Introduces students to the ways that lawyers, historians, social scientists, and others evaluate the law’s relationship to justice, the state, and democracy, and help them understand how those relationships have shaped and been shaped by social, cultural, economic, and political ideas and institutions.

The legal transactions involved in each stage of business evolution–from a founder leaving a current employer and the birth of a new company, through raising venture capital and growing the business, culminating in an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition, or other exit strategy.

The legal transactions involved in each stage of business evolution - from a founder leaving a current employer and the birth of a new company, through raising venture capital and growing the business, culminating in an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition, or other exit strategy.

The authors of the Constitution opposed political parties, yet parties have been critical to American government since its inception. This course explores how that happened and how parties shaped both the Constitution itself and core constitutional doctrines like judicial review, freedom of speech, and others from the founding to today.

Course examines the role of the law and lawyers in American history from Reconstruction until the end of the 20th century. We will examine the Civil War Amendments and federalism, laissez-faire formalism and economic regulation, the growth of legal liberalism, and the conservative reaction. Our primary purpose is to better understand the role lawyers have played in shaping social, political, and economic change.

An introduction to the American judicial system designed specifically to provide future journalists with the knowledge to accurately and responsibly report on legal issues.

Through readings, various media, and classroom discussions, students will learn about social justice in the legal context. Students will compose a reflective journal writing and a written project/class presentation proposing a creative social justice response to a real-world community need or issue identified by faculty and the students.

Students will study key concepts and institutions of our system of government, as well as the practical and political realities impacting law and policy-making in Washington. Students will consider and hear directly from senior government officials, lawmakers, and policy leaders regarding their actual work on the ground. Students will apply this practical understanding to analyze issues of national importance including, for example, the immigration crisis and President Trump's "Travel Ban." Class also will expose students to the wide range of professional opportunities available to them in Washington.

Students will study key concepts and institutions of our system of government, as well as the practical and political realities impacting law and policy-making in Washington. Students will consider and hear directly from senior government officials, lawmakers, and policy leaders regarding their actual work on the ground. Students will apply this practical understanding to analyze issues of national importance including, for example, the immigration crisis and President Trump's "Travel Ban." Class also will expose students to the wide range of professional opportunities available to them in Washington.

Examines the role that lawyers across time and space have played in creating and defending democratic government that respects the rule of law. We will examine the role that lawyers played in insulating the rule of law from the arbitrary exercise of monarchical power, the role lawyers have played since 1900 in defending democracy and the rule of law from authoritarian governments, and evaluate the performance of lawyers in defending these institutions in the United States.

Students will work with a licensed attorney to produce carefully researched, jurisdiction-specific, tailored informational guidance addressing common legal needs in the entrepreneurial and nonprofit community. A weekly seminar will provide an introductory overview of major topics in business law.

An introduction to legal reasoning, fundamental law and policy argumentative tools, the various types of legal institutions, the administrative state, and the interpretation of statutes and the Constitution. Foundational study will lead to legally sophisticated analyses and discussion concerning recently argued or decided Supreme Court cases.