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Spring 2023  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (57607)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Grad or Masters or Law
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon 02:30PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 50B
Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Law and public policy in the United States are in a dialogue with each other. This dynamic is reflected in the differing roles of legislatures and courts, as well as the other institutions (for example, executive agencies that adopt regulations) involved in making law and policy. This course aims to give students an understanding of how law and policy interact in the American context using historical materials and examples from other countries to provide a broader perspective on how the interaction works today. Our exploration will necessarily involve the critical role of the United States Constitution and state constitutions in establishing the parameters for both law and policy. We will also examine particular instances of policy and law interactions on topics such as abortion, civil rights, criminal justice, elections, education and speech. Readings will include judicial opinions, legislation examples, policy and legal articles and other materials. Class time will include guest speakers from the disciplines of law, politics and public affairs, discussion in small and large groups and only an occasional short lecture. Grades will be based on written student reflections on the readings, 2-3 short papers exploring how law and policy apply to particular topics, and a longer research paper that examines the interaction of law and policy on a topic important to the student. Instructors have been legal, political and policy practitioners. Some have served in the state legislature.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kelle644+PA5122+Spring2023 http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lope0103+PA5122+Spring2023
Class Description:
Law and public policy in the United States are in a dialogue with each other. This dynamic is reflected in the differing roles of legislatures and courts, as well as the other institutions (for example, executive agencies that adopt regulations) involved in making law and policy. This course aims to give students an understanding of how law and policy interact in the American context using historical materials and examples from other countries to provide a broader perspective on how the interaction works today. Our exploration will necessarily involve the critical role of the United States Constitution and state constitutions in establishing the parameters for both law and policy. We will also examine particular instances of policy and law interactions on topics such as abortion, civil rights, criminal justice, elections, education and speech.
Readings will include judicial opinions, legislation examples, policy and legal articles and other materials. Class time will include guest speakers from the disciplines of law, politics and public affairs, discussion in small and large groups and only an occasional short lecture. Grades will be based on written student reflections on the readings, 2-3 short papers exploring how law and policy apply to particular topics, and a longer research paper that examines the interaction of law and policy on a topic important to the student.
The instructors have been legal, political and policy practitioners who served in the Minnesota Legislature.
Who Should Take This Class?:
This course is for any graduate student interested in the interaction of law and public policy. It may also be appropriate for upper division undergraduate students who are interested in exploring either law or public affairs education, with permission of the instructors.
Learning Objectives:
Students will understand how law and public policy interact in the American context.
Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the application of law and policy to selected issues.
Exam Format:
The course does not use a midterm or final examination.
Class Format:
Class sessions will include presentations from guest speakers, infrequent short lectures by the instructors, and guided discussion in small and full class groups.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57607/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 October 2022

Spring 2022  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (58995)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
Enrollment Status:
Open (20 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy. prereq: Grad or instr consent
Class Notes:
Devin Driscoll spent nearly a decade working for progressive candidates and issues. A veteran of both Obama campaigns, Devin served as Rhode Island state director for the 2012 reelect. He later managed a governor's race and was senior advisor to Congressman David Cicilline's campaign. Devin spent the bulk of 2013 working on marriage-equality campaigns across the country, first as communications director for Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, and then as northeast regional director of President Obama's nonprofit, Organizing for Action. After trading in the campaign trail for law school, Devin was elected editor-in-chief of Minnesota Law Review. He also served as president of both the Asylum Law Project, a student-led immigration service project, and the law-student chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He has been a judicial law clerk for Justice David L. Lillehaug of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Chief Judge John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Devin holds a bachelor's degree from Providence College, a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. He lives in Saint Paul with his wife, Katie, and son, Jack.
Class Description:

"What is law, and how do we use it to address public problems?" This is the central question that Law and Public Affairs will seek to answer. We will approach the question in three phases; first we'll consider the major sources of law - constitutions, statutes, and the common law - and the institutions that develop those sources - the people, the legislature, and the courts. Next we'll consider several substantive areas of law, including constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, and immigration law. Finally, we'll consider the lawmaking process, and how individuals and organizations can impact the law through lobbying the legislature and bringing lawsuits.


We will review American law from a historical perspective, but primarily focus upon comprehending how political, judicial, legislative, and administrative actions change and frame public affairs. We will not learn how to "practice" law; instead we will learn how to use the law to accomplish our public-policy goals.


Other non-Humphrey graduate students, law school students who want a breath of fresh air, and mature upper-class undergraduates are welcome to contact the instructor about joining us. Other such students have enjoyed this course in the past.

Who Should Take This Class?:
Those interested in learning more about how public policy shapes the law and how the law can shape public policy.
Grading:
Grade will be based on a mixture of class participation - which includes both the submission weekly of a news story relevant to the class and engagement in class discussion - experiential learning opportunities, short writing assignment, and objective assessment (quiz/test).
Class Format:
Our weekly meetings will focus on assigned reading (mostly judicial decisions, along with some scholarship/criticism) and discussions with guest field experts: lawyers, judges, legislators, staffers, and lobbyists.
Workload:
As a graduate-level course that meets once a week, there will be appropriately sized reading assignments.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58995/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 November 2021

Spring 2020  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (65449)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Tue 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
Enrollment Status:
Open (16 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy. prereq: Grad or instr consent
Class Notes:
Devin Driscoll spent nearly a decade working for progressive candidates and issues. A veteran of both Obama campaigns, Devin served as Rhode Island state director for the 2012 reelect. He later managed a governor's race and was senior advisor to Congressman David Cicilline's campaign. Devin spent the bulk of 2013 working on marriage-equality campaigns across the country, first as communications director for Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, and then as northeast regional director of President Obama's nonprofit, Organizing for Action. After trading in the campaign trail for law school, Devin was elected editor-in-chief of Minnesota Law Review. He also served as president of both the Asylum Law Project, a student-led immigration service project, and the law-student chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He has been a judicial law clerk for Justice David L. Lillehaug of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Chief Judge John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Devin holds a bachelor's degree from Providence College, a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. He lives in Saint Paul with his wife, Katie, and son, Jack. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?drisc118+PA5122+Spring2020
Class Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65449/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 November 2019

Spring 2016  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (56532)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Tue 06:15PM - 09:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 20
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy. prereq: Grad or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?freem055+PA5122+Spring2016
Class Description:
This class, which I describe as Law and the Making of Public Policy, will provide public policy graduate students with the history, logic and analysis of the law necessary to help use law as a tool to impact public policy. We will review American law from a historical perspective, but primarily focus upon comprehending how political, judicial, legislative, and administrative actions change and frame public policy. Initially we will develop a basic understanding of legal terms, case analysis, the development of judge-made law, and the writing and interpretation of statutes. We will not learn how to practice law; instead we will learn how to use the law to accomplish our public policy goals. Then we will concentrate on how law provided the framework and structure to help make profound public policy changes in a several areas such as Labor Law, Gender Equity and Racial Equity. For example, we will trace the struggle for Gender Equity from the Seneca Falls declaration in 1848 to establishment of profound rights in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. We will also focus on the first Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the Bill of Rights, from the origin, changes over 200 years and their meaning today. Finally, we will review how the modern environmental movement established its momentum for change and how it has, in the view of many, stalled out. We will review both the Court action in Fore vs. Bush and the MN Senate Recount of 2008. Did our systems work, did they meet our expectations or did they fall short. Other non-Humphrey graduate students, law school students who want a breath of fresh air, and mature upper class undergraduates are welcome to contact the instructor about joining us. Other such students have enjoyed this course in the past. My classrooms have always been lively forums for discussion, debate and enlightened exchange of ideas. If you like active learning you will do well here. Texts Required Abadinsky, Howard. Bodenhamer, David J. and Ely, James W. Jr. ed. The Bill of Rights in Modern America Revised and Expanded. Bloomington Indiana: The Indiana University Press, 1993, 2008. Berman, Harold J., Greiner, William R & Saliba, Samir N. The Nature & Functions of Law, Fifth Edition, New York: The Foundation Press, Inc. 1996. Introduction to Part Four and Chapters 9, 10 & 11. Reading assignments available on line. Each class will begin with a Socratic level discussion on the required readings. The second half may include guest speakers. Grades will be based on class participation, a mid-term and a final exam
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56532/1163
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/freem055_PA5122_Spring2016.doc
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 November 2014

Spring 2015  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (57423)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue 06:15PM - 09:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy. prereq: Grad or instr consent
Class Description:
This class, which I describe as Law and the Making of Public Policy, will provide public policy graduate students with the history, logic and analysis of the law necessary to help use law as a tool to impact public policy. We will review American law from a historical perspective, but primarily focus upon comprehending how political, judicial, legislative, and administrative actions change and frame public policy. Initially we will develop a basic understanding of legal terms, case analysis, the development of judge-made law, and the writing and interpretation of statutes. We will not learn how to practice law; instead we will learn how to use the law to accomplish our public policy goals. Then we will concentrate on how law provided the framework and structure to help make profound public policy changes in a several areas such as Labor Law, Gender Equity and Racial Equity. For example, we will trace the struggle for Gender Equity from the Seneca Falls declaration in 1848 to establishment of profound rights in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. We will also focus on the first Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the Bill of Rights, from the origin, changes over 200 years and their meaning today. Finally, we will review how the modern environmental movement established its momentum for change and how it has, in the view of many, stalled out. We will review both the Court action in Fore vs. Bush and the MN Senate Recount of 2008. Did our systems work, did they meet our expectations or did they fall short. Other non-Humphrey graduate students, law school students who want a breath of fresh air, and mature upper class undergraduates are welcome to contact the instructor about joining us. Other such students have enjoyed this course in the past. My classrooms have always been lively forums for discussion, debate and enlightened exchange of ideas. If you like active learning you will do well here. Texts Required Abadinsky, Howard. Bodenhamer, David J. and Ely, James W. Jr. ed. The Bill of Rights in Modern America Revised and Expanded. Bloomington Indiana: The Indiana University Press, 1993, 2008. Berman, Harold J., Greiner, William R & Saliba, Samir N. The Nature & Functions of Law, Fifth Edition, New York: The Foundation Press, Inc. 1996. Introduction to Part Four and Chapters 9, 10 & 11. Reading assignments available on line. Each class will begin with a Socratic level discussion on the required readings. The second half may include guest speakers. Grades will be based on class participation, a mid-term and a final exam
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57423/1153
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/freem055_PA5122_Spring2016.doc (Spring 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 November 2014

Spring 2013  |  PA 5122 Section 001: Law and Public Affairs (58589)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue 06:15PM - 09:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy.
Class Description:
This class, which I describe as Law and the Making of Public Policy, will provide public policy graduate students with the history, logic and analysis of the law necessary to help use law as a tool to impact public policy. We will review American law from a historical perspective, but primarily focus upon comprehending how political, judicial, legislative, and administrative actions change and frame public policy. Initially we will develop a basic understanding of legal terms, case analysis, the development of judge-made law, and the writing and interpretation of statutes. We will not learn how to practice law; instead we will learn how to use the law to accomplish our public policy goals. Then we will concentrate on how law provided the framework and structure to help make profound public policy changes in a several areas such as Labor Law, Gender Equity and Racial Equity. For example, we will trace the struggle for Gender Equity from the Seneca Falls declaration in 1848 to establishment of profound rights in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. We will also focus on the first Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the Bill of Rights, from the origin, changes over 200 years and their meaning today. Finally, we will review how the modern environmental movement established its momentum for change and how it has, in the view of many, stalled out. We will review both the Court action in Fore vs. Bush and the MN Senate Recount of 2008. Did our systems work, did they meet our expectations or did they fall short. Other non-Humphrey graduate students, law school students who want a breath of fresh air, and mature upper class undergraduates are welcome to contact the instructor about joining us. Other such students have enjoyed this course in the past. My classrooms have always been lively forums for discussion, debate and enlightened exchange of ideas. If you like active learning you will do well here. Texts Required Abadinsky, Howard. Bodenhamer, David J. and Ely, James W. Jr. ed. The Bill of Rights in Modern America Revised and Expanded. Bloomington Indiana: The Indiana University Press, 1993, 2008. Berman, Harold J., Greiner, William R & Saliba, Samir N. The Nature & Functions of Law, Fifth Edition, New York: The Foundation Press, Inc. 1996. Introduction to Part Four and Chapters 9, 10 & 11. Reading assignments available on line. Each class will begin with a Socratic level discussion on the required readings. The second half may include guest speakers. Grades will be based on class participation, a mid-term and a final exam
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58589/1133
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/freem055_PA5122_Spring2016.doc (Spring 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 April 2013

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