Spring 2027

Advanced Civil Procedure

Advanced Civil Procedure covers fundamental U.S. legal practice concepts like party and subject matter jurisdiction, plus federal-state conflict of laws.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bree Wilde

Summary

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Past student reviews · Ann Althouse

One student suggested that getting a good outline and study aids was essential to doing okay, as the material was hard to follow without them.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify which courts have jurisdiction over a given case and explain why

  • Resolve questions concerning which body of law applies to a given case

  • Distinguish substantive from procedural law and explain why the distinction matters

  • Identify plurality decisions and appreciate the problems that they pose for the doctrine of precedent

  • Develop an understanding of the difference between “published” and “unpublished” decisions

  • Clearly and accurately apply the doctrines we cover to fact patterns, identify legal grey areas, and make compelling arguments about how cases in these grey areas should be resolved

  • Identify and evaluate venue options

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

Course map

Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 802

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANN ALTHOUSE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BREE WILDE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 700

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Ann Althouse

A past student found the historical instructor's writing disorganized and difficult to follow, though they noted that using external outlines and study aids helped them manage the course.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.42 GPA, 41.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.48 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Ann Althouse

One student suggested that getting a good outline and study aids was essential to doing okay, as the material was hard to follow without them.

Past student reviews · Ann Althouse

The reviewer described the historical instructor's teaching style as chaotic and hard to follow, which was a frustrating aspect of the learning experience.

Topics

  • Jurisdiction over parties and subject matter jurisdiction
  • Federal-state conflict of laws
  • Theoretical inquiry into doctrinal explanations and justifications

Skills

  • Identify which courts have jurisdiction over a given case and explain why
  • Resolve questions concerning which body of law applies to a given case
  • Apply doctrines to fact patterns and argue for resolutions in legal grey areas

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LAW 802 · Spring 2027

Advanced Civil Procedure

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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