Federal Courts

LAW 415-01 Federal Courts 3 credits
An examination of the federal judicial system encompassing such topics as allocation of federal judicial power; original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; the Eleventh Amendment; suits in federal court against state officials; restrictions on federal judicial power; Supreme Court review of state court decisions; federal adjudication of state-created rights; federal question jurisdiction and federal common law.

 

Foundational:

Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure

Supporting:

Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections       
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure

*courses not offered every year