LAWS 8830 Supreme Court Experience
In this seminar, students will study in depth a number of the important cases of the current Supreme Court Term. All students will be responsible for reading the pertinent briefs and relevant background materials. Each student will also be required to perform a moot argument on at least one case, and class time will be dedicated to these moot arguments as well as to free form discussions. Finally, each student will be required to draft an opinion in at least one of the cases discussed.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 4
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Annually
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- LAWS2125 or Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.94 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.85 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Harold Greenfield | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 11 of 11 |
| Fall 2024 | Harold Greenfield | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Fall 2023 | Harold Greenfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Harold Greenfield | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 11 |
| Spring 2022 | Harold Greenfield | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 10+ hrs/week | 7 of 11 |