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Texas Law
Also known as: University of Texas School of Law
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'Texas Law' is a law school offering a diverse array of doctrinal courses and experiential clinics, primarily for upperclass students, emphasizing practical skills, professional development, and public interest law. It hosts specialized courses such as Animal Law with required textbooks like 'Animal Law: Cases and Materials' Animal Law textbooks, Antitrust covering key U.S. statutes Antitrust course content, Business Associations examining corporate governance post-Enron Business Associations governance, and Civil Procedure introducing federal court processes Civil Procedure ID 580F. Its clinics, often coded 697C or 497C, provide experiential learning credits (4-6 hours) and involve real client representation under supervision, such as the Capital Punishment Clinic where students handle death row cases Capital Punishment Clinic tasks, Children's Rights Clinic serving as attorneys ad litem for abused children supervised by Professors Lori Duke and Leslie Strauch Children's Rights supervisors, and Employment Rights Clinic partnering with Equal Justice Center Employment Rights partnership, Disability Rights clients, and Domestic Violence Clinic with strict time commitments Domestic Violence requirements. These programs connect to external entities like Texas DFPS, Dell Children’s Medical Group, and Texas Education Agency, highlighting Texas Law's role in hands-on legal training tied to state and federal issues. Many courses and clinics have prerequisites, applications, orientations, and pass/fail grading without exams.
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'Texas Law' is a law school offering a diverse array of doctrinal courses and experiential clinics, primarily for upperclass students, emphasizing practical skills, professional development, and public interest law. It hosts specialized courses such as Animal Law with required textbooks like 'Animal Law: Cases and Materials' Animal Law textbooks, Antitrust covering key U.S. statutes Antitrust course content, Business Associations examining corporate governance post-Enron Business Associations governance, and Civil Procedure introducing federal court processes Civil Procedure ID 580F. Its clinics, often coded 697C or 497C, provide experiential learning credits (4-6 hours) and involve real client representation under supervision, such as the Capital Punishment Clinic where students handle death row cases Capital Punishment Clinic tasks, Children's Rights Clinic serving as attorneys ad litem for abused children supervised by Professors Lori Duke and Leslie Strauch Children's Rights supervisors, and Employment Rights Clinic partnering with Equal Justice Center Employment Rights partnership, Disability Rights clients, and Domestic Violence Clinic with strict time commitments Domestic Violence requirements. These programs connect to external entities like Texas DFPS, Dell Children’s Medical Group, and Texas Education Agency, highlighting Texas Law's role in hands-on legal training tied to state and federal issues. Many courses and clinics have prerequisites, applications, orientations, and pass/fail grading without exams.
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Texas Law refers to the University of Texas School of Law, a prominent institution offering advanced legal education through specialized upperclass elective courses and experiential programs. It plays a central role as the host for diverse curricula covering constitutional law variants like 'Const Law II: Amendments 1 & 2' focusing on religion, expression, and arms rights Amendments 1 & 2 course, 'Const Law II: Election Law' on voting and campaign finance Election Law course, and others addressing gun control, hate speech, and jurisprudence Amendments course details. The school emphasizes practical skills in areas like Construction Law with Texas emphasis, criminal procedure satisfying constitutional requirements Criminal Procedure: Investigation, international tax inbound/outbound taxation International Tax coverage, and internships such as Corporate Counsel and Judicial programs requiring 150+ hours uncompensated work in Austin Internship requirements. Many courses use reverse-priority registration, floating mean GPA, take-home exams, or participation grading, often limited enrollment or pass/fail Upperclass electives details. Faculty include David Holmes for public education law David Holmes course and Jeff Rowes from Institute for Justice for constitutional litigation Jeff Rowes teaches, connecting Texas Law to professional networks, courts, and policy issues like cybersecurity and human rights litigation.
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Texas Law serves as a law school offering specialized experiential learning programs and upperclass electives focused on practical legal skills, judicial placements, and interdisciplinary topics. It administers a judicial internship program requiring in-person work at approved courts including the Texas Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, and others, with selections often in spring for fall. Its clinical internship mandates 500 hours of unpaid in-person work, providing 2 experiential credits to upperclass students. Additional programs include the U.S. Army Internship involving faculty like Professor Susan Klein. Texas Law's curriculum features courses like Legal Analysis and Communication (380S), a 1L required offering 3 experiential credits via simulations; Mass Tort Litigation, requiring Civil Procedure and Torts prerequisites and covering disasters like Bhopal; Mergers and Acquisitions (293C), taught by Samer Zabaneh with deal drafting exercises; and mitigation course (396W), cross-listed with Social Work for sentencing advocacy. Other offerings emphasize negotiation, advanced research in AI/Texas/foreign law, and dispute resolution like course 381S by Clay Avery meeting Texas statutory training needs. These connect Texas Law to Texas courts, state agencies, military offices, and interdisciplinary fields.
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Texas Law serves as a law school offering diverse upperclass-only elective courses and seminars across legal topics including transactional negotiation, oil and gas law, privacy, national security, human rights, energy regulation, law and literature, criminal philosophy, financial markets, securities, civil rights, surveillance, tax history, innovation, business associations, and secured credit. Many courses, such as 'Negotiation for Transactional Lawyers' Negotiation course details, 'Oil and Gas' oil and gas overview, and 'Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law' (Course ID 288E) privacy law schedule, provide specialized experiential learning or writing credits with features like floating mean GPA privacy elective status and paper requirements propaganda paper length. Seminars often carry Course ID 397S, focusing on advanced topics like human rights in sports sports human rights issues, energy impacts energy course '397S' focus, Herman Melville and 19th-century law Melville seminar content, financial regulation financial markets structure, and secured credit systems secured credit topics. It connects to external entities via guaranteed seminar admission for interns at the U.S. Attorney's Office or Federal Public Defender internship guarantee and cross-listing, such as 'Gill' (389V) with Public Affairs Gill course details. Grading often includes participation, short papers, and major research papers securities grading, with no strict prerequisites for some like securities regulation no securities prereq.
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Texas Law serves as a prominent law school offering a diverse array of specialized courses, with a notable emphasis on Texas-specific legal topics and practices. It hosts the Texas Property Taxation course, which draws on the Texas Property Tax Code, Texas Constitution, case law, news, and Comptroller Rules. Similarly, the Texas Administrative Law course examines state agency powers and government regulation in Texas, equivalent to LAW 394D. The State Constitutional Law course analyzes state constitutions' design, interpretation, and protections for rights. Texas Law also provides upperclass-only electives like Texas Property Taxation, False Claims Act, and Law of Artificial Intelligence, often using floating mean GPA grading. Broader offerings include Secured Credit focusing on UCC Article 9, Wills and Estates covering Texas Estates Code, White Collar Defense, and courses by professors like Paige Duggins-Clay on children's civil rights. These connect Texas Law to Texas legal codes, federal frameworks, practical skills training, and emerging areas like AI and cybersecurity.
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claimThe 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course (Course ID 380S) at Texas Law is a 1L-only required course that provides 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
referenceThe 'Wills and Estates' course at Texas Law covers donative transfers of property, intestate succession, probate administration of decedents’ estates, execution and revocation of wills, the use of trusts in estate planning, and rules of construction affecting will and trust drafting.
referenceThe International Arbitration course at Texas Law covers major topics including the contractual nature of arbitration, the determination of whether a court or arbitrator decides a case, choice of law, arbitrator selection, the role of international treaties, and the review and enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards.
referenceThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission course at Texas Law covers reactor licensing pathways, environmental reviews, adjudicatory practice, spent fuel management, financial protection and liability under the Price Anderson Act, and federal and state policies affecting current fleet and advanced reactor deployments.
claimThe Texas Property Taxation, The False Claims Act, and The Law of Artificial Intelligence courses at Texas Law are upperclass-only electives that use a floating mean GPA for grading if applicable.
claimStudents enrolled in the Domestic Violence Clinic at Texas Law are prohibited from taking another clinic or internship simultaneously due to the time requirements of the course.
referenceThe mitigation course at Texas Law is designed to teach students the roles and responsibilities of mitigation specialists and sentencing advocates within interdisciplinary defense teams.
claimStudents in the Texas Law 'Corporate Counsel Internship' course analyze legal work through class discussions, presentations, exercises, and real-world case studies, covering topics such as identifying the client, confidentiality, privilege, transaction matters, corporate governance, and effective communication in a business context.
measurementThe Texas Law course 'Const Law II: Amendments 1 & 2' (Course ID 481C) is an upperclass-only elective that meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:05 am to 9:55 am.
referenceThe Texas Law course on Mass Tort Litigation covers mass products liability litigation involving bendectin, DES, silicon breast implants, defective heart valves, and repetitive stress injuries.
claimStudents in the Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law communicate with child clients and families through phone calls, Zoom, and in-person home visits.
referenceThe Civil Procedure course (ID 580F) at Texas Law is a required course for first-year law students (1L) that introduces the civil adjudicative process, primarily in federal courts, covering jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure.
referenceThe Construction Law course (Course ID 285V) at the University of Texas School of Law analyzes theories of liability and defenses in construction dispute resolution, with an emphasis on Texas law, litigation, and arbitration.
claimThe International Human Rights Litigation course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that utilizes a floating mean GPA for grading if applicable.
claimThe Secured Credit course at Texas Law requires students to produce an original research paper.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar 'Unorthodox Business Associations' covers various business entities including law firms, investment funds, banks, insurers, consumer-owned co-ops, public utilities, REITs, MLPs, hybrid for-profit/social good organizations, state-owned enterprises, sovereign wealth funds, tribal corporations, special-purpose governments, and merchant ships.
claimMost courts participating in the Texas Law judicial internship program select interns for the fall semester during the prior spring semester, with some selections occurring as early as March.
claimThe Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law is graded on a pass/fail basis and does not require a paper or examination.
claimThe Domestic Violence Clinic at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective course (ID: 697C) that provides 6 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Civil Procedure course (ID 580F) at Texas Law is an introduction to the civil adjudicative process of federal courts, covering jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure.
claimThe course 'SMNR: Propaganda, Deception & Manipulation in the Technology Era' (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law requires students to write a final paper between 30 and 50 pages long.
claimThe course titled 'Gill' at Texas Law meets Monday through Friday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
referenceThe 'Const Law II: Amendments 1 & 2' course at Texas Law focuses on constitutional interpretation involving the Religion Clauses, the Expression Clauses, and the Right to Bear Arms.
claimThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law selects clients primarily through a medical-legal partnership with the Dell Children’s Medical Group and other state-wide partners.
measurementThe 'Negotiation for Litigation' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that offers 4 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Statutory Interpretation course at Texas Law (Course ID 396W) meets on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:05 am to 9:55 am.
claimStudents in the Texas Law course 381J are expected to demonstrate skills in engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation relevant to developing mitigating evidence in capital or non-capital cases, including document collection, interviewing, and consulting with experts.
referenceThe Texas Law course on Mass Tort Litigation examines mass tort cases involving disasters such as the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Three Mile Island accident, the Hyatt-Regency Skywalk collapse, and the Dupont Plaza Hotel fire.
referenceThe course 'Negotiation for Legislation' at Texas Law utilizes the textbooks 'Getting to Yes' for negotiation concepts and 'The Texas Legislative Handbook' for practical knowledge of the Texas legislative process.
referenceThe 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course (ID 380S) at Texas Law uses law-practice simulation to teach students legal analysis and communication skills, covering legal research, predictive written analysis, oral presentation of research results, effective communication with different audience members, and writing mechanics.
claimClay Avery teaches the Texas Law course '381S', which focuses on the professional skills required for the roles of legal advocate and mediator.
claimThe course 'Law and Economics of Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation' at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that is cross-listed with 'Business, Government, And Society' and does not use a floating mean GPA.
referenceThe Texas Property Taxation course at Texas Law examines public policies behind property tax laws and how these laws are used in business development solicitations by state and local government bodies.
referenceThe "Jurisdiction & Judgments" course at Texas Law focuses on territorial jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, forum selection clauses, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments rendered by the courts of other states and countries.
referenceThe Texas Law course titled '397S' covers the primary energy sources and environmental impacts of national and worldwide energy production, including oil and gas exploration, rare earth minerals, coal-fired generation, solar, wind, and nuclear power.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Business Associations' examines corporate governance in light of the collapse of Enron and other public companies.
referenceThe White Collar Defense and Investigations course at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) is an upperclass-only elective that introduces students to the practice of white collar criminal defense, focusing on government investigations of corporations and individuals for non-violent regulatory or financial offenses.
claimThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law is designated as course ID 697C.
claimThe course taught by Paige Duggins-Clay at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) is an upperclass-only elective that uses a floating mean GPA for grading if applicable.
claimThe Texas Law course on Section 1983 litigation evaluates students based on weekly preparation, active participation in discussions, and the completion of an original research paper.
claimThe Texas Law seminar 'The Direction of Innovation: Law, Capital, and Technological Change' explores how uniform 20-year patent terms may disadvantage long-horizon innovations like cancer prevention, and how venture capital fund structures favor short-term returns over slower, prevention-oriented technologies.
referenceThe course 'The Morality of Capital Punishment' at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) is an upperclass-only elective that uses a floating mean GPA if applicable.
referenceThe 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course at Texas Law uses law-practice simulation to teach legal research, predictive written analysis, oral presentation of research results, effective communication with different audience members, and writing mechanics.
referenceThe course taught by Paige Duggins-Clay at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) utilizes a movement lawyering framework and includes practical skill-building through simulated advocacy exercises, policy analysis, and the development of actionable tools and resources.
claimThe Texas Law course on Mass Tort Litigation requires Civil Procedure and Torts as prerequisites.
procedureThe Domestic Violence Clinic at Texas Law requires students to attend a mandatory extra class session on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a one-hour weekly meeting with a supervising attorney, four hours per week of office hours or phone duty, and an average of eleven hours per week documenting case work.
claimThe Texas Law seminar 'Surveillance, Liberty, and Privacy' (Course ID 397S) is an upperclass-only elective that meets on Mondays from 2:30 pm to 4:20 pm.
referenceThe Texas Law course on Mass Tort Litigation utilizes the textbook 'MASS TORT LITIGATION; CASES AND MATERIALS (3d ed. 2016)' by Linda S. Mullenix, published by West Academic Publishing in 2016.
referenceThe Texas Law course '397S' analyzes the causes, impacts, and resulting policy changes of the 2021 Texas winter storm.
claimThe Texas Law internship course is restricted to upperclass students who have completed the first two semesters of law school.
measurementThe Texas Law 'Corporate Counsel Internship' course (Course ID 497P) is an upperclass-only elective worth 4 hours of experiential learning credit.
measurementThe Texas Law course 'Conflict of Laws' (Course ID 382) is an upperclass-only elective that meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:05 am to 9:55 am.
measurementThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law requires mandatory in-person sessions on Friday, August 28, from 12 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday, August 29, from 9 am to 6 pm.
referenceThe course 'Const Law II: Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law' (Course ID 381C) at Texas Law begins by developing the instructor's position on legitimate and valid legal argument in the United States.
claimThe mitigation course at Texas Law includes students from law, social work, communication, education, psychology, and sociology, who work in diverse groups to produce and present assignments.
claimRegistration for the 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course (ID 380S) at Texas Law is restricted to 1L students.
measurementThe 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course (ID 380S) at Texas Law provides 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
accountStudents in the Texas Law judicial internship program research complex legal questions and draft memoranda, opinions, and orders under the supervision of judges, staff attorneys, and law clerks.
claimThe International Tax course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that requires Federal Income Taxation (93Q) as a prerequisite and uses a floating mean GPA for grading if applicable.
measurementThe Actual Innocence Clinic (ID 697C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 6 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Texas Law clinical internship course requires students to intern in-person at their field placements, and no remote internships are approved.
measurementThe 'Negotiation for Transactional Lawyers' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that offers 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe course 'Const Law II: Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law' (Course ID 381C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and a floating mean GPA for enrollment.
referenceThe criminal justice course at Texas Law explores controversies in the American criminal justice system, including the expansion of police powers resulting from the War on Drugs, racial profiling, no-knock warrants, officer-involved shootings, qualified immunity, the school-to-prison pipeline, sex offender registries, juvenile prosecution, and solitary confinement.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on Herman Melville and the law explores the formal and rhetorical affinities between literary narrative and legal reasoning, specifically focusing on evidentiary uncertainty, interpretive authority, jurisdictional conflict, and the problem of equitable judgment.
claimThe Texas Law course on securities regulation does not require a prior course in securities regulation as a prerequisite.
referenceThe International Tax course at Texas Law examines U.S. income tax laws and policies regarding the taxation of foreign persons' investment or business activities in the United States (inbound) and U.S. persons' direct or indirect investment or business activities in other countries (outbound).
claimThe course 'Const Law II: Election Law' (Course ID 381C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and a floating mean GPA for enrollment.
claimThe Texas Law course '293C' (Mergers and Acquisitions) is an upperclass-only elective taught by Samer Zabaneh that meets Thursdays from 9:50 am to 11:40 am.
claimThe course 'Cutting-Edge Constitutional Litigation from the Trial Court to the Supreme Court' (Course ID 296W) at Texas Law is scheduled for Fridays from 9:50 am to 11:40 am.
measurementStudents in the Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law are expected to average 12-15 hours of clinic work per week, in addition to a weekly class meeting that focuses on substantive law, procedure, ethics, and child welfare policy.
claimThe course 'Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law' (Course ID 288E) at Texas Law meets on Fridays from 9:50 am to 11:40 am.
measurementThe Texas Law clinical internship course provides 2 hours of experiential learning credit.
referenceThe course 'SMNR: Propaganda, Deception & Manipulation in the Technology Era' (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law examines the evolution of information warfare from the 1700s to the present day, including the impact of the First Amendment, Section 230, propaganda campaigns, and algorithmic optimization on social media.
claimThe Texas Law 'Internet Law' course prepares students to understand core legal frameworks governing the Internet and to provide pragmatic advice to technology clients on digital legal issues.
referenceThe course taught by Paige Duggins-Clay at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) examines the legal frameworks shaping the civil rights of children and youth in the United States, focusing on education, juvenile justice, and access to legal advocacy.
claimThe 'Cybersecurity Law & Policy' course (Course ID 389T) at Texas Law is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:05 am to 10:20 am.
claimThe Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation course at Texas Law recommends Business Associations as a prerequisite.
measurementThe final grade for the Venture Transactions course at Texas Law is calculated based on class attendance (10%), two drafting exercises (25% each), and a final exam (40%).
procedureStudents in the Texas Law course '293C' (Mergers and Acquisitions) engage in in-class group practice assignments, such as drafting or 'marking up' transaction documents and preparing issues lists based on a prepared fact pattern.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Texas Administrative Law' (Course ID 296W) is an upperclass-only elective that meets on Thursdays from 3:55 pm to 5:45 pm and uses a floating mean GPA if applicable.
referenceThe Texas Law course 'Texas Administrative Law' is the same as 'LAW 394D, Administrative Law, Texas' and studies how the government regulates citizens and businesses in Texas, including the powers and procedures of state agencies.
referenceThe course 'Criminal Procedure: Investigation' (Course ID 383D) at Texas Law addresses constitutional limits on police investigations, focusing on Fourth Amendment law regarding searches and seizures, and Fifth and Sixth Amendment constraints on police questioning.
measurementThe International Tax course at Texas Law meets on Mondays and Tuesdays from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
claimThe Texas Law course '293C' (Mergers and Acquisitions) introduces students to the dealmaking process, including drafting and negotiating documents for corporate transactions and analyzing key provisions for value maximization and risk allocation.
claimThe Antitrust course at Texas Law studies the development, interpretation, and application of United States antitrust laws, including the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the FTC Act.
referenceThe 'Wills and Estates' course at Texas Law covers community property laws and basic estate tax and gift tax principles, utilizing the Texas Estates Code and Uniform Probate Code in a supplement to the casebook.
procedureIn the Actual Innocence Clinic at Texas Law, students investigate claims of actual innocence by incarcerated inmates, which involves interviewing witnesses, researching forensic science issues, and reviewing trial transcripts and court documents.
measurementStudents in the Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law are expected to devote an average of 10 hours of work per week to their clinical responsibilities during the semester.
claimGrading for the Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law is pass/fail, with no paper or examination required, though an application is necessary for enrollment.
claimThe 'Legal Research, Advanced: Foreign and International Law' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 1 hour of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Texas Law course '381S' is an upperclass-only elective that provides 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
referenceThe 'Legal Research, Advanced (AI and Conventional)' course at Texas Law focuses on resources and methodology for legal research in Texas, covering statutory law, case law, administrative regulations, and secondary practice materials.
procedureThe Texas Law 'Corporate Counsel Internship' course consists of two components: a weekly class and an internship with a corporation or business involving in-house legal services under the supervision of an experienced lawyer.
claimThe course on THC-cannabis and Hemp-cannabis industries at Texas Law explores the tension between federal and state laws regarding cannabis and how this tension impacts farming, manufacturing, distribution, advertising, and banking.
referenceThe Texas Law course on the taxation of outbound activities requires the textbook 'Taxation of International Transactions: Materials, Text, and Problems' (5th ed. 2021) by Robert J. Peroni, Karen Brown, and J. Clifton Fleming, Jr., and 'International Income Taxation—Code & Regulations—Selected Sections' (2023-2024 edition) edited by Robert J. Peroni.
claimThe 'Regulation of Financial Markets' course (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that meets on Thursdays from 4:30 pm to 6:20 pm.
claimThe Employment Rights Clinic at Texas Law represents low-income workers in Texas in legal actions to recover unpaid wages, combat workplace discrimination, and enforce basic employment rights.
claimThe Texas Law negotiations course taught by John Fleming is an experiential learning course that blends law, social science, and ethics to develop practical negotiation skills in a small classroom environment.
claimThe Texas Law course on corporate boards utilizes three instructional formats: lectures by Professor Cunningham regarding board functions and roles, and guest speaker presentations featuring entrepreneurs, senior executives, directors, politicians, non-profit leaders, corporate lawyers, and partners of major accounting firms.
referenceThe Commercial Transactions: Sales course at Texas Law covers Article 2 rules regarding contract formation, modification, termination, the requirement for a writing, implied terms, warranty liability, privity of contract, risk of loss, title, performance, breach, and remedies.
referenceThe Texas Law writing seminar on 42 U.S.C. 1983 covers topics including state-action doctrine, qualified and absolute immunity, municipal liability, damages, and attorneys fees.
claimThe 'Cybersecurity Law & Policy' course at Texas Law is cross-listed with another school and covers legal and policy issues associated with cybersecurity.
referenceThe 'Legal Research, Advanced: Foreign and International Law' course at Texas Law covers public international law, documentation of international organizations (UN, European Union), and the law of specific jurisdictions including Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
claimThe course 'Negotiation for Legislation' at Texas Law is taught by Jorge Ramirez, who serves as the Chief of Staff to the Dean of the Texas Senate.
claimThe Texas Law course titled 'Beyond the Billable Hour: Board Service and Business Development' (Course ID 196V) is an upperclass-only elective scheduled from 9/10/26 to 10/22/26.
referenceThe 'Oil and Gas' course at Texas Law provides an overview of U.S. oil and gas law, covering principles derived from property, contract, administrative, tort, and constitutional law.
measurementThe 'Wills and Estates' course at Texas Law meets Monday through Thursday from 9:05 am to 9:55 am.
claimThe Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law requires students to have taken or be concurrently enrolled in the Capital Punishment course (Law 278R / 378R) as a prerequisite for enrollment.
measurementStudents in the Texas Law judicial internship program must work at the internship placement for at least 150 hours.
claimThe "Jurisdiction & Judgments" course (ID 381D) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10:30 am to 11:20 am.
referenceThe course 'Const Law II: Election Law' (Course ID 381C) at Texas Law examines the law governing politics and elections in the United States, including the right to vote, reapportionment, the Voting Rights Act, gerrymandering, political party rights, campaign finance regulation, and election administration.
referenceThe Texas Law course '397S' examines the legal and administrative structure of Federal and Texas energy and environmental law, including litigation related to the Trump administration's policy changes.
claimInterns enrolled in the internship program at the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas or the Austin Federal Public Defender Service are guaranteed admission to the 'Federal Criminal Prosecution & Defense' seminar at Texas Law if they request it.
referenceThe International Human Rights Litigation course at Texas Law explores the theoretical and practical problems of international human rights litigation, including holding States accountable before regional bodies like the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission and Court, and the African Commission and Court of Human and Peoples Rights, as well as universal mechanisms like the United Nations treaty body and special mechanisms.
claimThe Texas Law internship course requires that the student and the supervising attorney work in person at the placement office, with most of the student's work completed at the placement.
claimStudents in the Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law must obtain an internship with an approved court in Austin, which includes the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Texas Third Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Travis County Probate Court.
referenceThe Texas Law course on Mass Tort Litigation analyzes the evolution of mass tort litigation over a fifty-year period, including the resolution of the NFL Football League Concussion Litigation.
referenceThe course 'Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law' at Texas Law covers privacy principles, risks, and harms within the U.S. legal framework (including federal consumer, financial, and health privacy laws and state laws) and the EU GDPR, while evaluating challenges like biometric data processing, breach response, cross-border data transfers, and artificial intelligence.
referenceThe course 'Criminal Law I' (Course ID 480J) at Texas Law covers the promulgation, interpretation, and administration of substantive laws of crime, including constitutional limitations and relevant philosophical, sociological, and behavioral science materials.
claimThe Capital Punishment course (ID 483F) at Texas Law satisfies the constitutional law II requirement.
claimStudents enrolled in the Texas Law internship course are prohibited from receiving financial compensation for their internship work.
procedureStudents enrolled in the Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law perform tasks including visiting clients on death row, interviewing witnesses, conducting field investigations, drafting motions, appellate briefs, and habeas petitions, and assisting attorneys in preparation for trials, evidentiary hearings, and appellate arguments.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on human rights in sports covers issues including the human rights of athletes, the right to participate in sport, remedies for human rights abuses in global sporting events, and discrimination against women, LGBT people, and persons with disabilities in sports.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar 'Unorthodox Business Associations' is taught by Andrew Granato and focuses on organizational law for business entities whose governance structures do not align with the orthodox corporate form.
referenceThe 'Surveillance, Liberty, and Privacy' seminar at Texas Law examines government surveillance by the U.S. intelligence community, police, and international allies and adversaries, focusing on the interbranch allocation of responsibility and the impact of emerging technologies on the balance between citizen and state.
referenceThe required textbooks for the Animal Law course at Texas Law are 'Animal Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2019)' by Bruce A. Wagman, Sonia S. Waisman, & Pamela D. Frasch, and 'An Immense World' by Ed Yong (2023).
claimStudents in the 'Legal Research, Advanced (AI and Conventional)' course at Texas Law are evaluated based on take-home and in-class research assignments rather than a final exam.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on parentage explores bioethics and philosophical literature regarding why genetic parents are the default legal parents and examines legal developments on de facto parentage and disestablishing paternity.
claimThe refugee law and policy seminar at Texas Law considers the roles of key actors in the refugee protection system, specifically the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
claimThe course on THC-cannabis and Hemp-cannabis industries at Texas Law discusses the legal issues surrounding the creation, growth, and adaptation of state-authorized cannabis industries in the United States.
procedureThe Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law requires an orientation meeting on Friday, August 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
claimThe Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation course at Texas Law does not use a textbook, instead assigning cases, treatises, and articles on a module-by-module basis.
measurementThe 'Negotiation for Legislation' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that offers 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe mitigation course at Texas Law is taught by a combination of lawyers and practicing mitigation specialists, and features guest lectures from leaders in the mitigation field.
claimThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective course.
claimThe Texas Law course titled 'Technical Dimensions of Cybersecurity for Lawyers and Policymakers' (Course ID 390T) is an upperclass-only elective that is cross-listed with another school.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on parentage covers the normative and historical grounding for parental rights and examines conflicts between parental rights, children's rights, and state interests.
claimStudents in the Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law serve as lead student counsellors in formal mediation of complaints before mediators contracted with the Texas Education Agency.
referenceThe capital punishment clinic at Texas Law provides students with the opportunity to assist in the representation of indigent criminal defendants charged with or convicted of capital offenses.
claimStudents in the Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law serve as attorneys ad litem for children who are allegedly abused or neglected in cases brought by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
procedureStudents in the Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law perform tasks including drafting civil complaints, developing expert testimony, mediating cases, and trying cases when necessary.
procedureStudent performance in the International Arbitration course at Texas Law is evaluated based on a final exam and class participation, with a substantial portion of the final grade depending on the latter.
claimThe Texas Law course 381J requires students to critically examine the context of systemic and structural oppression and other relevant social justice issues on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
referenceThe course titled 'The Morality of Capital Punishment' at Texas Law meets on Mondays from 4:30 pm to 6:20 pm.
claimStudents in the Texas Law clinical internship are prohibited from receiving a salary for their internship work, though they may receive a modest stipend for living or travel expenses.
referenceThe Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation course at Texas Law covers major doctrines, strategic considerations, and tactical considerations for litigating disputes between counterparties to merger and acquisition agreements.
claimApproved courts for the Texas Law judicial internship program include the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Texas Third Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Travis County Probate Court.
claimJeff Rowes, a Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice, teaches the 'Cutting-Edge Constitutional Litigation from the Trial Court to the Supreme Court' course at Texas Law.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on Herman Melville examines his work against the institutional, doctrinal, and jurisprudential landscape of nineteenth-century United States law.
referenceThe 'Regulation of Financial Markets' seminar at Texas Law covers the structure and operations of securities, derivatives (swaps), banking, and payment systems, with a specific focus on inhibiting money laundering and terrorist financing.
referenceThe course taught by Paige Duggins-Clay at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) covers topics including the right to education, school discipline and policing, student speech and expression, disability rights, discrimination and harassment, and language access.
claimThe 'Legal Research, Advanced (AI and Conventional)' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 1 hour of experiential learning credit.
referenceThe fourth module of the AI law course at Texas Law focuses on how social media companies use AI for content moderation, including the detection of misinformation and hate speech, and examines regulatory levers like transparency mandates and algorithmic accountability.
claimThe Capital Punishment course (ID 483F) at Texas Law examines jurisprudential and moral issues related to the American system of capital punishment, focusing on the development of law since 1970.
referenceThe third module of the AI law course at Texas Law investigates AI in antitrust contexts, including allegations of price fixing via AI tools and the behavior of AI companies regarding mergers, acquisitions, and monopoly behavior.
claimClass participation is a component of the final grade for the 'Regulation of Financial Markets' course (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law.
procedureThe Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law requires students to take the Capital Punishment course (Law 278R / 378R) either concurrently or previously as a prerequisite for enrollment.
claimThe mitigation course at Texas Law (Course ID 396W) is cross-listed with the Social Work department.
referenceThe 'State Constitutional Law' course at Texas Law examines the design, ratification, and amendment of state constitutions, their interpretation by state officials, and their use in protecting liberty and property rights.
measurementThe short course with ID 196V at Texas Law runs from August 24, 2026, to October 22, 2026, and meets in-person from September 10, 2026, to October 22, 2026.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Business Associations' covers the selection of business forms (partnership, limited partnership, corporation, and limited liability company), as well as the formation, financing, operation, and control of business entities.
referenceThe course 'Const Law II: Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World' (Course ID 481C) at Texas Law addresses interpretive and substantive issues regarding the scope of constitutional provisions, covering topics such as gun control, religion, school prayer, criminal advocacy, pornography, hate speech, and new communications technologies.
procedureThe Texas Law U.S. Army Internship requires interested students to email a cover letter, resume, and transcript to Professor Susan Klein and either Captain Michael Green (for Trial Defense Services) or Lieutenant Scott Goble (for the Prosecutor’s Office).
referenceThe refugee law and policy seminar at Texas Law examines international and domestic refugee law, tracing the development of the U.N. Refugee Convention and the U.S. Refugee Act of 1980.
referenceThe course 'The Morality of Capital Punishment' at Texas Law explores the moral debate surrounding capital punishment historically, cross-culturally, and within the American context, specifically regarding the Eighth Amendment.
claimThe Texas Law course on corporate boards aims to help students understand the nature and scope of corporate boards from the perspective of society and social and economic interests, while exploring methods to prevent publicized corporate governance failures.
referenceThe 'Conflict of Laws' course at Texas Law focuses exclusively on choice of law, covering constitutional limits on state choice of law, rules governing the choice of state law in federal court, and principles determining the extraterritorial effect of federal statutes.
referenceThe second module of the AI law course at Texas Law examines the application of federal and state laws, including Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) statutes and privacy regulations, to address AI-driven consumer harms like biased algorithms.
claimGrading for the Texas Law financial litigation course is based on the student's written work product, which includes claims analysis.
referenceThe Texas Law course on corporate boards focuses on eleven key learning outcomes: the role of corporate boards in a capitalistic economy, the duties of corporate directors, the relationship between the corporation and the board, the effective structure of corporate boards, the importance of legal constraints on director actions, the design and impact of constructive corporate culture, the identification of macro environmental factors, the creation of succession processes for management and the board, the management of corporate crises, the structure and compensation program for executives and directors, and the role of activist investors.
claimThe Texas Law seminar 'Reproductive Justice, Criminal Law, and the Carceral State' is open to law students as well as non-law graduate and professional students with relevant background.
claimA primary objective of the 'Legal Writing, Advanced: Analysis and Process' course at Texas Law is to prepare students to produce professional written work for employment.
measurementStudents enrolled in the Texas Law clinical internship are required to complete 500 hours of internship work.
measurementThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law provides 6 hours of experiential learning credit.
referenceStudents in the AI law course at Texas Law are assessed based on class participation, a midterm investigations memo, and a final exam issue spotter.
measurementThe International Human Rights Litigation course at Texas Law meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:05 am to 10:20 am.
claimThe Secured Credit course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and a floating mean GPA if applicable.
claimThe Employment Rights Clinic at Texas Law is conducted in partnership with the Equal Justice Center, a nonprofit public-interest law firm with offices in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio that specializes in advocating for the rights of low-wage workers.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on human rights in sports examines disciplinary systems in the sports movement and conflicts between competition management and human rights standards, such as anti-doping, corruption, and match-fixing.
referenceThe course identified by ID 480V at Texas Law is a 1L-only required course that covers limits of liability and methods of establishing liability for intentional and unintentional injuries to persons or property.
referenceThe 'Regulation of Financial Markets' seminar at Texas Law includes discussions on cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain records, fintech, public-sector support for markets and issuers, and consumer credit regulation.
perspectiveThe Herman Melville seminar at Texas Law asserts that Melville's fiction probes the legal landscape of the nineteenth century with greater analytic precision and moral candor than the legal texts of his day.
measurementTexas Law course 381J is an upperclass-only elective that provides 3 hours of experiential learning credit.
measurementThe capital punishment clinic (ID 497C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 4 hours of experiential learning credit and requires an orientation meeting on Friday, August 28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
claimThe Texas Law judicial internship program requires students and supervising attorneys to work in person at their placement offices, and regular remote work is not permitted.
claimThe 'Wills and Estates' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses a floating mean GPA for grading if applicable.
claimPrerequisites for the 'Legal Research, Advanced: Foreign and International Law' course at Texas Law include a law school course with an international or comparative focus and familiarity with online legal research platforms like Westlaw, Lexis, and the World Wide Web.
claimStudents in the Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law represent low-income parents of children with disabilities in legal cases against school districts regarding violations of state and federal special education and anti-discrimination laws.
referenceThe primary body of law covered in the Secured Credit course at Texas Law is Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with additional coverage of bankruptcy topics and real estate law.
claimThe Texas Law internship course is identified by Course ID 297P.
claimThe Disability Rights Clinic at Texas Law partners with graduates working in Big Law firms to broaden the reach of the clinic.
claimThe Texas Law writing seminar on 42 U.S.C. 1983 (Course ID 397S) is an upperclass-only elective designed to teach the mechanics of federal civil rights litigation and expose students to scholarly assessments of the doctrine.
claimThe course 'Gill' (Course ID 389V) at Texas Law is a short course running from August 24, 2026, to September 17, 2026, and is cross-listed with Public Affairs.
referenceThe International Tax course at Texas Law covers the taxation of inbound activities, specifically addressing residence, the source of income and deductions, the taxation of investment activities (including portfolio and real estate investment), and the taxation of U.S. business activities of foreign persons.
claimStudents in the Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law must meet Texas requirements for the participation of qualified law students in the trial of cases under rules promulgated by the Texas Supreme Court.
referenceThe "Law and Economics" course (ID 392H-1) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that meets Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 am to 11:45 am and teaches students to use economic reasoning to analyze legal issues in property, contracts, tort, legal process, and criminal law.
procedureStudents in the Employment Rights Clinic at Texas Law perform legal tasks including interviewing and advising clients, investigating cases, developing legal strategies, managing litigation, negotiating with opposing parties, preparing legal documents, conducting discovery, researching legal issues, calculating damages, and representing clients in court and mediation.
claimThe course 'Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law' at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses a floating mean GPA if applicable.
claimDavid Holmes teaches the 'Current Topics in Public Education Law' course, which explores contemporary case law governing the administration and role of public education in the United States, focusing on First Amendment rights and stakeholder conflicts.
referenceThe Complex Financial Litigation course at Texas Law provides an introduction to litigation involving financial fraud, Ponzi schemes, business mismanagement, and fiduciary self-dealing.
claimClinical Professors Lori Duke and Leslie Strauch supervise the student attorneys in the Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law, signing pleadings drafted by students and accompanying them to court hearings, depositions, and trials.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on Herman Melville and the law examines literary works including 'Bartleby, the Scrivener,' 'Benito Cereno,' 'Billy Budd,' 'The Confidence-Man,' and selections from 'Moby-Dick' alongside contemporaneous judicial opinions, statutes, and legal treatises.
referenceThe first module of the AI law course at Texas Law covers foundational AI technology, the AI supply chain, and emerging trends that could redefine industries and societal norms.
referenceThe textbook for the White Collar Defense and Investigations course at Texas Law is 'White Collar Crime in a Nutshell (6th Edition)' by Ellen S. Podgor, Jerold H. Israel, Miriam H. Baer, and Gregory M. Marks.
referenceThe course 'Gill' at Texas Law exposes students to contemporary national security policy challenges, requires students to work in 'national security teams' to develop options for government leaders, and examines geopolitical scenarios such as drone strikes, nuclear weapons development in Iran, and potential Russia-NATO conflicts.
claimThe Texas Law course '381S' is designed to fulfill the statutory minimum requirements in Texas for a basic training course in dispute resolution techniques.
referenceThe course 'Criminal Law I' (Course ID 580J) at Texas Law focuses on substantive criminal law, including defining conduct that constitutes a crime and interpreting statutes.
claimThe course 'Const Law II: Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World' (Course ID 481C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and a floating mean GPA for enrollment.
measurementThe Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 4 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation course at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) is taught by Jeff Crough and Michael Holmes.
procedureStudents in the Texas Law financial litigation course are required to review actual complaints, study real cases, think strategically through real-world fact patterns, consider potential claims and defenses, and develop litigation strategies.
claimThe course 'Current Topics in Public Education Law' (Course ID 196W) at Texas Law is scheduled for Tuesdays from 5:55 pm to 7:45 pm between August 24, 2026, and October 6, 2026.
procedureThe Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law meets twice a week as a class for training and practical skills sessions, and attendance at these sessions is mandatory.
measurementA fall or spring internship at Texas Law must extend over a period of at least 10 weeks between the first and last class day of the semester.
claimThe Venture Transactions course at Texas Law (Course ID 296W) provides 2 hours of experiential learning credit and is an upperclass-only elective.
referenceThe 'Legal Writing, Advanced: Analysis and Process' course at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that covers legal analysis, organization, clarity of expression, writing mechanics, and project management.
referenceThe seminar 'Guns and drugs' at Texas Law covers the tort theory of public nuisance and 21st-century mass tort litigation involving public harms such as lead paint, opioids, e-cigarettes, climate change, and environmental pollution.
claimThe Texas Law course on corporate boards is designed for graduate business students and law students who intend to serve as advisors to Boards of Directors or serve on Boards of Directors of public companies or non-profit organizations.
claimThe Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law covers topics including goal setting, judicial ethics, writing and communicating in chambers, judicial decision-making, statutory construction, and the organization and operation of the courts.
claimThe 'Legal Analysis and Communication' course (ID 380S) at Texas Law is offered in multiple sections with the following meeting times: (1) Thursday 1:05–2:12 pm and Friday 11:50 am–12:57 pm, (2) Thursday 10:30–11:37 am and Friday 11:50 am–12:57 pm, (3) Monday 2:30–3:37 pm and Friday 11:50 am–12:57 pm, (4) Thursday 9:05–10:12 am and Friday 10:30–11:37 am, (5) Monday 9:05–10:12 am and Friday 10:30–11:37 am, and (6) Thursday 2:30–3:37 pm and Friday 11:50 am–12:57 pm.
referenceThe 'Tax Law, Politics, and State Power in American History' seminar at Texas Law explores the history of American tax law, covering topics such as the Articles of Confederation, the rise of tariffs and excises, the mass income tax, and the development of modern tax administration.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Beyond the Billable Hour: Board Service and Business Development' covers professional and business development, leadership opportunities, community engagement, non-profit board service, and navigating life and career changes.
measurementThe Texas Law internship course provides 4 credits (graded pass/fail) and 2 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law requires students and supervising attorneys to work in person at their placement offices, and regular remote work is not permitted.
claimThe Secured Credit course at Texas Law is designed for students interested in transactional legal practice areas such as Investment Funds, Energy Regulatory, Real Estate, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, as well as law firm governance.
procedureCourse grades for the Texas Law securities regulation course are determined by class participation, a major paper, and a short writing assignment completed in the first part of the course.
claimThe Texas Law seminar 'Reproductive Justice, Criminal Law, and the Carceral State' (Course ID 397S) is an upperclass-only elective.
claimStudents in the Texas Law course '381S' learn about the social and political bases for alternative dispute resolution, models of negotiation and mediation, and legislation regulating mediation in Texas courts.
referenceThe Texas Property Taxation course at Texas Law covers Texas Property Tax law using the Texas Property Tax Code, Texas Constitution, case law, news articles, and Comptroller Rules.
referenceThe Commercial Spaceflight course at Texas Law examines international and domestic treaties, statutes, and regulations governing commercial spaceflight activities, including rocket launches, human spaceflight, satellites, and exploration activities.
claimThe Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides 4 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimThe course 'Criminal Procedure: Investigation' (Course ID 383D) at Texas Law is graded on a letter-grade basis via an open-book, in-class final exam and satisfies the constitutional law II requirement.
procedureThe Texas Law seminar 'Reproductive Justice, Criminal Law, and the Carceral State' requires students to participate in class discussions, engage with speakers during public lectures, write short critical responses to assigned readings, and write a longer essay on a topic related to the semester's themes.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on Herman Melville and the law incorporates scholarship from Robert Cover, Brook Thomas, Gregg Crane, and Wai Chee Dimock to analyze the intersection of law and literature.
claimThe course 'Const Law II: Constitutional Amendments in the United States and the World' (Course ID 481C) at Texas Law evaluates students based on a take-home examination consisting of open-ended essay questions.
procedureTo register for the Texas Law internship course, a student must arrange a qualifying internship based in the Austin area and obtain approval from the instructor for both the placement and the supervising attorney prior to registration.
claimStudents participating in the Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law for academic credit are not permitted to receive compensation for their internship.
referenceThe Texas Law course '397S' evaluates current topics such as litigation over the repeals of the 'Endangerment Finding' and the 'California Waiver' under the Clean Air Act.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar 'The Direction of Innovation: Law, Capital, and Technological Change' examines how legal and financial institutions, such as tort liability, patent design, venture capital, and regulatory structures, influence the rate and direction of technological innovation.
claimThe refugee law and policy seminar at Texas Law evaluates whether the existing refugee definition encompasses claims based on gender-based harms, gang violence, and climate displacement.
claimThe course on THC-cannabis and Hemp-cannabis industries at Texas Law has no textbook and no specific prerequisites.
claimThe 'Legal Research, Advanced: Foreign and International Law' course at Texas Law is a mandatory Credit/No Credit course taught during the first seven weeks of the semester, with grading based on research exercises.
claimThe Civil Procedure course (ID 480F) at Texas Law is an introduction to the civil adjudicative process of federal courts, covering jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure.
claimThe Secured Credit course at Texas Law covers consumer, business, secured, and unsecured credit systems, with a significant emphasis on commercial secured lending.
claimThe Texas Law seminar 'Tax Law, Politics, and State Power in American History' (Course ID 397S) is an upperclass-only elective taught by Lauren Libby that meets on Wednesdays from 3:55 pm to 5:45 pm.
claimThe Judicial Internship Program at Texas Law is open only to students who have completed the first two semesters of law school.
claimThe Texas Law course on securities regulation recommends familiarity with the structures of US business associations, though it is not an official prerequisite.
claimThe course 'Gill' at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that does not use a floating mean GPA.
measurementStudents enrolled in the 1 credit Judicial Internship Program Supplement at Texas Law must complete an additional 50 hours of work, for a total of at least 200 hours.
procedureThe 'Cutting-Edge Constitutional Litigation from the Trial Court to the Supreme Court' course at Texas Law requires students to write an appellate brief as a final assignment, which involves submitting draft sections throughout the semester and incorporating instructor feedback.
referenceThe 'Sneaker Law: Legal Issues Involving Apparel, Trademarks and Endorsements' course at Texas Law covers legal and business components including entity formation, endorsements, manufacturing, distribution, licensing, collaborations, marketing, intellectual property, employment law, standard clauses, counterfeit goods, and NCAA Name, Image and Likeness regulations.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Business Associations' (Course ID 492C) is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and floating mean GPA if applicable.
referenceThe Law of Artificial Intelligence course at Texas Law examines the intersection of artificial intelligence and legal frameworks governing consumer protection, competition, and content moderation.
claimThe course 'Criminal Procedure: Investigation' (Course ID 383D) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that uses reverse-priority registration and a floating mean GPA if applicable.
referenceThe International Human Rights Litigation course at Texas Law examines litigation steps such as case selection, client care, forum choice, admissibility, exhaustion of domestic remedies, evidentiary rules, and merits arguments.
claimThe Texas Law course 'Internet Law' (Course ID 296W) is an upperclass-only elective that meets on Wednesdays from 3:55 pm to 5:45 pm.
measurementIn the Texas Law course on the taxation of outbound activities, enrollment is limited to 14 students, and the Law School's grading curve does not apply, except that A+ grades are limited to no more than 6% of the students, rounded up, allowing for only 1 A+ grade.
claimThe Texas Law clinical internship is restricted to upperclass students only.
referenceThe course identified by ID 580V at Texas Law is a 1L-only required course that covers limits of liability and methods of establishing liability for intentional and unintentional injuries to persons or property.
referenceThe jurisprudence course (ID 385C) at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that provides an introductory survey of general jurisprudence and the rule of law, utilizing readings from HLA Hart, Lon Fuller, and Ronald Dworkin.
claimThe final seminar paper for the 'Regulation of Financial Markets' course (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law must be a minimum of 25 double-spaced pages, including footnotes.
referenceThe Texas Law course on financial litigation covers common types of financial litigation pursued by equity holders, creditors, and victims of financial wrongdoing against fiduciaries, professional services firms, banks, and other participants in financial transactions.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar 'Philosophy of Criminal Law' (Course ID 397S) examines philosophical questions regarding punishment and responsibility, including the nature of punishment, its justification, proportionality, and the compatibility of criminal responsibility with a scientific worldview.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on the environmental impact of energy development is a three-credit course focusing on the environmental, political, and legal issues arising from the exploration, development, production, transportation, and delivery of energy sources.
claimThe Children's Rights Clinic at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective course with a course ID of 697C that provides 6 hours of experiential learning credit.
claimStudents in the 'Regulation of Financial Markets' course (Course ID 397S) at Texas Law are required to write several reflection papers of 2-3 pages each throughout the semester.
claimStudents enrolled in the Texas Law internship course are required to work at least 150 hours at their internships during the semester.
referenceThe Texas Law seminar on human rights in sports analyzes cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
referenceThe short course with ID 196V at Texas Law covers legal practice areas including copyright, trademark, insurance, employment, immigration, and contracts using a live festival event as a backdrop.
referenceThe course '397S' at Texas Law is an upperclass-only elective that focuses on health care services, including patient safety, health care quality, regulation of health care providers, and the payment system.
claimStudents in the Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law work under the supervision of attorneys on death penalty cases at the trial, appellate, and post-conviction stages of the legal process.
referenceThe Texas Law course on the taxation of outbound activities covers the foreign tax credit system, the 100% deduction for certain foreign-source dividends received by a U.S. corporation from a foreign corporation, and anti-deferral regimes including Subpart F income and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI).
claimEnrollment in the Domestic Violence Clinic at Texas Law requires that students are not on scholastic probation and must submit an application.