Law 520:

Introduction to U.S. Legal System (2.0 units)

The basic structure of government in the U.S., including the constitutionally mandated division of power in the federal government and the federal system of power sharing between state and federal systems. A comparative perspective on selected substantive and procedural matters, such as common law reasoning, jury trials, adversary process, and various aspects of civil procedure. Open to incoming LL.M. students only.
  • Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Gould School of Law
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
04014D968Lecture8:00-9:50pmTuesday15 of 80Nicole WebsterONLINEsession dates
04015D968Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday3 of 150John HeilmanLAW3 & ONLINEsession dates
04028D968Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday
10 of 10
John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04060D555Lecture8:00-9:50pmTuesday24 of 25Nicole WebsterONLINEsession dates
04061D555Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday4 of 10John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04079D992Lecture8:00-9:50pmTuesday6 of 7Nicole WebsterONLINEsession dates
04080D992Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday2 of 4John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04114D529Lecture8:00-9:50pmTuesday1 of 15Nicole WebsterONLINEsession dates
04115D529Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday0 of 10John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04123D529Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday0 of 10John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04224D996Lecture10:00-11:50amWednesday
1 of 1
John HeilmanONLINEsession dates
04303D529Lecture5:30-7:20pmThursday23 of 35Ronald GibsonONLINEsession dates
04315D996Lecture5:30-7:20pmThursday
2 of 2
Ronald GibsonONLINEsession dates
04555D275Lecture5:30-7:20pmThursday
10 of 10
Ronald GibsonONLINEsession dates
04562D271Lecture5:30-7:30pmThursday7 of 10Ronald Gibson,
Leonard Wilson
ONLINEsession dates
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