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Federal Courts and the Federal System
LAW 2086

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Description

Prerequisite: 1L Constitutional Law or Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Fourteenth Amendment; students who have not completed that pre-requisite may enroll only with the permission of the instructor. For LLM students, instructor permission is required to enroll in this course.

Exam Type: In Class

This course studies the role of the federal courts in the federal system. Topics covered will include the case or controversy requirement and justiciability, congressional authority to regulate the jurisdiction of the federal courts, federal habeas corpus, advanced Erie issues, federal common law, remedies, and sovereign immunity.

School Harvard Law School
Credits 5
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Department Law School
Course Component Lecture
Subject Law
Grading Basis HLS Graded
Course Requirements LAW 2086 Requirement