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Zoom ID for each online class: 674 489 3109
First Assignments
Class 1 Tuesday, January 12
LOOKING TO THE BOTTOM IS STEP ONE IN SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY
1.1 Law Isn’t Always What It Seems to Be—If You Look at It From the Bottom
Thurgood Marshall, Reflections on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
1.2 Collective Knowledge “From the Bottom” Anchors Advocacy in Group Struggles
Mari J. Matsuda, Looking to the Bottom: Critical Legal Studies and Reparations
Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres, Changing The Wind: Notes Toward A Demosprudence of Law and Social Movements
Notes and Questions
Class 2 Thursday, January 14
LEARNING FROM SCHOOLS OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY APPROACHES THAT LOOK TO THE SOCIETAL BOTTOMS
1.4 Critical “Schools” and Advocacy “Approaches” Provide Wells of Knowledge for “Different” Groups and Their Advocates
Antony Anghie, LatCrit and TWAIL
Gary Bellow, Steady Work: A Practitioner's Reflections on Political Lawyering
Gerald P. López, Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves
Notes and Questions
1.5 Deconstruction and Dual Consciousness Empower Subordinated Groups
Susan K. Serrano, Dual Consciousness About Law and Justice: Puerto Ricans' Battle for U.S. Citizenship in Hawai‘i
1.6 Systemic Injustice is Epistemic Injustice
Rebecca Tsosie, Indigenous Peoples and Epistemic Injustice: Science, Ethics, and Human Rights
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Required Textbook:
First Assignment:
Monday, January 11, 2021
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Book Purchasing information and Course Polices are on TWEN in the Assignments, Technology, Course Policy and Description Folder.
First Assignments
Class #1, Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Required Text:
First Assignment:
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Please add this course through TWEN and read the first assignment below prior to the first day of class.
Required Text
We will be using (1) Siegel, Federal Courts: Cases and Materials (2d ed. 2019) and (2) Siegel, 2019-20 Supplement (which is posted on TWEN). Note that the Supplement not only updates the textbook but also includes the United States Constitution and selected federal statutes.
First Assignment
Tuesday, Jan. 12
United States Constitution (included in the Supplement):
Thursday, Jan. 14
Preparation and Participation
You are expected to read and think about the assigned material before each class as well as to contribute to class discussions – both by raising your hand and when called on. I will call on students alphabetically so you will generally know when you should be fully prepared to discuss any and all of the assigned cases, notes, and problems.
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Required Textbook:
First Assignment:
Monday, January 11, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The textbook for the class is The Law of Employment Discrimination, Thirteenth Edition, by Joel Wm. Friedman.
The hornbook for the class is Principles of Employment Discrimination Law by Martha Chamallas.
Reading assignment for 1/11/2021:
Textbook: Pages 17-25 (skip notes with exception of 1b on p. 22, and notes 3 and 4 on p. 24-25); pages 136-142
Hornbook: Pages 1-8
Written assignment for 1/11/2021:
1-2 paragraphs answering the following questions: Why are you taking this class? What do you want to practice/do after law school? What are 3-5 things you want to get out of this class? Are you leaning towards being a plaintiff’s lawyer or defense lawyer, if any, and why?
Reading assignment for 1/13/2021:
Textbook: Pages 31-53 (skip notes)
Hornbook: Pages 11-17
Please read Intellectual Property First Assignment.docx.
Please read Tm2021Assn1.pdf.
Please read Copyright First Assignment.docx.
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Required Textbook:
First Assignment:
Monday, January 11, 2021
Please read “Yes, We Mean Literally. Abolish the Police” by Mariame Kaba (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html.
Please read “Are Prisons Obsolete” by Angela Davis – Chapter 1.
Greetings, Students.
I look forward to meeting you all in Professional Responsibility this semester. I hope you found the two required books through the campus bookstore or elsewhere. Please note we are using the "Concise" version of the Lerman and Schrag textbook, which should be less expensive than the larger version. Please note that the bookstore mistakenly listed an older version of the Martyn supplement at first. Please get the most up to date version, which the bookstore is now listing correctly. The Canvas page for the course will be up some time this week.
For next week, read the materials listed below. Also, please take this required "Quiz" (available on Canvas) that asks three questions about your career plans and ethical concerns. Canvas will not let me make this quiz available until Jan 4, so you should be able to take it then. If you have any questions, please write to me at spaded@seattleu.edu.
Jan 11
Jan 13
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Zoom ID for each online class: 674 489 3109
Documents Manual referred to in the casebook is available at: http://law.seattleu.edu/documents/faculty/benders/docmanual.pdf
First Assignment
Class 1 Tuesday January 12
Class 2 Thursday January 14
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Required Textbook:
First Assignment:
Monday, January 11, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Required Text
First Assignment
DAY ONE:
DAY TWO:
Your course syllabus is posted ON TWEN.
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Required Text
First Assignment
DAY ONE:
DAY TWO:
Your course syllabus is posted ON TWEN.
Seattle University School of Law will post required textbooks for your courses on the Campus Store website. Recommended and Required textbooks for your classes will be posted as it is made available by the faculty. It is recommended that students check the course CANVAS or TWEN page and the course syllabus for additional information about readings and course assignments. Also, your faculty members may reach out to you directly by e-mail to explain different purchasing options (e.g., between e-Books and print books).
Please note that you may purchase your text from any bookseller of your choice. All of the information required to locate the correct text is listed on the Campus Store website. BEFORE purchasing your texts, carefully double check that you have selected the correct text (check your ISBN number) and make sure you have ordered the correct edition. (Note - ISBN numbers differ for print and electronic versions.) Remember, the SU Campus Store can often help if there is an issue with your order. You may wish to check your bookseller's polices on delivery, returns, refunds, etc.
E-books may be available for download directly from the publishers at a discounted price. Again, this information may be available on your course Canvas and/or TWEN site, or directly via the faculty member.
Also, casebook publishers may produce supplemental materials, available only electronically, to go along with the casebooks. These materials could include study aids, quizzes, and outline templates, among other things. The different publishers have different arrangements for how they provide this material. If you purchase a new book for which such materials exist, either from the publisher, Amazon, or the SU Campus Store, you will receive a code that will enable to you to access the electronic materials. However, if you purchase or rent a used book, you may not receive a working code to access the supplemental materials.