University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law

UMKC SCHOOL OF LAW FIRST DAY ASSIGNMENTS FALL 2009

as of August 24, 2009 - Keep Checking - Assignments will be posted on an on-going basis.

8 500s
COURSE PROFESSOR	ASSIGNMENT
8 501A Contracts Ferguson	Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to reading in the Text is a reference to C. Knapp, N. Crystal and H. Prince, Problems in Contract Law, Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2007). Date Aug. 24 Text Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study of Contract law Pp. 1-20
8 501B Contracts Downs	Aug. 25 - Bases for Enforcing Promises Pgs. 1-23 Farnsworth [Farnsworth, Young, Sanger, Cohen & Brooks, Contracts Cases and Materials, 7th Ed. (2008)] Pgs. 1-11 Chirelstein [Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts, Fifth Edition]
8 501C Contracts Abdel-khalik	Our Contracts section will be using the following books: Problems in Contract Law from Knapp, Crystal, & Prince (6th edition) and Contract Law: Selected Source Materials from Burton and Eisenberg as a statutory supplement. Please note that there have been some significant changes in the Knapp, Crystal & Prince casebook from the 5th edition, so I highly recommend that you use the most recent edition. However, older editions of the statutory supplement are fine. You may want to make sure that you have plenty of room in the statutory supplement for notes and your personal mark-up. I will be handing out a syllabus and additional reading assignments in the first class. For the first day of class, please review the introductory material (pages 1-17) for background and carefully read and prepare to discuss pages 21-33. We will only briefly look at the introductory material, but do not skip it. This material will show up throughout the semester and will give you a good foundation for the substantive material we will cover. In addition, please look at the following sections of Restatement (Second) of Contracts in your statutory supplement - §§ 1, 2, 17, 21. We will be referring to these provisions as well. If you have difficulty acquiring either book, please feel free to email or contact me, and I'll be happy to provide you with copies for the first day. Welcome to Contracts!
8 511A Torts Levit	The textbook we will use is: Dan B. Dobbs, Paul T. Hayden & Ellen M. Bublick, Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury (West Publishing Co., 6th edition, 2009). Please note that this is a new edition that was just published several months ago. (The former 5th edition will not work.) This new edition has a black cover, while the covers of the prior editions were brown. Also, this new edition comes in a regular and a “concise” edition. We will be using the regular edition—the regular edition just does not have the words “concise edition” on the front cover. Please also download our supplement from the internet at http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/levitlinks.htm under Torts I Course Materials (in either Word or .pdf format). The supplement contains a syllabus, several case links, and a variety of old exams, midterms, and answer keys. There are no dates attached to the readings in the syllabus. At the end of each class, I will tell you the reading assignment for the next class. I will also alert you if any of the readings are cases to download from the links in the syllabus. For our first class session on Tuesday, August 25, please read pages 2-3 (“What is Tort Law?”) and pages 22-27 (“Procedures at Trial”) in the textbook as background, and please read and brief the cases on pages 35-top of 39 (Van Camp v. McAfoos and Snyder v. Turk). See you soon!
8 511B Torts Thompson	Required Text: Torts & Compensation by Dobbs and Hayden (West 5th Ed. 2005). Be sure to obtain the Fifth Edition and not the Sixth Edition (2009), which will also be available in the bookstore. For our first class, please read pages 2-9 and 21-34 of Dobbs & Hayden for background only. Also read and brief pages 37-45, which we will discuss in class.
8 511C Torts Rostron	The textbook for this course is Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury by Dan B. Dobbs, Paul T. Hayden and Ellen M. Bublick (West Publishing Co., 6th edition, 2009). Please note that we’ll be using the 6th edition of this book, which was just published a few months ago. This new edition of the book has a black cover; previous editions had a brown cover. So if you see a book with a brown cover, don’t buy it – you want the one with the black cover. In addition, please note that the 6th edition of the book comes in both a regular version and a “concise edition.” We will be using the regular version, so please make sure you get that one. The concise edition has the words “concise edition” on the front cover, and the regular version does not. For our first class session, please read pages 2-3, 22-27, and 35-43 of the textbook. The section on “What is Tort Law?” (pages 2-3) and the section on litigation procedures (pages 22-27) are for background purposes only. They will tell you a little bit about tort law, why we read judicial opinions, and the basic procedures in a civil lawsuit. The first class session will focus on the cases on pages 35-43, so please read them carefully and be prepared to answer questions about them. (You do not need to read the A.R.B. v. Elkin case, which starts on page 43, so you can stop reading at the end of the notes preceding it.)
8 531 Intro to Law I All Sections	Thursday, August 20, 2009 Richard K. Neumann, Jr. & Sheila Simon, Legal Writing (Wolters Kulver 2008) – Read chapters 1 through 5. Follow the instructions for the exercise on page 27, but prepare the exercise on Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. v. New England Technology, Inc., available at http://www.law.umkc.edu/1LInformation/2009/FIRSTDAYASSIGNMENT.pdf Wanda M. Temm & Julie M. Cheslik, Missouri Legal Research (Carolina Acad. Press 2007) – Read pages 35-39. Monday, August 24, 2009 Neumann & Simon Chs. 6-8. Temm & Cheslik Preface & Chs. 1-2 Course Supplement Part 1 (available after 8/17 at Roo Prints in Law Library).
8 541A Property I Cheslik	I still like paper, therefore a paper copy of the syllabus will be distributed on the first day of classes. It will also be available on my West Twen Site. Until then… First Day Assignment: For our first day of Property on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, please read and prepare pages 1-17 of your Property casebook by Dukeminier, Krier, et al. Course Materials: In addition to the two books listed on the bookstore website (Dukeminier, Krier, et al., Property, 6th ed. (Aspen 2006) and Laurence & Minzner, A Student’s Guide to Estates in Land and Future Interests), you should also purchase a paper photocopy supplement at Roos Prints in the law school library. Additional supplementary materials will be posted on the TWEN site throughout the semester and notice will be provided in class of the additional postings.
8 541B Property I Carbone	Text: Dukeminier and Krier, 6th ed. I also strongly recommend Laurence and Minzer’s Estates in Land and Future Interests, 2nd ed.. or Peter Wendell’s, A Possessory Estates and Future Interests Primer. We will not use it until the end of the semester, but to make sure you can get a copy, you should buy it soon. The assignment sheet references the student guide chapters, but the student guide assignments will not be discussed in class. The textbook has all you need to know, but my experience is that students have an easier time with the text if they work through Grades: The grade will be based on the final exam at the end of the semester. The exam will be closed book. It will consist of a mix of multiple choice and essay questions. The best way to prepare for the exam is to do practice exams over the course of the semester. My old exams, plus answers, are available on my faculty website. ASSIGNMENTS All assignments are taken from Dukeminier and Krier unless otherwise noted. All assignments are subject to change. Each assignment is generally intended for one class. Class discussion will focus on the cases identified, not the background reading. I may add additional assignments during the semester. Introduction to Property -- First class 1. Pierson v. Post, pp. 17-23.
8 541C Property I Randolph	First Day Assignment for Monday, August 24 Read course syllabus (available for pickup in the Cardozo Suite) and pages 1-17 in the casebook. Required Textbooks Property Cases and Statutes by Roger Bernhardt, Joyce Palomar and Patrick Randolph, Jr., Carolina Press, © 2005 Estates in Land and Future Interests: Problems and Answers, Fifth Edition by John Makdisi, Aspen Publishing, © 2007
8 552A Federal Taxation Hoyt	Required Texts: 1) 2010 West Federal Taxation, Comprehensive Vol (not 2009 or older) 2) Internal Revenue Code & Regs (Used copy is OK, but there's no need to purchase Code & Regs. Go to Prof Hoyt's web page for the statutes needed for this course. http://www.law.umkc.edu/Faculty/hoytlinks.htm) 3) Compilation free from Prof. Hoyt's UMKC web page SYLLABUS First day assignment and syllabus located here http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Faculty/Hoyt/FederalTax/fall09/syllabus.pdf
8 552B Federal Taxation Wiseman	The required text is Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax. For the first class on Tuesday, August 25, read chapter 1 (overview and sources of tax law). A complete syllabus will be posted on my website and on Blackboard by August 15. The bookstore lists two other books as (required). They are not required, but are recommended. The Bankman book is an “Explanations and Examples” book that many students have found helpful. The statutory compilation contains the statutes and regulations we will use in class, and will be the most convenient method of accessing the statutes. They are also available online for free. We will discuss all of these books during the first class.

8 600s
COURSE PROFESSOR	ASSIGNMENT
8 601A Business Organizations Downs	Aug. 25 - Introduction to Business Organizations pp. 1-24 Hamilton & Macey [Hamilton & Macey, Corporations Including Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Tenth Edition, 2007]
8 601B Business Organizations Luppino	Assignment for August 24: Read Hamilton/Macey Text pp. 1-3; Course Syllabus; one-page Categories List; one-page Law Quotes Sheet; and one-page Case Study # 1 (the last four items will be posted on the Blackboard site for this Course, and also be available in paper form through Libby Johnson in the Whittaker Suite, starting August 10). NOTE: You will also need to purchase from the Law School copy center in the Law Library the package of Missouri Business Organizations Statutes that should be available there by August 17.
8 611 Estates and Trusts Hanna	Please read the first 47 pages of WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES, Dukeminier, Johanson, Lindgren & Sitkoff.
8 614R Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits Price Counts	Read Chapter 1 (all) of Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits (6th ed.) by Natalie Choate plus read supplementary materials for Chapter One at www.ataxplan.com
8 615 Estate Planning for Charitable Giving Hoyt	Main text: Warren, Gorham & Lamont publication: "Tax Economics of Charitable Giving" (WGL). The relevant Code and Reg sections will be distributed to you in class. Go to Prof Hoyt's web page for the cases and rulings needed for this course. http://www.law.umkc.edu/Faculty/hoytlinks.htm. Assignment 8/28 Subject Charitable Giving Intro to income & estate planning strategies Pho: Read pages 1-20 of the "First Day Assignment" at Prof. Hoyt's web page; Hoyt will print-out; and bring to class
8 632 Constitutional Law II Kobach	First Assignment, August 25 I. THE ROLE OF THE COURTS ,br> (1) Introduction Please review Marbury v. Madison and Ch.J. Marshall's assertion of the power of judicial review. Gerald Gunther and Kathleen Sullivan, Constitutional Law, 16th Ed. pages 1-15, 19-27.
8 633 First Amendment Linder	Our first class, on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, will introduce Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Course materials, including the syllabus, notes, and cases are posted on “Exploring First Amendment Law,” a website created specifically for our course. The course site can be accessed using the Google search phrase “exploring first amendment law.” In preparation for our class discussion, read the materials assigned for the first session, “Introduction to the Free Speech Clause.” Give some thought to what you think are the greatest benefits and the greatest costs that come from affording extensive constitutional protection for expressive activities.
8 634A Criminal Law Berger	Kadish, Schulhofer & Steiker, Criminal Law and its Processes (8th ed.) Read pp. 106-111; 92-105; and 79-83 in the order listed.
8 634B Criminal Law Eckhardt	Please read pages 1-19 in Chapter 1 of your textbook, Criminal Law and Its Processes: Cases and Materials, 8th Edition by Sandford H. Kadish, Stephen J. Schulhofer and Carol S. Steiker, Aspen Publishers, © 2007.
8 634C Criminal Law O'Brien	Professor Sean O’Brien - Holmes 1-407; (816) 235-6152 - obriensd@umkc.edu Casebook: Kadish, Schulhofer and Steiker, Criminal Law and Its Processes, Eighth Edition. Assignments refer to pages in the casebook. Web site materials are available at the bottom of Prof. O’Brien’s website, located in the Faculty Directory section of the Faculty and Staff section of the UMKC Law School Home Page. Recommended Supplementary Sources: LaFave, Criminal Law Hornbook; Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law; Singer and La Fond, Criminal Law: Examples and Explanations I. Crime and Punishment: What do we punish and why? Casebook: 67-78; 106-125 Regina v. Dudley and Stevens; United States v. Michael Milken; United States v. Gementera; Lawrence v. Texas Web site materials: My Life as a Slave, Frederick Douglas
8 635 Criminal Procedure I O'Brien	Professor Sean O’Brien - Holmes 1-407; (816) 235-6152 - obriensd@umkc.edu Text: Kamisar, Israel, LaFave, King & Kerr, Modern Criminal Procedure: Cases–Comments–Questions, (Thomson West, 12th Ed., 2008) ) [Hard bound edition, recommended for students planning to take both Criminal Procedure 1 and Criminal Procedure 2. This is cheaper than buying both volumes of the soft cover version.] OR Kamisar, Israel, LaFave, King and Kerr, Basic Criminal Procedure, Police Practices (Tomson West, 12th Ed. 2008) (soft cover, recommended for students not planning to take Criminal Procedure 2. The soft cover is identical to the hard cover, but published in two volumes. This volume covers all the materials in Crim. Pro. 1. It is much cheaper than the hard cover edition. This option would be cost-effective for students who do not plan to take Criminal Procedure 2.] Web site materials: supplemental reading materials may be posted throughout the term. I. Introduction to the Course and Incorporation: 1. An Overview of the Criminal Justice Process, pp. 1-24; (skim this section for basic concepts) 2. The Sources of Criminal Procedure Law A. Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause-Incorporation, pp. 24-35
8 635S Wrongful Convictions Murphy	Syllabus available at www1.law.umkc.edu/Academic/fall09/assignments/WrongfulConvictionsSyllabus.pdf
8 641R Legislation Kobach	I. LEGISLATIVE THEORY AND PROCEDURE (1) Introduction; legislative theory Please read and be prepared to discuss the following materials: Introduction to the art of statutory interpretation. Models of legislation, Madisonian theory and public choice theory. William N. Eskridge, Jr. and Phillip P. Frickey, Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 4th Ed. (St. Paul: West, 2007). Skim pp. 1-47 and read carefully pages 47-82. Also, read carefully, North Carolina v. Fly; Federalist 10. Readings Compilation available in Roo Prints in the law library or can be downloaded from the course website on Westlaw’s TWEN (The West Education Network) system. Please go to www.lawschool.westlaw.com and register yourself for the course.
8 656 Public Defender Trial Clinic Eckhardt	Course materials: Missouri Criminal Practice, 4th Edition, published by the Missouri Bar as a three-volume set. Cost for the books is $147.50 payable directly to Professor Eckhardt. (Checks should be made payable to "William G. Eckhardt.") The books and a materials packet containing the class meeting schedule, syllabus, checklist, and weekly timesheets can be picked up from Nancy Kunkel in the Cardozo Suite beginning Tuesday, August 11. The first group meeting will be on Friday, August 28 and will take place at the Public Defender's Office, located at 324 East 11th Street, 20th Floor, Kansas City, MO. Readings required for the first day’s class: Rule 4 [Rules of Professional Conduct 1.01 through 4.0, including comments] Seales v. State, 580 S.W.2d 733 (MO bank 1979) McQueen v. Swenson, 498 F.2d 207 (8th Cir. 1974) Eldrige v. Atkins, 665 F.2d 228 (8th Cir. 1981) Nix v. Whiteside, 475 U.S. 157 (1986) Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 32, Missouri Criminal Practice Rules 19, 20, 21, and 23
8 665A Animal Law Apple	Read Text, pp 1-72

8 700s
COURSE PROFESSOR	ASSIGNMENT
8 702 Conflict of Laws Rostron	Course materials There are three items that you will need to get for this course. 1. William M. Richman & William L. Reynolds, Understanding Conflict of Laws (3d edition, LexisNexis, 2002). Copies should be available at the UMKC bookstore ($39 new; $29 used). If you prefer, you can order a copy from the publisher http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/product/10807.html, and apparently you can also obtain the book for free using points accumulated in the Lexis “Ultimate Rewards” program. There are also a lot of used copies available on Amazon.com. 2. Statutes & Rules booklet. This is a short booklet containing the text of relevant statutes and rules. Please see the new administrative assistant in the Hughes Suite, Sherry Schley, to obtain a free copy. (The booklets should be ready by some time in early August.) This booklet is an important item, because it is the only material you will be able to use during the final exam in this course. 3. Cases. I have assembled and edited a set of cases for the course. You can download it from the course website on Westlaw’s TWEN (The West Education Network) system at http://lawschool.westlaw.com/twen/. This document is 178 pages in length. After downloading it, you can print it out for yourself, or you can arrange to have it printed out at Roo Prints in the law library or by a similar copy service like Fed Ex Office (formerly known as Kinko’s). (For example, if you go to https://printonline.fedex.com/StartNewJob.do?printProductID=custom.xml&lid=choose_polindex_custom, you can upload the file, order a copy to be printed, and then pick it up at a Fed Ex Office store such as the one over at the Country Club Plaza. It will cost about $17, or $18 if you want it to be three-hole punched.) Reading assignment for the first class For the first class (which will be on Monday, August 24th), please read: 1. § 1 (pages 1-3) of the Richman & Reynolds book 2. §§ 3-8 (pages 5-12) of the Richman & Reynolds book 3. The Restatement provisions and Missouri statute on pages 1-3 of the “Statutes & Rules” booklet 4. The cases (White v. Tennant, In re Jones’ Estate, and Munoz-Hoyos v. DeCortez) on pages 1-7 of the “Cases” document
8 703 Trial Advocacy II (A) (B) Wirken	Syllabus available at www1.law.umkc.edu/Academic/fall09/assignments/TrialAdSyllabus.pdf
8 706 Complex Litigation (Class Actions) Wolfe	Before the first class, you must register for TWEN!!!! Read Rule 23 and pages 1-16 of the text
8 707B Advanced Legal Writing: Business Contract Drafting Gardner	Aug. 28 - Drafting Contracts Pgs. 3-43, Chapters 1 through 5; Stark, Drafting Contracts: How And Why Lawyers Do What They Do, 2007]
8 716 Cyberlaw & the Infosphere Callister	Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 1. Read Patricia L. Bellia, Paul Schiff Berman, David G. Post, Cyberlaw Problems of Policy and Jurisprudence in the Information Age, 2-10, and 21-44. 2. Register for on the Lexis-Nexis site for my Web course, entitled 716 Cyberlaw and Infosphere. password for registration is "Nimmer" 3. Those who want to make good use of their summer time are strongly encouraged to commence reading The Anarchist in the Library, which is also assigned for the course.
8 720 Secured Transactions Ferguson	The text for this course is Lopucki & Warren, Secured Credit: A Systems Approach (6th. ed. 2007), and Warren & Walt Commercial Law (Selected Statutes) (2009-10 ed.). Date Aug. 19 Text Chapter 1, Creditors’ Remedies Under State Law Assignment #1: Remedies Of Unsecured Creditors Under State Law Pp. 3-20 Chapter 1, Creditors’ Rights Under State Law Assignment #2: Security And Foreclosure Pp. 21-31 Supplement 11 U.S.C. ' 101; UCC 1-201(37), 9-109(a)(1), 9-610, 9-623
8 731 Professional Responsibility Glesner Fines	Students should go to http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/glesnerfines/bgf-pr1.htm, read the course policies and syllabus and complete the assignment for the first class. Students should submit their web worksheet answers to Dean Glesner Fines at least 24 hours before the first class.
8 732 Alternative Dispute Resolution Kisthardt	Please read pages 1-35 and be prepared to discuss questions 1,4 & 6 on pages 33-35 in the Riskin et al., Dispute Resolution and Lawyers, 4th ed. text ( ISBN 978-0-314-19574-6).
8 733 Children and the Law Kisthardt	Please read and be prepared to discuss pages 1-13 in the Abrams & Ramsey, Children and the Law, 3rd ed. text (ISBN 978-0-314-16951-8). Also, please bring to class an article from any media source on a recent story about children that pertains to their legal rights. Please focus on a piece that surprised you, dismayed you, or provoked you to ask more questions.
8 735 Seminar in Famous Trials Linder	For our first session on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, we will be discussing the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial of 1865. All class materials are posted on my “Famous Trials” website. In preparation for class discussion, please read the introductory essay (“The Trial of the Lincoln Conspirators”), posted biographies of “Ten Conspirators,” selected trial excerpts (of your own choosing), the summation of John Bingham (link provided on the “Trial Transcript Excerpts” page), and whatever other of my posted pages attract your interest. Be prepared to discuss the “Questions for Study” linked to my account: 1. What advantages, from the standpoint of the Johnson Administration, did a trial by military commission have over a civilian trial? 2. Was the use of a military trial constitutional? 3. On a scale of 1 (kangaroo court) to 10 (model of due process), how fair was the trial? What seemed most unfair about the trial? 4. What were the prosecution's main goals? Were they accomplished? 5. How many conspiracies were there, under the prosecution's theory? 6. Did all of the defendants deserve to be convicted? If some did not, which should have been acquitted? 7. Was there a chance that Herold, Atzerodt, or Powell could have been spared? 8. Was it constitutional for President Johnson to enter an order denying any review of the decision to execute Mary Surratt? 9. Was Jefferson Davis aware of Booth's conspiracy? If so, did he approve the plot? 10. Should Jefferson Davis have been tried for war crimes? The Famous Trials site can be accessed by using the Google search term “famous trials” (or just “trials”). Note that a tentative syllabus for the seminar is accessible from that page (look at the fine print under the trial images) as well as the information of the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy trial. For those wanting to get a jump on things this summer, you might look and the page linked off the syllabus page labeled “Grading and Course Project” (url: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Lind2008grading.html)
8 736 Debtor Creditor Rights Stingley	Below are my first week assignments. CB and SS reference the following: CB = Warren & Westbrook, The Law of Debtors and Creditors (6th ed. 2008) SS= Baird, Eisenberg, and Jackson, Commercial and Debtor-Creditor Law – Selected Statutes (2009 edition) Please note for the students that as I write this I have not received the 6th edition of CB to verify the page references. I have received the 2009 Edition of SS so the page reference is correct. Class on August 25, 2009 a. Read CB pp. 3-28 b. In addition to the general discussion please be prepared to discuss Problem 1.1 and time permitting Problem 1.2. found on pages 28 and 29 of the Case Book. c. At the end of this class period, as will occur at the end of every class period this semester, please submit to me in writing what point is not clear to you from the readings and lecture. These questions will be submitted anonymously. At the start of the next class period if there appears to be a point that the class generally did not understand I will go back to that point at the beginning of the next class period and attempt to make the point clearer. If I do not cover a point at the next class period please feel free to reach out to me individually. Class on August 27, 2009 a. Read SS pp. 1381-1440 b. In addition to the general discussion please be prepared to discuss Problem 1.3 found on Page 29 of the Case Book. c. The sections of the Fair Credit Reporting Act which will be discussed from SS (beginning on page 1381) will be 1681a, 1681b, 1681c, 1681c-1, 1681c-2, 1681d, 1681g, 1681h, 1681i, 1681m, 1681n, 1681o, and 1681s-2. d. In addition to the materials set out in the Syllabus to read I recommend reading the following cases. The cases will likely be discussed in this class period. i. Nelson vs. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., 282 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2002). ii. White vs. Trans Union LLC, 462 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (C.D. Cal. 2006). iii. Hickson vs. Home Federal of Atlanta, 805 F. Supp. 1567 (N.D. Ga. 1992) iv. Rivera vs. Bank One, 145 F.R.D. 614 (D.P.R. 1993).
8 738 Immigration Law and Procedure Austin	No Assignment
8 751 Family Law Carbone	PP. 1-30, Harris, Teitelbaum and Carbone, Family Law
8 753 International Law Picker	First Day Assignment: From the Janis book, read pages 1-26. Course Book: Janis and Noyes’ Cases and Commentary on International Law, 3rd Edition (American Casebook Series®) by Mark W. Janis and John E. Noyes, West Publishing, ISBN 031414739X / 9780314147394, copyright December 2005. Course Content: The course will cover the sources and evidence of international law, U.S. and international law interaction, statehood, international organizations, individuals and international law, international state responsibility, the International Court of Justice, the use of force (the Law of War), international criminal law, the Law of the Sea, the Law of Outer Space, and a brief introduction to international economic law.
8 763 Labor Law Berger Janowitz	Assignment for First Week Text: Cox, Bok, Gorman & Finkin, Cases on Labor Law (14th ed.). You will not be required to buy a supplement. However you MUST download and print the National Labor Relations Act which appears on Prof. Berger's class links section of the UMKC Law School website under "Faculty." The web address is: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/Berger/LaborLaw/NLRA.pdf For the first week, read in the following order: a) casebook, pp. 73-86; 97-111 b) National Labor Relations Act on website c) casebook, pp.86-97
8 764 Administrative Law Eckhardt	Pick up Letter in Cardozo Suite. Please read in Administrative Law: A Casebook, 6th Edition by Bernard Schwartz and Roberto L. Corrada, Aspen Publishers, © 2006: Week #1 and #2 Chapter 1, Administrative Agencies and Administrative Law (pp. 1-51)
8 766 Land Use Law Cheslik	For our first class on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, please read the first chapter of the Callies, Freilich and Roberts casebook and come to class with a well thought out idea of the principles that you would implement if you were starting from scratch in planning a city. Also, starting today, read/browse at least one newspaper a day, noting articles about land use or land use disputes. A newspaper (even an on line version, though I prefer a paper version) is a better way to find these articles than a web-based news service such as CNN or MSN. On the first day of class, be prepared to describe and lead a presentation on the facts and issues raised by the news article that you bring in.
8 773 Environmental Law Kloeckner	Read Introduction, pp. xxix-xxxiv & Chapter 1, pp. 3-8, 27-35 and Chapter 2, pp. 42-47
8 773T Environmental & Toxic Torts Thompson	Required Texts: Law of Environmental & Toxic Torts by Madden and Boston (West 3rd Ed. 2005) & Buffalo Creek Disaster by Stern (Random House 1977 & 2008). Copies of Buffalo Creek are available at the UMKC bookstore. You may also obtain used copies from Amazon.com or local bookstores for a very low price. You may use either the 1977 or 2008 version of the book. For our first class, please read pages 9-22 for background only. During our first class period, we will watch the movie A Civil Action.
8 797 Business Torts Abdel-khalik	The material for the beginning of class (and the end of class) will be provided via a supplement packet, which you should be able to pick up from Roo Prints at least 1 week before school starts. For the first couple weeks of class, each separate day's reading will be identified by header information in the packet, and all of the cases have been edited to focus on the key material. After the introductory material, we will be using Dinwoodie and Janis' Trademarks and Unfair Competition (2nd ed. 2007) as well as the accompanying statutory supplement. If you have a different statutory supplement with the Lanham Act and a willingness to review other statutory and regulatory information online, that may be a sufficient supplement for your needs in this class. Welcome to Business Torts.

8 800s0s
COURSE PROFESSOR	ASSIGNMENT
8 808 Intellectual Property Holman	Textbook: Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, 4th edition, Wolters & Kluwer First Class Assignment: Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-31
8 813 Employment Discrimination Levit	The textbook we will use is: Michael J. Zimmer, Charles A. Sullivan, and Rebecca Hanner White, Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination (Aspen Publishers, 7th ed., 2008). You do not need to purchase a statutory supplement. For our first class on Tuesday, August 25, please read pages 761-87 in the textbook. A syllabus for the course and notes about class participation can be downloaded from the internet at http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/levitlinks.htm under Employment Discrimination Syllabus (in either Word or .pdf format). There are no dates attached to the readings in the syllabus. At the end of each class, I will tell you the reading assignment for the next class. I will also alert you if any of the readings are cases to download from the links in the syllabus. On that same web page, you will also find a link to a variety of prior exams and answer keys. See you soon!
8 832 International Trade and Finance Picker	First Day Assignment: From the Lester & Mercurio book, read pages 3 to 14 and 20 to 29 (pp. 29 to 43 are optional). Course Book: World Trade Law by Simon Lester and Bryan Mercurio with Arwel Davies and Kara Leitner, Hart Publishing, ISBN 1841136603 / 9781841136608, copyright March 2008. Course Content: The course will examine in detail the structure and workings of the major global trade and finance regimes, including the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), and the World Bank. In addition, regional trade and customs arrangements such as the NAFTA and the European Union will be examined. The role of international trade and finance in such areas as the environment, labor rights, national security, the developing world, and non-market economies will also be considered. The course will also cover United States domestic trade remedies, including antidumping, countervailing duties, section 301 and 337 actions as well as on other international trade restricting practices.
8 838R Tax Practicum Wiseman	We will meet at various times the first week of class. The schedule for the class will be posted on Blackboard and on my website by August 10, 2009.
8 846 Professional Malpractice Litigation Hanna	Please pick up the first day assignment handout (Paul Rheingold article and Baldridge v. Lacks newspaper article) from Elizabeth Couzens in the Cardozo/Marshall Suite and carefully read and outline both items for detailed consideration in class.
8 850 Applied Evidence Berman	First day assignment and syllabus available at http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Academic/fall09/assignments/AppliedEvidenceSyllabus.pdf
8 874 Tax Exempt Organizations Hoyt	TEXTS 1. Hill and Mancino, Tax Exempt Organizations 2. Internal Revenue Code & Regs– will be distributed in class 3. Cases & rulings at Prof Hoyt's UMKC web page; download ASSIGNMENT 8/26 Intro to Tax Exempt Orgs Code: 501(a)-(c); 501(i); 527; 528 History; Policy Reg: 1.501(c)-(4) through 1.501(c)-(7) Survey of Exempt Orgs H: 1-2 to 5; 13-2 to 8; 14-3 to 18; 15-9 to 13; 16-2 to 10 and 16-19>22 Cases: National Muffler;Spanish-Am Assn RR: 83-164
8 875 Real Estate Transactions Randolph	First Day Assignment for Thursday, August 28: Read pages 21 - 42 in the textbook. Required Textbook: Real Estate Transfer, Finance, and Development Cases and Materials, Eighth Edition by Grant S. Nelson, Dale A. Whitman, Ann M. Burkhart, and R. Wilson Freyermuth, West American Casebook Series, published by West/Thomson Reuters © 2009. *Please note that this textbook is a new edition, just released May 2009. Be sure to obtain the new 8th Edition, not the old 7th Edition.
8 883 National Security Law Seminar Green	READ: Course Text Chapters 1 & 2 pp. 1-27 SKIM: Course Text “Contents” pp. vi – xxix BRING TO CLASS: One or more clipping(s) from a National Newspaper or magazine (print or electronic media) concerning current national security issues w/significant legal component. Appropriate sources are NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, The Economist, Weekly Standard. (KC Star and USA Today are not preferred sources)
8 886 Corporate Tax I Hood	PROBLEM I Choice of Entity For the first class, read the following part I of Chapter 1 of Lind, et. al. Pages 2-24 and 45-57 1. Be prepared to discuss the different tax treatments of a C Corporation, S Corporation and a partnership. Prepare the problem on pages 24-25 of the Lind text. 2. Read the materials on pp 45-57 and be prepared to discuss in class.
8 888R Partnership Taxation Luppino	First day (Monday, August 24) Assignment: Read Course Syllabus and Memorandum Re: Overview of Partnership Taxation (both will be available in Whittaker Suite and on the course Blackboard Site by August 10)
8 889 International Tax Hood	Mon., Aug. 24 Topic: Reach of U.S. Juris. -Role of Int. Law; Some Basic principles of US Int. Tax; Gustafson Pages: pp 14-23 pp 30-41 (skip problem) pp 42-49 (work problem on page 49) Code Section: Subpart F 951-965 (peruse); 7701(b); 877 Syllabus available at www1.law.umkc.edu/Academic/fall09/assignments/InternationalTaxSyllabus.pdf
8 890A Sports Law I, Amateur Sports Law Black	Please read the business and sports law sections of USA Today and to come to class prepared to discuss current legal issues involving athletes and sports organizations. This will be a continuing, semester-long assignment.
8 892R Taxation of Estates, Gifts & Trusts Wiseman	The text for the course is Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts (Campfield). The first class is Thursday, August 27, 2009, and we will cover the following topics: Topic: Orientation Text: Chapter 1: pp. 1-24 Topic: Introduction to Gift Tax Text: Chapter 2: pp. 26-31 Code & Regulations: §§ 2001 (c), 2010, 2501, 2502 (skim), 2503(a), 2505 Problems: p. 29: ¶2013. We will discuss this in class, so at least give it a try. Topic: What Constitutes a Gift Text: Chapter 3: pp. 32-35; 46-59; 60-61; 62-69 [omit ¶¶3,019-3,043; 3,087; 3091] Problems: p. 56: ¶3081
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