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COURSE NO. SEC. INSTRUCTOR TEXTBOOK DATE OF FIRST CLASS & FIRST ASSIGNMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 530 A DALY TEXTBOOK: Administrative Law 7th Edition Author: Cass Diver ISBN: 978-1-4548-6698-5

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Casebook pp 1-15 and please research an administrative agency and be prepared to discuss in class the agency's name, mission, and head and one recent activity or news item relating to that agency.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 530 W MAY TEXTBOOK: No Textbook. Professor will provide materials

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT:

Read Module 1, to be posted on the shared files site for the course

ADVANCED CORPORATIONS 873 O REGAN TEXTBOOK: No Textbook. All assignments are handouts posted online.

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Prepare the Delaware statute sections and case materials for the first class topic of “Corporate Democracy.” These handouts can be found on the “shared files” page of campus cruiser.

APPLIED PRACTICE LAB 6169 A VARIOUS TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18

ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

APPLIED PRACTICE LAB 6169 B VARIOUS TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

APPLIED PRACTICE LAB 6169 W VARIOUS TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


BAR EXAM SUCCESS: SUBSTANCES

& SKILLS (May & Dec 2018 Grads Only)

690 O1 KELLY TEXTBOOK:

No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18

ASSIGNMENT: Students will be emailed first assignments directly from Professor Alicia Kelly.

BAR EXAM SUCCESS: SUBSTANCES & SKILLS (May & Dec 2018 Grads Only)

690 O2 KELLY TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Students will be emailed first assignments directly from

First Assignments – Spring 2018 UPDATED: 12-21-2017 SCROLL DOWN TO GET FULL ASSIGNMENT


Professor Alicia Kelly.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 631 A SCHEUER TEXTBOOK: Corporations and Other Business Organizations: Cases, Materials & Problems 8th Edition ISBN: 978-1-6304-3061-0 (Loose leaf version) ISBN: 978-1-6304-3060-3 (Hardbound

version) Author: Smiddy & Cunningham

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-22, 139-145 (first class) Read pp. 22-65 (second class)

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 631 W REGAN TEXTBOOK: The Law of Business Organization 13th Edition Author: Macey, Moll & Hamilton ISBN: 978-1-6346-0813-8 Corporations, Other Limited Entities and Partnerships 2017-2018 Edition Author: Hazen & Markham

ISBN: 978-1-6832-8542-7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read: Introduction and Agency Law Principles pp. 1-24

CIVIL DEPOSITION SKILLS (1ST 7 WEEKS OF THE TERM. SEE COURSE DESCRIPTION)

6140 O KRISTL TEXTBOOK: Civil Deposition Skills Course Book Spring 2018 (“Kristl”) (book will be available on TWEN site for class)

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Kristl, Introduction and Chapters 1 – 3. After December 15, 2017, there will be a TWEN page CIVIL DEP SKILLS – GENERAL which contains the course book, Syllabus, and the key pleadings in the case. You should read the Complaint and Answer for the first class.

CIVIL PROCEDURE I 502 A MCMANAMON TEXTBOOK: Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach 6th Edition Author: R. Marcus, et al ISBN: 978-1-6345-9509-4 Federal Civil Rules Supplement 2017-2018 Edition Author: A.B. Spencer ISBN: 978-1-6832-8757-5

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18




CIVIL PROCEDURE I 502 B JOHNSTON TEXTBOOK: Civil Procedure in Focus 1st Edition Author: Counseller & Porterfield ISBN: 978-1-4548-7757-8 An Illustrated Guide to Civil Procedure 3rd Edition Author: Allen, Brent & Finch ISBN: 978-1-4548-8173-5

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Civil Procedure in Focus: pages 3-19 (Background reading); An Illustrated Guide: Chapter 1; TWEN site for course; Rules Supplement – Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 (a)-(b) (Under Course Materials link). Register for the course on TWEN.

CIVIL PROCEDURE: CONFLICTS (PAPER OPTION)

700 O MCMANAMON TEXTBOOK: Issues & Perspectives in Conflict of Laws 5th Edition Author: G. Simson ISBN: 978-1-5946-0908-4

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

6173 O MITNICK TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I

(MODULE II)

6170 A SMOLLA, DEAN TEXTBOOK:

Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal System 6th Edition Author: Banks & Smolla ISBN: 978-1-4224-7028-2


ASSIGNMENT: (Module II beginning March 12) the first assignment is: Speech and Lawless Activity, Casebook §§ 8:03 [A] & [B].

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (MODULE II)

6170 B GARFIELD TEXTBOOK: First Amendment Law 6th Edition Author: Sullivan & Feldman ISBN: 978-1-6345-9448-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 3/12/18 ASSIGNMENT: Introduction to the First Amendment Text, pp. 1-10 Incitement Text, pp. 16-26, 34-39

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (MODULE II)

6170 W CULHANE TEXTBOOK: First Amendment Law 6th Edition Author: Sullivan & Feldman ISBN: 978-1-6345-9448-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 3/12/18 ASSIGNMENT: Professor Culhane will email students the first assignment.



CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II 602 A MAY TEXTBOOK: No Textbook – Professor using his own materials

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Module 1, to be posted on the shared files site for the course.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II 602 W DALY TEXTBOOK: Materials will be made available after January 1, 2018

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: For the first class, please read Schenck and Abrams

CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES (SEE COURSE DESC FOR MORE INFO)

6115 O GRIESMER TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

CRIMINAL LAW 505 A RITTER TEXTBOOK: Criminal Law Cases & Materials 8th Edition Author: Kaplan, Weisberg ISBN: 978-1-4548-6821-7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-15; 76-82

CRIMINAL LAW 505 B LUKOFF TEXTBOOK: Criminal Law Cases & Materials 7th Edition

Author: Joshua Dressler ISBN: 978-1-6281-0205-0

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT:

Read Chapter 1

CRIMINAL LAW 505 W SCHENKER TEXTBOOK: Criminal Law, Cases and Materials 7th Edition Author: Dressler & Garvey ISBN: 978-1-6281-0205-5

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-29

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I: INVESTIGATION

506 A GARFIELD TEXTBOOK: Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime 6th Edition Author: Dressler & Thomas

ISBN: 978-1-6346-0327-0

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Sign up for the class on TWEN. On the TWEN site, go to

“Course Materials” in the “Navigation” box on the left. Under Course Materials, find the “Carpenter Brief of Petitioner.” Read this brief before the first class.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I: INVESTIGATION

506 W MARCUS TEXTBOOK: Criminal Procedure 2nd Edition Author: Chemerinsky & Levenson ISBN: 978-1-4548-0694-3

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Introduction to criminal Procedure pp. 1-27 (stop at 4) SR: Klarman, Scottsboro Article Excerpt



HYPO 1 – posted on TWEN

DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW – BOARD

770 A1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: N/A ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW – BOARD



DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW – NOTE



DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW – STAFF



DIGNITY RIGHTS PRACTICUM 6153 O DALY/MAY TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read “Dignity Rights Synopsis” posted on the shared files site for the course.

DIRECTED RESEARCH 798 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


DIRECTED RESEARCH 799 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


ELDER LAW 858 O WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK: Elder Law: Practice, Policy & Problems 1st Edition Author: Kohn ISBN: 978-1-4548-3781-*7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Monday, January 9: Read pages 1 to 20; be prepared to discuss question 4 at page 11 and question 1 at page 20. Wednesday, January 11: Read pages 20 to 45; be prepared to discuss the problems at page 25-26 and problems 1 and 2 on page 41.



EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 832 O MAATMAN TEXTBOOK: Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination 9th Edition Author: Sullivan & Zimmer ISBN: 978-1-4548-9219-9

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Note to Students (p. xxv—xviii) & p. 1-14.

ENTERTAINMENT LAW 883 O MURPHY TEXTBOOK: Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries 5th Edition

Author: Donald E. Biederman, et al ISBN: 978-0-2759-9205-7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-10; 181-184

EVIDENCE 836 A NIVALA TEXTBOOK: Evidence 8th Edition Author: Broun; Mosteller; Giannelli ISBN: 978-0-3142-8147-0 RECOMMENDED: Courtroom Evidence Handbook 2017-2018 Edition Author: Goode

ISBN: 978-1-6832-8763-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-12, 17-24, 30-40, 42-46.

FAMILY LAW 636 A CATANIA TEXTBOOK: Family Law – Cases, Comments & Questions 7th Edition Author: Krause, Elrod & Oldham ISBN: 978-0-3142-8025-1

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Introduction – American Family Law: Definitions, Policy & Trends pp. 1-42

FEDERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS

6158 O SCHEUER TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: No first day assignment for this class

FEDERAL INCOME TAX 610 A O’NEILL TEXTBOOK: Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation 18th Edition Author: Freeland, Lathrope, Lind ISBN: 978-1-6346-0315-7 Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapters 1 and 2



Regulations 2018 Edition Author: Lathrope ISBN: 978-1-6832-8807-7

FEDERAL INCOME TAX 610 W DANBERG TEXTBOOK: Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation, Cases & Materials 17th Edition Author: Freeland, Lathrope, Lind ISBN: 978-1-5994-1085-2

Federal Income Tax Doe and Regulations – Selected Sections 2017-2018 Edition Author: Dickinson ISBN: 978-0-8080-4636-3

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 3-6, 20-35

HIGHER EDUCATION LAW (ONLINE)

6145 OL SMOLLA, DEAN/TABUENA

TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Add course on TWEN on January 4, 2018. Read Syllabus and Week 1 reading assignment found on TWEN course in Week 1 link

INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION 777 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING 849 O1 KILLIAN TEXTBOOK: Lawyers as Counselors: A Client-Centered Approach 3rd Edition Author: Binder, Bergman, Tremblay Weinstein ISBN: 978-0-3141-9491-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday, 1/11/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 1: Client-Centered Lawyering

INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING 849 O2 MILLER TEXTBOOK: Lawyers as Counselors: A Client Centered Approach 3rd Edition Author: Binder ISBN: 978-0-3141-9491-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18, ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-39.



INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY

661 O HERRMAN TEXTBOOK: Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence Supplement: Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC I and III

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC I and III 217F.R.D. 309; 216 F.R.D. 280; later reading IV and V 220 F.R.D. 212; and 229 F.R.D. 422

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP 609 O CATANIA TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Professor Catania will email students

LEGAL ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (PAPER OPTION)

6020 O SLINGER TEXTBOOK: Lincoln’s Constitution 1st Edition Author: Farber ISBN: 0-226-23796-6 Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents in the North 1st Edition Author: Weber ISBN: 978-0-1953-4124-9

Lincoln and the Court 1st Edition Author: McGinty ISBN: 0-674-02655-1 Lincoln and the Abolitionists 1st Edition Author: Kaplan ISBN: 978-0-0624-4000-6

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read: Farber pp. 1-5; 7-15; 21-25 and McGinty pp.1-11 NOTE: You must enroll in our TWEN course page by signing into Westlaw and selecting our Legal Issues of the American Civil War from the menu. Registration password for the TWEN course page is: Lincoln2017.

LEGAL METHODS II (Module II) 510 01 02

03 04 05 06 W1 W2

TEXTBOOK: An Advocate Persuades 1st Edition Author: Joan Rocklin ISBN: 978-1-6116-3150-0


ASSIGNMENT: Reading: Rocklin Chapters 1 and 2; Rocklin Chapter 5 pages 76-82 (section IV A-F only). Bring Rocklin text and The Bluebook to class. Sign up for your section's Legal Methods 2 TWEN webpage. Textbook needed for class one: Joan M. Rocklin, et al., An Advocate Persuades (2016).



LEGAL METHODS III 512 A1 KESSLER TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read the materials behind Course Book Tab One.

LEGAL METHODS III 512 A2 FRIEDMAN TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read the materials behind Course Book Tab One.

LEGAL METHODS III: PERSUASION 512 A3 KING TEXTBOOK: Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates 2nd edition Author: Guberman ISBN: 978-0-19-994385 Advanced Legal Writing: Theories and Strategies in Persuasive Writing 3rd Edition Author: Smith ISBN: 978-1-4548-1116-9

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Friday, 1/12/2018 ASSIGNMENT: Read Smith, Chapters 1&2, Read Guberman, Preface, Introduction, Table of Contents Sign up for our class TWEN course page (Legal Methods Three: Persuasion) Review and prepare the materials in the “First Day” folder.

LEGAL METHODS III 512 W VAVALA TEXTBOOK:

No Textbook


ASSIGNMENT: Read the materials behind Course Book Tab One.

LEGAL TECHNOLOGY 993 O HERRMANN TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday & Friday, January 4 & 5, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

MOOT COURT HONOR BOARD 767 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: N/A ASSIGNMENT:

No Assignment

MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY 764 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


MOOT COURT INTERSCHOLASTIC 772 A1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: N/A ASSIGNMENT:



No Assignment

MOOT COURT INTERSCHOLASTIC 772 A2 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


NEW JERSEY PRACTICE 766 O JOHNSON, JUDGE TEXTBOOK: New Jersey Court Rules Annotated 2018 Edition Author: Pressler/Verniero

GANN Publishing

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Week 1, January 8, 2018 - Introduction: Review of

course materials and requirements; lecture of New Jersey Court Organization; Administrative Courts; Worker’s Compensation Courts; Municipal Courts; Provisions of Appeal of the Special Courts; Appointing Process, Trial by Jury, etc. Reading Assignment Week 1: Cases, New Jersey Court Rules and Annotations Court Rules 1:2-1, 1:8-1, 1:8-2, 1:8-3, 1:8-4, 1:8-5,1:8-6, 1:8-8; 1:8-9, 1:8-10, 1:12-1, 1:12-2, 1:12-3, 1:17-2,1:30-1,

1:30-2, 1:30-3, 1:30-4, 1:33-1, 1:33-2, 1:33-4, 1:33-6A, 1:34-7, 1:37-1 and 1:37-2.

PA CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC 918 O RITTER TEXTBOOK: PA Crimes Code and Vehicle Law Handbook 2017 Edition LexisNexis ISBN: 978-1-5221-2773-4

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Professor will notify over Winter Break.

PRE-TRIAL METHODS: CIVIL 6164 O SAVOTH TEXTBOOK: Pre-Trial Advocacy 4th Edition

Author: Berger, et al ISBN: 978-1-4548-2231-8

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT:

Read Chapters 1 and 15.

PRE-TRIAL METHODS: CRIMINAL 786 O DE YOE TEXTBOOK: Modern Criminal Procedure 14th Edition ISBN: 978-1-6345-9160-7 Kamisar, et al RECOMMENED:

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pages 1-59 of Kamisar’s Modern Criminal Procedure



Supplement to Modern Criminal Procedure, Basic Criminal Procedure, and Advanced Criminal Procedure (American Case book series) 2016 Edition Author: Kamisar ISBN: 978-1-6346-0756-8

PRODUCTS LIABILITY 652 O ANDRADE TEXTBOOK: Products Liability and Safety 7th Edition

Author: Owen & Davis ISBN: 978-1-6093-0228-3


(1/8) Review: (Ch. 1), Negligence (Ch. 2) 1-92 (Reading not assigned) Tortuous Misrepresentation (Ch. 3) (optional)

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSBILITY 702 A BROWN TEXTBOOK: Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law 4th Edition Author: Lerman, Schrag et al. ISBN: 978-1-4548-6304-5 Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, Model Rules, State Variations & Practice Questions 2017-2018 Edition Author: Lerman, Schrag et al. ISBN: 978-1-4548-1218-0

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Please read the text pages 19 to 63 and read the Preamble and Scope and Rule 8.1 in the Rules Supplement.

PROPERTY II (MODULE I) 516 A KRISTL TEXTBOOK: Property: Cases, Documents, Lawyering Strategies 3rd Edition Author: Crump, Caudell ISBN: 978-0-7698-5281-2 Strategies & Tactics on the MBE 6th Edition Author: Emmanuel ISBN: 978-1-4548-7312-9

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Crump, pp. 591-608. Your assignment for class #2 (Thursday January 10, 2018) will be to read Crump, pp. 609 – 613 (don’t read the Statute of Frauds discussion on 608-609), 618 – 631 (don’t do Exercise 11A).

By January 7, 2015, there will be a TWEN page for this course that will contain the syllabus, course materials, and podcasts added over the semester.

PROPERTY II (MODULE I) 516 B KELLY TEXTBOOK: REQUIRED Books Property Law A Context and Practice Casebook 1st Edition Authors: Alicia Kelly & Nancy Knauer

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Class One: Introduction pp. 3-8; Chapter 10 Private Land Use Laws--Servitudes, pp. 553-568



ISBN 978-1-5946-0499-7 Publisher Carolina Academic Press Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 6th Edition Author: Steven L. Emanuel ISBN 978-1-4548-7312-9 Note: All students are required to have this Multiple choice focused textbook

for all first year courses.

PROPERTY II (MODULE I) 516 W WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK: Property Law: Rules, Policies & Practices 7th Edition Author: Singer ISBN: 978-1-4548-8179-7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Please join the TWEN pages set up for this class. Monday, January 8: TOPIC: Easements – Express Easements Pages 511 to 533 CASES: Green v. Lupo Cox v. Glenbrook Co. Henley v. Continental Cablevision Thursday, January 11 TOPIC: Easements – Easements by Implication Pages 533 to 556 CASES: Lobato v. Taylor Granite Properties v. Manns Finn v. Williams

PUBLIC INTEREST EXTERNSHIP 6005 O CATANIA TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Professor Catania will email students.

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND NETWORKING

6114 O SAVOTH TEXTBOOK: The Articulate Attorney 2nd Edition Author: Johnson & Hunter ISBN: 978-0-9796-8959-8

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday, 1/4-1/6/2018 ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 1 – 3.



SALES & LEASES 646 A WLADIS TEXTBOOK: We will use ChartaCourse, an electronic casebook for this course. I will email you through Campus Cruiser how to access the book.

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday, 1/11/18 ASSIGNMENT: I will email you through Campus Cruiser how to access the book and the first assignment.

SALES & LEASES 646 W GROHSGAL TEXTBOOK: Sales: A Systems Approach, 6th ed. (Aspen 2016) ISBN: 978-1-4548-5792-1 Author: Daniel Keating

Selected Commercial Statutes for Sales and Contracts Courses Author: Carol L. Chomsky, Christina L. Kunz, Elizabeth R. Schiltz, and Charles J. Tabb ISBN: 978-1-6832-8775-9

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-23

SECURED TRANSACTIONS 600 O1 GROHSGAL TEXTBOOK: Security Interests in Personal Property: Cases, Problems and Materials 6th ed. (Foundation Press 2016) Author: Steven L. Harris & Charles W.

Mooney ISBN: 978-1-6281-0144-7 Selected Commercial Statutes for Secured Transactions Courses 2016 or 2017 Edition Author: Carol L. Chomsky et al ISBN: 978-1-6832-8774-2

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Introduction to Secured Financing – pp. 67-93

SELECTED TOPICS IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (MAY & DEC 2018 GRADS ONLY)

875 O SMOLLA, DEAN TEXTBOOK: Materials Will be Provided by Dean Smolla


Read the first set of materials, which will be emailed to all enrolled students on January 4. The Syllabus will also be distributed at that time. There will be three interim assessments in the course, on Wednesday, February 7, Monday, March 21, and Wednesday, April 11.

SELECTED TOPICS IN TORTS & CRIMINAL LAW (MAY & DEC 2018 GRADS ONLY)

6150 O EAKIN/RITTER TEXTBOOK: There is no textbook for this course; all materials will be posted to the course Campus Cruiser page under “shared

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Review the Negligence Outline posted to the course



files”. Campus Cruiser page under “shared files,” and complete the Negligence Question Set #1, also posted to the course Cruiser page under “shared files.” Please bring printed copies of these materials to class for your reference if you will not have electronic access during class via laptop.

SEM: FOOD & DRUG LAW (ONLINE)

6068 OL TERMINI TEXTBOOK: Food and Drug Law: Federal Regulation of Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices, Foods, Dietary Supplements, Personal Care, Veterinary and Tobacco Products 9thed. (2017)* www.fortipublications.com *Students need to obtain the Print 9thed. 2017 ordering info. as follows: (currently unavailable at bookstore). Order online at (copy url and paste in browser) https://fortipublications.com/the-books/ or

https://www.wshein.com/catalog/1000110/

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Mandatory Campus Sessions: This is an online seminar; however there are 3 scheduled mandatory face-to-face DE campus meetings: January 24 - 1pm - 2:50 pm March 21 - 1pm - 4:30 pm May 2 - 1pm - 2:50 pm Final ASSIGNMENT: TWEN Registration opens first day of summer classes. You need to register on TWEN starting on Jan. 8 and become familiar with the WEST TWEN course platform.

Intro Module BIO Post about yourself to share with your classmates and faculty. Where to Post? Post in 2 places: Bio Discussion Forum and Assignment Drop Box NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH Due Date: Jan. 10 by 1:00 pm

Post comments to your classmates in the BIO FORUM discussion closes Jan. 12 at 1:00 pm. Bio length should be a full page.

Educational background Why did you enroll in this course? What key learning do you hope to achieve? What is your anticipated graduation date? Employer, position at work and major

responsibilities (if applicable) How did you achieve your current position? (if

applicable) What are your professional goals: short and long

term? Other information you would like to share such as

interests and hobbies. ATTENDANCE: Delaware Law must adhere to ABA standards. Assignments must be posted by the due date and time both in the drop box and forum for the


http://www.fortipublications.com/

https://fortipublications.com/the-books/

https://fortipublications.com/the-books/




particular assignment. Any assignment not posted in the forum and drop box by the due date and time is deemed an absence. See syllabus. Remember do not attach.

SEM: LAW & MEDICINE 839 O GOLDBERG TEXTBOOK: Health Law Abridged 7th Edition Author: Furrow et al ISBN: 978-0-3142-6512-8

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Wednesday, 1/10/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read the Chapter 3, the physician-patient relationship- pages 59-96 in the text book.

SENTENCING: CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

852 O DONATONI TEXTBOOK: Sentencing Law & Policy: Cases, Statutes & Guidelines 3rd Edition Author: Demleitner ISBN: 978-0-7355-0709-8

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-36 Sentencing Law & Policy: Cases, Statutes & Guidelines (hereinafter SLP) Chapter 1 (only as it applies to rationales for sentencing). Recommended reading but not required are the following articles. 1. Last Words-A Survey and Analysis of Federal Judges’'

Views on Allocution in Sentencing, Mark W. Bennett and Ira P. Robbins- vol. 65, Alabama Law Review,

735-813 (2014).

2. So You're Sorry? The Role of Remorse in Criminal Law, Rocksheng Zhong, et al, 42, zj. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law, 39-48 (2014).

TORTS II (MODULE I – 1ST YEAR STUDENTS ONLY)

6171 A CULHANE TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Professor Culhane will email the class with the first assignment on or before December 22.


6171 B CULHANE TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


ASSIGNMENT: Professor Culhane will email the class with the first assignment on or before December 22.


6171 W MAATMAN TEXTBOOK: Cases and Materials on Torts 11th Edition Author: Schwartz et al ISBN: 978-1-5877-8874-1

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: For first class: Prosser textbook pages 767-68, 781-87 & 788-92



For second class: Prosser textbook pages 792-807 & Leichtamer and Kokins handouts

TRANSACTIONAL LAW HONOR SOCIETY



TRANSACTIONAL LAW SOCIETY BOARD



TRIAL METHODS 781 O RILEY TEXTBOOK:

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday, 1/11/18 ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

VETERANS LAW CLINIC 912 O MORRELL TEXTBOOK: Veterans Benefits Manual (VBM), available on Lexis Author: National Veterans Legal

Services Program

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Thursday, 1/11/18 ASSIGNMENT:

1. Read syllabus and clinic office manual 2. Read VBM selections:

a. 1.1 (The Need for a Comprehensive Practice Manual for Veterans Advocates) b. 1.1.2 (The Most Important Factor in Effective Advocacy Today: Obtaining the Evidence Needed to Prevail on the Claim)

3. Read NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/veterans-affairs-department-benefits-delays.html?emc=eta1 4. Respond to CLIO invitation and create log in

WIDENER LAW REVIEW BOARD 770 B1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK:

No Textbook

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: N/A


WIDENER LAW REVIEW BOARD 770 B2 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/veterans-affairs-department-benefits-delays.html?emc=eta1




WIDENER LAW REVIEW NOTE 762 B1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


WIDENER LAW REVIEW STAFF 763 B1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook


WHITE COLLAR CRIME 892 O CZEPIEL TEXTBOOK: Corporate Fraud Handbook 2nd Edition Author: Wells, Joseph T. ISBN: 978-0-4700-9591-1

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Research and review printed articles over the past several months from Politico, the Washington Post and New York Times on the reported status of the investigation by Special Counsel Mueller concerning the probe of Russian Influence with the 2016 Presidential Election.

WILLS & TRUSTS 834 A JOHNSON TEXTBOOK: Wills, Trusts & Estates 9th Edition Author: Dukeminier & Sitkoff ISBN: 978-1-4548-2457-2

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Monday, 1/8/18 ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-35

WILLS & TRUSTS 834 W HILL TEXTBOOK: Wills, Trusts & Estates 10th Edition Author: Dukeminier & Sitkoff ISBN: 978-1-4548-7642-7 SUPPLEMENT: Selected Statutes in Trusts & Estates 2017 Edition Author: Ascher & McCouch ISBN: 978-1-6832-8849-7

FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Tuesday, 1/9/18 ASSIGNMENT: Tuesday 1/9 - Read pp. 1-16; 29-33; 40-51 in textbook Thursday 1/11 – Read pp. 33-39; 51-73 in textbook

WOLCOTT FELLOWSHIP 807 O DEAN’S OFFICE TEXTBOOK: No Textbook

