Federal Courts
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6425
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Constitutional Law
- Type
- Lecture
- Additional Attributes
- LLM NY Bar Exam Qualifier
Section 001 Information
Instructor

Section Description
This course examines the role of the federal courts in the American constitutional system. Specific topics include: congressional power to expand and limit the jurisdiction of Article III courts; constitutional and sub-constitutional doctrines limiting the cases and controversies that may be heard in Article III courts; the relationship between federal and state courts and between federal and state law; the federal courts' power to make "federal common law"; principal means of enforcing federal law against state and federal officers; doctrines of federal and state governmental immunity; and the law of federal habeas corpus (both in the context of post-conviction review and in the context of executive detention).
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2022
- Location
- JGH 104
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Points
- 4
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
- Secondary
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- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None