Fall 2026

Federal Appeals Project

LAW 912: FEDERAL APPEALS PROJECT examines federal appellate procedure, criminal law, and advanced legal research and writing for JD students.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Adam Stevenson

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LAW 912

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction9 / 150

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Examine federal appellate procedure, substantive and procedural federal criminal law, and advanced legal research and writing techniques. Emphasis is placed on the strategic and ethical skills required to represent a client in a federal direct criminal appeal, including issue selection, standards of review, record analysis, and persuasive brief writing. Navigate practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and use analytical tools essential to effective client-centered appellate advocacy.

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Topics

  • Federal appellate procedure.
  • Substantive and procedural federal criminal law.
  • Practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Skills

  • Strategic and ethical client representation in federal direct criminal appeals.
  • Issue selection, standards of review, record analysis, and persuasive brief writing.
  • Advanced legal research and writing techniques.
  • Analytical tools for client-centered appellate advocacy.

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LAW 912 · Fall 2026

Federal Appeals Project

Recorded 2026-09-07
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