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Initial Assignments

Spring 2013

First Year Courses:

Administrative Law (1L elective), Professor Ohnesorge:  Read pp. 1-25 of the textbook, Lawson's Federal Administrative Law. 

Business Organizations I, Professor Davis (1L elective):  For the first class, read and be prepared to discuss pp. 1 - 13 of the Klein et al casebook.  For anyone wishing to read ahead, we will be covering the first 200 pages of the casebook in sequence, before then skipping around some.

Contracts II, Prof. Macaulay (1L elective)

International Law, Prof. Huneeus (1L elective):  1. Read the course syllabus and the course description, which can be found on the web site https://learnuw.wisc.edu/
2. In the Janis & Noyes text: pp.1-3; 17-28

Introduction to Criminal Procedure, Section 2 (Prof. Findley):  All course materials are on the Course Moodle.  For the first class, read the introductory materials, pages 1 through 36.

Legal Research and Writing II, Sections 10 and 11, Prof. Baumgartner:  Recommended reading for the first week of class:  Osbeck, Impeccable Research, chapters 1 - 5, skim chs.  8 - 9 (research strategy review for the first brief assignment).

2L and 3L Courses:

Administrative Law, Professor Ohnesorge:  Read pp. 1 - 25 of the textbook, Lawson's Federal Administrative Law.

Business Organizations I, Professor Davis:  For the first class, read and be prepared to discuss pp. 1 - 13 of the Klein et al casebook.  For anyone wishing to read ahead, we will be covering the first 200 pages of the casebook in sequence, before then skipping around some.  

Contracts II, Prof. Macaulay

Globalization of Capital Markets, Professor Davis:  There is no reading assignment for the first class on Tuesday; that session will be devoted to introductory and organizational matters. 

Immigration Law, Prof. Sovern:  Legomsky and Rodriguez, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (Foundation Press: 5th ed. 2009), pages 1-11 and 250-261.

Legal Research and Writing II, Sections 1 through 8:  Required reading:  Wis. Stat. ยง 802.05 (1), (2) (2011-12).  Recommended reading (to prepare for research projects): review chapters 1-5, 8-9 in Mark K. Osbeck, Impeccable Research (2010).

Payments Systems, Prof. Adrian Cohen

Secured Transactions, Prof. Adrian Cohen

Trial Advocacy, Section 1 (Prof. Farnsworth):  Reading assignment:  NITA Problem #1; Notebook ("Trial Notebook" 4th ed. by McElhaney) chapters 3, 5, 21, 26, 72 and 74. 









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