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Reorganization Seminar (Keating/Farrell/Going)

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Drop deadline: 5:00 p.m. the day after the first class meeting. NOTE: Students who took the Business Reorganizations upper-level course are not eligible to take this class. This course will be taught jointly by Professor Keating, David Farrell of Thompson Coburn and David Going of Armstrong Teasdale. The primary focus of the class will be reorganizations under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The instructors will take students through the various stages of a Chapter 11 case, from the initial filing with the bankruptcy court to confirmation of a plan of reorganization. The class will meet once each week during the semester for 2 hours each session, with a 10-minute break in the middle. The pedagogical objectives of the class include improving the students' persuasive writing, their knowledge of Chapter 11 bankruptcy law, and their ability to think on their feet. Attendance and preparation are both required. Students' grades will be determined by their performance on two 10-page written assignments and by their participation in class discussion. 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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David Farrell, David Going, Dan Keating

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Law	Start: 1/13/2025 End: 5/2/2025

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War, War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity Seminar (Sadat)

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Enrollment limit: 16. Drop deadline: 5:00 pm the day after the first class meeting. This seminar focuses on the jurisprudence of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court. We will study their methods of legal reasoning, substantive law and procedures. Students will read a series of groundbreaking international cases as well as readings from scholars; films and guest speakers will supplement the readings. Students will prepare a research paper based upon a case of their own choosing that raises an interesting problem or set of questions in international criminal law. The seminar will meet regularly except during a three week period during which students will work on their first drafts, and have individual conferences on their papers. In addition to the paper, each student will do a presentation on their case to the class, worth 20 % of the final grade. The seminar's purpose is to permit students to deepen their knowledge of international criminal law while at the same time offering extensive guidance in how to research, write (and rewrite) an excellent research paper. Instruction in international legal research will also be provided. For the past few years, one or more papers from this class have been published in law reviews. A prior course in International Law, International Criminal Law, or some other international law course is helpful, but is not a pre-requisite for this course. The use of laptops and other electronic devices is not allowed in class without special permission from the instructor. Attendance and participation are required. 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Leila Sadat

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Intellectual Property Law Seminar: The Intellectual Properties of Architecture

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Drop deadline: 5:00pm the day after the first class meeting. This seminar takes a deep dive into the intellectual property protection available for building designs. More specifically, it examines how architects can protect their building designs with copyrights, utility patents, Lanham Act trade-dress rights, and design patents. This seminar unfolds in three parts. During the first part, the class meets on a weekly basis to discuss assigned readings. During the second part, students meet one-on-one with the professor to develop their research papers. During the third part, students present their research projects. The final grade is based in part on class participation and the presentation, but the bulk of the grade is based on rough and final drafts of the research papers. 3 units

Law: COIFGR, IPTL, LCU, SEM

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Kevin Collins

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Law and Theology Seminar (Inazu)

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This course provides an introduction to the intersection of law and theology (as distinct from law and religion, law and political theory, or jurisprudence). The course focuses on Christian theology due to the influence of Christianity on the Western legal tradition, much as a course on jurisprudence would typically focus on Anglo-American jurisprudence to the neglect of important works of Islamic jurisprudence, Chinese legal thought, and other non-Western traditions. Students are welcomed and encouraged to approach this class sympathetically, critically, or comparatively. This course has no formal prerequisites, but students should have a passing familiarity with Augustine, Aquinas, Calvin, Luther, Locke, and Rawls. Students without this background should read Sheldon Wolin's Politics and Vision prior to the beginning of the semester. The course is geared toward law students but is also open to advanced graduate students with a basic understanding of American legal education (e.g., graduate students who have a J.D. or whose graduate work has focused on American law.) 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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John Inazu

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Advanced Private Law Seminar (D'Onfro)

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Pre/co-requisite: Property, Contracts, and Torts. Drop Deadline: 5 p.m. on the day after the first class meeting. Students not meeting this requirement may enroll with permission of the instructor. This seminar is about the legal relationships between private parties. For the purposes of this seminar, private law includes the law of agency, companies, consumer protection, finance, obligations (torts and contracts), property, and trust. Within these topics, the readings will focus on two themes: First, how the private law allocates and governs economic opportunities, especially in light of new technologies. Second, whether and if so, how, the private law promotes human flourishing. Reading assignments will include podcasts and other media alongside traditional legal scholarship. After the first week, the readings will be partially based on the interests of the students enrolled in class. Students can choose between writing several short response papers or writing a longer research paper. This seminar is not graded anonymously because the professor considers class participation and works with students on their writing projects throughout the semester. [BCCCR Requirement: this course contains 4 hours of BCCCR instruction.] 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Danielle D'Onfro

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Legal Ethics Seminar (Clark)

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Enrollment limit: 16. Drop deadline: 5:00 p.m. the day after the first class meeting. [This course is a part of the ethics curriculum. It is not considered a "survey" ethics course, so students may take this course and other ethics courses. There are no prerequisites for this course. JD students may not satisfy both the seminar and ethics graduation requirements by taking this course; students may satisfy one or the other.] In this seminar, each student writes a 5000-word research paper on a topic related to legal ethics. The seminar meets five times at the beginning of the semester to examine basic concepts in legal ethics (such as the fiduciary nature of the lawyer-client relationship, the confidentiality obligation and its exceptions and conflicts of interest) and meets five times at the end of the semester when students make presentations about their research, ask questions about others' research, and respond to those questions. In preparation for writing the final paper, each student is required to hand in several interim written assignments: a list of three possible topics that they would like to pursue; a 1-sentence statement of the paper's thesis; a 1-page sentence outline of the proposed paper; and lists of sources the student plans to use. Students may also be asked to hand in revised versions of these interim assignments. (This seminar is not graded anonymously because the professor works with students on their writing projects throughout the semester.) Method of evaluation: research paper and in-class presentation. 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Kathleen Clark

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LawTech Seminar (Frankenreiter)

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Enrollment Limit: 16. Seminar drop deadline: 5 p.m. on the day after the first class meeting. Legal practice has always been shaped by technology as lawyers seek out new ways to better meet the needs of their clients at the lowest cost. Recently, advances in computational text analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have started to affect not only the range of tools available to lawyers, but also the workings of government agencies and the adjudication of disputes. These changes are playing out in various contexts, affecting areas as diverse as discovery and fraud detection. In the near future, broad diffusion of these technologies are poised to further transform the nature of legal practice. In this course, we will examine some of these new technologies, how they are being put to use, and the potential upside and downside risks associated with the further automation of legal work. Grades will be based principally on writing, with some credit awarded for contributions to classroom discussions. Students are expected to write seven response papers of 3-5 double-spaced pages in 12-point, Times New Roman font. Feedback will be provided on the first four response papers. 3 Credits

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Jens Frankenreiter

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Seminar on Inequality in Housing & Community Development (Tokarz)

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Enrollment Limit: 16. Seminar Drop Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on the day after the first class meeting. This seminar will examine inequality in housing and community development law and policy in major metropolitan areas such as St. Louis and the attendant implications for health, employment, education, crime, the economy, and the environment. The pandemic exacerbated the national housing crisis, prompting a massive eviction epidemic that still lingers; significant imbalances in the housing market; urban vacancy sprawls; rising homelessness; and increasing housing discrimination against women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, low-income individuals, and older populations. The pandemic laid bare inadequacies of present law and public policy to address housing and community development challenges and inequities. Students will be expected to investigate causations; explore the needs of public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders; and propose innovative law and policy interventions to reimagine housing and community development options and property rights. [This course has several learning objectives. First, students will become familiar with a range of current housing and community development challenges and develop an understanding of causations and barriers to housing equity, including bias and discrimination. Second, students will explore, compare, and contrast the needs of public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders, including issues of income, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and age. Third, students will develop their skills in research, analysis, and writing, including close and critical reading. Fourth, students will enhance their awareness of both the promise and the limits of existing law and policy. Finally, students will explore progressive advocacy avenues and propose innovative law and policy interventions to reimagine housing and community development options and property rights for today's world. More details about writing requirements appear below.] Seminar grades will be based on two papers (75%), plus attendance and participation, including presentations (25%). The first paper will focus on identifying and diagnosing problems; the second on exploring best practices and innovative solutions. Feedback will be provided on the earlier papers to help students improve their writing on the latter papers. Students are graded on the standard numeric grading scale. There are no prerequisites for this course. Class attendance is required. Students are permitted a maximum of two missed classes.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Karen Tokarz

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Tax Policy Seminar (Clarke)

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Drop deadline: 5:00pm the day after the first class meeting. The primary objectives of this seminar are to develop an understanding of some contemporary tax policy debates and to develop your research and writing skills. The seminar will include both a classroom component and an individual writing component. The first several weeks of the seminar will include assigned readings and class discussions on selected topics, which will vary year to year and may include: progressivity, inequality, American tax history, the nature of income, the tax base, and administrative issues in taxation. A 20- to 25-page research paper will be required. Students will select a research paper topic in consultation with the professor, and all students will be required to present their papers. Federal income taxation is a required prerequisite. Grades will be based primarily on your final paper but may take class participation and attendance into consideration. 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, GRD TAX, LCU, SEM

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Conor Clarke

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Corporate Governance and Finance Seminar

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Prerequisite: Securities Regulation. Drop Deadline: 5:00 pm the day after the first class meeting. This seminar will give students the opportunity to examine advanced topics in corporations and securities law, which may include novel techniques for capital-raising, insider trading law, broker-dealer regulation, climate finance, and the regulation of investment advisers and fintech. Readings will cover important scholarly articles and recently available scholarly drafts on cutting-edge issues in these fields. Students will be required to write two response papers during the semester and to revise these papers with the benefit of class discussion and the professor's feedback. 3 units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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Andrew Tuch

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International Law Colloquium Seminar

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Enrollment limit: 16. Drop deadline: 5:00 p.m. the day after the first class meeting. The International Law Colloquium is a seminar in international law that features presentations of substantial works-in-progress by prominent scholars from other institutions on a variety of international law topics. The topics vary each semester but can include international economic law, international environmental law, human rights, laws of war, international criminal law, international legal theory, and the roles of states, organizations, private companies, and activists in making, interpreting, and enforcing international legal norms. About half of the class sessions will be dedicated to the presentation and discussion of works-in-progress by international law experts, who will visit the class in person or by zoom. The remainder of the class sessions will feature discussion of related and background readings. The course grade will be based on a series of reaction papers and participation in discussions. Prerequisite: Public International Law, Transnational Litigation & Arbitration, or another international law class by instructor permission. 3 Units.

Law: COIFGR, LCU, SEM

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MJ Durkee

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