Law

Introduction to the American common law tradition and the American legal system for Law LLM or Visiting International students in the Law LLM Pathway.

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Legal Sources covers U.S. legal document creation, organization in law libraries, and introduces common law case analysis.

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Introduction to torts, covering civil wrongs independent of contract, liability for physical/emotional harms via intent/negligence/no-fault, and analysis techniques.

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Legal Analysis, Advocacy, & Writing II teaches persuasive legal writing, oral advocacy, and advanced legal research through briefs and transactional drafting.

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Introduction to Property covering personal and real property, including ownership/transfer of chattels, estates in land, landlord-tenant law, and conveyancing.

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Advanced Criminal Procedure examines constitutional doctrines governing searches, seizures, interrogations, and adjudicative stages to develop professional judgment in criminal cases.

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Introduction to U.S. constitutional law focusing on federal government structure, judicial review, separation of powers, and state limitations.

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Examines legal and practical aspects of property transmission at death, covering wills, trusts, intestate succession, marital property, powers of attorney, and transfer taxes with a focus on legal practice.

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Marital Property covers Wisconsin Marital Property law, comparing it to common law ownership and reviewing differences between marital property and division in divorce.

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Introduces basic federal estate and gift tax policy, statutes, and planning concepts relevant to estate and trust planning and administration.

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Covers the law of public business corporations, focusing on control, management, capital procurement, and providing an introduction to securities regulation.

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TAXATION I covers federal income taxation, focusing on basic rules, theory, and policy.

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Examines legal negotiation processes for injury claims, criminal charges, and family/commercial disputes, including roles of mediators and judges.

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Administrative Law examines the role of the administrative process in society, emphasizing common powers and procedures and inter-agency relationships in public policy development.

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Labor Relations Law covers regulation of employee organization, representation, collective bargaining, and proceedings under the National Labor Relations Act and related statutes.

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A survey of patent law and the broader law of industrial property, including trade secrets.

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A survey of state and federal laws affecting a variety of intellectual and creative products, focusing on copyright law.

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Selected topics in estate planning covering intermediate and advanced subjects, with content reflecting the interests of available faculty and students.

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A survey of common uses of trusts in estate planning, focusing on drafting appropriate provisions to accomplish estate planning objectives.

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Introduction to Islamic Law & Jurisprudence explores the theoretical roots of Islamic law, analyzing methodologies in legal literature and their modern manifestations.

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Law of Democracy examines laws structuring the U.S. democratic system, focusing on voting rights, electoral districting, political parties, and campaign finance through constitutional and statutory lenses.

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Law course focusing on the prosecutor's role in the criminal justice system, covering charging decisions, drafting instruments, motion practice, and representing the state in court proceedings.

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Covers concepts of relevancy, hearsay, opinion rules, witness examination, judicial notice, and procedural considerations in the admission of evidence.

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

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Covers the federal legislative process and fundamentals of how courts interpret statutes, focusing on applying judicial techniques and evaluating the strength of competing legal arguments.

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Advanced Legal Writing uses simulated practice scenarios to teach students how to analyze the law and convey legal analysis precisely, accurately, clearly, and concisely.

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Bar Exam Preparation Topics teaches effective writing under deadlines, memory strategies, scheduling skills, and legal analysis for bar-exam essays and performance tasks.

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Moot Court: Practice and refine research, writing, and revision specific to the appeal process. Participate in simulated appellate oral arguments and receive feedback and coaching.

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Covers law of agency, partnership, limited liability companies, and closely held corporations, focusing on legal forms and governance structures.

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Federal Jurisdiction examines the structure and authority of federal courts and their relationship with other governmental institutions.

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