Legislation (LAW-821-001)
Bouker
Meets: 07:30 PM - 10:10 PM (M) - Room 101
Enrolled: 17 / Limit: 35
Notices
Class has been CANCELLED for Monday, October 10th.
Description
This course examines issues related to legislation and the legislative process. Judicial interpretation of statutes will be the primary focus of the course, with an emphasis on communication between the courts and the Congress. Many aspects of statutory interpretation will be explored, including various theories of statutory interpretation, the canons of statutory construction, extrinsic sources of statutory meaning, agency interpretation of statutes, and legislative drafting.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Eskridge & Frickey, Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, Third Edition, and other materials that will be distributed to the class.
First Class Readings
Eskridge & Frickey, pp. 1-47. Overview of the course. Story of the Civil Rights Act. How a bill becomes a law. Griggs.
Syllabus
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