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ANUJ DESAI

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Raw average: 4.12/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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LEGALST/LIS 663
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Fantastic professor, very accessible and nice. If you ever have questions or need extra help he is always happy to meet outside of class. Highly recommend!
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LEGALST/LIS 645
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
The readings may be long and dry at first, but they pick up after the 3rd week or so. The class is mostly based on discussion about that week's readings and the class is somewhat heavily graded on participation. Overall, he's an engaging and highly motivated professor that has a passion for teaching and the law.
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LS645 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Desai is an excellent and knowledgeable professor. He is also very helpful and accessible outside of class to answer questions. There were weekly discussion posts and two essays. My only complaints for his class were that there was A LOT of reading and the grading criteria for the discussion posts and essays was somewhat unclear.
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LEGALST/LIS 645
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
He assigned hundreds of pages of incredibly boring reading each week. The class is a two and a half hour discussion section and participation is 40% of the grade, but most of it is him rambling on tangents because it takes him forever to finish a sentence. The term paper expectations were unclear, the class was unorganized, & he was always behind.
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LEGALST/LIS 663
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Desai may be a good lecturer for Law classes, but not as interesting or clear in Library Science. It was pretty disorganized and kind of boring. He is smart, but not a very good teacher
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LEGALST/LIS 663
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Cyberlaw is a wonderful class. The cases are very interesting, and the challenges the internet poses to settled law are really highlighted. Anuj knows what he's talking about, but reiterates too much. The class loses its pace later on, but the material stays interesting. Papers aren't hard if you are a confident writer.
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Classes with ANUJ DESAI

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Spring 2026LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2025LAW 805Statutory Interpretation
Fall 2025LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2024LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2024LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Fall 2023LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2023LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Spring 2022LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Fall 2020LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2020LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2020LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Spring 2020LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Spring 2020LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2020LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2019LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Fall 2019LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2019LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2019LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2019LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2019LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2018LAW 726Criminal Law and Procedure
Fall 2018LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2018LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2018LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Fall 2017LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2017LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Spring 2017LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Spring 2017LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Fall 2015LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2015LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2015LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2015LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2014LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2014LAW 991Directed Reading
Fall 2014LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Spring 2014LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2014LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2013LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2013LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2013LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2013LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Spring 2013LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2013LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2012LAW 746Legislation
Fall 2012LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2012LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2012LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2011LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Fall 2011LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2011LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2011LAW 746Legislation
Spring 2011LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2011LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2011LIS 999Independent Reading and Research
Fall 2010LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Fall 2010LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2010LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Spring 2010LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2009LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2009LAW 904Selected Problems in Constitutional Law
Spring 2009LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2009LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2008LAW 752Copyright Law
Fall 2008LAW 950Lawyering Skills
Fall 2008LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2008LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Spring 2008LAW 731Constitutional Law
Spring 2008LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2008LAW 991Directed Reading
Spring 2008LEGALST/LIS 645Intellectual Freedom
Fall 2007LAW 752Copyright Law
Fall 2007LEGALST 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2007LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw
Fall 2007LIS 999Independent Reading and Research
Spring 2007LAW 752Copyright Law
Spring 2007LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2007LEGALST/LIS 663Introduction to Cyberlaw

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