| (1 cr.) This year's Symposium will focus on seven of the
major cases to be decided by the U.S. Supreme
Court this year. We plan to devote two classes
for each of our seven cases. At the first class
for each case, the professors will lecture about
the case's factual/legal background and why it's
of significance to warrant Supreme Court review.
(On occasion we may have appearances from guests
who are involved as party or amicus counsel to the
real case.) At the second class for each case,
students will present moot-court-style oral
argument (based on the briefs submitted by the
real parties to the case). All students are
required to attend every class, to read the briefs
and related materials for each case, to prepare
and present an oral argument (10-15 minutes) for
one of the seven cases, and to act as justices
with prepared questions for the oral arguments
presented by other students for other cases. This
course is suggested for students with an interest
in how the Supreme Court works and in appellate
practice in general.
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