2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

LAW 206 The American Judiciary

3 hours 

A study of the nature of the judicial process: precedent and legal reasoning; decision making; the basis of criminal and civil lawsuits; the role of the lawyer, the judge and the public; the organization of state and federal courts; the Supreme Court; democracy and judicial review.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG 101 and sophomore standing or above