LAW 8764      Administrative Law
Introduction to the administrative process; role, function, and processes of administrative agencies; policy issues of administrative government; judicial review.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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LAW 8764D      Food, Drug & Biotechnology Law
This course will focus primarily upon the regulation of food, drugs and the products of biotechnology, such as biologic drugs and genetically modified plants and animals. Much of the course will pertain to FDA law, but will also consider the roles of other regulatory agencies such as the EPA and USDA, and the interaction of state and federal law. This area of the law provides an interesting vehicle for exploring the adoption of interpretation of statutory law, the notice and comment rule-making process, administrative law and judicial review of administrative decisions, and the interplay of science, policy and the law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8765      Federal Jurisdiction
Federal court system and jurisdiction of the federal courts; diversity of citizenship; removal of cases from state to federal courts; conflicts between state and federal judicial systems; original and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8766      Land Use Law
Legal and administrative aspects of land use and the problems and techniques of urban planning; statutory anti-nuisance devices; controlling land use by private methods (restrictive covenants, easements, and servitudes); zoning; subdivision controls; public acquisition of land; building and housing; urban renewal and redevelopment; environmental quality control (air, water, and conservation); relationship of lawyers, planners, private builders, and owners to governmental policies.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8768      National Labor Relations Board Clinic
One-semester clinic in which student(s) will be assigned to the Kansas City Office of the National Labor Relations Board. Under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director, the student(s) will participate in the investigation and prosecution of unfair labor practice charges filed by employers, unions and employees. The student(s) may participate in conducting elections to determine whether employees shall be represented by a union. The student(s) will also assist in Federal District Court litigation to obtain injunctions against NLRA violations. Tasks will include document review, witness interviewing, research and case preparation. Bi-weekly conferences with faculty supervisor and log of clinic activities also required. Prerequisite: Labor Law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8768R      Department Of Labor Clinic
Students work with the solicitor's Office of the United States Department of Labor assisting attorneys enforcing federal labor statues, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA, ERISA, and the Davis-Bacon Act. Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Solicitor, students perform legal research relating to enforcement actions, draft discovery requests review documents, participate in client and staff conferences, and assist in the investigation of violations. Clinic participants maintain a log of their activities and have bi-weekly conferences with the faculty supervisor to review and evaluate their clinic experiences and research work product.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8770      State And Local Government Law
Structure, powers, and divisions of local governments in metropolitan areas; role and powers of cities, counties, towns, school and special districts; decentralized and neighborhood governmental units and other local governmental units; legislative, home-rule, and constitutional sources of power; sovereign immunity; boundary adjustments; public employee relations; citizen participation; reapportionment; licensing and permits; ethics and public access to records; regional governance; intergovernmental cooperation; interstate compacts and authorities; function of local government with reference to solution of problems created by urban growth; role of judicial, administrative, and political processes.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8771      Public Finance
Fiscal, economic, and taxation problems and powers of local government in metropolitan areas; constitutional limitations; spending and public finance; property taxes; special assessments and exactions; interstate tax acts; local income taxes; debt financing; debt adjustment; public expenditures and contracts; financing education.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8773      Environmental Law
This course covers law developed to control pollution and to protect our country's physical environment. The course provides introductions to ecological theories and to early common law efforts to protect the environment. But the course mainly focuses on current environmental statues (for instance, the Superfund Act, the Resourse Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act) and on current federal constitutional issues involving the environment. (Priorities in this mix may vary from year to year, depending on current events and related course offerings). Enforcement policies, citizen activism the needs of private industry, and the administrative process are also considered. No prerequisites.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8773C      Environmental Compliance Auditing and Permitting
This course provides students with an overview of the key federal environmental statutes and their inter-relationships, including consideration of the Clean Water Ace, the Clean Air Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right ti Know Ace and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Students will learn about inspections, enforcement and liability; environmental management systems and auditing; and generally, how Congress and the EPA formulate environmental laws and regulations and about the roles in the process of the legislature, the regulators, the regulated communities, citizens and public interest groups.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8773R      Environmental Law Clinic
Student(s) perform clinic activities at the United States Army Environmental Office, including performing legal research, writing position papers, attending state and federal regulatory hearings, participating in planning conferences and assisting with litigation. Students are supervised by the Central Regional Environmental Chief Coordinating Attorney and attend regular conferences with a faculty supervisor who reviews copies of all clinic written work that may be so reviewed under the United States Army Environmental Office rules. Prerequisites; Environmental Law or Administrative Law. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8773T      Environmental & Toxic Torts
An advanced torts course about compensation for damages caused by toxic contamination. It will address advanced theories of nuisance, trespass, negligence and strict liability. Particular emphasis will be given to proof and causation problems, and to novel and evolving legal theories for recovery. The course will also consider the problems posed by multiple parties, vicarious liability, and the interaction between common law and statutory remedies. The content will be tailored to supplement the environmental law curriculum. Offered: Winter Semester 2001
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8775      Appellate Advocacy IV
Participation on National Moot Court competition team. Ungraded.
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8778      Journal/American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers
Under direction of professor, students provide editorial assistance in publishing Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, write a paper on selected topics and prepare summaries and bibliography of current works. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Family Law.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8782      U.S. Environment Protection Agency Law Clinic National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center
students will be assigned to work with EPA's National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center (AG Center). Under the supervision of an attorney with the Ag Center, a student will be expected to perform legal research, write memoranda, develop compliance assistance materials, respond to inquiries from the regulated community, and participate as appropriate in meetings, conferences, and training sessions with EPA, other federal agencies, trade associations, etc., and, in general, assist in the activities of the Ag Center. Students must have completed three semesters of law school. Preference will be given to students who have completed Environmental Law or administrative Law. Eligible interested students will then be screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8782R      U.S. Environment Protection Agency Law Clinic National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center
students will be assigned to work with EPA's National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center (AG Center). Under the supervision of an attorney with the Ag Center, a student will be expected to perform legal research, write memoranda, develop compliance assistance materials, respond to inquiries from the regulated community, and participate as appropriate in meetings, conferences, and training sessions with EPA, other federal agencies, trade associations, etc., and, in general, assist in the activities of the Ag Center. Students must have completed three semesters of law school. Preference will be given to students who have completed Environmental Law or administrative Law. Eligible interested students will then be screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8782S      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clinic, Region VII
Students will be assigned to work at the EPS's Region VII Headquarters in Kansas City, Ks. Under the supervision of an EPA attorney, students will be expected to perform legal research, write memoranda, develop compliance assistance materials,respond to inquiries from the regulated community, and participate as appropriate in meetings, conferences, and training sessions with the EPA. Students will attend regular conferences with their Supervising Attorney and Faculty Supervisor, and will produce a final written project based on their experience. Students mush have completed two semesters of law school. Preference will be given to students who have completed an environmental course at the Law School. Eligible students will be screened and selected. Positions limited. Ungraded, pass/fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8783      Federal Public Land & Resource Law
Exploitation and conservation of natural resources; management of federal lands; water law; energy law; federal wildlife preservation; resolution of disputes involving use of natural resources.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8783B      Buffalo National River: Issues in National Park Law & Management
Specialized study of topics in natural resources law as it relates to the Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas. Students will explore the history of the Buffalo River; the state and federal laws in operation governing the park (e.g., the wild and scenic rivers act, the endangered species act, national historic preservation, etc.); and planning and management issues presented by the multiple uses of the area and its surroundings.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8788      Introduction to Arbitration & Selected Topics
Exploration of selected topics in the field of commercial arbitration in the united States, including the doctrinal foundation of arbitration in the common law as modified by Federal and State statutes, the comparative benefits and drawbacks of arbitration as compared to litigation, the legal requirements for enforcing arbitration agreements in the resolution of employment, consumer, healthcare and commercial disputes, the standards for compelling arbitration, and confirming, correcting or vacating arbitration awards, the role of substantive law in determining the outcome of arbitrated disputes, and consideration of how the arbitration process can be customized to meet special needs.
Credits: hours
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