Taught by Texas Solicitor General William Peterson. This course will only meet in person on the following dates: September 25, October 2, November 6, and November 13.
Texas Solicitor General William Peterson will teach this course on error preservation, which is central to appellate practice. The Supreme Court instructs, “[W]e are a court of review, not of first view.” Why should appellate courts be courts of review? How does that principle serve the legal system as a whole? To what extent do state and federal rules of preservation contribute to Rule 1’s goal of “just, speedy, and inexpensive determination[s]”? The course will cover these issues from doctrinal and theoretical perspectives and will include several guest speakers.
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Peterson, William R. 