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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the leading principles and doctrines of United States consitutional law, based primarily upon decisions of the United States Supreme Court.
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3.00 Credits
Covers the Louisiana Civil Code subjects of things, ownership, usufruct, servitude, occupancy, possession, and prescription.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the civil law theory and principles of the law of obligations, with emphasis on conventional obligations.
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3.00 Credits
Pre-Trial and trial procedure, including search and seizure, arrest, preliminary examinations, bail, pre-trial motions, jury trials, and post-verdict proceedings in the trial court. The Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure in basic in this course.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Students will study the procedures governing the trial of criminal cases. The topics covered will include institution of prosecution by indictment or information, trial motions and procedures, verdict, senctencing, appeal, and post-conviction remedies. The right to counsel is also covered. The Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure will be given special attention.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to the fundamentals of legal analysis and writing. The course emphasizes the importance of legal reasoning and analysis in all aspects of the legal practice. Though written exercises involving case briefing, objective memoranda, and exam writing, students learn the basics of legal analysis, while also learning how to conform to ethical standards in writing, to organize their thoughts, and to express those thoughts clearly in writing. Students confer individually with their professors for individualized assessment of written work and learn to edit and rewrite drafts of their own work. Students spend one hour per week in a lab where they practice spontaneous analysis and writing and learn correct citation form.
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2.00 Credits
A continuation of Legal Analysis & Writing 1. While teaching legal analysis and clear and effective writing remains the basic goal, students shift from objective to persuasive writing and oral advocacy. Students learn to incorporate the skills learned in Legal Analysis & Writing 1 and Legal Research into preparing persuasive documents such as letters and pretrial memoranda and hone oral advocacy skills in a mock trial court argument. Students spend one hour per week in a lab where they practice spontaneous analysis and persuasive writing and learn advanced citation form.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 Credits
An upper-level writing course that is required to graduate. Students engage in a rigorous writing experience involving writing and appellate brief. Students are taken through the research, analysis, and writing process step-by-step, during which they learn to spot and analyze issues, prepare large and small outlines, to organize their thoughts, and to express those thoughts clearly in writing. Students confer individually with their professors for individualized assessment of written work and learn to edit and rewrite drafts of their own work, after which the students will edit and rewrite the briefs.
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