Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.

Catalog description

This course covers in greater depth various legislative and administrative research topics introduced in the first-year LARW classes. Students will thoroughly examine federal legislative and regulatory processes and master strategies for finding and using various legal and interpretive materials produced by Congress, the President and government agencies. The course addresses traditional and electronic research methods, techniques for tracking contemporary activity, and the use of FOIA requests and similar mechanisms for obtaining otherwise inaccessible information. As a final project, students will compile an extensive report documenting a federal agency's statutory authority and regulatory activity. Prerequisite(s): Legal Analysis, Research and Writing I and II. Graded.