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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to all aspects of a civil lawsuit, including Jurisdiction, Rules of Procedure, Pleadings, Motions, Discovery, Trial Procedures, and the Appellate Process. Prerequisite: LAW101.
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3.00 Credits
Students become familiar with legal resource materials and how they are researched. Publications discussed include those that report Constitutional Law, Statutory Law, Case Law, Administrative Regulations, and Municipal Law. Further, students are introduced to the American Digest System, Shepard's and Computer-Assisted Legal Research. Research assignments introduce students to the legal research process. Prerequisite: LAW101.
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3.00 Credits
Students become familiar with such family law matters as annulment, legal separation, marriage and dissolution of marriage. Further, students are introduced to the general litigation process that resolves disputes, including post-judgment matters. Other family matters such as adoption, guardianship, domestic violence, actions for custody, and rights to property and support are covered. Prerequisite: LAW101.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn how to apply knowledge gained from course work to the practical work of a law office. Students are required to meet 15 hours per semester in seminar meetings and to work in a law office setting, which could include law firms, corporate law departments, or government agencies, for at least 90 hours. Prerequisites: LAW105, 201, 203, 205.
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3.00 Credits
Students become familiar with the Bankruptcy Code, as amended; the general functions of the Bankruptcy Court; and the power of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. Students are introduced to Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 proceedings and rules. Prerequisite: LAW101; LAW203 is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an in-depth study of the history, development, and application of U.S. Constitutional Law as seen from the perspective of political science and legal studies. Cross listed with PSC303. Prerequisite: LAW101 and PSC101.
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3.00 Credits
This is a trailblazing course on e-commerce and the legal issues this activity has created. Among the topics covered are an overview of e-commerce; jurisdiction; copyrights; trademarks; privacy; obscenity; defamation; online contracts; and Internet taxation.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to the substantive law of business entities including sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, and corporations. Subjects covered include the application of substantive law to incorporation procedure, partnership agreements, general corporation maintenance, corporate capitalization, financing and corporate changes such as mergers, amendments, dissolutions. Prerequisite: LAW101. BUS204 is strongly recommended.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introductory course on the law of Intellectual Property. Among the topics covered are freedom of speech on the Web, ISP responsibilities, infringement, trademark issues on the Web, privacy and the Internet, copyright piracy and international trade issues, and new developments in trade secret law.
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3.00 Credits
This is a web-supported course that examines the developing concept of e-government. Students become familiar with the methods used by state and federal government to regulate business by means of government websites. Assessment is based on a student generated portfolio. Cross listed with BUS325.
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