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Constitution and Democracy (CD) (600-906) - 3 Credits(Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I)Democracy is the first principal of the Constitution: Its preamble begins with “We thePeople” and proceeds to set forth “justice,” the need for “domestic tranquility,” and thepromotion of the “general welfare” as its core purposes. The Civil War Amendmentsexpanded the initially limited understanding of the first principal. This course willexplore a range of issues in the light of that expanded first principal and those corepurposes. The struggle for racial justice, gender equality, individual liberty, educationalopportunity – all challenge the promise of democracy contained in the preamble to theConstitution. We will explore issues historically and in depth to try and understandtoday’s challenges to democracy and our Constitution. There will be a paper required forthis course. This course is not eligible for LWIII credit.Constitutional Law I (600-612) - 3 CreditsFirst Year Required CourseThis spring semester course examines the basic structures of the U.S. constitutionalsystem, the historical development of the Supreme Court as an institution, thephilosophical justifications for the exercise of judicial review and judicial authority ofjudges in a democratic society, and the various methods of legal reasoning that arebrought to bear in interpreting the Constitution. Among the topics to be examined arejudicial review, the commerce power and other powers of Congress, separation ofpowers, and economic liberties and redistribution (the contracts and the taking clauses).Constitutional Law II (Prerequisite -Constitutional Law I) (600-621) - 3 CreditsUpper Level Required CourseThis required fall-semester, second-year course examines the constitutional norms ofequal protection and due process with a focus on such issues as racial discrimination, sexdiscrimination, abortion, voting rights, and disproportionate burdens on the poor. Thecourse may also examine some questions of freedom of speech, press, association, and/orreligion.Contemporary Developments in Securities Regulation II (600-744) - 3 Credits(Prerequisites - Securities Regulation I or Broker/Dealer Regulation orCorporations)Securities Regulation II explores all aspects of the U.S. Securities & ExchangeCommission’s (“Commission”) enforcement process, from both the government andprivate practitioner’s perspective, with emphasis on the Commission’s procedures in firstconducting an investigation and then either settling or litigating an enforcement action.Through selected examples of significant enforcement actions, the course will stress theprivate practitioner’s counseling considerations at strategic junctures in the enforcementprocess. The variety of actions available to the Commission, in different venues, and thebreadth of related remedies available in those actions, will be a particular focus, as willthe issues that arise in litigating an enforcement action. Also, this course will includediscussion and analysis of current, cutting-edge issues in securities regulation, litigationRev. August 2012 87
of enforcement actions, developments in self-regulatory organization enforcement, andcriminal prosecutions under the federal securities laws. Finally, this course will providean excellent opportunity to meet and establish relationships with leading privatepractitioners in the securities industry and senior members of the Commission’s staff.Contemporary Problems and Developments in the Law (Seminar) - 3 Credits(Prerequisite - will vary with topic and professor) (600-950 to 956)This seminar will explore selected contemporary problems or developments in the law.Topics will vary, and may be drawn from a wide range of doctrinal areas, including, butnot limited to, torts, property, contracts, civil procedure, criminal law and procedure, andconstitutional law. Topics considered may also include developments that span severaldoctrinal areas, e.g., critical legal studies, critical race theory, law and literature, etc. Theproblems or developments to be considered during a particular semester shall be postedprior to registration so that students will have notice of the course content. The coursesare typically listed as “CD” on the course schedule followed by the title of the course.Some “CD” courses are offered only once and others are offered on a regular basis.“CD” courses that are offered on a regular basis are listed below.♦ Adoption Law: Theory, Policy and Practice♦ Advanced Antitrust Seminar♦ Advanced Topics in Patent Law♦ American Election Law and Policy♦ Criminal Law Enforcement♦ Advanced Entertainment Law♦ Entrepreneurship, Law and Policy♦ Estate Planning♦ Health Law♦ Higher Education and The Law♦ Maryland Law In National Perspective♦ Non-Profit Organizations♦ Products Liability♦ Securities Regulation II♦ Sustainable Development♦ Terrorism and the Law“CD” courses offered once on an irregular basis are listed below.♦ Constitution and Democracy♦ Diversity and the Global Capital Markets (Seminar)♦ Federal Indian Law♦ Genetics and the Law♦ Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds♦ International Environmental Law♦ Law and Bioethics (Seminar)Rev. August 2012 88
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