LAWS 5205 - Legislation and Regulation
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Fall 2025
Introduces lawmaking in the modern administrative state. Examines the way Congress and administrative agencies adopt binding rules of law (statutes and regulations, respectively) and the way that implementing institutions, courts and administrative agencies, interpret and apply these laws. Considers the structure of the modern administrative state, the incentives that influence the behavior of the various actors, and the legal rules that help to structure the relationships among Congress, the agencies and the courts.
LAWS 5624 - Property
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Spring 2025
Topics include personal property, estates and interests in land, landlord-tenant, basic land conveyancing, and private land use controls.
LAWS 7311 - Patent Law
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Spring 2026
Covers selected topics, such as patentable subject matter, patentability and utilization of patent rights through licensing and infringement litigation. Covers practice and procedure of the patent and trademark office.
LAWS 8002 - Seminar:
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Fall 2024
Explores special topics in law. Students will be given the opportunity for in-depth discussion and study on law-related topics. Law topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
LAWS 8446 - Seminar: Pharmaceutical Regulation
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Fall 2025
This course will explore how overlapping regulations affect how pharmaceutical companies innovate and how patients access medicine. It will cover FDA, patent, and Medicare regulations that govern how the government approves drugs and pays for them, as well as the role of antitrust law. Throughout the course, we will discuss political debates around prescription drug prices and seek to understand: why are drug prices so high? No prerequisites required.
