Course Schedule
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Health Law
- MON, WED 12:00 – 1:15 pm ONLINE
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 364E
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom.
This is a survey course covering legal issues in health care delivery, health insurance financing, and the responsibilities of health care professionals to patients. Students will be introduced to the legal and policy considerations that have shaped the relationships between providers (physicians and hospitals), payers (public and private), and patients and how different areas of law have developed when applied to the healthcare industry. We will consider implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ongoing reform efforts for healthcare law and policy. In addition to presenting essential material for those intending to represent health care providers and payers, serve as health care regulators and policymakers, or advocate on behalf of individuals, the course offers students of all backgrounds an introduction to the legal governance of one-sixth of the U.S. economy.
Health Law and Policy
- W. Sage
- MON, WED 11:50 am – 1:05 pm TNH 2.123
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 395E
- Cross-listed with:
- Other school
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
Same as LAW 364E, Health Law.
Health care represents approximately one-sixth of the American economy, as skilled personnel provide life-saving services using advanced technology. But the fairness and efficiency of the health care system remain controversial. Enacted a century after universal health coverage was first proposed in the United States, the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) intensified public policy debate rather than resolving it. After years of sustained opposition, the Republican party now seeks to “repeal” and “replace” Obamacare after its victory in the 2016 national elections. But why? And how?
This course considers some of the toughest problems in current health law and policy. Which countries have the best health care systems, and why? What roles should government play in health care, and what roles should it avoid? Does the U.S. make too many social problems into medical ones, or too few? What is the best way to support the cost of care for those who are too sick or too poor to afford it themselves? How can we spend less on health care and get more for our money? To what degree should the future health care system be controlled by physicians? How can individuals and communities become healthier? How can racial disparities in health care and health be reduced? How can the health care system best serve an aging population? What policies would most effectively further innovation? Finally, how has law defined these problems and how can legal change facilitate their solution?
Health Law and Policy
- W. Sage
- MON, WED 12:00 – 1:21 pm ONLINE
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 379M
- Cross-listed with:
- Other school
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This course will be taught entirely online via Zoom.
Health care represents approximately one-sixth of the American economy, as skilled personnel provide life-saving services using advanced technology. But the fairness and efficiency of the health care system remain controversial. Enacted a century after universal health coverage was first proposed in the United States, the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) intensified public policy debate rather than resolving it. After years of sustained opposition, the Republican party now seeks to “repeal” and “replace” Obamacare after its victory in the 2016 national elections. But why? And how?
This course considers some of the toughest problems in current health law and policy. Which countries have the best health care systems, and why? What roles should government play in health care, and what roles should it avoid? Does the U.S. make too many social problems into medical ones, or too few? What is the best way to support the cost of care for those who are too sick or too poor to afford it themselves? How can we spend less on health care and get more for our money? To what degree should the future health care system be controlled by physicians? How can individuals and communities become healthier? How can racial disparities in health care and health be reduced? How can the health care system best serve an aging population? What policies would most effectively further innovation? Finally, how has law defined these problems and how can legal change facilitate their solution?
Health and Global Security
- J. Angel
- MON 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SRH 3.312
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 389V
- Cross-listed with:
- Public Affairs
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Description
This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School.
In this course we will examine the nature of disease and its impact on developing and developed societies. We examine the potential security threats posed by diseases like COVID 19 and investigate how nations respond to those threats. We will review the demographic, economic, political, and social costs of illness for individuals across the life course, institutions, governments, nations, and the world as a whole. We will learn how disease spreads and how organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other national and multilateral organizations respond to diseases that do not respect national borders. The class will follow a fairly standard seminar format and consist of readings with group discussion and presentations related to specific areas of health and global security.
Health and Global Security
- J. Angel
- MON 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SRH 3.212
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 389V
- Cross-listed with:
- Public Affairs
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Description
This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School.
In this course we will examine the nature of disease and its impact on developing and developed societies. We examine the potential security threats posed by diseases like COVID 19 and investigate how nations respond to those threats. We will review the demographic, economic, political, and social costs of illness for individuals across the life course, institutions, governments, nations, and the world as a whole. We will learn how disease spreads and how organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other national and multilateral organizations respond to diseases that do not respect national borders. The class will follow a fairly standard seminar format and consist of readings with group discussion and presentations related to specific areas of health and global security.
Health and Global Security
- J. Angel
- MON 9:00 am – 12:00 pm SRH 3.212
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 389V
- Cross-listed with:
- Public Affairs
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Description
This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School.
In this course we will examine the nature of disease and its impact on developing and developed societies. We examine the potential security threats posed by diseases like COVID 19 and investigate how nations respond to those threats. We will review the demographic, economic, political, and social costs of illness for individuals across the life course, institutions, governments, nations, and the world as a whole. We will learn how disease spreads and how organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other national and multilateral organizations respond to diseases that do not respect national borders. The class will follow a fairly standard seminar format and consist of readings with group discussion and presentations related to specific areas of health and global security.
Health and Global Security
- J. Angel
- MON 2:00 – 5:00 pm ONLINE
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 371V
- Cross-listed with:
- Public Affairs
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Description
This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School. This course will be taught online. Contact LBJ if you have questions about how the course will be taught.
This course examines the security challenges posed by disease in different nations and regions of the world. After the Second World war the availability of antibiotics led many to believe that we could develop magic pharmaceutical bullets for all diseases. The introduction of anti-psychotic and anti-depressant treatments in the 1950s promised cures for serious mental and emotional illness. Newer versions of those treatments are constantly being developed. During the 20th Century life expectancy at birth and at older ages increased rapidly in all nations, although significant differences between the developing and developed nations persist.
Although modern medicine has been fabulously successful at treating and even curing acute disease, our initial hope that bacteria, viruses, and fungi could be completely defeated today seems naive. COVID-19 is only the most recent reminder that we cannot become complacent. Other disease such as Ebola, Marburg, Chikungunya virus, West Nile, and Hanta viruses are only a few of the diseases with high mortality rates that plague Humanity. Each year we are introduced to new viruses that arise from animal reservoirs. Although antibiotics led us to become confident that we could defeat bacterial illnesses, drug resistant strains of old killers pose major risks to humanity. The scourges of Tuberculosis, syphilis, and other killers threaten the lives of millions of people.
The fear of disease has plagued humanity since the beginning. The Black Death destroyed huge fractions of the nations of Europe on several occasions. Disease has often changed the course of human history. The Spaniard’s conquest of Mexico in the 16th Century resulted largely from the fact that they introduced smallpox into a population without immunity. The Aztec population and empire were largely decimated.
In this course we will examine the nature of disease and its impact on developing and developed societies. In a highly urbanized and globalized world diseases that originate in one locality can within weeks and months become global pandemics. Pandemics, such as COVID 19, pose serious threats to local and national economies, and can exacerbate existing conflicts among different groups. Illness, then, represents as serious a potential threat to our personal, family, community, and national security as weapons of mass destruction.
In this class we will examine the potential security threats posed by diseases like COVID 19 and investigate how nations respond to those threats. We will review the economic, political, and social costs of illness for individuals, institutions, governments, nations, and the world as a whole. We will become amateur epidemiologists and learn how disease spreads and how organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other national and multilateral organizations respond to diseases that do not respect national borders.
Assignments include a policy issue project (40%), case study analyses (20%), and briefings (20%). Attendance and participation are integral parts of the course and will count towards the final grade (20%).
REQUIRED READINGS TO BE ASSIGNED
Higher Education and the Law
- MON, TUE, WED 10:30 – 11:20 am TNH 3.129
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 394E-1
Registration Information
- 1L and upperclass elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
Same as LAW 355L, Higher Education and the Law.
This course will treat selected topics in higher education and law. A recurring issue throughout the course will be the extent to which legal doctrines should be modified, if at all, in light of the arguably unique characteristics of colleges and universities. The course should therefore be valuable not just for students with particular interests in higher education and the law; it should also provide an opportunity for detailed study of various aspects of free speech, due process, affirmative action, and employment discrimination. The course will address the First Amendment rights of faculty and students, the relationship between free speech and academic freedom, campus regulations prohibiting “offensive” speech, affirmative action in higher education, tenure, contractual analysis of academic rights, employment discrimination in higher education, and “institutional” academic freedom.
Higher Education and the Law: From Academic Freedom to Affirmative Action
- MON, TUE, WED 10:30 – 11:20 am JON 5.257
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 394E-1
Registration Information
- 1L and upperclass elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This course will treat selected topics in higher education and law. A recurring issue throughout the course will be the extent to which legal doctrines should be modified, if at all, in light of the arguably unique characteristics of colleges and universities. The course should therefore be valuable not just for students with particular interests in higher education and the law; it should also provide an opportunity for detailed study of various aspects of free speech, due process, affirmative action, and employment discrimination. The course will address the First Amendment rights of faculty and students, the relationship between free speech and academic freedom, campus regulations prohibiting “offensive” speech, affirmative action in higher education, tenure, contractual analysis of academic rights, employment discrimination in higher education, and “institutional” academic freedom.
History and Design of Movement Lawyering
- MON, TUE 9:50 – 11:40 am CCJ 3.306
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 496W
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Prof. keeps own waitlist
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
Students will dissect the strategy of Brown v Board and other successful and unsuccessful movement cases. These will serve as guides as students work in groups to prepare their own movement litigation. This class will combine research, experiential learning and problem solving. Ideal student groups will have representative knowledge of advocacy, procedure, administrative and legislative practice. Students will argue and defend their pleadings and other strategies throughout the semester.
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 391E
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
I-35 and the Future of Austin: A Workshop
- THU 3:45 – 5:45 pm TNH 3.127
- FRI 1:00 – 4:00 pm TNH 3.127
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 196V
- Short course:
- 2/9/23 — 2/23/23
- Cross-listed with:
- Other school
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Prof. keeps own waitlist
Description
The I-35 corridor has a documented history of incising economic, racial, and social division into Austin’s landscape. Its physical design incorporates infamously dangerous features that threaten the well-being of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists alike. Limited alternative transit options have contributed to adverse traffic conditions along the route, not least, Austin’s segment of the route.
I-35 has been due for a comprehensive overhaul for decades. Planning for Austin’s portion of that overhaul is now underway. Will it correct for past deficiencies and improve Austin’s physical and social trajectory or will it do more harm than good? Translated into legal terms, that tangled nest of issues is in litigation right now.
This Workshop is designed to explore understandings of Austin’s I-35 future pathway through the work of several disciplines on campus, through the citizens’ campaign that has formed up around the I-35 overhaul, through current politics, and through law. Further perspectives will be offered through the experiences of other cities’ efforts to grapple with major highway problems—and the scarred landscapes that, like Austin, these cities have had to confront.
The course will be offered for 1 credit, pass/fail. It will meet for two and a half weeks on Thursdays and Fridays during February. Students, drawn from several academic units on campus, will be expected to participate actively and will give oral reports at the final class. 1L students are encouraged to join the pool of law students and apply.
Immigration
- WED 9:50 – 11:40 am JON 6.207
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 282H
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional basis for regulating immigration, the roles of federal agencies in immigration adjudication, the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, the refugee and asylum processes, and new developments. Students should expect to participate in in-class discussions and exercises. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option.
Immigration
- WED 9:50 – 11:40 am JON 6.257
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 282H
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional basis for regulating immigration, the roles of federal agencies in immigration adjudication, the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, the refugee and asylum processes, and new developments. Students should expect to participate in in-class discussions and exercises. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option.
TEXTBOOKS:
Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States : Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms 2022 * Aleinikoff, T., Martin, David, Motomura, Hiroshi, Fullerton, Maryellen, and Stumpf, Juliet West Academic , edition: 2022 ISBN: 978-1-63659-890-1
Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy * Legomsky, Stephen, Thronson, David, Legomsky, Stephen H., and Thronson, David B. West Academic , edition: 7 ISBN: 978-1-64020-734-9
Immigration
- MON, TUE, WED 10:30 – 11:20 am TNH 3.129
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 382H
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional law aspects of the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, conduct of hearings, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, and new developments. In addition, the refugee and asylum process will be discussed. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option.
Immigration
- MON, TUE, WED 10:30 – 11:20 am TNH 3.125
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 382H
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
Same as LAW 373C, Immigration.
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional law aspects of the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, conduct of hearings, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, and new developments. In addition, the refugee and asylum will be discussed. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option.
- MON, TUE, WED 10:35 – 11:25 am TNH 3.124
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 373C
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
The 27930 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 27931 section of this course, which is identical but web-based.
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional law aspects of the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, conduct of hearings, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, and new developments. In addition, the refugee and asylum will be discussed. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option.
Immigration
- MON, TUE, WED 10:30 – 11:20 am TNH 3.125
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 373C
Registration Information
- 1L and upperclass elective
Description
This is a course in the substantive law regulating immigration to the United States and the regulation of non-citizens in the United States. Topics covered include the constitutional law aspects of the immigration and removal (deportation) process, entry, conduct of hearings, relief from removal, general regulation of non-citizens, and new developments. In addition, the refugee and asylum will be discussed. The final exam will be open book. LLM students will be required to take the exam; there will be no paper option. Prerequisite: Constitutional Law
Indigent Defense
- WED 3:55 – 5:45 pm CCJ 3.306
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 296W
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
America incarcerates people at a rate higher than most countries in the world and those incarcerated are disproportionately low-income and from communities that have been historically neglected and oppressed. Course materials will examine how the socio-economic and racial disparities in the population of people incarcerated in America reflects this country’s history of poverty, slavery, and segregation. The course will cover several theories about the drivers of mass incarceration and the legal and philosophical foundations of public defense.
This course will explore theoretical, philosophical, and practical elements of indigent criminal defense, exploring questions such as: How do criminal justice theory and practice interact? What can an individual lawyer do to further her client's interests within this context? What is the role of the public defender in criminal justice reform? How does a public defender maintain the long view on mass incarceration and socio-economic and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system while advocating for her individual clients? What roles and tools are available, besides line public defense, for future lawyers to fill and utilize in enacting the promise of Gideon?
Weekly reading assignments will explore these topics and students will be required to discuss their reflections during class discussions.
Indigent Defense
- WED 3:55 – 5:45 pm CCJ 3.306
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 296W
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
America incarcerates people at a rate higher than most countries in the world and those incarcerated are disproportionately low-income and from communities that have been historically neglected and oppressed. Course materials will examine how the socio-economic and racial disparities in the population of people incarcerated in America reflects this country’s history of poverty, slavery, and segregation. The course will cover several theories about the drivers of mass incarceration and the legal and philosophical foundations of public defense.
This course will explore theoretical, philosophical, and practical elements of indigent criminal defense, exploring questions such as: How do criminal justice theory and practice interact? What can an individual lawyer do to further her client's interests within this context? What is the role of the public defender in criminal justice reform? How does a public defender maintain the long view on mass incarceration and socio-economic and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system while advocating for her individual clients? What roles and tools are available, besides line public defense, for future lawyers to fill and utilize in enacting the promise of Gideon?
Weekly reading assignments will explore these topics and students will be required to discuss their reflections during class discussions.
Indigent Defense
- K. Davidson
- D. Peterson
- WED 4:30 – 6:30 pm TNH 2.138
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 296W
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Description
Same as LAW 279M, Indigent Defense.
The rights of a person charged by the government with a crime are at the heart of the Bill of Rights, enshrined in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and EighthAmendments. No single “issue” receives more attention in the Bill of Rights than protections afforded someone before they are incarcerated. And yet America incarcerates people at a rate higher than most countries in the world. Course materials will examine how the socio-economic and racial disparities in the population of people incarcerated in America reflects this country’s history of poverty, slavery, and Jim Crow laws and segregation. A public defender stands at this crossroads with her client, and must be prepared to provide zealous representation of her client in this context.
This course will explore both the theoretical and practical elements of indigent criminal defense, exploring questions such as: How do criminal justice theory and practice interact? What can an individual lawyer do to further her client's interests within this context? What is the role of the public defender in criminal justice reform? How does a public defender maintain the long view on mass incarceration and socio-economic and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system while advocating for her individual clients?
Weekly reading assignments will explore these topics, from a variety of perspectives and disciplines, and students will be required to discuss their reflections during class discussions. Students will be provided case studies, where they will be required to analyze and discuss legal and practical strategies for client communications, motions, cross-examinations, and sentencing analysis and mitigation.
- K. Davidson
- D. Peterson
- TUE 4:15 – 6:05 pm TNH 2.138
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 279M
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
The 28025 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 28026 section of this course, which is identical but web-based.
The rights of a person charged by the government with a crime are at the heart of the Bill of Rights, enshrined in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and EighthAmendments. No single “issue” receives more attention in the Bill of Rights than protections afforded someone before they are incarcerated. And yet America incarcerates people at a rate higher than most countries in the world. Course materials will examine how the socio-economic and racial disparities in the population of people incarcerated in America reflects this country’s history of poverty, slavery, and Jim Crow laws and segregation. A public defender stands at this crossroads with her client, and must be prepared to provide zealous representation of her client in this context.
This course will explore both the theoretical and practical elements of indigent criminal defense, exploring questions such as: How do criminal justice theory and practice interact? What can an individual lawyer do to further her client's interests within this context? What is the role of the public defender in criminal justice reform? How does a public defender maintain the long view on mass incarceration and socio-economic and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system while advocating for her individual clients?
Weekly reading assignments will explore these topics, from a variety of perspectives and disciplines, and students will be required to discuss their reflections during class discussions. Students will be provided case studies, where they will be required to analyze and discuss legal and practical strategies for client communications, motions, cross-examinations, and sentencing analysis and mitigation.
Indigent Defense
- K. Davidson
- D. Peterson
- WED 3:45 – 5:35 pm JON 6.207/208
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 279M
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
he rights of a criminal defendant are at the heart of the Bill of Rights, enshrined in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. No single “issue” receives more attention in the Bill of Rights than protections afforded someone before they are incarcerated. And yet America incarcerates people at a rate higher than most countries in the world. Course materials will examine how the socio-economic and racial disparities in the population of people incarcerated in America reflects this country’s history of poverty, slavery, and Jim Crow laws and segregation. A public defender stands at this crossroads with her client, and must be prepared to provide zealous representation of her client in this context.
This course will explore both the theoretical and practical elements of indigent criminal defense, exploring questions such as: How do criminal justice theory and practice interact? What can an individual lawyer do to further her client's interests within this context? What is the role of the public defender in criminal justice reform? How does a public defender maintain the long view on mass incarceration and socio-economic and racial inequalities in the criminal justice system while advocating for her individual clients?
Weekly reading assignments will explore these topics, from a variety of perspectives and disciplines, and students will be required to discuss their reflections during class discussions. Students will be provided case studies, where they will be required to analyze and discuss legal and practical strategies for client communications, motions, cross-examinations, and sentencing analysis and mitigation.
Innovation Law and Policy in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
- TUE, THU 9:05 – 10:20 am TNH 3.127
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 396W
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This course covers the central patent law and regulatory questions raised by biopharmaceutical research and development. It will explore how the mix of public and private funding that supports such research and development and the intricate regulatory structure that surrounds drugs and other products affect innovation in this field. Topics examined include conditions for patentability, FDA regulations, and alternative systems for biopharmaceutical innovation.
Innovation Law and Policy in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
- TUE, WED 2:15 – 3:30 pm JON 6.203
Course Information
- Course ID:
- 379M
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Description
This course covers the central patent law and regulatory questions raised by biopharmaceutical research and development. It will explore how the mix of public and private funding that supports such research and development and the intricate regulatory structure that surrounds drugs and other products affect innovation in this field. Topics examined include conditions for patentability, FDA regulations, and alternative systems for biopharmaceutical innovation.