Syllabus 2016
Introduction to American Law
M W 9:00a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Note: class meets M T TH F from 1:30-3:00 weeks of Aug. 8 and Aug. 19.
Lisa Tilton-McCarthy email lmtilton@central.uh.edu or lisa_tm66@yahoo.com. The
chapters on the syllabus are from The Study of Law, A Critical Thinking Approach (4th
ed. 2016). This is the only required book.
Office hours: Mon 11:00-1:30 (or by appointment)
Telephone: 713-743-2100 or 281-467-8283 (cell)
DATE
Aug. 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 11
Aug. 12
Aug. 15
Aug. 16
Aug. 18
Aug. 19
Aug. 22
Aug. 24
Aug. 29
Aug. 31
Sept. 5
Sept. 7
Sept. 12
Sept 13
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Sept. 26
Sept. 28
Oct. 3
Oct. 5
Oct. 10
Oct. 12
Oct. 17
Oct. 19
Oct. 24
Oct. 26
Oct. 31
TOPIC
Government Structure
continued
Judicial System
continued
Legal Methodology (Read
Gay Marriage case)
continued
Adversary System
continued
Con Law
Con Law
Con Law
Torts
No class
Torts
Contracts
Contracts
Mid Term Exam covering
government structure and
the judicial system; Con
Law; Contracts & Torts
Review Midterm
Property
Property
Crim Law
Crim Law
Family Law
Family Law
Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure
REVIEW
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ASSIGNMENT
Chap. 3
Chap. 4
Chap. 1
Chap. 5 pp. 109-115
Chap. 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chap. 9
Chap. 12
Chap. 11
Chap. 5 pp. 115-end
Chap. 13
Nov. 2
Final Exam Time TBA
Texts:
Katherine A. Currier & Thomas E. Eimermann, The Study of Law: A Critical Thinking
Approach (4th ed. 2016).
Optional Reading for the Bar Exam:
Stephen Emmanual, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (5th ed. 2015).
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