Fall 2024 Class Descriptions: Electives
Securities Regulation (LWBC580)
Instructor(s): Stephen Ferruolo
3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Business and Corporate Law (JD), Public Interest Law (JD), LLM in Business and Corporate Law (LLMB), Business and Corporate Law (LLMUS), Business and Corporate Law (MSLS)
Recommended Class(es): Corporations
The Securities Regulation class will include an overview of the capital markets and the underwriting process, the structure and prohibitions of the Securities Act, the registration process, the definitions of security and exempted securities, the private and limited offering exemptions, offerings by underwriters, affiliates and dealers, civil liability under the Securities Act, fraud in connection with a purchase or sale of a Security, and general civil liability provisions.
Note:
This is a required course for the Business and Corporate Law Concentration (JD).
Special Education and Disability (LWFC565)
Instructor(s): Margaret Dalton
2 credit(s), Letter Graded
Requirement(s): Writing
Concentration(s): Children's Rights (JD), Public Interest Law (JD)
This class provides an overview of the major disability laws relating to students in K-12th grade, by focusing on U.S. Supreme Court decisions as well as related laws including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disability Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (504 plans). There is an emphasis on special education law (birth through high school). The course includes lectures and class discussions on current topics in disability law and policy, such as placements, student discipline, procedural safeguards, and legal remedies when disputes arise. Statutory and case law are utilized to assist students in understanding this complex and emerging area of specialization.
This course satisfies the upper-level written work requirement. No prerequisites.