Supreme Court Clinic. 2 credits

Catalog description

The Supreme Court Clinic provides pro bono legal representation before the United States Supreme Court. This year-long clinic provides Scalia Law students with the opportunity to work closely with attorneys to identify cases of interest, research legal issues, and draft Supreme Court briefs on behalf of parties and amici at both the certiorari and merits stages. Students accepted into the clinic also will receive classroom instruction, analyze federal and state appellate decisions for possible litigation opportunities, and attend at least one Supreme Court argument per Term. This clinic is a two semester (fall and spring) course with two credits awarded each semester. This course also comes with out of class credits. Please check the chart available on the Career and Academic Services Intranet for specific out-of-class credit information.Offered by Law. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 8 credits.