Fall 2009 First Week Assisnments

Business Associations (Professor Bradford)

Download the syllabus from my web site. (Go to http://www.unl.edu/bradford/web.htm and follow the Business Associations link.) Read the Syllabus and the first-day assignment indicated on the syllabus.

Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (Professor Bradford)

Download the syllabus from my web site. (Go to http://www.unl.edu/bradford/web.htm and follow the Mergers and Acquisitions link.) Read the Syllabus and the first-day assignment indicated on the syllabus.

Contracts (Professor Denicola)

For the first class on Monday, Aug. 24, read pp. 29-40 in the Farnsworth
& Young casebook.

Unfair Competition (Professor Denicola)

For the first class on Monday, Aug. 24, read pp. 1-13 and 20-25 in the
Maggs & Schechter casebook.

Family Law (Gardner)

For our first meeting, August 24, 2009, please read the following in the casebook: pp. 1-31.

Torts (Professor Lucas)

For Thursday, August 27, please read pages iv-v, xi-xvii, and 1-6 of the Prosser Torts casebook.  For Friday, August 28, please read pages 6-16 of the Prosser Torts casebook.

Legal Profession (Professor Lucas)

For Wednesday, August 26, please read pages v-xvi and 1-30 of the Morgan and Rotunda Professional Responsibility book.  For Thursday, August 27, please read pages 31-46 of the Morgan and Rotunda Professional Responsibility book.

Employment Law (Moberly)
Here are the reading assignments for the first week.  Please look under the "Syllabus" section of Blackboard for the full Syllabus and the first few weeks of assignments.

Monday, Aug. 24:
Textbook: 3-11 (Chp. 1)
CaseFile: Introduction – Riley’s Request (See the Syllabus posted on Blackboard for instructions on accessing the CaseFile)

Tuesday, Aug. 25:  
Textbook: 13-34 (Chp. 2)

International Law (Professor Schaefers)

All page numbers refer to pages from Carter and Trimble (5th ed, 2007). We will cover roughly three assignments per week..

International Law and the U.S. Constitution
1. pp. 1-3; 10-21; 25-32; 50-53; 444-450 (Introduction)
2. pp. 189-201 (President’s foreign affairs powers; power to negotiate and sign; power to approve)
3. pp. 201-215 (power to approve, ratify)

International Trade Law (Professor Schaefers)

All page numbers from Jackson et al. casebook (5th ed., 2008). We will cover roughly one assignment per class (two per week). The last two sessions will be a review session and review of a practice exam.

Separation of Powers-POTUS v. Congress/ Congressional Delegation/Accommodation
1-2. 60-95