Federal Courts (Wiener/Boeglin)
Faculty
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| Matthew Wiener Lecturer in Law mwiener1@law.upenn.edu |
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| John (Jack) Boeglinjboeglin@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (The grade will be based on the final exam, except that particularly thoughtful class participation may bump up the final grade of students whose exams fall just below a grade cut-off. )
Exam
Essay,
Take Home,
Partial Open Book (Students may consult any materials that are printed or written on paper.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. I will make these recordings routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
Meeting Times/Location
TWR 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Gittis Hall 2
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
4.0
This course examines the functions, powers, and responsibilities of the federal courts, and their relationships with state governments and the federal government’s executive and legislative branches. Topics include justiciability; congressional authority over, and statutory and judge-made limits on, the jurisdiction of the federal courts; U.S. Supreme Court review of state court judgments; federal common law; suits challenging state and federal government action, and immunities asserted in such suits; and federal habeas corpus.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Textbooks
"Federal Courts: Cases and Materials" by Siegel |