Law Juris Doctor (JD)

Description: Basic principles governing the creation, interpretation and enforcement of private agreements. Offer and acceptance, consideration, the effect of changed or unforeseen circumstances, conditions and remedies.

Description: Basic principles governing the creation, interpretation and enforcement of private agreements. Offer and acceptance, consideration, the effect of changed or unforeseen circumstances, conditions and remedies.

Description: Legal protection afforded in civil proceedings against interference with the security of one's person, property, relations, and other intangible interests. Substantive principles that govern tort claims (ranging from claims for intentional wrongdoing, to negligence claims, to claims that the defendant is strictly liable for harms caused to the plaintiff), and the theoretical bases and practical implications of such claims.

Description: Legal protection afforded in civil proceedings against interference with the security of one's person, property, relations, and other intangible interests. Substantive principles that govern tort claims (ranging from claims for intentional wrongdoing, to negligence claims, to claims that the defendant is strictly liable for harms caused to the plaintiff), and the theoretical bases and practical implications of such claims.

Description: Problems in possession, gifts of personal property, bona fide purchasers of personal property, estates in land, landlord and tenant, the modern land transaction, controlling the use of land, easements, licenses and equitable servitudes and constitutional limitations on the power of government to restrict individual economic liberties.

Description: Problems in possession, gifts of personal property, bona fide purchasers of personal property, estates in land, landlord and tenant, the modern land transaction, controlling the use of land, easements, licenses and equitable servitudes and constitutional limitations on the power of government to restrict individual economic liberties.

Description: Substantive criminal law, focusing on the theoretical foundations, general principles, and doctrines that govern the rules of liability and defenses, both in the common law tradition and under the Model Penal Code.

Description: Substantive criminal law, focusing on the theoretical foundations, general principles, and doctrines that govern the rules of liability and defenses, both in the common law tradition and under the Model Penal Code.

Description: The emphasis of this course is on the development of legal research and writing skills; writing is the lawyer's most commonly used skill, and effective writing rests on effective research. Communicating like a lawyer, however, means not only communicating professionally but also conducting oneself ethically. In addition to providing sustained and intensive instruction on legal research and writing, this course introduces students to many facets of professionalism and to the skills necessary to make ethical and professional choices.

Description: The emphasis of this course is on the development of legal research and writing skills; writing is the lawyer's most commonly used skill, and effective writing rests on effective research. Communicating like a lawyer, however, means not only communicating professionally but also conducting oneself ethically. In addition to providing sustained and intensive instruction on legal research and writing, this course introduces students to many facets of professionalism and to the skills necessary to make ethical and professional choices.

Description: TAs for Legal Research & Writing (LAWR). TAs you must complete a minimum of 42.5 hours of work for each credit hour.

Description: The emphasis of this course is on the development of legal research and writing skills; writing is the lawyer's most commonly used skill, and effective writing rests on effective research. Communicating like a lawyer, however, means not only communicating professionally but also conducting oneself ethically. In addition to providing sustained and intensive instruction on legal research and writing, this course introduces students to many facets of professionalism and to the skills necessary to make ethical and professional choices.

Description: The emphasis of this course is on the development of legal research and writing skills; writing is the lawyer's most commonly used skill, and effective writing rests on effective research. Communicating like a lawyer, however, means not only communicating professionally but also conducting oneself ethically. In addition to providing sustained and intensive instruction on legal research and writing, this course introduces students to many facets of professionalism and to the skills necessary to make ethical and professional choices.

Description: Introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure. Emphasis on pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including pleading, enforcement of judgements, motion practice, appellate review, and the effects of res judicata and collateral estoppel.

Description: Introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure. Emphasis on pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including pleading, enforcement of judgements, motion practice, appellate review, and the effects of res judicata and collateral estoppel.

Description: Prepare for legal practice in a global legal environment, including an understanding of how to handle the treaty and foreign law issues that can arise in the practice of virtually every area of law. The sources of international law and the relationship of international law (particularly treaties) to the U.S. legal system. An overview of conflict of law rules, a survey of differences in the major legal systems of the world, and comparative examination of how foreign legal systems regulate other areas of law studied in the first year, such as torts, contracts, property, and civil procedure.

Description: Prepare for legal practice in a global legal environment, including an understanding of how to handle the treaty and foreign law issues that can arise in the practice of virtually every area of law. The sources of international law and the relationship of international law (particularly treaties) to the U.S. legal system. An overview of conflict of law rules, a survey of differences in the major legal systems of the world, and comparative examination of how foreign legal systems regulate other areas of law studied in the first year, such as torts, contracts, property, and civil procedure.

Description: The United States was founded on the promise "that all men are created equal." The State of Nebraska promises "equality before the law." Focus will be on the law's promises and its successes and failures in fulfilling those promises for all Americans - the rich and poor, young and old, regardless of race, gender, culture, religion, or other attribute - across time. As well as discuss the major eras of legal change throughout United States history and examine legal changes across each era, analyzing constitutional doctrine, statutes, regulations, and other sources of law. Studies will be anchored in promises of equality, as well as the Founders' commitment to an ever-more perfect Union, and the role of the law and lawyers in upholding and advancing these goals.

Description: The United States was founded on the promise "that all men are created equal." The State of Nebraska promises "equality before the law." Focus will be on the law's promises and its successes and failures in fulfilling those promises for all Americans - the rich and poor, young and old, regardless of race, gender, culture, religion, or other attribute - across time. As well as discuss the major eras of legal change throughout United States history and examine legal changes across each era, analyzing constitutional doctrine, statutes, regulations, and other sources of law. Studies will be anchored in promises of equality, as well as the Founders' commitment to an ever-more perfect Union, and the role of the law and lawyers in upholding and advancing these goals.

Description: This course will introduce you to trademark, copyright, and entrepreneurship (including social media) for entrepreneurs in general, and also more specifically those engaged in quilting, crafts, art and small hustles, like podcasts, Etsy shops, and other digital spaces. No pre-req is required but previous business and intellectual property courses are encouraged. You will be working to understand real world topics taught in traditional courses, and how we then translate complex legal concepts to our clients and the general public. We will also be working with the International Quilt Museum, which is located on the UNL campus to get a hands-on view of arts and crafts, and also doing a workshop for quilters, artists, crafters and general microentrepreneurs both in person and virtually as part of the course. The thesis is simple: whatever your business, the steps in a digital age are the same, and we'll be exploring those in this course.

Description: This course will introduce you to trademark, copyright, and entrepreneurship (including social media) for entrepreneurs in general, and also more specifically those engaged in quilting, crafts, art and small hustles, like podcasts, Etsy shops, and other digital spaces. No pre-req is required but previous business and intellectual property courses are encouraged. You will be working to understand real world topics taught in traditional courses, and how we then translate complex legal concepts to our clients and the general public. We will also be working with the International Quilt Museum, which is located on the UNL campus to get a hands-on view of arts and crafts, and also doing a workshop for quilters, artists, crafters and general microentrepreneurs both in person and virtually as part of the course. The thesis is simple: whatever your business, the steps in a digital age are the same, and we'll be exploring those in this course.

Description: Simulated skills-based course focused on the lifecycle of patent-protected innovation (i.e., pre-patent strategy, patent searching, patent preparation and prosecution, post allowance activities, and general portfolio management). Interact with real or simulated inventors and examiners. Provide an understanding of the nature and operation of patents, hands on experience with patent searching, drafting and prosecution, and an understanding of the strategic use of patents.

Description: Simulated skills-based course focused on the lifecycle of patent-protected innovation (i.e., pre-patent strategy, patent searching, patent preparation and prosecution, post allowance activities, and general portfolio management). Interact with real or simulated inventors and examiners. Provide an understanding of the nature and operation of patents, hands on experience with patent searching, drafting and prosecution, and an understanding of the strategic use of patents.

Description: The USPTO Patent Application Drafting Competition involves teams of 3-4 individuals role playing as patent attorneys to draft a patent application to protect a hypothetical invention put forth by a hypothetical inventor. During the competition, teams will receive a hypothetical invention statement for which they will search the prior art, prepare a specification, draft claims, and present their reasoning for patentability before a panel of judges comprised of patent examiners, practitioners, and other members of the intellectual property (IP) community. The invention statement will be released to the competing teams in late fall. The virtual regional rounds will be held in early spring. The winner from each regional round will be invited to compete in the national finals before a panel of senior USPTO officials and other esteemed judges at the USPTO headquarters.

Description: This seminar focuses on business decisionmaking, including the roles of market regulation and private ordering on how shareholders, boards, executives, and outside professionals interact. We will read and discuss scholarship on core and current topics in this area, including theories of the corporation, governance, small business financing, and the like. Students will select paper topics within the broad area of corporate governance-including business transactions or litigation, corporate finance, or securities law-whether or not listed above. After initial readings, we will meet in groups to workshop student ideas for seminar papers.

Description: This seminar focuses on business decisionmaking, including the roles of market regulation and private ordering on how shareholders, boards, executives, and outside professionals interact. We will read and discuss scholarship on core and current topics in this area, including theories of the corporation, governance, small business financing, and the like. Students will select paper topics within the broad area of corporate governance-including business transactions or litigation, corporate finance, or securities law-whether or not listed above. After initial readings, we will meet in groups to workshop student ideas for seminar papers.

Description: Introduction to various legal frameworks relating to data- and cybersecurity, such as data breach notification laws regulatory data security requirements such as contained in HIPPA and GLBA, and the patchwork of statute and common law tools available for addressing cybersecurity concerns. Prepares students to interact with professionals in other fields relevant to cybersecurity practice, and broader policy discussions about cybersecurity law and policy.

Description: Introduction to various legal frameworks relating to data- and cybersecurity, such as data breach notification laws regulatory data security requirements such as contained in HIPPA and GLBA, and the patchwork of statute and common law tools available for addressing cybersecurity concerns. Prepares students to interact with professionals in other fields relevant to cybersecurity practice, and broader policy discussions about cybersecurity law and policy.

Description: Family Mediation is a simulation-based class that meets the Nebraska Supreme Court's Office of Dispute Resolution for an approved 30 training hours requirement to be a Parenting Act mediator under the Nebraska Parenting Act. Issues involving family conflict, focusing on mediating and developing Parenting Plans for parents who are divorcing, separating, or in paternity actions.

Description: Family Mediation is a simulation-based class that meets the Nebraska Supreme Court's Office of Dispute Resolution for an approved 30 training hours requirement to be a Parenting Act mediator under the Nebraska Parenting Act. Issues involving family conflict, focusing on mediating and developing Parenting Plans for parents who are divorcing, separating, or in paternity actions.

Description: Focuses on the framework underlying the recent surge in compliance programs and an overview of the relationship between corporate governance, risk and compliance. Identify common features of a compliance program and examine specific regulations affecting corporate compliance, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC investigations, anti-money laundering, data protection, consumer finance, anti-corruption laws (such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and health care. Discuss the role of a compliance officer and the coordination and integration of counsel and other experts, such as accountants. Exploration of ethical considerations of a compliance program, such as privilege and confidentiality and the role of legal counsel versus the compliance officer, and will emphasize building a culture of compliance in an organization.

Description: Focuses on the framework underlying the recent surge in compliance programs and an overview of the relationship between corporate governance, risk and compliance. Identify common features of a compliance program and examine specific regulations affecting corporate compliance, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC investigations, anti-money laundering, data protection, consumer finance, anti-corruption laws (such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and health care. Discuss the role of a compliance officer and the coordination and integration of counsel and other experts, such as accountants. Exploration of ethical considerations of a compliance program, such as privilege and confidentiality and the role of legal counsel versus the compliance officer, and will emphasize building a culture of compliance in an organization.

Description: The Nonprofit Board Field Placement (Externship) Program Course is the classroom component for Nebraska Law students in externships serving on nonprofit boards. In the course students will learn about the role of attorneys on boards and professional skills attorneys need to serve in their community and through non-profit board leadership.

Description: Public Interest Legal Internship. By Invitation Only.

Description: Privacy law, already a field of longstanding attention, has grown significantly in importance in our modern information era. Introduction to the laws and regulations that govern information privacy in the United States and around the world and the struggles of protecting individual privacy in the modern era. Considers the Constitutional, common law, and statutory mechanisms that control access to and use of information about individuals; the broad and often conflicting definitions of and principles behind these mechanisms; from self-regulation to criminal law, from states and localities to international treaty. Evaluation by exam or other written assignments.

Description: Privacy law, already a field of longstanding attention, has grown significantly in importance in our modern information era. Introduction to the laws and regulations that govern information privacy in the United States and around the world and the struggles of protecting individual privacy in the modern era. Considers the Constitutional, common law, and statutory mechanisms that control access to and use of information about individuals; the broad and often conflicting definitions of and principles behind these mechanisms; from self-regulation to criminal law, from states and localities to international treaty. Evaluation by exam or other written assignments.

Description: Addresses the legal concerns and issues facing the rapidly growing subpopulation of older adults. Topics covered in the course will include the legal and social science aspects of: ethical issues related to client legal capacity, health care decision making, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, long-term informal and formal care (including guardianship), financial aspects of aging, ageism, and elder maltreatment.

Description: Addresses the legal concerns and issues facing the rapidly growing subpopulation of older adults. Topics covered in the course will include the legal and social science aspects of: ethical issues related to client legal capacity, health care decision making, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, long-term informal and formal care (including guardianship), financial aspects of aging, ageism, and elder maltreatment.

Description: This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the information and resources needed to establish and operate a law practice. Students will apply business and entrepreneurship concepts to their own strengths, values, and desired practice areas, equipping them with tools to build a successful and sustainable practice. Topics include business ideation; mission, vision, and values; marketing and client acquisition; fee structures and billing methods; insurance; law practice technology; operational matters; and ethics and professionalism. Students are assessed primarily on a comprehensive written business plan and in-class business presentation.

Description: This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the information and resources needed to establish and operate a law practice. Students will apply business and entrepreneurship concepts to their own strengths, values, and desired practice areas, equipping them with tools to build a successful and sustainable practice. Topics include business ideation; mission, vision, and values; marketing and client acquisition; fee structures and billing methods; insurance; law practice technology; operational matters; and ethics and professionalism. Students are assessed primarily on a comprehensive written business plan and in-class business presentation.

Description: Assisting Law professor as a TA

Description: Field placement program expanding a full semester which may only be taken with prior approval and under the direction of the Director of Externships at the College of Law.

Description: Focus primarily on structure - judicial power, legislative power; executive power, justiciability; federalism and state sovereignty; separation of powers. May include discussion of electoral federalism and the 17th Amendment.

Description: Focus primarily on structure - judicial power, legislative power; executive power, justiciability; federalism and state sovereignty; separation of powers. May include discussion of electoral federalism and the 17th Amendment.

Description: Appellate Practice & Procedure. Explores federal and Nebraska appellate practice, including the mechanics and timing of appeals, with an emphasis on written and oral advocacy. Draft appellate briefs, prepare other appeal-related documents and participate in an oral argument.

Description: Appellate Practice & Procedure. Explores federal and Nebraska appellate practice, including the mechanics and timing of appeals, with an emphasis on written and oral advocacy. Draft appellate briefs, prepare other appeal-related documents and participate in an oral argument.

Description: Covers day-to-day challenges faced by attorneys general and their staff; their relationship with Governors, state legislatures and agencies, the federal government and other organizations. Focus on both day to day responsibilities as well as on some of the most controversial legal issues affecting society today.

Description: Covers day-to-day challenges faced by attorneys general and their staff; their relationship with Governors, state legislatures and agencies, the federal government and other organizations. Focus on both day to day responsibilities as well as on some of the most controversial legal issues affecting society today.

Description: Lawyers are often called upon to be storytellers, teachers, oral advocates, and performers. Whether it's in the court room, in the board room, to training sessions, or in classrooms, public speaking is often part of the job. Designed to develop speaking skills in an array of settings with a focus on the core tenants of good public speaking practices.

Description: Focused on the legal and policy issues in digital transactions and the various problems with legal advice for the business owner on a variety of topics, including: choice of business model; protecting digital assets; digital contracts; electronic payments; financing intellectual property and other digital assets, consumer protection.

Description: Focused on the legal and policy issues in digital transactions and the various problems with legal advice for the business owner on a variety of topics, including: choice of business model; protecting digital assets; digital contracts; electronic payments; financing intellectual property and other digital assets, consumer protection.

Description: Examines legal doctrine and policy as it relates to the democratic political process. Focuses on the text of the Constitution and of federal legislation that governs voting and the political process, the decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution and federal statutes, and the federal regulations that impact our democracy. Topics will include: campaign finance, the Voting Rights Act, one person, one vote, racial and partisan gerrymandering, direct democracy, the regulation of political parties, and the Help America Vote Act. Develops an understanding of where the law of our democracy has been, where it is today, and where it might be headed. Grade based on exam.

Description: Examines legal doctrine and policy as it relates to the democratic political process. Focuses on the text of the Constitution and of federal legislation that governs voting and the political process, the decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution and federal statutes, and the federal regulations that impact our democracy. Topics will include: campaign finance, the Voting Rights Act, one person, one vote, racial and partisan gerrymandering, direct democracy, the regulation of political parties, and the Help America Vote Act. Develops an understanding of where the law of our democracy has been, where it is today, and where it might be headed. Grade based on exam.

Description: Historical, political, religious and philosophical roots of international human rights law, its development over the course of the last century and its contemporary role in international affairs. May include: current attempts to strengthen U.N. fact-finding and implementation mechanisms; the relationship between U.N. peacekeeping and peacemaking and international humanitarian law; the activities of regional human rights systems; the effect of the United States' recent signature and ratification of U.N. human rights conventions and the role of such conventions and international human rights law through the criminal process; and military intervention to protect human rights victims, including NATO's intervention in Kosovo.

Description: Historical, political, religious and philosophical roots of international human rights law, its development over the course of the last century and its contemporary role in international affairs. May include: current attempts to strengthen U.N. fact-finding and implementation mechanisms; the relationship between U.N. peacekeeping and peacemaking and international humanitarian law; the activities of regional human rights systems; the effect of the United States' recent signature and ratification of U.N. human rights conventions and the role of such conventions and international human rights law through the criminal process; and military intervention to protect human rights victims, including NATO's intervention in Kosovo.

Description: In-depth study of the construction process as an example of the initiation, administration, and handling of disputes in a relational contract. Topics covered include practice in the art of drafting contracts, analysis of the performance of the contracting parties, and the resolution of disputes between parties.

Description: In-depth study of the construction process as an example of the initiation, administration, and handling of disputes in a relational contract. Topics covered include practice in the art of drafting contracts, analysis of the performance of the contracting parties, and the resolution of disputes between parties.

Description: A selection of substantial income tax, estate tax and other tax-related problems and issues affecting farmers and ranchers.

Description: A selection of substantial income tax, estate tax and other tax-related problems and issues affecting farmers and ranchers.

Description: American constitutional history with a focus on "transformative" moments at which the Constitution and the nature of American politics and government changed. American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, Civil War and Reconstruction, and the New Deal. Exploration of the courts and how they stood on history and original intent when they interpret the Constitution.

Description: American constitutional history with a focus on "transformative" moments at which the Constitution and the nature of American politics and government changed. American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, Civil War and Reconstruction, and the New Deal. Exploration of the courts and how they stood on history and original intent when they interpret the Constitution.

Description: Advanced course in business law, focusing on the law of not-for-profit businesses. Cover doctrine; learn practice concepts relevant to working as lawyers for nonprofit organizations, and advising nonprofit business clients as outside counsel and inside advisers; become familiar with organization, private governance, and public relations of these entities. Expose students to statutes, case law, regulation and nonprofit entity organization documents. Topics include formation and entity choice; the activities nonprofits can and cannot undertake, including commercial, lobbying, and political activities; fiduciary duties and governance in these entities; forms of fundraising; the investment and use of these entities' funds; and related issues.

Description: Advanced course in business law, focusing on the law of not-for-profit businesses. Cover doctrine; learn practice concepts relevant to working as lawyers for nonprofit organizations, and advising nonprofit business clients as outside counsel and inside advisers; become familiar with organization, private governance, and public relations of these entities. Expose students to statutes, case law, regulation and nonprofit entity organization documents. Topics include formation and entity choice; the activities nonprofits can and cannot undertake, including commercial, lobbying, and political activities; fiduciary duties and governance in these entities; forms of fundraising; the investment and use of these entities' funds; and related issues.

Description: Provides an overview of the U.S. federal taxation of operations that occur within business entities, including within corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations. Topics covered will include entity selection and formation, the taxation of income from operations, and liquidating and non-liquidating distributions.

Description: Provides an overview of the U.S. federal taxation of operations that occur within business entities, including within corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations. Topics covered will include entity selection and formation, the taxation of income from operations, and liquidating and non-liquidating distributions.

Description: This course provides students with a substantial opportunity to develop their professional identity as they reflect on and consider who they are, how they will interact with their stakeholders, build consensus, influence outcomes, and lead others in a variety of circumstances in which they will routinely find themselves as lawyers.

Description: History of immigration to the United States, federal authority to regulate immigration, immigrant visas, nonimmigrant visas, deportation, political asylum, citizenship, rights of aliens in the United States, and ethical issues for immigration lawyers.

Description: History of immigration to the United States, federal authority to regulate immigration, immigrant visas, nonimmigrant visas, deportation, political asylum, citizenship, rights of aliens in the United States, and ethical issues for immigration lawyers.

Description: The protection of literary, artistic, musical, and audiovisual works under the laws of copyright and unfair competition. Rights in computer programs, characters, titles, and useful articles. Home recording, photocopying, computer uses/Internet, and public performance.

Description: The protection of literary, artistic, musical, and audiovisual works under the laws of copyright and unfair competition. Rights in computer programs, characters, titles, and useful articles. Home recording, photocopying, computer uses/Internet, and public performance.

Description: Provides an understanding of the payments landscape in the United States by exploring readings related to the nature of money. The balance of the readings, from business and legal sources, will explore (1) the mechanics of a particular payment system, (2) the source (statutory or private) for the rules governing that system, and (3) a focus on how the rules for that system address errors and fraud. Examine legacy systems (debit and credit cards) as well as newer solutions to transfer value.

Description: Provides an understanding of the payments landscape in the United States by exploring readings related to the nature of money. The balance of the readings, from business and legal sources, will explore (1) the mechanics of a particular payment system, (2) the source (statutory or private) for the rules governing that system, and (3) a focus on how the rules for that system address errors and fraud. Examine legacy systems (debit and credit cards) as well as newer solutions to transfer value.

Description: Control of business activities through the federal antitrust laws. Emphasis on monopolies, joint ventures, pricefixing, boycotts, resale price maintenance, exclusive dealing and tying arrangements, territorial restrictions, and mergers.

Description: Control of business activities through the federal antitrust laws. Emphasis on monopolies, joint ventures, pricefixing, boycotts, resale price maintenance, exclusive dealing and tying arrangements, territorial restrictions, and mergers.

Description: Introductory study of the law of confinement in the United States and the rights of incarcerated people. The landscape of incarceration in America, the governing legal framework of the American prison system with respect to people in custody, and the theoretical underpinnings of incarceration policy is examined. Discuss issues of racial, gender, and economic justice; equity; fairness; and power. Analyze and critique the system as it functions in the context of real cases and hypotheticals derived from real cases.

Description: Introductory study of the law of confinement in the United States and the rights of incarcerated people. The landscape of incarceration in America, the governing legal framework of the American prison system with respect to people in custody, and the theoretical underpinnings of incarceration policy is examined. Discuss issues of racial, gender, and economic justice; equity; fairness; and power. Analyze and critique the system as it functions in the context of real cases and hypotheticals derived from real cases.

Description: The family examined as a socio-legal entity with respect to its creation, dissolution, and the problems incident to its continuation, including interspousal rights and duties and the relationship between parents and children.

Description: The family examined as a socio-legal entity with respect to its creation, dissolution, and the problems incident to its continuation, including interspousal rights and duties and the relationship between parents and children.

Description: Basic problems of criminal procedure with emphasis on the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments to the United States Constitution and their impact on the criminal justice system.

Description: Basic problems of criminal procedure with emphasis on the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments to the United States Constitution and their impact on the criminal justice system.

Description: Introduction to the law of business associations. Examines the relationships among the various participants in business entities and, to a lesser extent, the relationships between business entities and outsiders.

Description: Introduction to the law of business associations. Examines the relationships among the various participants in business entities and, to a lesser extent, the relationships between business entities and outsiders.

Description: Origin and growth of the administrative process, the development of administrative law and its impact upon traditional legal institutions, analysis of the types of federal and state administrative tribunals, their powers and functions, and problems of administrative procedure, judicial and other controls upon the administrative process.

Description: Origin and growth of the administrative process, the development of administrative law and its impact upon traditional legal institutions, analysis of the types of federal and state administrative tribunals, their powers and functions, and problems of administrative procedure, judicial and other controls upon the administrative process.

Description: Covers the criminal adjudication process from "bail to jail" -- from the suspect's first appearance in court through sentencing and appeal. Topics include right to counsel, pretrial detention and bail, the charging decision, grand juries, discovery, plea bargaining, the right to a speedy trial, jury rights, proof at trial, sentencing, post-conviction review, and double jeopardy. Designed to complement Criminal Procedure, which focuses on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Material may overlap slightly.

Description: Covers the criminal adjudication process from "bail to jail" -- from the suspect's first appearance in court through sentencing and appeal. Topics include right to counsel, pretrial detention and bail, the charging decision, grand juries, discovery, plea bargaining, the right to a speedy trial, jury rights, proof at trial, sentencing, post-conviction review, and double jeopardy. Designed to complement Criminal Procedure, which focuses on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Material may overlap slightly.

Description: Corporate mergers and acquisitions, including tender offers. The history of corporate acquisitions, their rationales, the legal duties of the officers and directors involved, different ways to structure a corporate acquisition, issues in negotiation and contracting, and securities law issues.

Description: Corporate mergers and acquisitions, including tender offers. The history of corporate acquisitions, their rationales, the legal duties of the officers and directors involved, different ways to structure a corporate acquisition, issues in negotiation and contracting, and securities law issues.

Description: The structure and content of the federal income tax system, focusing on taxation of individuals. Income, deductions, income splitting, capital gains, and tax accounting. Technical proficiency in solving tax problems and an understanding of the tax policy decisions implicit in the technical rules.

Description: The structure and content of the federal income tax system, focusing on taxation of individuals. Income, deductions, income splitting, capital gains, and tax accounting. Technical proficiency in solving tax problems and an understanding of the tax policy decisions implicit in the technical rules.

Description: Intestate succession and related matters, execution of wills, revocation of wills, problems created by the time gap in wills, limitations on the power to devise, construction of wills (mistake and ambiguity), "living wills", durable powers of attorney, health care directives, the elements of trust, formalities in the creation of a trust, the interest of the beneficiary, charitable trusts and problems of trust administration.

Description: Intestate succession and related matters, execution of wills, revocation of wills, problems created by the time gap in wills, limitations on the power to devise, construction of wills (mistake and ambiguity), "living wills", durable powers of attorney, health care directives, the elements of trust, formalities in the creation of a trust, the interest of the beneficiary, charitable trusts and problems of trust administration.

Description: This course is intended to build upon and expand students understanding of international and transnational law garnered in the mandatory 1L course. It first examines applicable law for real-world international and transnational problems faced by governments, businesses, human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations, and even individuals by looking at national (including federal and state), international (including treaty and customary international law), and private (e.g. corporate codes of conduct) rules and how such rules are made and how they interact. It next examines methods of resolving transnational disputes both at the national and international levels and how decisions can be enforced at both the national and international levels. Students learn the US domestic legal system rules and international legal system rules for the two major sources of international law: treaties and customary international law, with a focus on treaties given their greater usage in legal practice. Throughout the course at various points, recent decisions of the US Supreme Court touching on international law matters are critically examined.

Description: This course is intended to build upon and expand students understanding of international and transnational law garnered in the mandatory 1L course. It first examines applicable law for real-world international and transnational problems faced by governments, businesses, human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations, and even individuals by looking at national (including federal and state), international (including treaty and customary international law), and private (e.g. corporate codes of conduct) rules and how such rules are made and how they interact. It next examines methods of resolving transnational disputes both at the national and international levels and how decisions can be enforced at both the national and international levels. Students learn the US domestic legal system rules and international legal system rules for the two major sources of international law: treaties and customary international law, with a focus on treaties given their greater usage in legal practice. Throughout the course at various points, recent decisions of the US Supreme Court touching on international law matters are critically examined.

Description: This course is intended to build upon and expand students understanding of international and transnational law garnered in the mandatory 1L course. It first examines applicable law for real-world international and transnational problems faced by governments, businesses, human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations, and even individuals by looking at national (including federal and state), international (including treaty and customary international law), and private (e.g. corporate codes of conduct) rules and how such rules are made and how they interact. It next examines methods of resolving transnational disputes both at the national and international levels and how decisions can be enforced at both the national and international levels. Students learn the US domestic legal system rules and international legal system rules for the two major sources of international law: treaties and customary international law, with a focus on treaties given their greater usage in legal practice. Throughout the course at various points, recent decisions of the US Supreme Court touching on international law matters are critically examined.

Description: Examines the theoretical and scientific underpinnings of environmental policy as well as specific federal laws designed to control water and air pollution or assign liability for toxic cleanups. Issues are viewed from several perspectives, including those of regulated businesses, environmental activists, and government agencies.

Description: Examines the theoretical and scientific underpinnings of environmental policy as well as specific federal laws designed to control water and air pollution or assign liability for toxic cleanups. Issues are viewed from several perspectives, including those of regulated businesses, environmental activists, and government agencies.

Description: Introduction to Environmental Law. Examines the theoretical and scientific underpinnings of environmental policy as well as specific federal laws designed to control water and air pollution or assign liability for toxic cleanups. Issues are viewed from several perspectives, including those of regulated businesses, environmental activists, and government agencies. No prior experience with environmental issues is required. All scientific and regulatory concepts will be presented in a straightforward, understandable manner. Economic and policy options will be identified and related to legislation.

Description: Legal and constitutional concepts involved in choosing the applicable law when the essential facts of a case are not confined to one state or national sovereignty.

Description: Legal and constitutional concepts involved in choosing the applicable law when the essential facts of a case are not confined to one state or national sovereignty.

Description: Selected topics in tort law. Advanced class in tort law, considering the general legal theory of tort, as well as specific topics not studied in detail during the required first-year torts class. May include tort claims other than the intentional torts, negligence, and products liability--i.e., defamation, nuisance, privacy, abuse of legal process, interference with advantageous relationships, tort claims implied from statutes, the prima facie tort, and others. May also include topics relating to the functioning of tort law in social context--e.g., the efficiency with which tort litigation accomplishes its apparent purpose, alternative legal mechanisms to reduce risk or promote safety, alternative systems of compensating for harms, legislative tort reform initiatives, and others.

Description: Selected topics in tort law. Advanced class in tort law, considering the general legal theory of tort, as well as specific topics not studied in detail during the required first-year torts class. May include tort claims other than the intentional torts, negligence, and products liability--i.e., defamation, nuisance, privacy, abuse of legal process, interference with advantageous relationships, tort claims implied from statutes, the prima facie tort, and others. May also include topics relating to the functioning of tort law in social context--e.g., the efficiency with which tort litigation accomplishes its apparent purpose, alternative legal mechanisms to reduce risk or promote safety, alternative systems of compensating for harms, legislative tort reform initiatives, and others.

Description: Overview of the rights and obligations of an unsecured creditor under state law. Focuses on the rights and obligations of a secured creditor under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Study the relationship between the debtor and the secured creditor and examine the requirements of the taking of a security interest in personal property and the rights of the secured creditor upon default by the debtor. Study of the filing system for perfection of a security interest and the priority rules for resolving conflicts between the secured creditor and a variety of other creditors, including the bankruptcy trustee.

Description: Overview of the rights and obligations of an unsecured creditor under state law. Focuses on the rights and obligations of a secured creditor under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Study the relationship between the debtor and the secured creditor and examine the requirements of the taking of a security interest in personal property and the rights of the secured creditor upon default by the debtor. Study of the filing system for perfection of a security interest and the priority rules for resolving conflicts between the secured creditor and a variety of other creditors, including the bankruptcy trustee.

Description: An overview of the rights and obligations of an unsecured creditor under state law with focus on the rights and obligations of a secured creditor under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Consider relationship between debtor and secured creditor by examining statutory requirements for granting a security interest in personal property and the rights of the secured creditor when the debtor defaults on its obligations. Learn how relationship between debtor and creditor impacts other creditors of the debtor. Study of the filing system used for perfection of security interest and the priority rules for resolving conflicts between the various creditors of a debtor. Learn the fundamental bankruptcy concepts.

Description: An overview of the rights and obligations of an unsecured creditor under state law with focus on the rights and obligations of a secured creditor under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Consider relationship between debtor and secured creditor by examining statutory requirements for granting a security interest in personal property and the rights of the secured creditor when the debtor defaults on its obligations. Learn how relationship between debtor and creditor impacts other creditors of the debtor. Study of the filing system used for perfection of security interest and the priority rules for resolving conflicts between the various creditors of a debtor. Learn the fundamental bankruptcy concepts.

Description: Study of the federal and state statutes and common law doctrines restricting unfair methods of competition in business. Topics include false advertising, trademark law, misappropriation, trade secret law and the right of publicity.

Description: Study of the federal and state statutes and common law doctrines restricting unfair methods of competition in business. Topics include false advertising, trademark law, misappropriation, trade secret law and the right of publicity.

Description: Covers the Federal Rules of Evidence and its application to the courtroom. Uses a problem-based approach and centers around two in-depth case files, which simulate the kind of cases that might appear in any lawyer's office.

Description: Covers the Federal Rules of Evidence and its application to the courtroom. Uses a problem-based approach and centers around two in-depth case files, which simulate the kind of cases that might appear in any lawyer's office.

Description: Analysis of the employment relationship as it has developed outside of the collective bargaining context. The course will cover the history of employment-at-will and modern limits on it, employee free speech and privacy protections, employment references, employee duties and promises, regulation of wages and hours, leave time, unemployment compensation, enforcement of employment rights, and, if time, worker health and safety.

Description: Analysis of the employment relationship as it has developed outside of the collective bargaining context. The course will cover the history of employment-at-will and modern limits on it, employee free speech and privacy protections, employment references, employee duties and promises, regulation of wages and hours, leave time, unemployment compensation, enforcement of employment rights, and, if time, worker health and safety.

Description: Process of planning business transactions that take into account many relevant bodies of law as well as the needs of clients. Learn about the goals and methods of business planning, the role of ethics in providing legal advice, factors that influence the choice of business entity for a venture, legal rules applying to partnerships and limited liability companies ("LLCs"), relevant laws dealing with corporations and securities regulation, laws that pertain to corporate restructurings, and laws applying to the purchase, sale, or merger of corporate businesses.

Description: Process of planning business transactions that take into account many relevant bodies of law as well as the needs of clients. Learn about the goals and methods of business planning, the role of ethics in providing legal advice, factors that influence the choice of business entity for a venture, legal rules applying to partnerships and limited liability companies ("LLCs"), relevant laws dealing with corporations and securities regulation, laws that pertain to corporate restructurings, and laws applying to the purchase, sale, or merger of corporate businesses.

Description: Covers fundamental constitutional liberties enumerated by the First Amendment. These are freedom of speech, as well as the constitutional principles set forth in the First Amendment's command that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." We will spend roughly equal time on the Establishment Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Free Speech Clause. We will particularly consider recent developments increasing constitutional protection of free speech and religious liberty against laws restricting those fundamental rights.

Description: Covers fundamental constitutional liberties enumerated by the First Amendment. These are freedom of speech, as well as the constitutional principles set forth in the First Amendment's command that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." We will spend roughly equal time on the Establishment Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Free Speech Clause. We will particularly consider recent developments increasing constitutional protection of free speech and religious liberty against laws restricting those fundamental rights.

Description: Introduction to the U.S. federal income tax rules that apply to U.S. persons who live or do business abroad, or receive income from foreign sources, and to foreign persons who live or do business in the U.S., or receive income from U.S. sources. Includes a study of the role and effect of U.S. tax treaties. Introduction to the US federal income tax rules that apply to US persons (including corporations, partnerships and individuals) living or doing business abroad or receiving income from foreign sources, and to foreign persons living or doing business in the US or receiving income from US sources. Effect of US tax treaties on these rules.

Description: Introduction to the U.S. federal income tax rules that apply to U.S. persons who live or do business abroad, or receive income from foreign sources, and to foreign persons who live or do business in the U.S., or receive income from U.S. sources. Includes a study of the role and effect of U.S. tax treaties. Introduction to the US federal income tax rules that apply to US persons (including corporations, partnerships and individuals) living or doing business abroad or receiving income from foreign sources, and to foreign persons living or doing business in the US or receiving income from US sources. Effect of US tax treaties on these rules.

Description: This course introduces the relationship between state and federal anti-poverty measures and state and federal tax laws and procedures. Significant emphasis is placed on the substantive anti-poverty measures provided through the federal tax code, including the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit, but attention will also be given to other federal programs, state credits, and structural issues under state and federal law that promote or prevent anti-poverty spending. The class will introduce students to the current design of those programs and to the existing literature evaluating their efficacy and potential reform options. The course will also provide information on free tax-preparation services that are available to low-income clients to help them obtain the assistance to which they are entitled without paying service providers.

Description: This course introduces the relationship between state and federal anti-poverty measures and state and federal tax laws and procedures. Significant emphasis is placed on the substantive anti-poverty measures provided through the federal tax code, including the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit, but attention will also be given to other federal programs, state credits, and structural issues under state and federal law that promote or prevent anti-poverty spending. The class will introduce students to the current design of those programs and to the existing literature evaluating their efficacy and potential reform options. The course will also provide information on free tax-preparation services that are available to low-income clients to help them obtain the assistance to which they are entitled without paying service providers.

Description: Examination of refugee issues in the context of domestic and international political environments. Topics will include asylum reform, gender-based persecution, persecution of lesbians and gays, deficiencies in international and domestic refugee law and firm resettlement of displaced persons. Study of the interplay among political, social, economic, cultural and psychological phenomena as refugees, governments of host countries and international and nongovernmental organizations interact in the context of ongoing crises around the world. Participate in simulations designed to teach practical skills necessary to an asylum and refugee law practice, including working with translators, interviewing and case advocacy. Asylum cases will serve as the foundation for role play exercises.

Description: Examination of refugee issues in the context of domestic and international political environments. Topics will include asylum reform, gender-based persecution, persecution of lesbians and gays, deficiencies in international and domestic refugee law and firm resettlement of displaced persons. Study of the interplay among political, social, economic, cultural and psychological phenomena as refugees, governments of host countries and international and nongovernmental organizations interact in the context of ongoing crises around the world. Participate in simulations designed to teach practical skills necessary to an asylum and refugee law practice, including working with translators, interviewing and case advocacy. Asylum cases will serve as the foundation for role play exercises.

Description: Study of the different legal systems of the world and how they relate to one another. Develop a general understanding of the major foreign legal systems and their impact on U.S. law, lawyers and clients. Substantive topics for comparative study may include torts, contracts, civil procedure, criminal procedure, and the protection of human rights. Participate in group projects aimed at developing practice skills for a transnational and transcultural legal practice. Acquire skills in thinking critically about comparative law and what light it can shed on the American legal system and possible reforms of it

Description: Study of the different legal systems of the world and how they relate to one another. Develop a general understanding of the major foreign legal systems and their impact on U.S. law, lawyers and clients. Substantive topics for comparative study may include torts, contracts, civil procedure, criminal procedure, and the protection of human rights. Participate in group projects aimed at developing practice skills for a transnational and transcultural legal practice. Acquire skills in thinking critically about comparative law and what light it can shed on the American legal system and possible reforms of it

Description: Introduction to major families of legal systems outside the common law orbit. Emphasis is on Western European and Socialist (Marxist) legal systems; others treated less intensively.

Description: Introduction to major families of legal systems outside the common law orbit. Emphasis is on Western European and Socialist (Marxist) legal systems; others treated less intensively.

Description: A study of the law governing the sale and lease of goods with primary emphasis on Article 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code. Among the topics included are: contract formation and modifications; acceptance and rejection of goods; warranties; risk of loss; and remedies for breach of contract, including breach of warranty remedies and some non-UCC remedies in consumer transactions. On selected issues, the Convention on the International Sale of Goods will be examined. Develop contract drafting skills. Enhance ability to read and analyze a statue.

Description: A study of the law governing the sale and lease of goods with primary emphasis on Article 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code. Among the topics included are: contract formation and modifications; acceptance and rejection of goods; warranties; risk of loss; and remedies for breach of contract, including breach of warranty remedies and some non-UCC remedies in consumer transactions. On selected issues, the Convention on the International Sale of Goods will be examined. Develop contract drafting skills. Enhance ability to read and analyze a statue.

Description: Provides an overview of basic banking issues with a focus on the regulatory environment. We will discuss the structure of the financial services industry, including the charter choice, capital structure, and market structure of banks, financial holding companies and the nonbank or fintech firms. We will discuss selected consumer financial products and services related to mortgages, loans and payments with a focus of the consumer protection models utilized by the regulators. Time will also be devoted to the regulation of systemic risk through the regulatory tools for supervision, enforcement and the toolkit for bank failures. The focus is on federal regulation of banking, although there is an opportunity to compare the state regulation of banking during a conversation with local bankers and a Nebraska banking regulator.

Description: Provides an overview of basic banking issues with a focus on the regulatory environment. We will discuss the structure of the financial services industry, including the charter choice, capital structure, and market structure of banks, financial holding companies and the nonbank or fintech firms. We will discuss selected consumer financial products and services related to mortgages, loans and payments with a focus of the consumer protection models utilized by the regulators. Time will also be devoted to the regulation of systemic risk through the regulatory tools for supervision, enforcement and the toolkit for bank failures. The focus is on federal regulation of banking, although there is an opportunity to compare the state regulation of banking during a conversation with local bankers and a Nebraska banking regulator.