LAW 748: Civil Rights Litigation - spring

Prerequisite:  24 credits (Core first year) 

A survey of federal legislation protecting individuals against governmental interference with constitutional and statutory rights, which may include those pertaining to life, property, and liberty interests, among others. This course focuses on litigation vehicles available to civil rights attorneys in federal courts, such as 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Administrative Procedure Act, Bivens action, and the Mandamus Act. The course also introduces common defenses in civil rights litigation, such as governmental immunity, justiciability, exhaustion of administrative remedies, and standing. Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court¿s general jurisprudence in civil rights issues is also covered in this course.