January 2013
    Law No.: LAW7704
    Sched. No.: 113110068

Judicial Philosophy in Theory and Practice (SC)
Section 1
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Bevier, Lillian R.
Thapar, Amul R.



Administrative Information:
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Days, Times (Room):MTWR, 0900-1200 (WB129)
Credits:1Type:J-term
Capacity:15 **This information is current as of 05/23/2013 06:18:36 AM**
Current Enrollment:10 **This information is current as of 05/23/2013 06:18:36 AM**

Course Description:

This January term course meets Monday-Thursday, January 14-17.

NOTE: One additional class session, at which attendance will be optional, will be scheduled for an evening during the week. The class will meet for dinner at Professor BeVier’s home.

This short course will attempt to discern both the normative case and some of the appropriate occasions for judges to defer either to the letter of the law or to the decisions of other branches of government. It will focus principally on the appropriate parameters of decision-making by federal judges at all levels. Among the subject matters to be discussed are statutory and constitutional interpretation, the sources of law and information available to judges, and the ability of judges—especially at the Supreme Court level—to anticipate the future. Among the cases to be considered are National Federation of Independent Business v. Sibellius and Arizona v. United States.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Attendance at all class sessions is required, except for the optional evening session. Enrolled students who do not attend the first class session will be dropped. Students seeking to enroll in this short course must attend the first class session.
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with: Judicial Decision-Making: Judicial Modesty (SC)
COURSE REQUIREMENT: Paper and class participation

Mutually Exclusive with: Judicial Decision-Making: Judicial Modesty (SC)