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Professor: Adkins Course Spring 2012 Appellate Advocacy Law 5793 Section 1540 Course Materials: Read Pflaum and Rambo chapter 19. Assignments: Read Pflaum and Rambo chapter 19. Professor: Angelo Course Spring 2012 Agricultural Policy & the Environment Law 6936 Section 0325 Course Materials: Assignments: Day 1 (Tuesday, January 10) Reading Assignments: 1) Michael Pollan, Farmer in Chief, New York Times letter to the editor (October 12, 2008) available at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?ex=1381377600&en=9fac662a31abd5a8&ei=5124 2) William S. Eubanks, A Rotten System: Subsidizing Environmental Degradation and Poor Public Health with our Nation’s Tax Dollars, 28 STAN. ENVTL. L.J. 213 (2009) . Professor: Angelo Course Spring 2012 Environmental Law Law 6471 Section 03F5 Course Materials: Craig N. Johnston, William F. Funk & Victor B. Flatt, Legal Protection of the Environment, West American Casebook Series, (3rd edition, 2010) ISBN 978-0-314-20695-4 Assignments: Week One (January 10, 11 & 12) Reading Assignments Tu. pp. 1-10 W. pp. 10-21 TH. pp. 21-36 Professor: Aronson/Cohn Course Spring 2012 Business Transactions and Document Drafting Law 6930 Section 6917 Course Materials: Please register and log-on to the course TWEN site, and navigate and review its features and contents (including, in particular, the complete Course Schedule & Reading Assignments outline and the Course Syllabus and Ground Rules & Administrative Matters and the Table of Contents to the Documents & Forms Supplement)), prior to January 11th. The Charles M. Fox textbook, Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You (PLI, 2nd Ed., 2008), is available for purchase at the law school bookstore and the Course Materials Book (two volume set) can be purchased at Target Copy (Campus Store - 1412 West University Avenue, next to Chipotle Mexican Grill). Assignments: Congratulations on making it to the final term of your law school career, and welcome to the Business Transactions and Document Drafting course (a skills-based seminar and workshop). This is not your typical law school course! Now in its sixth year (or version 6.0), your faculty – who invested considerable time and effort during the “off-season” rethinking, tweaking and revising the course (including in response to student input last year) – is very excited about this practical, real world, experiential learning opportunity for each of you. Our first class will be held on Wednesday, January 11th, starting at 1:00 p.m. (in Room 355D). Please register and log-on to the course TWEN site, and navigate and review its features and contents (including, in particular, the complete Course Schedule & Reading Assignments outline and the Course Syllabus and Ground Rules & Administrative Matters and the Table of Contents to the Documents & Forms Supplement)), prior to January 11th. The Charles M. Fox textbook, Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You (PLI, 2nd Ed., 2008), is available for purchase at the law school bookstore and the Course Materials Book (two volume set) can be purchased at Target Copy (Campus Store - 1412 West University Avenue, next to Chipotle Mexican Grill). Our first class will be largely introductory and contextual in nature, introducing students to fundamental and “building block” constructs and considerations in document and contract drafting. The class - which will be led by Professor Aronson (the Course’s adjunct faculty coordinator and organizer, and one of four experienced corporate, securities and M&A law practitioners who will lead and teach this course over the term) - is expected to cover the following topics: • Course Overview; Ground Rules & Administrative Matters • Introduction: The Business Lawyer's Approach, Skills-Base and “Mindset” (Lawyer’s Role as Translator, Drafter, Negotiator & Choreographer) • Fundamentals of Effective Contract Drafting and Negotiation • A Functional Approach: Building Blocks & Critical Provisions • Drafting and Negotiating Contracts - The Art of Negotiation through Drafting and Qualifications, Limitations and Exceptions • A Model for Developing and Improving Contract Drafting Skills In order for this course to “work” (to your benefit), it is important that all students be prepared for each class - including the first class. Prior to January 11th, please make sure you have read (or “skimmed”, as directed below) the following materials: Fox Textbook – Table of Contents; Chapters 1 and 2 Course Materials Book (Forepart) – Table of Contents; Course Syllabus, Ground Rules & Administrative Matters, Course Overview & Schedule (Pages i - viii) Course Materials Book – Pages 1 - 14, 15 - 37, 617 - 624 Documents & Forms Supplement (Link on Course TWEN site) – Skim Selected Consumer Contracts (all seven consumer contracts) Additional Course Materials (Link on Course TWEN site) – Read (posted articles) ‘Wordsmithing’ – Why contract language shouldn’t be an afterthought (K. Adams); Course Bibliography (Certain Useful, Cited & Referenced Works) Optional Suggested Reading (Articles of Interest): Additional Course Materials (Link on Course TWEN site) – Read (posted articles) None of your business: No (F. Jarosz), and What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering (D. Segal) Thank you. We look forward to seeing you in class, and to beginning this exciting and impactful learning adventure together, on January 11th. On behalf of your Course faculty, Professor: Beshara Course Spring 2012 Business Immigration Law and Practice Law 6930 Section 4910 Course Materials: 1. TEXT: Business Immigration Law and Practice Volume 1: Nonimmigrant Concepts Volume 2: Immigrant Concepts Author: Daryl Buffenstein and Bo Cooper ISBN: 978-57370-260-7 Publisher: AILA 2. STATUTE/REGULATIONS: Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms Assignments: Friday: 10:00 – 11:50 AM 1/6/2012 1. Introduction to U.S. Business Immigration Law and Classes - Overview of classes - Overview of subject matter - Introduction to terminology, visa status, adjustments, extensions - Review grading, class participation, assignments, written papers, final examination A. Reference Text: Business Immigration Law and Practice Vol. 1 (Nonimmigrant Concepts) and Vol. 2 (Immigrant Concepts) Reading: Volume 1: Chapter 1 Introduction: Page 1 Chapter 2 Non Immigrant Concepts pp. 5-12, 20, 22, 30-32, 35-45, 47, 60, 66-71, 77-81, 85-102, 109-116, 121-126, 155-158 Volume 2: Chapter 1 Basic Concepts: pp. 1-13, 26, 30 Chapter 2 Labor Certification: pp. 43, 45 Chapter 3 Immigrant Visa Petitions: pp. 321324, 364-365, 392-393 B. Immigration and Nationality Act “INA”: Section 101(a) 1-14, 16-43; INA Section 101(a)(15) A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, M; INA: Section 212(a) (Grounds of Inadmissibility); INA: Section 245 C. Business Migration Overview Handout (TWEN) Issues and questions to be discussed during the first class 1. Should the U.S. have an open immigration policy? Closed borders, isolationism vs. globalization? 2. What is U.S. business immigration? 3. What is family immigration? 4. What are the differences between the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Labor? 5. What is the role of the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service), the USCBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection), U.S. ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement), the U.S. Consulates and the U.S. Department of Labor? 6. What section of the USCIS handles U.S. business immigration and what section handles U.S. family immigration? 7. What is admission to the U.S.? What is legal status in the U.S.? What is unauthorized presence in the U.S.? 8. What is change of status and extensional stay in the U.S.? 9. What is adjustment through USCIS processing? What is U.S. Consulate processing used for? 10. What is the difference between immigrant status and non-immigrant status? Please note that the first class is for general discussion purposes. Please review the text page references and the sections and regulations the law refers to. Be prepared for a lively discussion from all of you. Looking forward to meeting everyone in the class. Professor: Bovay Course Spring 2012 Entrepreneurship Law 6930 Section 4929 Course Materials: Assignments: For Entrepreneurship's first day assignment; it is posted on TWEN Professor: Boyarshinov Course Spring 2012 Health Care Finance and Delivery Law 6930 Section 027A Course Materials: Assignments: 1) Register for the course on TWEN, 2) Answer the question under “Forums” tab; 3) Read the Syllabus and 4) Be prepared to discuss the reading assignments for Week 1 as described in the Syllabus. Professor: Brauner Course Spring 2012 For Enr: Treaty Negotiations Law 6286 Section 0155 Course Materials: Assignments: I would like to notify the Treaty Negotiation class that for the first two meetings, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10 & 11, at 16:00 room 270, they should read the following: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), available at: http://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1980/01/19800127%2000-52%20AM/Ch_XXIII_01p.pdf Browse through http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/index.htm to familiarize yourselves with the United States treaty negotiation process. Some good background could also be found in http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-106SPRT66922/pdf/CPRT-106SPRT66922.pdf Professor: Burke Course Spring 2012 Cross Cultural Counseling Law 6930 Section 5563 Course Materials: If you are curious to find out more about the course prior to the first day of class, you can go to the Spring 2012 Cross Cultural Counseling TWEN site and look at: • The first item under course materials (Introduction to Cross Cultural Counseling) and • The syllabus (I will leave the Fall, 2011 syllabus up until I have completed and posted the Spring, 2012 syllabus.) Last semester’s syllabus will give you some sense of the course. Assignments: *Cross cultural counseling is any counseling in which the lawyer and client have cultural worldviews or values that are sufficiently different to impact on the decision-making process. Professor: Calfee Course Spring 2012 Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers - JD Law 6620 Section 8903 Course Materials: Federal Estate & Gift Taxation, Revised Study Problems, 8th Edition, Third Revision, by Stephens, Lind & Calfee (Thomson Reuters, 2012). Federal Estate & Gift Taxation, 8th Student Edition by Stephens, Maxfield, Lind, Calfee & Smith (Thomson Reuters, Plus Suppl.) Federal Estate & Gift Taxes: Code and Regulations (These materials are available at Wilbert’s.) Assignments: Monday, January 9, 2012: Problem #1. The assignment for the class is listed under Problem 1. Here is the link for the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Calfee66208903.pdf Professor: Calfee Course Spring 2012 Income Taxation of Estates & Trusts Law 7625 Section 4416 Course Materials: Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts & Beneficiaries, Cases and Materials Spring 2012 (materials are available at Wilbert’s) Federal Internal Revenue Code Section & Regulations covering Sub Chapter J including related income tax provisions. Suggested Reference Material (but not mandatory): Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts & Beneficiaries, 3rd Edition, Ferguson, Freeland & Ascher, Aspen Law & Business. (If you are going to work in this area this treatise should be part of your permanent library.) It is available through Wilbert’s Assignments: Tuesday, January 10, 2012: Problem #1 – Read Code, Regulations & Statutes listed under “Assignment.” Provide answers to problems. Please look to the state law of the state in which you intend to practice and ascertain whether that state uses a version of the 1931, 1962 or 1997 Uniform Statute Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Calfee76254416.pdf Professor: Cohen Course Spring 2012 Evidence Law 6330 Section 1233 Course Materials: Assignments: There is no first day assignment for my spring evidence course. Professor: Collier Course Spring 2012 American Legal Thought Law 6930 Section 7829 Course Materials: Our first day will be introductory. Your course readings should be available at Wilbert's. Assignments: Here is the link to your Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Collier69307829.pdf Professor: Dale Course Spring 2012 Constitutional and Legal History Law 6930 Section 0476 Course Materials: Assignments: My first day assignment for this class are the entries at the following websites: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/ I hope to have the syllabus for the class published on my website (plaza.ufl.edu/edale) by Wed, Jan 3. Professor: Davis, R. Course Spring 2012 Mediation Clinic Law 6940 Section 9027 Course Materials: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); County Mediator’s Manual (Available in Law School Book Store) Assignments: Friday January 6 First Day Class Meeting – Room 101 Virgil Hawkins Clinic 8 a.m. !! You must be present (on time) the first day of class or you will be dropped from the class. Read: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); Read Agenda/Syllabus and pp. 1 – 6 (White Pages) in County Mediator’s Manual (Available in Law School Book Store) Register for class on TWEN Professor: Davis, R. Course Spring 2012 Mediation Law 6930 Section 1A24 Course Materials: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); Mediation Theory and Practice (Second Edition) by Alfini, Press, Sternlight and Stulberg Assignments: Tuesday January 10 First Day Class Meeting -- Room 284 3 p.m. Read: Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Ury, and Patton (entire book); Mediation Theory and Practice (Second Edition) by Alfini, Press, Sternlight and Stulberg pp. 31 – 32; 107 – 109(top); Chapter 44 Fl. Statutes Register for class on TWEN and read Syllabus posted on TWEN. Professor: Dawson Course Spring 2012 Estates and Trusts Law 6430 Section 5917 Course Materials: 1) Casebook: Sterk, Leslie, and Dobris, Estates and Trusts (Foundation, 4th ed. 2011) 2) Statutory materials: Florida Statutes and Conduct Rules for Florida Lawyers Assignments: For the first week of classes, read the following pages in the casebook: pages 1 - 64; and 984 - 1002. Read Florida Statutes: 222.13; 655.78 - .825; 689.15; 732.802; and 736.1104 . Also read Florida rules governing the conduct of lawyers: 4-1.1; 4-1.6; 4-1.7; 4-1.9; 4-1.10; and 4-1.16 In particular, be prepared to discuss the problems on pages 27 – 28 and 33 – 34. The web site for the Florida Statutes is: http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=View%20Statutes&Submenu=1&Tab=statutes The conduct rules for Florida lawyers are at: http://www.floridabar.org/divexe/rrtfb.nsf/WContents?OpenView During the week before classes begin, Professor Dawson will provide you with an electronic file containing the statutes and conduct rules you will need for the course. Professor: Fasig Course Spring 2011 Behavioral and Social Science and the Law Law 6930 Section 6331 Course Materials: Social Science in Law: Cases and Materials, 7th edition, by Monahan and Walker. Assignments: Please read PASE v. Hannon, 506 F. Supp. 831 (1980), pages 831-838 and 876-883. You should just skim the material on pages 838-875. Professor: Fenster Course Spring 2012 Administrative Law Law 6520 Section 0193 Course Materials: Assignments: 1. 1-22 2. 23-37, U.S. Constitution Art. I, § 1 (Appendix A) 3. 44-67 I will also be posting a syllabus on the course TWEN site. Professor: Flocks Course Spring 2012 Poverty Law Law 6812 Section 5667 Course Materials: Flocks, LAW6812, Poverty Law course packet, Parts I and II. Available at Wilberts. Other assigned articles will be available at the course TWEN site, as indicated on syllabus. Assignments: Sign up on TWEN site – full syllabus will be posted there before class Reading assignments: Week 1: Defining Poverty: Characteristics and Perceptions 1/10: Measuring poverty. “How Many Americans Are Poor?” (Rodgers) 1/11: Characteristics and causes of poverty. “The American Poor” and “Why are People Poor in America?” (Rodgers); Excerpts from Poverty in America “Characteristics of the Poverty Population” (Iceland). 1/12: Perceptions and introduction to historical perspectives. Excerpt Cases and Materials on Poverty Law (Nice & Trubek); “Introduction – The Indignant Poor and the Constants of Relief” (Pimpare); “Public Relief and Private Charity” (Lowell) Professor: Flournoy Course Spring 2012 Property Law 5400 Section 1314 Course Materials: Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill’s PROPERTY (7th ed. 2010) published by Aspen Publishers Assignments: Monday Jan. 9 Be sure you have the casebook for the course [Dukeminier, Krier, Alexander & Schill’s PROPERTY (7th ed. 2010) published by Aspen Publishers]. There is a TWEN webpage for this course. Go to http://www.westlaw.com and click on TWEN under “Law School Resources” on the left bottom of the page. Then click on “Add a course” and find this course on the list. The syllabus, weekly assignment sheets, and occasional handouts and supplemental readings will be posted on this course website. All students in the course are required to register on the website. Read pp. 1-17 (notes 4-6; skip the footnotes in the notes) in the casebook and the Wall Street Journal Article The Fall of the House of Kluge Leads to the Rise of the Yard of Trump (July 1, 2011) found at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576413984028888352.html#articleTabs%3Darticle NOTE: You may need to log in through the law school VPN to see the Wall Street Journal article. The instructions to do this are found on the UF Law library webpage at: http://www.law.ufl.edu/lic/remote.shtml Below are some questions to help guide your reading. You should not focus your reading solely on answering these questions. You should read to understand the material thoroughly. These simply provide you some guidance on what we’re most likely to spend time on in class, so that you can be particularly prepared to discuss them. 1. Make a list of all the issues that relate to property that you identify in the Wall Street Journal article. [If you are interested, there is also a slideshow with accompanying photos at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576413984028888352.html#articleTabs%3Dslideshow] 2. Be prepared to briefly describe the facts of Johnson v. M’Intosh. What is the plaintiff’s cause of action? On what do plaintiff and defendant base their claims? 3. In the second paragraph of the opinion, on page 4 of your book, the Court describes certain facts. Why don’t these resolve the issue in the case? What rights does the Court recognize in the Native Americans? Why? We’ll spend some time discussing the Court’s rationale, the various sources it cites, and why it considers these relevant. 4. What is the right of occupancy? What are native tribes in whom this right is recognized permitted to do? What can European claimants do that Native Americans can’t? 5. What is the sequence of the plaintiff and defendant’s acquisition of an alleged interest in the land? Does whoever’s claim arose first in time dictate the outcome? 6. What is the underlying principle on which US title to land is based? We’ll talk about whether the concepts the Court relies on are a good grounding for property rights. 7. We’ll talk briefly about John Locke’s theory of property. Be prepared to summarize what you understand from the paragraph describing it. Think critically about the Lockean narrative. What values does it advance? What are its limitations? Professor: Friel Course Spring 2012 Income Taxation Law 6600 Section 3385 Course Materials: Taxation of Individual Income by Burke and Friel, 9th edition Assignments: My first day assignment for JD Income Taxation is Chapter 1 of the casebook, Taxation of Individual Income by Burke and Friel, 9th edition. Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Friel66003385.pdf Professor: Germain Course Spring 2012 Introduction to French Law Law 6936 Section 03H7 Course Materials: Assignments: First assignment. Please read: (1) Mary C. Daly. "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Civil Law System;” (2) Christian Dadomo, Historical Background; and (3) Andrew West, Modern Sources of Law (only pp. 41-49). The three documents are available on the TWEN website for the course. Professor: Grater Course Spring 2012 Civil Clinic Rep. Lab Law 6940 Section 4269 Course Materials: Grater and Schrieber, Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinic Guide (Unpublished, available at the web site below). Assignments: See www.fullrep.fastmail.fm. Use your name as the user name. Email Prof. Grater at grater@law.ufl.edu for the password. Please get started early, as substantial reading and written work is due for the first class on Monday, 9 January at 9:00 in room 109, BGH. Expect to have a two hour class each weekday for the first week, and probably part of the second, to prepare you to represent clients. Professor: Grater Course Spring 2012 Civil Clinic - Full Representation Law 6940 Section 2739 Course Materials: Grater and Schrieber, Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinic Guide (Unpublished, available at the web site below). Assignments: See www.fullrep.fastmail.fm. Use your name as the user name. Email Prof. Grater at grater@law.ufl.edu for the password. Please get started early, as substantial reading and written work is due for the first class on Monday, 9 January at 9:00 in room 109, BGH. Expect to have a two hour class each weekday for the first week, and probably part of the second, to prepare you to represent clients. Professor: Grater/Rawls/Womble Course Spring 2012 Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation Law 6930 Section 6182, 044G, 044H, 0443 & IC94 Course Materials: (Full Syllabus is posted on the course TWEN site.) 1. The textbook is Legal Counseling, Negotiating, and Mediating: A Practical Approach, Second Edition, by Herman and Cary. Readings will be supplemented by postings on TWEN. ICN is divided into two major parts: 1 hour per week is held with all students together, and will be taught primarily through lecture and discussion. The second weekly class, lasting two hours, will be a workshop with 12 students each. These workshops will involve many role play exercises. To give you the best feedback possible on your performances, they will be video recorded. 2. Each student is *required* to bring to every workshop class: * a laptop computer * a web camera (either built into the laptop, or stand-alone) * software that allows you to record video to your laptop using the webcam Before classes start, please make sure your equipment works. We will give you instruction on how videos will be uploaded to our server. Assignments: For most break-out classes, there will be written assignments in which you will critique your own performance. You will also do written counseling plans and negotiation plans. These assignments are described in more detail in the syllabus for the particular class, and will be discussed in detail in class. Week One Wed., Jan 11: Introduction to the course, including expectations. We will also discuss different models of interviewing and counseling. Please read Chapters One and Two in the text, and the supplemental materials posted on TWEN under Interviewing and Counseling Models. Thu., Jan 12: We will continue our discussion of different models, focusing on the Initial client meeting. We will talk about listening, motivating, and questioning, with small role-plays. Please read Chapters Three and Four in the text. Professor: Gugliuzza Course Spring 2012 Appellate Jurisdiction and Procedure Law 6930 Section 1A81 Course Materials: Assignments: Please sign up for the course TWEN site, where I have posted the reading assignments. Click on the “Calendar” link on the Navigation pane, then click “View List of Events” on the right side of the page to view the reading assignments for each class meeting. Professor: Hamilton Course Spring 2012 Electronic Discovery Law 6930 Section 6063 Course Materials: Below are instructions from LexisNexis in order for student to access (and print) the source for free. To access this source: 1. Login to lexisnexis.com/lawschool and click on Lexis.com 2. From the Search>Legal tab, click on “Secondary Legal” and then “Matthew Bender” 3. Click on “By Jurisdiction” and then “Florida” 4. On the right hand side, you should see “LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Civil Discovery of Electronic Information” 5. You can then either search for a topic or click “Browse TOC” to see the table of contents. Assignments: Below are instructions from LexisNexis in order for student to access (and print) the source for free. To access this source: 1. Login to lexisnexis.com/lawschool and click on Lexis.com 2. From the Search>Legal tab, click on “Secondary Legal” and then “Matthew Bender” 3. Click on “By Jurisdiction” and then “Florida” 4. On the right hand side, you should see “LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Civil Discovery of Electronic Information” 5. You can then either search for a topic or click “Browse TOC” to see the table of contents. Professor: Harmon Course Spring 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions Law 6930 Section 6928 Course Materials: Assignments: Please read for the January 12 class: Pages 1-22, 27-37 and 772-778. (This information will also be posted on TWEN). Professor: Harrison Course Spring 2012 Copyright Law Law 6572 Section 6841 Course Materials: Assignments: Here is the link for the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Harrison65726841.pdf Professor: Harrison Course Spring 2012 Contracts Law 5000 Section 1229 Course Materials: Assignments: Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Harrison50001229.pdf Professor: Hart Course Spring 2012 Advanced Legal Research Law 6798 Section 3537 Course Materials: Assignments: Read Osbeck, Impeccable Research, Chapter 1 Professor: Hernández-Truyol / Powell Course Spring 2012 Trade and Human Rights in the Americas Law 6936 Section 0317 Course Materials: Berta E. Hernández-Truyol and Stephen J. Powell, JUST TRADE: A NEW COVENANT LINKING TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (New York: NYU Press 2009) ISBN: 9780814736937. Assignments: Register as a Course Participant and review the Syllabus on the TWEN course web site (password is trade&hr)(hard copy is available on the student handout table in the Center for Governmental Responsibility, 230 Bruton-Geer). Students from outside the law college should write or call Professor Powell’s secretary, Barbara Sieger, to obtain a Westlaw password: sieger@law.ufl.edu, 273-0838. For the Reading Assignments, please see the Syllabus. Professor: Hudson Course Spring 2012 Immigration and Nationality Law Law 6264 Section 6525 Course Materials: Legomsky, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (5th Ed. 2009) and Supplement (if available) Aleinikoff, Martin Motomura and Fullerton, Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States (2011) [selected statutes, regulations and forms]. Assignments: First Class, Monday, January 9: Read the "Preface" (pp. v - viii), "Technical Conventions and Abbreviations" (pp. xv - xviii), and page 1 - 11 and 24 [Sec. B] - 37 in the Legomsky casebook. Think about and be prepared to discuss the questions raised by the author. Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Hudson62646525.pdf Professor: Hurst Course Spring 2012 Sports Law Law 6936 Section 4406 Course Materials: No textbook is required. Duplicated materials will be distributed in class, posted on TWEN or placed on reserve in the library. Announcements will be posted on the course TWEN website and sent by e-mail distribution list to everyone. You must register for the seminar on TWEN or you will not receive the e-mail notifications of important course information. Assignments: Office hours: Room 278 Holland Hall: I encourage you to meet with me as often as need be to discuss your choice of topic and progress on your research paper. My regular office hours are Friday, 12:00 to 1:00 and I am also available most other times by appointment: E-mail: hurst@ufl.edu. Phone 273-0922. Coverage of the course: This is intended to be a research and writing seminar in which the precise content of the course may vary from year to year depending on the students’ choice of research topics. In past years, topics have included: NCAA Regulation of Athletes Employment, State and Federal Regulation of Sports Agents, Trademark Licensing Issues, Collective Bargaining and Salary Caps, Gender Equity and Title IX, Drug Testing of College Athletes, NCAA Proposition 16 and Eligibility Requirements for College Athletics, NCAA Enforcement Procedures and Due Process. A list of topics chosen by students recently is being handed out separately. However, you are free to choose any topic you wish subject only to my consent. Pre-requisites: There are no specific prerequisites for enrolling in this course. However, it is strongly recommended that students take one or more of the following courses which will provide a solid background for your research paper: Anti-trust Law, Gender and the Law, Intellectual Property, Administrative Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, Employment Discrimination. Procedure: Meetings during the first half of the seminar will normally last one to two hours and will consist of discussion of assigned readings. Also, students will be required to attend outside speaker presentations from time to time. The second half of the course will consist of individual presentations by students together with class discussions, as detailed in the next paragraph. Requirements: Each student must prepare a research paper on a topic of his or her choice with the approval of the instructor. There is no specific length requirement but papers have averaged approximately 25-30 pages, including footnotes. Everyone must meet with the instructor and choose a topic during the first three weeks of the course. A detailed outline of your paper, which must include a bibliography listing all of your primary and secondary sources, must be submitted by February 24. All research should be completed by that time. If you wish me to review a final draft of your paper it must be submitted by March 23. Final copies of your paper which must be submitted both in hard copy and by e-mail attachment, are due April 20. Satisfactory completion of your paper will satisfy the College of Law senior writing requirement. In addition, each student must orally make a presentation of his or her research topic during the last half of the seminar. Students will also be required to be “discussion leaders” for one seminar meeting in which they are to take the lead in questioning the students presenting their papers. Attendance: Attendance will be taken at each seminar meeting. Two un-excused absences are allowed. Additional absences will be allowed only in extenuating circumstances with the approval of the instructor. Grading: The final grade will be based on the following factors: (1) The final paper, (2) oral presentation (3) class participation and (4) quality of discussion leader assignment. According to faculty policy, the mean GPA of seminars and other small classes may be no higher than 3.60. Professor: Jackson Course Spring 2012 Appellate Advocacy Law 5793 Section 8245 Course Materials: Assignments: Students should sign up for the course on TWEN: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/twen/ For class on Monday, Jan. 9, read Florida v. HHS, 648 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2011), cert. granted, __ U.S. __ (read Part V of the majority opinion, at 1282-1313) (available on TWEN, under Cases link). NOTE: we’ll be using the Florida v. HHS litigation as our case on appeal this semester, and your briefs must be prepared without the aid of unauthorized sources. In particular, the parties’ briefs and amicus briefs in Florida v. HHS and similar litigation are off-limits except as specifically noted in class. Professor: Jackson Course Spring 2012 Law of Sex and Sexual Orientation Law 6930 Section 025E Course Materials: The casebook is Sexuality, Gender and the Law (3d ed. 2011) by Eskridge & Hunter. Assignments: Students should sign up for the course on TWEN, accessed via http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com For class on Tuesday Jan. 10, please read and be prepared to discuss pp. 3-25. Professor: Johnston Course Spring 2012 Mental Health Seminar Law 6936 Section 033E Course Materials: In Law and the Mental Health System, please read pages 1-22. Also, please read the New Yorker article “God Knows Where I Am,” which is posted on the TWEN site for this course. Assignments: In Law and the Mental Health System, please read pages 1-22. Also, please read the New Yorker article “God Knows Where I Am,” which is posted on the TWEN site for this course. Professor: Johnston Course Spring 2012 Criminal Procedure-Adversary System Law 6112 Section 065A Course Materials: In Advanced Criminal Procedure (or Modern Criminal Procedure) , please read pages 1-17 and notes 1-3 (at pages 17-20). Also, in the 2011 Supplement, please read pages 1-2. Assignments: In Advanced Criminal Procedure (or Modern Criminal Procedure) , please read pages 1-17 and notes 1-3 (at pages 17-20). Also, in the 2011 Supplement, please read pages 1-2. Professor: Jones Course Spring 2012 European Union Law Law 6930 Section 5734 Course Materials: Bermann, Goebel, Davey & Fox, CASES AND MATERIALS ON EUROPEAN UNION LAW, 3D EDN, 2011 (Earlier editions will NOT do), AND 2011 Selected Documents Supplement to same. Assignments: See course TWEN website; above may be supplemented. For Monday, January 9, 2012: (two sessions): Read Winston Churchill’s Speech at Zurich and The Schuman Declaration, on the course TWEN website, under the “course materials” tab. Both are attached to this assignment. Also, read Bermann, et al, Chapter 1, pp. 1-30. The first day assignment was emailed to all the students enrolled in this class. If you didn't recieve a email please email lindseym@law.ufl.edu Professor: Kabler Course Spring 2012 Real Estate Document Drafting Law 6930 Section 4913 Course Materials: The first class session assignments and Syllabi for the Spring 2012 course of Law 6930 are uploaded to the courses' respective TWEN websites. Assignments: The first class session assignments and Syllabi for the Spring 2012 course of Law 6930 are uploaded to the courses' respective TWEN websites. Professor: Kabler Course Spring 2012 Law Practice Management Law 6752 Section 03C9 Course Materials: Dear Students, You are receiving this message because you are currently registered for Professor Kabler’s Spring 2012 Law Practice Management course. This course will meet weekly on Thursdays, from 5:30-7:20. However, the first class scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2012, is cancelled and therefore the first class of the semester will occur on Thursday, January 19. Please ensure that you check Professor Kabler’s TWEN site so that you are prepared for class that begins on January 19. Finally, if you have any questions for Professor Kabler, he can be reached at the following email address: philip.kabler@warrington.ufl.edu. Have a wonderful break and holiday season, and we will see you in the new year! The first class session assignments and Syllabi for the Spring 2012 course of Law 6752 are uploaded to the courses' respective TWEN websites. Assignments: The first class session assignments and Syllabi for the Spring 2012 course of Law 6752 are uploaded to the courses' respective TWEN websites. Professor: King Course Spring 2012 Child, Parent and the State Law 6714 Section 6833 Course Materials: Children & the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice (4th ed. 2010) by Douglas E. Abrams and Sarah H. Ramsey. Assignments: In the required text, please read the Preface and the Table of Contents for the first class. Also, by our first class, I will have set up a TWEN site for this course. I will post a course description and will post other documents relating to the course. You should register on the TWEN site as soon as possible to ensure that you receive all announcements and assignments. I use the TWEN email system to communicate about schedule, assignment, and other issues. To sign on, go to the law school page of Westlaw and click on the TWEN icon. Register as a participant in the “Child, Parent & State (Prof. King)” course Professor: Klein Course Spring 2012 Natural Resources Law Law 6472 Section 03H6 Course Materials: Klein, Cheever & Birdsong, Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases (2d ed. Aspen 2009) Assignments: Please sign on to the class TWEN site. For Tuesday, Jan. 10, please read casebook pages 1-33. There will be no additional assignment for Wednesday, January 11. Professor: Klein Course Spring 2012 Enivironmental Capstone Colloquium Law 6930 Section 4094 Course Materials: Cynthia Barnett's Blue Revolution Assignments: Please sign on to the class TWEN site. Throughout the semester, we will read Cynthia Barnett's Blue Revolution. Please try to get a good start on the book during the winter break. Professor: Lambert Course Spring 2012 Pretrial Practice Law 6930 Section 0363 Course Materials: The Pretrial Process, by Alexander Tanford, any edition. Assignments: The first day assignment will be to read Chapter One of the Book. Professor: Lear Course Spring 2012 Civil Procedure Law 5301 Section 1303 Course Materials: Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton &Herschkof, Civil Procedure (10th Ed., West Publishing)). Assignments: Please read pages 71-81 in your textbook (Friedenthal, Miller, Sexton &Herschkof, Civil Procedure (10th Ed., West Publishing)). Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Lear53011303.pdf Professor: Lidsky Course Spring 2012 Constitutional Law Law 5501 Section 1343 Course Materials: Constitutional Law (Aspen 3d ed. 2009) by Erwin Chemerinsky You may want to consider purchasing the treatise called Constitutional Law: Principles & Policy (3rd ed.) by Chemerinsky; many students find it helpful. Assignments: For Constitutional Law, please read pages 1-11 in Constitutional Law (Aspen 3d ed. 2009) by Erwin Chemerinsky. You can buy either the regular casebook or the smartbook version. You may want to consider purchasing the treatise called Constitutional Law: Principles & Policy (3rd ed.) by Chemerinsky; many students find it helpful. Professor: Little Course Spring 2012 Florida Constitutional Law Law 6503 Section 3482 Course Materials: 1. Materials are to be obtained from Wilbert’s store. 2. Read materials as designated for the first two classes. 3. Read “how things are done” carefully. I have emailed all students who is signed up for this course. If you did not receive a email please email me @ lindseym@law.ufl.edu and I will email it to you. Assignments: 1. Materials are to be obtained from Wilbert’s store. 2. Read materials as designated for the first two classes. 3. Read “how things are done” carefully. Professor: Luke Course Spring 2012 Partnership Taxation (LLM) Law 7617 Section 0097 Course Materials: Assignments: Register for the course on TWEN and read the syllabus. Read Chapter 1 and pages 180-83; complete the Chapter 1 problems. Professor: Luke Course Spring 2012 Partnership Tax Law 6616 Section 4789 Course Materials: Assignments: Register for the course on TWEN and read the syllabus. Also read through page 24 of Chapter 1 and complete Chapter 1, problems 1-5. Professor: Malavet Course Spring 2012 Comparative Law Law 6250 Section 1355 Course Materials: Assignments: Before our first class session, please visit the course website and download and review the Syllabus with the Course description and rules and download Handout No. 1: Comparative Law as Looking Glass: What Foreign Legal Systems Can Teach us About Ours. Course Page: http://nersp.osg.ufl.edu/~malavet/ Click the "Comparative Law" link on the top left Handout No. 1, will cover the readings for the first week of class. I will distribute additional readings in PDF form either via email or by posting handouts in the SAKAI course page. Professor: Mashburn Course Spring 2012 Civil Procedure Law 5301 Section 1294 Course Materials: A. Benjamin Spencer, Civil Procedure: A Contemporary Approach (3d Edition) Assignments: Monday pps. 1-18 Tuesday pps. 19-20 & 34-43 Wed. pps. 43-57 Thurs. pps. 57-77 Professor: McCouch Course Spring 2012 Estate Planning Seminar Law 6936 Section 0338 Course Materials: Clark et al., Gratuitous Transfers (5th ed., West 2007). Assignments: The casebook for the course is Clark et al., Gratuitous Transfers (5th ed., West 2007). The assigned reading for the first week is Chapter 1, especially pages 10-17, 21-28, and 32-43. For additional information, see the syllabus posted on the course website (TWEN). Professor: McCouch Course Spring 2012 Estates & Trusts Law 6430 Section 1261 Course Materials: Madoff et al., A Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2012 edition) Assignments: The textbook for the course is Madoff et al., A Practical Guide to Estate Planning (2012 edition). The assigned reading for the first class is Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook, as well as a supplementary handout problem and selected provisions of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct. The assigned reading materials are posted, along with a course syllabus, on the course website (TWEN). Professor: Megerman Course Spring 2012 Advanced Legal Research § C Law 6798 Section 02BA Course Materials: 1. Impeccable Research: A concise Guide to Mastering Legal Research Skills by Mark Osbeck 2. Legal Research in a Nutshell by Morris Cohen and Kent Olson Assignments: Cohen and Olson, sections 1-1 through 1-4 and 1-7 (pages 1-14 and 32-37). Osbeck chapter 1 (pages 1-16). Read pages 191-198 and 207-213 of “Legal Research as a Fundamental Skill: A Lifeboat for Students and Law Schools” by Sara Valentine (available through the TWEN site under Course Materials); and “How do you know when research is good” by Mary Whisner, also located on TWEN under course materials. Professor: Miller Course Spring 2012 Elder Law Law 6930 Section 0259 Course Materials: Dayton, Wood Elder Law: Readings, Cases and Materials. You can find the Syllabus at this link http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Miller_Elder_Law_Syllabus.pdf Assignments: Read pp. 1-30 and 64-71 in Dayton, Wood Elder Law: Readings, Cases and Materials. Consider for class discussion: Who is old? Why do many areas of the law treat the elderly as a distinct population? Professor: Nagan Course Spring 2012 Selected Problems in Human Rights Law 6936 Section 0347 Course Materials: You should have recieved a email with attachments from Minnie Lindsey. If not please email her at lindseym@law.ufl.edu and she will forward it to you. Assignments: This course will introduce you to the basic documents of human rights. Professor: Nagan Course Spring 2012 Selected Problems in Law, Science and Policy Law 6936 Section 0362 Course Materials: You should have recieved a email with attachments from Minnie Lindsey. If not please email her at lindseym@law.ufl.edu and she will forward it to you. Assignments: This course is an introduction to the legal theories identified with the New Haven (Yale) approach. It is based on a book that I have just completed. The book will be available to you electronically. For the first class, I am providing you with the introduction and the first chapter. If you would review this and note any difficulties you have or issues you specifically want me to address in class on the first day. I taught this seminar last year and I was surprised at how much the students enjoyed it. I hope that would be your experience too. Professor: Nance Course Spring 2012 Remedies Law 6320 Section 045A Course Materials: WEAVER, PARTLETT, KELLY, & CARDI, REMEDIES: CASES, PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND EXERCISES (2d ed. 2010) Assignments: Monday: pp. 1-18 (Please be prepared to discuss the problems on pp. 14-15, 17-18) Also please register for this course on TWEN. Professor: Noah Course Spring 2012 Medical Technology Law 6930 Section 1A31 Course Materials: Noah, Law, Medicine & Medical Technology (Foundation 3d ed. 2012) Assignments: For Jan. 9 (Mon.), read pp.v-viii, 2-7; access syllabus (posted on TWEN, along with 1st week's reading) Professor: Page Course Spring 2012 Civil Procedure Law 5301 Section 6997 Course Materials: Glannon, Perlman & Raven-Hansen casebook Assignments: For the first day of class, please read chapter 1 of the Glannon, Perlman & Raven-Hansen casebook. The full syllabus is available on the course TWEN page. Professor: Perlstadt Course Spring 2012 Arbitration Law Law 6930 Section0273 Course Materials: Stone and Bales, Arbitration Law (Foundation Press, 2d ed. 2010) Assignments: A syllabus has been posted on TWEN. For the first class, please read assignment #1: Stone and Bales pages 15-23 (skip questions on 20), 26-33, and 741-46 (skim). Professor: Pflaum Course Spring 2012 Appellate Advocacy Law 5793 Section 8246 Course Materials: •Text – Legal Writing by Design by Rambo and Pflaum •The Bluebook (19th Ed.) •Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy – Pflaum TWEN course (Westlaw) Assignments: Monday Class 1 1/9 Introduction to Appellate Advocacy READ: Text - Chapters 19 and 20 TWEN Calendar, Syllabus, Course Policies (pages 1 - 12). Record on Appeal – read and decide whether to represent Defendant or the United States. List of Authorities – Katz case. Professor: Powell / Hernández-Truyol Course Spring 2012 Trade and Human Rights in the Americas Law 6936 Section 0317 Course Materials: Berta E. Hernández-Truyol and Stephen J. Powell, JUST TRADE: A NEW COVENANT LINKING TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (New York: NYU Press 2009) ISBN: 9780814736937. Assignments: Register as a Course Participant and review the Syllabus on the TWEN course web site (password is trade&hr)(hard copy is available on the student handout table in the Center for Governmental Responsibility, 230 Bruton-Geer). Students from outside the law college should write or call Professor Powell’s secretary, Barbara Sieger, to obtain a Westlaw password: sieger@law.ufl.edu, 273-0838. For the Reading Assignments, please see the Syllabus. Professor: Rawls Course Spring 2012 Civil Clinic – Juvenile Law Law 6940 Section 2706 Course Materials: Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, 2011 edition Assignments: Add the Juvenile Law Clinic-Spring 2012 to your TWEN page. The course Syllabus and the First Week Assignments are posted on the GTC TWEN page. Check your e-mail account for an e-mail from Professor Rawls for the password or email Professor Rawls at rawls@law.ufl.edu. Professor: Ray Course Spring 2012 Appellate Advocacy Law 5793 Section 5879 Course Materials: Assignments: For class on Monday, Jan. 9, read Florida v. HHS, 648 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2011), cert. granted, __ U.S. __ (read Part V of the majority opinion, at 1282-1313) (available on our Spring 2012 Sakai page, under Resources). NOTE: we’ll be using the Florida v. HHS litigation as our case on appeal this semester, and your briefs must be prepared without the aid of unauthorized sources. In particular, the parties’ briefs and amicus briefs in Florida v. HHS and similar litigation are off-limits except as specifically noted in class. Professor: Rebouche Course Spring 2012 Comparative Family Law Law 6930 Section 0256 Course Materials: D. Marianne Blair et al., FAMILY LAW IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY: CASES, MATERIALS, AND PROBLEMS IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW (2d ed. 2003) (excerpt available on TWEN course site) Assignments: pp. 3-29 of the casebook, D. Marianne Blair et al., FAMILY LAW IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY: CASES, MATERIALS, AND PROBLEMS IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW (2d ed. 2003) (excerpt available on TWEN course site) Professor: Rebouche Course Spring 2012 Bioethics Law 6930 Section 025B Course Materials: Dolgin & Shepherd, BIOETHICS AND THE LAW (2d ed. 2009). Assignments: pp. 1-20 of the casebook, Dolgin & Shepherd, BIOETHICS AND THE LAW (2d ed. 2009). Professor: Reid Course Spring 2012 Professional Practices Law 6936 Section 1556 Course Materials: Assignments: Please sign up on Prof. Reid's Professional Practices Seminar TWEN page Please follow the instructions provided in the Course Policies and Syllabus Link on Prof. Reid's TWEN page: Professional Practices Professor: Reid Course Spring 2012 Death Penalty Law 6930 Section 5726 Course Materials: Assignments: Please sign up on Prof. Reid's Death Penalty TWEN page Please follow the instructions provided in the Course Policies and Syllabus Link on Prof. Reid's TWEN page: Death Penalty Professor: Riskin Course Spring 2012 Tools of Awareness for Lawyering Law 6930 Section 6912 Course Materials: The only required book for the course is Doug Stone, et al., Difficult Conversations. This is available in hardcover (Viking 1999) and paperback (Penguin 2002). Assignments: Class 1. Mon., Jan.9, 3:00-4:50 p.m. Introduction to the course. Assignment: a. Register for the course TWEN site ASAP. b. Review the Syllabus, posted on TWEN site. Stay alert for revised versions of the syllabus. c . If you would let to get a better sense of the course, you may wish to sample some of the readings that are posted on the TWEN site. The most comprehensive piece is my article, The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness Meditation to Lawyers, Law Students, and their Clients, 7 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. 1 (2002). For more—and much more current--background, see the website of The Mindful Lawyer Conference, held at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law in October, 2010, www.mindfullawyerconference.org. d. The only required book for the course is Doug Stone, et al., Difficult Conversations. This is available in hardcover (Viking 1999) and paperback (Penguin 2002). Len Riskin Professor: Riskin Course Spring 2012 Negotiation & Mediation Law 6930 Section 6978 Course Materials: Assignments: 1. Tues., Jan. 10. Introduction. Conflict. Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution. Winning and Losing. Assignment: a. Read Riskin et al., Dispute Resolution and Lawyers (4th ed., abridged (Westgroup 2009) (hereinafter “DRL4 Abr.”) pp. 1-7, 11-19, 49-52, b. Register for the course TWEN site, where you can get the syllabus, and register for the Dispute Resolution & Lawyers 2011-2012 National TWEN site. Professor: Ruff Course Spring 2011 Appellate Advocacy § H Law 5793 Section 8249 Course Materials: Assignments: READ: • APPELLATE ADVOCACY TWEN WEB SITE – Introduction to Appellate Advocacy & Course Policies at the link by the same name. (I will send you an e-mail message when the website is accessible.) • COURSE PACKET – Theories of Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment Flow Chart; Record on Appeal; Authorities List; 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a); Meritor, Faragher, Burlington, & Parkins, and Case Questions (under tab by the same name) for these cases. • DESIGN – Chs. 19, 35 (skim), 36 (skim). HAND IN: Completed Student Schedule form and Student Information Sheet (at the end of Introduction to Appellate Advocacy & Course Policies). DISCUSS: Be prepared to discuss the Case Questions pertaining to Meritor, Faragher, Burlington, and Parkins. Professor: Rush Course Spring 2012 Constitutional Law Stories Law 6936 Section 0344 Course Materials: Constitutional Law Stories by Michael C. Dorf, 2nd ed., 2009, published by Foundation Press. Assignments: For our first class on Jan. 12, please read: The Story of McCulloch: Making Defeat Look Like Victory, Daniel A. Farber, pp. 33 and U.S. v. Comstock, 130 S. Ct. 1949 (2010). I’ll hand out the syllabus in class. I’m truly looking forward to our class! See you soon. SR Professor: Rush Course Spring 2012 Constitutional Law Law 5501 Section 1349 Course Materials: Erwin Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law (3rd ed), published by Aspen Press. You will not need the supplement. Assignments: For our first week, please read Marbury v. Madision, pp. 1-9 in the text. I’ll hand out the syllabus in class. I’m looking forward to an exciting semester with you. Professor: Seigel Course Spring 2012 White Collar Crime Law 6116 Section 0147 Course Materials: Michael L. Seigel, White Collar Crime: Law Procedure, Theory, Practice (Aspen Law & Business 2011) Kathleen F. Brickey, 2011-12 Selected Statutes (Aspen Law & Business 2011) Assignments: Monday, January 9, 2012 Text, pp. 1-14 Tuesday, January 10 Text, pp. 15-25 Wednesday, January 11 Text, pp. 27-38 Here is the link for the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Seigel61160147.pdf Professor: Seigel Course Spring 2012 Evidence Law 6330 Section 1230 Course Materials: MUELLER AND KIRKPATRICK, EVIDENCE UNDER THE RULES, 7th ed (Aspen Publishers 2011) MUELLER AND KIRKPATRICK, 2011 FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE (Aspen Publishers 2011) ADDITIONAL MATERIALS PROVIDED VIA EMAIL Assignments: Monday, January 9, 2012 Read: Text, pp. 1-12 Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 101,102, 1101 (in Rulebook) Lecture: Introduction to the Rules and Policies of Evidence Tuesday, January 10 Read: Text, pp. 49-51, 57-65, 69-72, 76-79 FRE 103, 104, 106, 401, 402, 403, 411, 611 Be Prepared to Discuss: Problems 2-A, 2-C (SKIP 2-B, 2-D) State v. Chapple (SKIP OLD CHIEF I & II) Problems, 2-E, 2-F Wednesday, January 11 Read: Text, pp. 80-84 Be Prepared to Discuss: Problems 2-G, 2-H Here is the link to the Syllabus: http://www.law.ufl.edu/students/syllabus/sp2012/Seigel63301230.pdf Professor: Siebecker Course Spring 2012 Corporations Law 6063 Section 1E62 Course Materials: William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer, & Stephen M. Bainbridge, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (7TH ED. 2009) (“Text”). For additional guidance, I suggest obtaining Alan R. Palmiter, CORPORATIONS, EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS. In addition, please register on TWEN for this course and download the syllabus. Assignments: "Dear Class: I hope this note finds you well and off to a good start in 2012! Prior to our first class meeting next week, please obtain William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer, & Stephen M. Bainbridge, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (7TH ED. 2009) (“Text”). For additional guidance, I suggest obtaining Alan R. Palmiter, CORPORATIONS, EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS. In addition, please register on TWEN for this course and download the syllabus. During our first two class meetings, we will watch a controversial movie, The Corporation. The following week, we will use the movie as a springboard for discussing the basic nature and purpose(s) of the modern corporation. There will be no assignment from the Text for the first week. Instead, please register on TWEN for the CALI lessons associated with our class and complete the lesson, “Mechanics of Incorporation and Defective Incorporation.” You will need to register for CALI at www.cali.org. Once you set up a user name and password, the UF Student Authorization code is FLORUVstu73 (case-sensitive). If you have any questions about the process for registering for CALI, please contact Prof. Jenny Wondracek in the Legal Information Center. I hope you’re enjoying the holiday break and I’m looking forward to meeting you next week. Best, MS" Professor: Snider Course Spring 2012 Corporate Taxation Law 6610 Section 5708 Course Materials: Register for the class on TWEN, download and review the syllabus posted on TWEN. Assignments: Register for the class on TWEN, download and review the syllabus posted on TWEN. Chapter 1, Section 1: Corporate Income Tax – Read pages 1-7 and the ; Skim the Illustrative Material on pages 7-11. Read §§ 11; 1211(a); 1212(a); 1361(a). Review Tax Liability Calculations posted on TWEN. Briefly skim pages 12-37 Professor: Sokol Course Spring 2012 Antitrust Mergers Seminar Law 6936 Section 0345 Course Materials: Assignments: First reading assignment – Understanding the historical foundations of antitrust mergers. Read Williamson, Werden and skim Bok pp. 6-42 Professor: Steinberg Course Spring 2012 Juvenile Law Law 6936 Section 035B Course Materials: Justice for Kids: Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System Edited by Nancy Dowd Assignments: Additional reading assignments listed on the syllabus available through TWEN First day assignment: Read Chapters 1 and 3 of the text. Register for our class on TWEN and review the syllabus Professor: Stinneford Course Spring 2012 Criminal Procedure - Police Practices Law 6111 Section 8851 Course Materials: Dressler & Thomas, Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies and Perspectives Assignments: Read pp. 62-83 Professor: Stinneford Course Spring 2012 Constitutional Law Law 5501 Section 8218 Course Materials: Paulsen, Calabresi, McConnell & Bray, The Constitution of the United States (2010) Assignments: Read pp. 18-52. Professor: Vermut Course Spring 2012 Patent Law Law 6573 Section 0154 Course Materials: Adelman, Rader & Thomas, Cases and Materials on Patent Law, Third Edition (2009) (ISBN #978-0-314-19082-6). Assignments: Introduction & Overview / Patent Eligibility: Biotechnology Read pages 1-58. Professor: Wihnyk Course Spring 2012 Appellate Advocacy § A Law 5793 Section 1393 Course Materials: •Legal Writing by Design (Pflambo) by Tracy Rambo and Leanne Pflaum •Basic Legal Research 4th edition (Research Text) by Amy E. Sloan • Impeccable Research (Osbeck) by Mark K. Osbeck •The Bluebook 19th ed (Bluebook) Assignments: READ: TWEN Materials - the following can be found at the Navigation links on the left side of the course home page: •Grading and Course Policies •Syllabus/Course Calendar - This contains a schedule of all class meetings and assignments. Click on “View list of events” for the easiest way to read the calendar. READ: PFLAMBO - •Chapters 19 & 20 Professor: Wolf Course Spring 2012 Property Law 5400 Section 8241 Course Materials: The required text is Michael Allan Wolf, Powell on Real Property: Michael Allan Wolf Desk Edition (LexisNexis 2009). This book should be available in the law school bookstore and Wilbert’s at a deep discount, or you can just use the on-line version that is available at no cost to you through Lexis. There is no need for you to pay the full retail price for this book. Cases and discussion questions for the semester will be distributed through the LexisNexis Web Course that will be available in early January. I will let you know when you can enroll in the Web Course. Assignments: Day 1 (Tuesday, January 10) Reading Assignment: Sears v. Catholic Archdiocese of Wash., 5 A.3d 653 (D.C. 2010). Please read and be prepared to discuss this case, making sure that you have definitions of all of unfamiliar legal terms you encounter. Professor: Wolf Course Spring 2012 Supreme Court and the Environment Law 6930 Section 0683 Course Materials: Michael Allan Wolf, The Supreme Court and the Environment: The Reluctant Protector (CQ Press/Sage 2012). If you did not receive my email message about getting a deep discount from the publisher, please contact me before paying full price for this book. PLEASE NOTE: This class is not a seminar, and there are still plenty of seats for interested students. Assignments: Day 1 (Tuesday, January 10) Reading Assignment: Pages 1-38 in Michael Allan Wolf, The Supreme Court and the Environment: The Reluctant Protector Professor: Zedalis Course Spring 2012 Mental Health Issues in Litigation Law 6930 Section 2125 Course Materials: Assignments: Our first mental health class will be an intro to the topic so I am not assigning reading for that first class. Professor: Zedalis Course Spring 2012 Trial Practice Law 6363 Section 2259 Course Materials: Assignments: The assignment for first week trial practice is to read chapters one and two in our textbook (Mauet). Professor: Zheng Course Spring 2012 International Trade Law Law 6262 Section 5921 Course Materials: International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials, by Daniel C.K. Chow & Thomas J. Schoenbaum Aspen Publishers 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7355-6218-9 International Trade Law Documents Supplement 2010-2011, by Daniel C.K. Chow & Thomas J. Schoenbaum Aspen Publishers 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7355-9762-4 Assignments: Assignments: Week One (January 9, 10 & 11) Monday: CB 10-18 Tuesday: CB 29-41 and supplementary reading Wednesday: CB 24-28 and supplementary reading Please register and log on to the course TWEN site, and check out the syllabus and supplementary assignments. Powered by Coranto