LAW 199

Fall 2014

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Credit: 1 TO 3 hours.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
31664
Lecture-Discussion
A
10:30AM -11:45AM
TR
CourtR Law Building
Bell, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/14-12/10/14
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Poverty Law
Section Info:
This course will first focus on what it means to be poor and the legal definitions of poverty. Court cases and statutes involving the poor will be studied, in such areas as family law, housing law, health law, welfare law, consumer law and debtor law. The course will examine what it means to practice poverty law and how the law both helps and hinders those who seek "equal justice." Constitutional issues involving due process and equal protection often arise in the study of poverty law. Grading will be by a midterm exam, final exam, and writing assignments, with class attendance and class participation also being taken into consideration. There will be two 75 minute classes each week in the Law Building. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to First Time Freshman students.
62885
Lecture
CT
3:00PM -4:15PM
TR
J Law Building
Tabb, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/14-12/10/14
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Shackles of Debt-Mod America
Section Info:
This course will focus on the burden of debt on everyday Americans in today?s society. Personal debt is one of the biggest problems facing our nation. An entire generation is going out into the world shackled by debt and unsure how to escape. The class hopefully will give the students some insights and tools to enable them to avoid some of the traps that could bury them with crippling debt. We will read and discuss four books, noted below, which deal with a variety of issues surrounding debt. The students will lead discussions on the books and write five papers: one on each book, and then a final paper. The books are: (1) Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class (K. Porter, ed.); (2) The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers & Fathers Are Going Broke (Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi); (3) Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit (James Scurlock); and Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir). First year Discovery Program course. Registration restricted to freshman. Students should only enroll in one Discovery course.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to First Time Freshman students.
48081
Lecture-Discussion
JSB
2:00PM -3:50PM
T
63 Allen Residence Hall
Beckett, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/14-12/10/14
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
Actual Innocence
Section Info:
Actual Innocence: Issues in American Criminal Justice. For Unit One and Weston Exploration students. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to First Time Freshman, Garner Leadership Program, Global Crossroads, Health Professions Lv Lrn Comm, Innovations LLC, Sustainability LLC, Unit One, Weston Explorer Program, or Women in Math/Science/Engr Prg students.
52041
Lecture-Discussion
SB1
3:00PM -5:45PM
W
40 Allen Residence Hall
Beckett, J
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
10/22/14-12/03/14
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Law and the Movies
Section Info:
LAW AND THE MOVIES. 1 hour, S/U graded. For Unit One, Garner/Leads, Global Crossroads, Intersections, Weston Exploration and Sustainability LLC?s only.
Restriction(s):
Not intended for students in the Law department.
Restricted to Garner Leadership Program, Global Crossroads, Health Professions Lv Lrn Comm, Intersections, Innovations LLC, Sustainability LLC, Unit One, Weston Explorer Program, or Women in Math/Science/Engr Prg students.
55408
Lecture-Discussion
TT
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Sharpe, J
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
10/20/14-12/10/14
Special Approval:
Departmental Approval Required
Credit:
3 hours
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