COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 379 Federal Courts B

CREDIT HOURS: Two (2) REQUIRED: no ELECTIVE: yes

PREREQUISITES (Required): Constitutional Law; Civil Procedure I and II.

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE.

WHEN OFFERED: Spring Semester.

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

Abstention and Injunctions against suit. The Rooker - Feldman Doctrine, Supreme Court Review of state decisions, Habeas Corpus.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

Close ties to Civil Procedure III, Administrative Law, and Civil Rights.

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

Most of the material covered in the course is tested on the Multistate bar examination (Constitutional Law).

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

This course is crucial for anyone who will clerk for a federal judge. It is very important for anyone planning to litigate in federal court.