Academics

Class Schedules

Fall 2009

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Course Number Course Title Credit Hours Instructor Meeting Day/Time Room Blackboard Site Email List
100A.01 Dean's Lecture Series

This course is for 1L students only. REQUIRED.
0 David F. Levi,
John C. Weistart
TBA TBA Site
110.02 Civil Procedure

1L Small Sections 2 & 3
4.5 Guy-Uriel Charles M-F 11:05 - 12:05 pm (Fri m/u) 3037 Site civilpro-110-02-fa09
110.03 Civil Procedure

1L Small Section 6
4.5 Michael E. Tigar M 3-4:21 Room 3043, W/Th 3-4:21 pm Room 3037 variable Site civilpro-110-03-fa09
120.01 Constitutional Law

1L Small Sections 3 & 4
4.5 Ernest A. Young M-F 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Fri m/u) 4047 Site CONLAW-120-01-FA09
120.02 Constitutional Law

1L Small Section 5
4.5 Joseph Blocher M-F 8:45 - 9:45 am 4055 Site CONLAW-120-02-FA09
130.02 Contracts

1L Small Sections 2 & 5
4.5 Jerome H. Reichman M/Tu/W 1:30 - 2:51 pm 3043 Site CONTRACTS-130-02-FA09
130.03 Contracts

1L Small Section 3
4.5 Paul H. Haagen M-F 8:45 - 9:45 am (Fri m/u) 4042 Site CONTRACTS-130-03-FA09
130.04 Contracts

1L Small Sections 4 & 6
4.5 Barak D. Richman M-F 8:25 - 9:46 am (Fri m/u) 4047 Site CONTRACTS-130-04-FA09
140.01 Criminal Law

1L Small Sections 1 & 5
4.5 Samuel W. Buell M-F 11:05 - 12:05 pm (Fri m/u) 3041 Site CRIMLAW-140-01-FA09
160A.01 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Diane Dimond,
Amy Taylor
M/Th 9:55 - 10:55 am 4055 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-01-FA09
160A.02 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Lauren Collins,
Hans Christian Linnartz
M/Th 9:55 - 10:55 am 4042 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-02-FA09
160A.03 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Jeremy Mullem,
Molly Brownfield
M/Th 9:55 - 10:55 am 4047 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-03-FA09
160A.04 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Allison G. Kort,
Laura M. Scott
Tu/ F 9:55 - 10:55 am 4047 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-04-FA09
160A.05 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Jo Ann Ragazzo,
Katherine Topulos
Tu/F 9:55 - 10:55 am 4042 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-05-FA09
160A.06 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Rebecca Rich,
Jennifer L. Behrens
Tu/F 9:55 - 10:55 am 4055 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-06-FA09
160A.07 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing 1.5 Sean E. Andrussier,
Melanie J. Dunshee
Tu/F 9:55 - 10:55 am 3037 Site LEGALANLYRSR-160A-07-FA09
170.01 Property

1L Small Section 2
4.5 Jonathan B. Wiener M-F 3:00 - 4:21 pm (class will meet 3x/week on average). 4045 Site PROPERTY-170-01-FA09
170.02 Property

1L Small Section 4
4.5 Jedediah Purdy M/W 3:00 - 5:00 pm 4047 Site PROPERTY-170-02-FA09
180.01 Torts

1L Small Sections 1 & 6
4.5 Leticia Saucedo M-F 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Fri m/u) 3037 Site TORTS-180-01-FA09
190.01 Distinctive Aspects of U.S. Law 2 Thomas B. Metzloff F 11 - 12:15 pm 3043 Site DISTIASPECUS-190-01-FA09
195.01 Legal Analysis, Research and Writing for International Students 2 Jennifer Maher T/Th 4:10-5:10 pm 4042 Site LEGLANLYRESW-195-03-FA09
195.02 Legal Analysis, Research and Writing for International Students 2 Deborah K. Ross M/W 11:05 - 12:05 pm 4055 Site LEGLANLYRESW-195-03-FA09
195.03 Legal Analysis, Research and Writing for International Students 2 Rima Idzelis T/Th 11:05 - 12:05 pm 4055 Site LEGLANLYRESW-195-03-FA09
195.04 Legal Analysis, Research and Writing for International Students 2 Rima Idzelis Tu/Th 2:35 - 3:35 pm 4042 Site LEGLANLYRESW-195-04-FA09
200.01 Administrative Law 3 Stuart M. Benjamin Tu/Th 3:00 - 4:21 pm 3041 Site ADMINLAW-200-01-FA09
201.01 Legal Writing: Craft & Style 2 Joan Magat Th 1:30 - 3:20 pm 4040 Site LEGALWRITICR-201-01-FA09
210.01 Business Associations 4 Gaurang Mitu Gulati M-Th 8:55-9:55 am 3043 Site BUSASSOC-210-01-FA09
229.01 The Law of State & Local Government 3 Roman J. Hoyos M/Th 10 - 11:21 am 4046 Unavailable LAWSTATELOCA-229-01-FA09
232.01 Employment Discrimination 3 Katharine T. Bartlett T/Th 9:00 - 10:21 am 4045 Site EMPLODISCR-232-01-FA09
235.01 Environmental Law 3 James Salzman T/Th 8:25 - 9:46 am 3037 Site ENVIRLAW-235-01-FA09
238.01 Ethics and the Law of Lawyering

2-credit section
2 Kathryn Webb Bradley T/Th 11:05 - noon 4047 Site ETHICLAWLAWY-238-01-FA09
238.02 Ethics and the Law of Lawyering

*** 3 credit session ***
2 Kathryn Webb Bradley T/Th 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4045 Site ETHICLAWLAWY-238-02-FA09
240.01 European Union Law 3 Samantha Besson M/Tu 3:00 - 4:21 pm 3037 Site EUROUNIONLAW-240-01-FA09
245.01 Evidence 4 Lisa Kern Griffin M-Th 1:30 - 2:42 pm 3041 Site EVIDENCE-245-01-FA09
246.01 Ethics and the Rules of Professional Conduct 1 Alice N. Mine Tu 4:30 - 5:35 pm 4045 Site ETHICRULESPR-246-01-FA09
246.02 Ethics and the Rules of Professional Conduct 1 S. Hannah Demeritt Th 4:30 - 5:40 pm 4045 Site ETHICRULESPR-246-02-FA09
255.01 Federal Income Taxation 4 Lawrence A. Zelenak M/Tu/Th 11:05 - 12:20 pm 3043 Site FEDERINCOMTA-255-01-FA09
267.01 Insurance Law 2 Scott D. Gilbert M 1:30 - 3:20 pm 4172 Site INSURLAW-267-01-FA09
270.01 Intellectual Property 4 James Boyle T/W/Th 3:00 - 4:21 pm 3043 Site INTELPROPE-270-01-FA09
275.01 International Law 3 Madeline Morris M/W 8:25 - 9:46 am 4045 Site INTERLAW-275-01-FA09
285.01 Labor Relations 3 Donald L. Horowitz M/W 11:05 - 12:26 pm 4172 Site LABORRELATLA-285-01-FA09
287.01 Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 4 Steven L. Schwarcz Tu/Th 4:30 - 6:20 pm 3043 Site COMMEBANKRLA-287-01-FA09
291.01 Global Law Workshop: Transnational Regulation of Stolen Art and Cultural Property

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1 Curtis A. Bradley,
Deborah A. DeMott,
Laurence R. Helfer
W 5-7 pm (*see specific dates) 4042 Site GWLTRANSREGS-291-01-FA09
298.01 Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy

*cross-listed with the Nicholas School
2 Stephen E. Roady M 1:15 - 4 pm Perkins 2-071 Unavailable OCEAN09COAST-298-01-FA09
301.01 AIDS and the Law 2 Carolyn McAllaster M 1:00 - 2:50 pm 4042 Site AIDSLAW-301-01-FA09
305.01 Bank Regulation in the Post-Crash Economy 3 Lawrence G. Baxter M/W/F 9:00 - 9:55 am 3041 Site BANKIREGUL-305-01-FA09
309.01 Children and the Law 3 Doriane Lambelet Coleman M/W 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4045 Site CHILDLAW-309-01-FA09
319.01 Essential Analytical Techniques for Lawyers 3 Bill Brown M/W 3:00 - 4:21 pm 3041 Site ESSANALYTECH-319-01-FA09
321.01 Innovation and the Biopharmaceutical Industry 3 Arti K. Rai T/Th 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4044 Site INNOVBIOPHIN-321-01-FA09
325.01 Corporate Finance 3 James D. Cox,
Michael Bradley
M/W 4:30 - 5:51 pm 3043 Site CORPOFINAN-325-01-FA09
329.01 Education Law 2 Jane R. Wettach Tu/Th 1:30 - 2:25 pm 4042 Site EDULAW-329-01-FA09
345.01 Gender & the Law 3 Katharine T. Bartlett T/Th 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4055 Site GENDELAW-345-01-FA09
351.01 American Immigration and Nationality Law 2 Hans Christian Linnartz Tu/W 10:00 - 10:55 am 4172 Site SURVEIMMGRLA-351-01-FA09
359.01 Introduction to Law and Economics 3 Ehud Guttel M/W 10:00 - 11:21 am 4045 Site INTROTOLAW09-359-01-FA09
364.01 Global Health

This is cross-listed with the Sanford Institute and will meet at Sanford.
3 Kathryn Whetten M/W 8:30 - 9:45 am, Th 4:25-5:40 pm Room W25/04 Site GLOBAHEALT-364-01-FA09
371.01 Products Liability 3 Francis McGovern M/Tu 4:30 - 5:51 pm 3037 Site PRODLIABI-371-01-FA09
375.01 International Intellectual Property 3 Jerome H. Reichman M/W 4:30 - 5:51 pm 4045 Site INTLINTELPRO-375-01-FA09
393.01 Trademark Law and Unfair Competition 2 David L. Lange T/Th 11:05 - 12:05 pm 4045 Site TRADELAWUNFA-393-01-FA09
400.01 AIDS Legal Assistance Project

*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*

Course Website
3 Carolyn McAllaster,
Allison Rice
Tu 3:30 - 5:21 pm 4044 Site CLAIDSLEGALA-400-01-FA09
401.01 Advanced AIDS Legal Assistance Project 2 Carolyn McAllaster,
Allison Rice
TBD TBD Unavailable
405.01 Appellate Practice 2 Michael E. Tigar M 4:30 - 6:20 pm 4042 Site CLAPPELPRACT-405-01-FA09
407.01 Appellate Litigation Clinic (Fall) 3 James E. Coleman Jr.,
Sean E. Andrussier
W 6-7:50 pm 4046 Site APPELLITIGCL-407-01-FA09
416.01 Children's Law Clinic

*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*
5 Jane R. Wettach,
Brenda Berlin
W 3:00 - 4:50 pm 4172 Site CHILDSEDUCLA-416-01-FA09
420.01 Trial Practice 3 Thomas K. Maher Tu 6:30p - 10 pm 4049 Site TRIALPRACT-420-01-FA09
427.01 Community Enterprise Law Clinic

*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*
5 Andrew Foster Th 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4172 Site COMMUENTERCL-427-01-FA09
443.01 Environmental Law and Policy Clinic

*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*
4 Ryke Longest,
Michelle Benedict Nowlin
W 10:00 - 11:50 am 4046 Site ENVIRLAW09PO-443-01-FA09
443A.01 Advanced Environmental Law and Policy 2 Ryke Longest,
Michelle Benedict Nowlin
Unavailable
460.01 Negotiation 3 Neil Vidmar Tu 3:00 - 5:45 pm 4055 Site NEGOTIATION-460-01-FA09
460.02 Negotiation 3 Diane Dimond W 3:00 - 5:45 pm 4055 Site NEGOTIATION-460-02-FA09
460.03 Negotiation 3 Robert Beason M 3:00 - 5:45 pm 4055 Site NEGOTIATION-460-03-FA09
460.04 Negotiation 3 Rene Stemple Ellis Th 3:00 - 5:45 pm 4055 Site NEGOTIATION-460-04-FA09
493.01 Wrongful Convictions Clinic

*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*
4 James E. Coleman Jr.,
Theresa Newman,
Kimberly Kisabeth
M/W 3:30 - 5:20 pm 4046 Site WRONGCONVICL-493-01-FA09
500.01 Arbitration: Law and Practice 2 Charles R. Holton Th 6:30-8:30 pm 4046 Site ARBITLAWPRAC-500-01-FA09
503.01 Sources of Environmental Law 2 Jedediah Purdy Tu 4:30-6:20 pm 4046 Site SOURCENVIRLA-503-01-FA09
524.01 Health and Medical Research for Lawyers

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1 Molly Brownfield Tu 10 - 11:55 am 4046 Site HEALTMEDRESF-524-01-FA09
525.01 Corporate Reorganization 2 Jeffrey C. Coyne M 8:00 - 9:50 am 4044 Site CORPOREORG-525-01-FA09
533.01 Rhetoric & Advocacy 2 Jeff Ward W 1:30 - 3:20 3171 Site RHETADVOC-533-01-FA09
537.01 Human Rights Theory 2 Samantha Besson Tu 9:00 - 10:50 am 3171 Site HUMANRIGHTTH-537-01-FA09
538.01 Fixed Income Markets & Quantitative Methods 3 Bill Brown T/Th 1:30 - 2:51pm 3171 Site FIXEDINCMEMR-538-01-FA09
539.01 Ethics in Action 2 Thomas B. Metzloff Th 5:30 - 7:20 pm 4044 Site ETHICINACTIO-539-01-FA09
541.01 Exempt Organizations 3 Richard L. Schmalbeck M/W 1:30 - 2:51 pm 4055 Site EXEMPORGAN-541-01-FA09
542.01 Financial Services: Mutual Funds and Other Asset Managers 2 Marty Lybecker Th 1:00 - 2:50 pm 4046 Site FINANSERVI-542-01-FA09
552.01 The Study of Judicial Behavior 2 David F. Levi,
Gaurang Mitu Gulati,
Jack Knight
Tu 5-7 pm 4044 Site STUDYJUDICBE-552-01-FA09
558.01 U.S. Constitutional Theory 2 Neil S. Siegel,
Ernest A. Young
M 10 am - 12 pm 3171 Site USCONLAW-558-01-FA09
560.01 SEM / Sales and Added Value Tax Law 2 William J. Turnier M 4:30 - 7:00 pm 4044 Site SALESVALUEAD-560-01-FA09
562.01 Sentencing & Punishment 2 Judge James C. Dever III Th 4:30 - 6:20 pm 4047 Site SNTNCPNISH-562-01-FA09
563.01 Jewish Law 2 Martin Golding Tu 5:00 - 7:00 pm 4172 Site JEWISLAW-563-01-FA09
568.01 Justice, Law, and Commerce in Islam

This is a cross-listed course. Cap. of 12 law students
3 Ebrahim Moosa Tu 3:00 - 5:40 pm 4047 Unavailable JUSTILAWCOMM-568-01-FA09
576.01 Story of the Case: Trial Lawyers & Case Theory 3 Michael E. Tigar Tu 3:00 - 6:00 pm 3171 Site TRIALLAWYECA-576-01-FA09
579.01 Mass Torts 2 Jonathan B. Wiener M 4:30 - 6:20 pm 4172 Site MASSTORTS-579-01-FA09
582.01 National Security Law 3 Scott L. Silliman M/Th 7:00 - 9:00 pm 4042 Site NATIOSECURLA-582-01-FA09
604.01 Ad Hoc Seminar

A Brave New World: Topics in Assisted Reproductive Technology

*credits - variable*
3 Kathryn Webb Bradley TBD 3171 Site ADHOCTUTORTO-604-01-FA09
604.02 Ad Hoc Seminar

Wine Law
3 Bill Brown TBD TBD Unavailable ADHOCTUTORTO-604-02-FA09
604.03 Ad Hoc Seminar

Arguments that Formed America
3 Paul H. Haagen TBD TBD Unavailable ADHOCTUTORTO-604-03-FA09
610.01 Exchange Program in International Law 14 --- --- Unavailable
611A.01 Readings in Ethics

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Ethics in the Adversary System
0.5 James E. Coleman Jr.,
David F. Levi
TBD TBD Site READIINETHIC-611A-01-FA09
611A.02 Readings in Ethics

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Legal Ethics on Film
0.5 Neil S. Siegel TBD TBD Unavailable READIINETHIC-611A-02-FA09
611A.03 Readings in Ethics

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Prosecutorial Ethics
0.5 Lisa Kern Griffin TBD TBD Site READIINETHIC-611A-03-FA09
611A.04 Readings in Ethics

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Law, Ethics & Innovations in Science and Medicine
0.5 Doriane Lambelet Coleman,
James E. Coleman Jr.
M 6:30-8:30 pm TBD Unavailable READIINETHIC-611A-04-FA09
611A.05 Readings in Ethics

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Ethics & the Financial Crisis
0.5 Kimberly D. Krawiec T 6:30 - 8:30 pm TBA Site READIINETHIC-611A-05-FA09
611A.06 Readings in Ethics

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The Ethics of Politics and Politicians
0.5 Guy-Uriel Charles TBD TBD Site READIINETHIC-611A-06-FA09
613A.01 Readings

Readings in Happiness, Decisions & the Future
0.5 Jonathan B. Wiener TBD TBD Site READINGS-613A-01-FA09
620.01 International Externship 3 --- --- Unavailable
621.01 Domestic Externship 3 Kathryn Webb Bradley --- --- Unavailable DOMESEXTER-621-01-FA09
623.01 Domestic Externship Paper 3 Kathryn Webb Bradley --- --- Unavailable DOMESEXTERPA-623-01-FA09
624.01 Capstone Project 3 --- --- Site
626.01 Capstone Project Paper 3 --- --- Unavailable
640.00 Independent Study

*** credits: variable ***
3 -- -- Unavailable
641.01 EXTERNSHIP: Federal Public Defender's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina 4 James E. Coleman Jr. Unavailable
642.01 Defending the Federal Criminal Defendant 2 James E. Coleman Jr.,
Lauren Harrell Brennan,
Diana H. Pereira
Th 6:30-8:30 pm 4040 Site DEFFEDERCRIM-642-01-FA09
643.01 PAPER: Federal Public Defender's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina 4 James E. Coleman Jr. Unavailable FEDERDEFENRS-643-01-FA09
653.01 Russian for Legal Studies

This is a cross-listed course
2 Elena Maksimova W 4:25 - 5:30 pm Room 320 (Language Building) Unavailable LEGALBUSRUSS-653-01-FA09
655.01 Spanish for Legal Studies 2 Sebastian Kielmanovich W 7:00 - 9:20 pm 4044 Site SPANIFORLEGA-655-01-FA09
671.01 Duke Law in DC: Federal Regulatory Reform, EXTERNSHIP

9 credits
3 Lawrence G. Baxter,
James D. Cox
Unavailable LAWINDCFEDRE-671-01-FA09
677.01 Duke law in DC: Rethinking Federal Regulation

2-5 credits
0 Lawrence G. Baxter,
James D. Cox
Site LAWINDCRETHI-677-01-FA09
702.01 Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 Francis McGovern M 1:00 - 2:51 pm 4044 Site ALTERDISPURE-702-01-FA09
704.01 Elder Law 2 Marie Grant Lukens Th 4-6 pm 4046 Site ELDERLAW-704-01-FA09
717.01 Comparative Constitutional Design 3 Donald L. Horowitz Tu 1:40 - 4:25 pm 4172 Site COMPCONDESIG-717-01-FA09
724.01 Intellectual Property, Public Domain and Free Speech 3 Jennifer Jenkins M/W 3:00 - 4:21 pm 4044 Site IPPUBDOMAIFR-724-01-FA09
727.01 Current Issues in Constitutional Interpretation

This course will meet Sept. 20 - Sept 26, 2009.
1 Samuel A. Alito TBA 4040 Site CURRISSINCON-727-01-FA09
736.01 Advanced Issues in Children and Family Law 2 Doriane Lambelet Coleman Th 9:00 - 10:48 am 3171 Unavailable ADVISSINCHIL-736-01-FA09
757.01 The Takings Doctrine 2 John F. Hart W 3:30 - 5:20 pm 4040 Site TAKINDOCTR-757-01-FA09
760.01 A Practitioner's Guide to Labor Law and Employment

This is an 8-week fast-track course and will be taught the first half of the semester.
2 Daniel S. Bowling III,
Gray McCalley, Jr.
Th 4-7 pm 3171 Site PRACTGUIDELA-760-01-FA09
773.01 Research Methods in Business Law

*** FAST TRACK: Class meets 1st 9 weeks of semester.***
1 Laura M. Scott W 10-11:25 am *** 4040 Site RSRCHMETHINB-773-01-FA09
776.01 Supreme Court Litigation 2 Donald B. Ayer W 1:00-2:50 pm 4172 Site SUPRECOURTLI-776-01-FA09
785.01 Legal Writing in Civil Practice 2 Jo Ann Ragazzo W 1:30 - 3:20 pm 4040 Site LEGALWRITEIN-785-01-FA09
790.01 Writing for Publication 2 Jeremy Mullem
T 1:30 - 3:20 pm 4046 Site WRITEFORPUBL-790-01-FA09