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6124 - Legislation
Professor: Daniel P. Tokaji
Semester: 2013 Spring
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: None
Means of Assessment: Take-Home Exam
Course Description
This course is about the process through which laws are made and interpreted Although the first-year law school curriculum emphasizes common law, much of the law you will actually apply as lawyers – whether as litigators in some other type of legal work – comes from legislative and administrative bodies. It is therefore essential that you understand how the legislative process works. Specific topics to be addressed include statutory interpretation, voting rights, corruption, campaign finance regulation, lobbying, and direct democracy. The unifying theme of this course is the relationship between courts and lawmaking bodies.
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