Investigating and Prosecuting National Security Cases

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Offers in-depth examination of issues lawyers face in national security prosecutions and substantive and procedural tools used to navigate those issues. We will examine advantages and limitations of civilian prosecutions and consider effectiveness of current procedures and criminal statutes in addressing modern national security threats. Emphasis placed on case-specific examples and hypotheticals. Course culminates in simulation in which students are presented with rapidly unfolding national security incident and asked to address various hypotheticals from the perspective of prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges.