Seminar: The Supreme Court

Catalog description

This seminar is run as a Supreme Court, with the students assuming the roles of both the justices and, in turns, the lawyers. Specifically, we use cases that are argued before the Supreme Court of the United States or the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the term in which the seminar is offered. The students are required to orally argue one case and to write one majority opinion and one dissent in cases that other students have argued. The course should be of interest not only to students expecting to engage in appellate advocacy, but also to anyone seeking to improve oral and written legal skills.