Current Topics in Federal Law

• Semester: Fall 2025
• Course ID: 196V
• Credit Hours: 1
• Unique: 30781

Description

This course meets in person from September 8 - October 20. There will be an assignment given prior to the first class meeting during the week of September 1.

This course will examine current controversies involving the federal government. It will focus on pending litigation that raises novel legal questions or calls settled doctrines into question. Topics will include, among others, deportation and habeas corpus; the First Amendment’s application to universities and law firms; and the President’s ability to remove executive-branch personnel. The course will meet for two hours on Monday afternoons for seven weeks, starting on September 8 and ending in late October. An exam will be administered during the usual class meeting time on Monday, Oct. 27. Grading is pass/fail. One credit.