors Petrosinelli and Piorkowski.

New Courses

  • Advanced Legal and Scholarly Writing with Professor Weger: 2 credits, paper, Monday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm on the following dates: 8/28, 9/11, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/27.
  • ​Computer Programming for Lawyers: Intermediate with Professors Ohm and Adler: 3 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 pm.
  • Drafting Contracts (LAWG 160-12) with Professor Arthur: 2 credits, paper, Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Weger: 2 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.
  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Lake: 2 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.
  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Sakai: 2 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.
  • International Arbitration with Professor Richman: 2 credits, take-home exam, Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm.
  • International Business Transactions with Professors Moon and Kumar-Capoor: 3 credits, take-home exam, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  • International Right to Health with Professor Grover: 2 credits, paper, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the following dates: 11/4, 11/5, 11/11, 11/12, 11/18, and 11/19.
  • Introduction to Contracts with Professor Ross: 3 credits, take-home exam, Tuesday and Thursday, 7:55  - 9:25 p.m.
  • Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems with Professor Hoffman: 2 credits, take-home exam, Friday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.
  • Legal English I with Professor Cheng: 4 credits, special requirement, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.
  • Legal English I with Professor Horowitz: 4 credits, special requirement, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.
  • National Security Investigations and Litigation with Professors Carlson and Fischbach: 2 credits, paper, Thursday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm.
  • Oral Communications in Law I with Professor Sakai: 1 credit, special requirement, Wednesday, 11:10 am - 12:10 pm.
  • Oral Communication Skills I (LAW-3079-01) with Professor Sakai: 1 credit, special requirement, Tuesday, 1:20 - 2:20 pm. 

  • Oral Communication Skills I (LAW-3079-02) with Professor Sakai: 1 credit, special requirement, Tuesday, 2:20 - 3:20 pm. 

  • State and Local Government Law Seminar (LAWJ-410-05) with Professor Chertoff: 3 credits, writing requirement, Monday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.

  • S.J.D. and Fellows Seminar: Law & Humanities with Professor West: 3 credits, special requirement, Monday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.

  • S.J.D. Core Curriculum with Professor Freeman: 8 credits, special requirement, Tuesday, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m., and Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.
  • U.S. Health Law and Diplomacy in a Global Context with Professor Monahan: 2 credits, paper, Tuesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm.
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing with Professor Walker: 2 credits, special requirement, Monday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (Two-Year Program) with Professor Hoffman: 2 credits, special requirement, Monday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.

Day/Time Change

  • Blume Public Interest Scholars Seminar with Professors Wolfman and Clarke: This course will meet on Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am on the following dates: 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17 and 12/1.
  • Center for Applied Legal Studies with Professor Schoenholtz: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. and Fridays, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

  • Environmental Lawyering with Professor Slobodian: This course will meet on Friday, 1:20 - 3:20 on the following dates: 9/1, 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/27, 11/10, and 12/1.
  • Global Revolutions, Civic Activism, and Civil Society with Professor Rutzen: This course will meet on the following Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. 3:20 p.m.: 8/30, 9/13, 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, and 11/15.
  • Information Privacy Law with Professor Cohen: This course will not meet on 10/12, 10/26 and 11/21.  To make up for the cancelled classes, this course will meet from 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. on the following dates: 9/21, 9/26, 10/5, 11/14, 11/16, and 11/28.  There will also be a makeup class on Friday, October 20, 11:10 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
  • Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration with Professor Whitesell: This course will meet Tuesday, 11:10 - 1:10 pm (8/28 - 12/02); Thursday, 11:10 - 1:10 pm (9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16); and Saturday, 11:10 - 1:10 pm (12/2).
  • Law of War with Professors Schoettler and Meier: This course will meet Monday, 5:45  - 7:45 p.m.
  • LAWA Graduate Seminar with Professor Morrison: This course will meet on Wednesday, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
  • Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Han: This course will meet on Tuesday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professors Bordone and Glover: This course will meet 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on 9/22, 9/23, 11/4, 11/5; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on 9/24; and 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on 11/3.
  • Oral Communication in Law I with Professor Lake: This course will meet on Thursday, 11:10 am - 1:10 pm on the following dates: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, and 11/30.
  • Oral Communication Skills I with Professor Sakai: This course will meet on Wednesday, 11:10 am - 12:10 pm.
  • Race and Poverty in Capital and Other Criminal Cases Seminar with Professor Bright: In Fall 2023, this course will meet on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8/29, 8/31, 9/5, 9/7, 9/12, 9/14, 9/19, 9/21, 9/28, 10/3, 10/5, 10/12, and 10/17.
  • ​The Role of WHO in Global Health Law and Governance with Professor Burci will meet on the following days and times: Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (10/13), Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (10/14), and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (10/15).

  • The United States Constitution: A Historical Perspective with Professor Puig-Lugo will meet on the following Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: 10/28 & 11/11.
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing with Professor Geissler: This course will meet on Thursday, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.

Professor Changes

  • Antitrust Seminar: From the Chicago School to the New Progressives: Regulating Technology Platforms, Durable Monopolies, and Mega-firms will be co-taught by Professors Shelanski and Nuechterlein.
  • Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) will be taught by Professor Gilman.
  • Corporations (LAWG 121-11) will be taught by Professors Egbert and Newman.
  • Criminal Justice Reform Seminar will be taught by Professor Lopez.
  • Drafting Contracts (LAWG 160-11) will be taught by Professor Beatty-Arthur.
  • European Union Law: Foundations and International Reach will be taught by Professors Propp and Katwan.
  • Intellectual Property Litigation: Pretrial Skills will be taught by Alisa Abbott, Steve Chang, Christopher Roth, and Camille Sauer.
  • International Business Transactions (LAW 876-09) will be taught by Professors Levone and Murali
  • Oral Communications in LAW I (LAW 3081-01) will be taught by Professor Ueland. 
  • Prison Law and Policy will be taught by Professor Weiss. 
  • Reproductive Health and International Human Rights Law will be taught by Professor Gomez-Lugo
  • Securities Regulation (LAWG/J 396-10) will be taught by Professors Deitrich and Lopez Molina.
  • State and Local Government Law Seminar will be taught by Professor Chertoff.
  • Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions Seminar will be taught by Professors Bloom and Davidson.
  • Tax Research & Writing will be co-taught by Professors Grill and Korotky. 

Course Description Change

  • U.S. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions with Professor Linney.

Requirement/Restriction Changes

  • Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Lawyering Skills and Strategies with Professor Donahoe: The fall section does not require mandatory attendance at all class sessions.

  • Arguing Free Speech in the 21st Century Seminar with Professors Cole and Corkran: Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties is no longer a prerequisite for this course.

  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Barnett: This course will have an in-class exam.

  • Family Law I: Marriage and Divorce with Professor Tsoukala: While there is a final, take-home exam for the course, 50% of the grade will be based on a negotiation exercise which will take place at the end of October. The professor will discuss the exercise and final exam during the first class.

  • From Nuremberg to Kyiv: Aggression and Accountability Seminar with Professor Luban: Students may not receive credit for this course and Justice and Accountability for International Atrocity Crimes: Bridging Theory and Practice Seminar.

  • Human Rights Advocacy in Action Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Massimino, Cooper, Liu and Kendzior: Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent (Fall 2023) enrollment in International Law I: Introduction to International Law or International Human Rights Law or the first year elective, International Law, National Security, and Human Rights.  Full-time J.D. students must complete the required first-year program prior to enrolling in this course. Part-time or transfer students may enroll prior to completing  Property or their first-year elective.

  • International Justice for War Crimes and Atrocities Practicum with Professors Regan, McIntosh, and Rattner: This course will enroll by professor permission.

  • International Trade Law & Regulation (LAWG/J-966-10) with Professor Brightbill: This course will have a take-home exam.

  • Introduction to Contracts with Professor Ross: This course will have an in-class exam. 

  • Legal Justice Seminar with Professor Tobia: This course will have an in-class exam.

  • Mediation Seminar with Professors Craig and Terry: Students will have until September 29, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. to request to drop this course.

  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Altman: Attendance for this course is now mandatory at all class sessions.

  • State and Local Taxation: Sales and Use Taxes with Professor Nagel: Students are required to take Federal Income Taxation for enrollment in this course.
  • The Essentials of FinTech Law with Professor Scopino: This course will have a take-home exam.
  • The Role of the State Attorney General with Professor Feldman:  This course will have an in-class exam.

  • Writing for Law Practice with Professor Lopez: This course no longer requires professor permission to enroll.

Spring 2024 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

  • A Friend of the Court: Tools for Effective Amicus Advocacy with Professor Gervasi.
  • Advanced Legal Writing and Practice: National Security Law in the Private Sector with Professor McSorley.
  • Advanced Partnership Taxation with Professors Rimmke and Pakaluk.
  • Antitrust Law with Professor Hyman.
  • Communicating Public and Global Health Law with Professor Gottschalk.

  • Computer Crime Law with Professor O'Sullivan.
  • Conservative Legal and Political Thought Seminar with Professor Abu-Odeh. 

  • Constitutional Interpretation Seminar with Professor Nourse. 
  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Bloch.
  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Goodwin.
  • Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) with Professor Blanchard.
  • Externship I Seminar (LAWJ 1491-14) with Instructor TBA.

  • Externship I Seminar (LAWJ 1491-28) with Professor Thorlin.

  • Externship II Seminar (LAWJ 1492-14) with Instructor TBA.

  • Externship II Seminar (LAWJ 1492-37) with Instructor TBA.

  • Family Law II: Child, Parent, and the State with Professor Tsoukala.
  • Feminist Legal Theory Seminar with Professor Tsoukala.
  • Gender and U.S. Foreign Policy with Professor Wong.
  • Global Competition Law and Policy with Professor Graubert. 
  •  Global Derivatives Law and Regulatory Policy with Professor Scopino.

  • Global Securities Offerings with Professor Rosenthall.
  • Information Operations in the Cyber Age: Law and Policy with Professors Cherry and Huntley.
  • International Arbitration in the Middle East with Professors Elsisi and Wahab.
  • International Criminal Law with Professor Nicholson and Prugh.
  • International Debt Workouts with Professor Rechden.
  • International Investment Law and Arbitration in Practice: Past, Present, and Future with Professors Pearsall and Yeginsu.
  • International Justice for War Crimes and Atrocities Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors McIntosh, Rattner, and Regan.
  • International Trade with Professor Santos.
  • Interstate (State-to-State) Dispute Resolution with Professor Bigge. 

  • Introduction to Contracts (LAW 2036-11) with Professor Facciola.

  • Introduction to Foreign Intelligence Law with Professor Donohue.

  • Land Use Law with Professor TBA.

  • Motherhood and the Law Seminar with Professor Inks. The 3 credit writing requirement section (LAWJ-1606-09) is canceled.

  • Natural Resources and Energy Law and Policy Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professor Beneke.

  • Reproductive Rights with Professor Hoefling.

  • Research Skills in International and Comparative Law with Professors Bjork and Casey.

  • Special Topics in Exempt Organizations with Professor Sanders.

  • Supreme Court Institute Judicial Clerkship Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professor Shrager.

  • Supreme Court Today with Professor Datla.

  • Tax Research & Writing with Professor DiIorio.
  • The Critical Race Theory Tradition: Canonical Texts and New Directions with Professor Park.

  • Water Law in an Era of Climate Change with Professor Minear.

New Courses

  • Access to Justice, Legal Empowerment, and Social Movement Lawyering with Professors Rostain and Burnett: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • Access to Reproductive Healthcare Under the Law (How We Got to Dobbs and What’s Next?) with Professor Meegan: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • ​Addiction and Mental Health Law with Professor Caspari: 2 credits, in-class exam, Thursday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm.
  • Advanced Legal Writing with Generative AI with Professor DeLaurentis: 1 credit, paper, Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/28, and 3/6.   

  • Communications Law and Policy with Professors Whitesell and Kahn: 3 credits, take-home exam, Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
  • Comparative Law with Professor Feinerman: 3 credits, in-class exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  • Complex Securities Investigation with Professors Muhlendorf and Weitz: 2 credits, take-home exam, Monday 5:45 - 7:45 pm.
  • Constitutional Aspects of Environmental Law with Professor Greenfield: 2 credits, paper, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Constitutional Issues in Corruption & Election Crime Enforcement with Professor Keller: 2 credits, paper, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • Constitutional Law: Federal Courts Tackle the Digital World with Professor McKeown: 1 credit, paper, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Goodwin: 3 credits, take-home exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 am - 11:00 am.
  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Shulman: New LAWG section, 4 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Corporate Boards Seminar with Professor TBA: 2 credits, special requirement, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. This course is open only to Business Law Scholars.
  • Cybersecurity Incident Response: Legal Leadership During Cyber Crisis with Professors Smith and Lai: 1 credit, special requirement, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  • Cyber Threat Landscape: Legal Considerations at the Crossroads of the Public and Private Sectors with Professor Bankston: 2 credits, paper, Wednesday, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
  • Drafting Contracts with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, paper, Friday, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

  • Drafting Contracts (LAWG 160-12) with Professor Arthur: 2 credits, paper, Monday 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. 

  • Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights in the International Human Rights System Seminar with Professor García Muñoz: 2 credits, paper, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Externship I Seminar J.D. Externship Program (LAWJ 1491-11) with Professor Adame: 4 credits, special requirement, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • Externship II Seminar J.D. Externship Program (LAWJ 1492-31) with Professor Floyd: 4 credits, special requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Family Law II: Child, Parent, and the State with Professor Holloway: 3 credits, take-home exam, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.
  • Food Justice Law and Policy with Professors Faber and Benesh: 4 credits, fieldwork practicum, paper, Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing II (LAWG 3089-02) with Professor Weger: 3 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • Fundamentals of Legal Writing II (LAWG 3089-03) with Professor Lake: 3 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  • Generative AI and the Future of Free Speech & Copyright Law with Professors Bankston and Llansó: 1 credit, paper, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  • Global Securities Offerings with Professor Rosenthall: 2 credits, take-home exam, Tuesday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Health Care Privacy and Security with Professor Nahra: 1 credit, take-home exam, MTWTh, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. This is a Week-One course offered on the following dates: 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, and 1/11.
  • International Arbitration and the New York Convention with Professor Van Den Berg: 1 credit, special requirement, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:20 pm on the following dates: 3/2, 3/3, 3/9, and 3/10.
  • International Arbitration in the Middle East with Professors Elsisi: 1 credit, paper, Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 - 4:20 pm (1/20, 1/21), Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am - 12:20 pm (1/26, 1/27).
  • International Business Transactions with Professor Michael Daly: 3 credits, take-home exam, Tuesday, 5:45 - 9:05 pm.
  • International Commercial Arbitration in Cross-Cultural Context with Professor Strong: 1 credit, special requirement, Friday, 1:00 - 5:00 pm (2/9), Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00 pm; 1:00 - 4:00 pm (2/10), and Sunday, 9:00 - 12:00 pm (2/11).
  • International Environmental Law in Practice (Project-Based Practicum) with Professor Slobodian: 4 credits, special requirement, Thursday, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  • International Law, the Global Arms Trade and Human Rights with Professor Davidson: 1 credit, take-home exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1;20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. on the following dates: 3/25, 3/27, 4/1, 4/3, 4/8, 4/10, and 4/15.
  • International Trade Remedies and the WTO with Professor Hillman: 2 credits, take-home exam, Day and Time TBA.
  • Introduction to Contracts (LAWG-2036-10) with Professor Ross: 3 credits, in-class exam, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to Contracts (LAWG-2036-13) with Professor Nettleford: 3 credits, take-home exam, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.
  • Introduction to Sports Television: Drafting & Negotiating Talent Agreements with Professor Braun: 1 credit, special requirement, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems with Professor Castaldi: 2 credits, take-home exam, Monday, 9:00  - 11:00 am.
  • Judicial Politics: The Role of the White House, Congress, and Outside Groups in Selecting Judges and Justices with Professor Aron: 2 credits, paper, Mondays, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
  • Legal English II (LAWG 3088-03) with Professor Horowitz: 3 credits, special requirement, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. 
  • Legal English II (LAWG 3088-01) with Professor Dundon: 3 credits, special requirement, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. 
  • Land Use Law with Professor Rosser: 3 credits, take-home exam, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:55 pm - 3:20 pm.
  • Law of Religion with Professor Lederman: 3 credits, take-home exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:55 pm - 3:20 pm.
  • Legal Skills in an AI-Powered World with Professors Barber and Christensen: 1 credit, special requirement, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice: Advising the Board of Directors with Professor Zoubek: 1 credit, special requirement, Friday, 2/23, 4:00-7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 2/24, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 2/25, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • National Security and Emerging Technologies with Professor Donohue: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Altman: 3 credits, paper and special requirement. This course will meet on the following dates, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: 2/9, 2/10, 2/11, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Eckblad: 3 credits, paper and special requirement, Fridays, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the following dates: 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 4/19, 4/20 and 4/21.

  • Negotiations Seminar with Professors D’Oyley and Kleinman: 3 credits, Paper, WThFSSu, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. This is a Week-One course offered on the following dates: 1/10, 1/11, 1/12, 1/13, and 1/14.

  • Private Equity, Hedge and Other Private Funds with Professors Barbash and Ponchione: 2 credits, in-class exam, Tuesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm.
  • Professional Responsibility: The American Legal Profession in the 21st Century: Technology, Markets, and Democracy with Professor Rostain: LAWG section added.  3 credits, take-home exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:55 pm - 3:20 pm.  Note: Enrollment in LAWG-361-02 is restricted to LL.M. students in the Technology Law and Policy LL.M. program.

  • Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital Seminar with Professor Cook: 2 credits, paper, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • Regulating Online Speech in the Age of Social Media with Professor Dwyer: 1 credit, special requirement, Week One, Monday-Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Regulating Private Health Insurance and Health Care Prices: Legal and Policy Disputes with Professors Baron and Spratt: 3 credits, paper, Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.

  • Reproductive Rights and Justice Seminar with Professor Goodwin: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • Research Skills in International and Comparative Law with Professors Bjork and Casey: 2 credits, paper, Monday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • SEC Enforcement Process with Professor Radke: 2 credits, take-home exam, Tuesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm.

  • Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sex Characteristics and International Human Rights Law with Professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 credits, paper and special requirement, Monday, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • S.J.D. and Fellows Seminar: Law & Social Science with Professor West: 3 credits, special requirement, Monday, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • Supreme Court Today with Professors Dreeben and Datla: 2 credits, paper, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • Survey of State and Local Taxation with Professors Tatarowicz and Frieden: 2 credits, take-home exam, Wednesday, 1:20 - 3:20 pm.

  • Sustainability for Big Law and Big Business (LAWJ 317-09) with Professor Wilkins: 2 credits, paper, Monday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm.

  • Takeovers, Mergers, and Acquisitions with Professor Chan: 2 credits, take-home exam, Monday, 9:00 - 11:00 am.  
  • Tax Planning for Corporate Acquisitions Seminar with Professor Barrie: 2 credits, paper and special requirement, Monday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm. 
  • Tax Research and Writing with Professor Dilorio: 2 credits, special requirement, Wednesday, 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm. 
  • Taxation of Bankruptcies & Workouts with Professors Liquerman and Schmidt: 2 credits, take-home exam, Wednesday, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. 

  • Taxes and the Clean Energy Economy – Incentives for Clean Energy and Climate Action (the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and Beyond) with Professors Donnelly and Gross: 1 credit, special requirement, Monday, 11:10 a.m.-1:10 p.m., on the following dates: 1/22, 2/5, 2/22, 3/4, 3/18, 4/1.
  • Technology and Society Impact Lab with Professors Ohm and Jones: 3 credits, special requirement, Mondays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.  

  • ​The Four Pillars of Fashion Law with Professor Brennan: 1 credit, paper, Week One, 6:00-10:00 p.m.
  • The Law and Policy of the Energy Transition with Professor Sempertegui: 1 credit, paper, Friday, 1:20 - 6:20 pm (3/22) and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (3/23).
  • The Law Governing the Use of Military Force with Professor Lederman: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

  • The Prison Reform Project: Making an Exoneree with Professors Howard and Tankleff: 5 credits, special requirement, Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  • The Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation Today Seminar with Professor Nourse: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  • Thirteenth Amendment with Professor Goodwin: 3 credits, take-home exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

  • Trial Practice with Professor Heiden: 3 credits, special requirement, Friday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on the following dates: 4/5, 4/6, & 4/7; Friday, 4/12, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 4/13, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 4/14, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Trial Practice (LAW 351-09) with Professors Durham and Poteat: 2 credits, special requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Victim-Centered Justice and Security Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Regan and McIntosh: 4 credits, special requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Day/Time Changes

  • Advanced Individual Income Tax and Personal Financial Planning with Professors Keller and Kirk will now meet on Thursday, 11:10 - 3:20 pm on the following dates: 1/18, 1/25, 2/8, 2/15, 2/29, and 3/7.
  • Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Lawyering Skills and Strategies with Professor Donahoe: This class will meet on 2/2 from 12:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. and 2/3, 2/4, 4/6, and 4/7 from 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 
  • Business Essentials: A Mini-MBA for Lawyers (both sections) with Professor Hills: The course will normally meet for 85 minutes, but five classes will meet the full 2 hours. In Spring 2024, the dates the course will meet the full 2 hours are: 2/8, 3/28, 4/9, 4/18, and 4/23. There will also be five joint class sessions on Fridays, from 9:35 am - 11:00 am. In Spring 2024, the dates of the joint class sessions are: 2/2, 2/9,  4/5, 4/12, and 4/19. 

  • Communicating Public and Global Health Law with Professor Gottschalk will now meet on Wednesday, 9:00  - 11:00 am on the following dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/28, and 3/20.
  • Corporations (LAWG 121-10) with Professor Derr: This course will meet on Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.
  • Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) with Professor Monteleone: This course will meet on the following Mondays, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.: 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15.

  • Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) with Professor Hill Daley: This course will meet on the following Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. -7:45 p.m.: 1/25, 2/8, 2/29, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18.

  • Information Privacy Law with Professor Ohm: This class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
  • International Arbitration in Asia with Professor Kim: This mini-course will meet on the following dates and times: Friday (1/26), Saturday, (1/27), and Sunday (1/28) from 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • International Law, Human Rights & Fighting Impunity with Professor Vlasic: This class will meet on Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. on the following dates: 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, and 3/19. This class will also meet on Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on 1/21.
  • International Project Finance with Professors Hansen and Molle: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. The Saturday session will now meet on Saturday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
  • International Tax with Professor Perry will now meet on Tuesday and Thursday, 11:10 - 1:10 pm on the following dates: 1/16, 1/18, 1/23, 1/25, 1/30, 2/2, 2/6, 2/8, 2/13, 2/15, 2/27, 2/29, 3/5, 3/7, 3/19, 3/21, 3/26, 3/28, 4/2, and 4/4.
  • International Trade Remedies and the WTO with Professor Hillman: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
  • J.D. National Security Law Specialization Program with Professor Huntley: This course will meet Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/1, 3/22, 4/5, and 4/19.
  • Law, Policy, and Practice of Disasters and Complex Emergencies with Professor Sanders: This course will meet on the following days, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.: 4/6, 4/7, 4/12, 4/13.
  • Legal Skills in an AI-Powered World with Professors Barber and Christensen: This course will meet during Week One, Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  • Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Creighton will meet on Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

  • Motherhood and the Law Seminar with Professor Inks: This course will meet on Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Blank: This course will meet on the following dates, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 3/22, 3/23, 3/24.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Kleinman: This class will meet on the following days, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.: 3/1, 3/2, 3/3, 4/13, 4/14.
  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Senger: This will meet on Monday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.

  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Walker: This course will meet on the following days, 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.: 3/23, 3/24, 4/6, 4/7.
  • Philosophy of International Legal Responsibility with Professors Bigge and White will now meet on Tuesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm on the following dates: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27,  and 3/5.
  • Public Health and International Investment Law with Professor Jacinto will now meet on Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm on the following dates: 2/24 and 3/2. 
  • Racial Equity in Education Law & Policy Clinic with Professor George: This course will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

  • S.J.D. and Fellows Seminar: Law & Social Science with Professor West: This course will meet on Mondays, 1:20 - 3:20 p.m.

  • Supreme Court Institute Judicial Clerkship Practicum with Professor Shrager will now meet on Wednesday, 9:50 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  • Supreme Court Litigation Seminar with Professor Ayer: This class will not meet on Friday, February 16 or 23.
  • Tax Treaties with Professor De Vos. This course will meet on the following dates: Fridays, 1:20 - 4:20 pm (3/1, 3/8, 3/22, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26) and Saturdays, 10:00 am -1:00 pm (3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20).
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (LAWG-844-16) with Professors Clouser and Finocchiaro: This course will meet on Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  • Washington D.C.: Law and Policy for the Capital City with Professor Chertoff: This course will meet on the following days during Week One, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, and 1/11.

Professor Changes

  • Access to Justice, Legal Empowerment, and Social Movement Lawyering Seminar will be taught by Professors Rostain and Burnett.
  • Advanced Topics in International Humanitarian Law will be taught by Professor Schoettler.
  • Artificial Intelligence and National Security: Law, Ethics, and Technology will be co-taught by Professors Regan and Picucci.
  • Business and Human Rights in the Global Economy will be taught by Professors Roggensack and Altschuller.
  • Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) will be taught by Professor Gilman.
  • Consolidated Returns will be taught by Professors Pari and Vogel.
  • Constitutional Impact Litigation Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) will be taught by Professors McCord, Corkran, and Marshak.

  • Constitutional Litigation and the Executive Branch will be taught by Professor Matz.

  • Cybersecurity Incident Response: Legal Leadership During Cyber Crisis will be taught by Professors Smith and Lai.

  • Drafting Contracts (LAWG 160-09) will be taught by Professor Beatty-Arthur.

  • Election Law (Project-Based Practicum) will be taught by Professors Diaz and Danahy.

  • Estate Planning: Special Topics in Transfer Tax will be taught by Professors Beckwith and Kaufman. 

  • Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) (LAWJ-1492-17) will be taught by Professor White.

  • Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) (LAWJ-1492-51) will be taught by Professor Hill Daley.

  • From Formation to Exit - Capital Formation for Startups will be taught by Professor Rich.

  • Gender and Immigration (Fieldwork Practicum) will be taught by Professors Shea and Gandhi.

  • ICSID Arbitration: Jurisdiction and Procedural Aspects will be taught by Professors Fischer and Torres.

  • International Arbitration in the Middle East will be taught by Professors Elsisi and Abdel Wahab.

  • International Business Transactions (LAWG 876-11) will be taught by Professors Kumar-Capoor and Moon.
  • International Business Transactions (LAWG-876-10) will be taught by Professors Fitzgerald and Mates.
  • International Development, Humanitarian Assistance and Global Health will be taught by Professor Pascocello.
  • International Law Seminar: Poverty Reduction and Accountability will be taught by Professors Abbott and Barlas.
  • National Security and Emerging Technologies will be co-taught by Professors Donohue and Chung.
  • Negotiations Seminar (LAWJ 317-10) will be taught by Professor Senger.
  • Negotiations Seminar (LAW 317-17) will be taught by Professor Blank.
  • Negotiations Seminar (LLM-Week One) will be taught by Professor Kleinman. 

  • Practicum on Helping Pro Se Litigants (Fieldwork Practicum) will be taught by Professors Larkin and Nanini
  • Property section 7 (LAWJ-007-97) will be taught by Professor Rosser.
  • Supreme Court Institute Judicial Clerkship Practicum will be taught by Professor Shrager.
  • Supreme Court Today will be taught by Professor Datla.
  • Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions will be taught by Professors Bauer and Mayo.
  • Trial Practice (LAWJ-351-05) will be taught by Professors Williams, Glick, and McCarrick.
  • Trial Practice (LAWJ 351-08) will be taught by Professor McKenzie.
  • Trial Practice and Applied Evidence will be taught by Professors Greenberg and Smith.
  • Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions will be taught by Professors Bauer and Mayo.

  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (LAWG-844-11) will be taught by Professor Dutra.
  • U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (LAWG-844-21) will be taught by Professors Lipman Frazee and Dunnan.

Course Description Change

  • Civil Justice Clinic with Professor Green: The course number for this course has changed to LAWJ-1876-05 CRN 45356.
  • Corporate Boards Seminar with Professor TBA. 
  • Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy with Professor Levitin.
  • The Supreme Court Litigation Seminar with Professor Ayer.
  • U.S. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions with Professor Syarief.

Requirement/Restriction Changes

  • Access to Justice, Legal Empowerment, and Social Movement Lawyering Seminar with Professor Rostain: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

  • Access to Reproductive Healthcare Under the Law (How We Got to Dobbs and What's Next?) (LAWG-3166-09) with Professor Meegan: This class will have a take-home exam.

  • Administrative Law and Public Administration Seminar with Professor Pasachoff: Prerequisite: Administrative Law (1L elective or upper level course) or the 1L electives, Legislation and Regulation or Leg-Reg: Introduction to Congress and the Administrative State.

  • Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Snyder: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

  • Corporations with Professor Zytnick: This class will have an in-class exam.

  • Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy with Professor Levitin: This course will have an in-class exam. 

  • Human Rights Advocacy in Action Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Massimino, Cooper, Liu and Kendzior: Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent (Fall 2023) enrollment  in International Law I: Introduction to International Law or International Human Rights Law or the first year elective, International Law, National Security, and Human Rights.  Full-time J.D. students must complete the required first-year program prior to enrolling in this course. Part-time or transfer students may enroll prior to completing  Property or their first-year elective.
  • Initial Public Offerings with Professors Reedich and Turk: This course will have an in-class exam.
  • International Business Compliance with Professor De Amicis: This course will have a special requirement. 
  • Justice and Accountability for International Atrocity Crimes: Bridging Theory and Practice Seminar with Professor Stromseth: Students can take this seminar and the fall seminar, From Nuremberg to Kyiv: Aggression and Accountability Seminar with Professor Luban.

  • Labor Law and the Changing US Workforce Seminar with Pearce: Labor Law or Employment Law is recommended. 

  • Legislation with Professor Tobia: This course will have an in-class exam.

  • Legislation Colloquium: Advanced Topics in Statutory Interpretation with Professor Krishnakumar: There are no prerequisites for this course.

  • Negotiations Seminar with Professor Altman: Attendance for this course is now mandatory at all class sessions.

  • Private Equity, Hedge, and Other Private Funds with Professors Barbash and Ponchione: This class will have a take-home exam.

Title Change

  • Business and Capitalism with Professors Feinerman and Shaw is now titled Business, Capitalism, and Society.