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LAW 837
1 Credit Hours
The Curricular Independent Research Project is a one-credit graded course for non-U.S. citizen JD and LLM students to receive experience working with a private law firm and reflect upon that experience. Students, after receiving permission from Cleveland State University's Center for International Services and Programs and completing the required forms, are required to complete a 12-15 page paper (exclusive of end or footnotes) that does one of the following: 1) explores a law topic related to but not directly overlapping with legal issues from the student's employment, 2) compares the law… see more
LAW 665
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC; Criminal Law (LAW 506). The course will cover the growing area of computer crimes. Students will learn about the different types of criminal offense, which include but are not limited to economic, gambling, child exploitation, and fraud offenses. Further, the student will study the different investigative techniques utilized by the government in curbing such offenses as well as methods of defense explored on behalf of the accused. The student will also be exposed to the various Constitutional provisions contemplated during the processing of a computer crime and/or… see more
LAW 735
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This seminar considers the interaction between information technology (i.e., computer hardware, software, networks and electronic or digital content), particularly as manifest in the Internet, and the law. We will examine substantive areas of the law which bear directly on information technology (particularly, e.g., intellectual property, contract), as well as ways in which information technology is itself shaping and transforming the law (regarding, e.g., privacy, jurisdiction), economics and culture. Classes will encourage open discussion of readings (from text and… see more
LAW 741
3 Credit Hours
Business firms, universities, government entities, and hospitals are subjected to constant automated efforts to achieve electronic theft of records pertaining to their customers, students, and patients, with hundreds of millions of such records falling into the hands of criminal syndicates each year. This cutting edge course focuses on the civil law that imposes significant regulatory duties on these entities to protect this vital personal and financial information from unauthorized access. When firms fail to protect this data, their customers often find their identities stolen, their bank… see more
LAW 746
3 Credit Hours
Depth examination of methods for protecting assets stored in electronic information systems, in transit over digital networks (e.g., the Internet, Ethernet), and in cyber-physical assets (such as autonomous vehicles and electric turbines). Broad range of security management topics, including relative security of digital communications options (such as email, text, fax, VPN, web portals plus Bring Your Own Device vulnerabilities); corporate managerial reporting structures that promote or retard effective security management; contractual terms and management of third-party technical service and… see more
LAW 822
3 Credit Hours
In this course, students gain real-world experience by partnering with a public entity to conduct data privacy & equity risk assessments of and use policies for proposed or existing technologies that meet the definition of surveillance technologies and/or to assist the public entity in implementing and enforcing the use policies developed in prior assessments of existing technologies. This course counts toward the credits needed to satisfy the Experiential Skills requirement.
LAW 676
2 Credit Hours
Prerequsities: RCC. This course will examine laws prohibiting discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability, with emphasis on Titles I, II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Substantive areas covered include efforts to combat disability discrimination in employment, privately operated places of public accommodation and education as well as with respect to the provision of government benefits and services. Students will explore the ways in which the law has attempted… see more
LAW 640
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC. This course is a survey of federal and state cases, statutes, and regulations affecting the care, personal well-being, and estates of America's elderly population. Particular attention is paid to federal and state rules covering eligibility for Medicaid assistance to the elderly and the interpretation of Medicaid estate recovery regulations. Standard contracts for assisted living, elderly day care, in-home nursing care, nursing home care, and pre-paid funeral and burial trusts will be reviewed.
LAW 727
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course explores regulation of the political process and voting rights, at both the federal and state levels. We consider constitutional and statutory law constraining who is qualified to vote; election administrative procedures (including specified voting technologies and days for voting, voter IDs and registration requirements); reapportionment and redistricting of legislative districts under the Equal Protection Clause (one person, one vote and political gerrymandering in particular); political parties' legal roles in the electoral system; campaign finance… see more
LAW 720
2 Credit Hours
Electronic discovery, or "eDiscovery" involves the identification, collection, preservation and production of electronically stored materials, or “ESI,” during and in anticipation of potential litigation. The issues related to eDiscovery have emerged as among the most challenging—and expensive— in modern litigation. This advanced civil procedure course will introduce students to the major issues that eDiscovery poses during the pre-trial discovery process and provide them with hands-on experience using state-of-the art tools and programs for collecting, evaluating and producing ESI.
LAW 685
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. Pension and benefit funds are currently the largest single source of capital in the nation (over $3 trillion). Their collection, administration, distribution, and other key aspects are regulated in private sector employers by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA provides complex tax and other incentives to businesses to create and administer pension and benefit funds. The course focuses primarily on ERISA and its impact on a host of employment and business-related problems, including collective bargaining, tax planning, multi-employer… see more
LAW 639
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course affords students an opportunity to delve deeply into the problems and legal solutions to employment discrimination, one of the most publicly contested areas of the law. While its primary focus is Title VII, which forbids discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, and national origin, the course also examines the more recently enacted remedial statutes, particularly those proscribing age and disability discrimination. The course also explores sexual orientation discrimination, constitutional protections, 42 USC sections 1981 and 1983, and the Equal Pay… see more
LAW 684
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course functions as an introduction to Employment and Labor law. It primarily focuses on the law governing the non-unionized workforce. Three broad areas of inquiry constitute its subject matter. First, we study the newly developing law often referred to as common law wrongful discharge, by which an employee can assert claims of unlawful termination of employment because the employer violated fundamental public policy, contractual provisions, duties imposed by tort law (which can result in defamation, intentional infliction, invasion of privacy, and fraud cases) or… see more
LAW 802
2-5 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; approval of the Clinic faculty; Employment Discrimination Law (LAW 639) or Employment Law (LAW 684) recommended (may be taken concurrently). Students, supervised by Clinic faculty, provide representation to real clients with employment cases in federal sand state courts and administrative agencies. Students participate at all stages of representation from client interviewing through settlement, trial and appeal. A weekly seminar is devoted to in-depth discussion of the cases (including case evaluation, strategy, legal, factual and ethical issues); and instruction in… see more
LAW 636
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. Entertainment Law surveys the issues affecting performers, practitioners, and producers in the music, motion picture, television, theatre, print, and multimedia industries. Special attention will be given to those areas most predominant in the Cleveland metropolitan area. Issues such as copyright, licensing, contract, compensation, and impact of unions on the industry will be addressed.
LAW 808
2-4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; Environmental Law (LAW 671); permission of the instructor. The Clinic provides students with the opportunity to learn environmental law through practical experience including litigation support as well as participating in drafting legislation and reports on environmental needs and solutions in the greater Cleveland area and the midwest. Students provide legal support on environmental issues to citizens, environmental organizations, legislators and government officials. This includes investigation, counseling, research, drafting of legal documents, reviewing and drafting… see more
LAW 671
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course will address both the substantive and procedural aspects of environmental law and regulation. It will include discussion of the common law grounding of environmental law, as well as analysis of several federal environmental laws, and their state counterparts. It will address the interactions of federal, state, and local law and regulation as they pertain to environmental compliance and enforcement , and will attempt to apply those laws in a practical way to case studies. Coverage may include aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act,… see more
LAW 649
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None. The seminar examines the impact of environmental laws and regulations on business and/or real estate transactions. The seminar will address the need to deal with hazardous and toxic wastes, protection of air and water, and the implications of potential liability for harms to workers and to others as a result of environmental harms allegedly generated by business activities. Included may be questions of causation, risk/benefit analysis, the regulatory process and the effects of overlapping jurisdictions as well as common law liability and workers¿ compensation. In… see more
LAW 711
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; Environmental Law (LAW 671). The Environmental Law Seminar presents an opportunity to study current issues in environmental law in a directed manner. The seminar topic will vary according to current events. In a given semester, for example, it may cover “toxic torts,” “climate change” or “international environmental law.” Interested students should consult the New and Revised Courses information for the semester in which the course is offered for information on the focus of the course in that semester. Offered infrequently.
LAW 609
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course will include analysis and discussion of the law of wills, testate and intestate succession, testamentary capacity; the execution, revocation, and republication of wills; construction of wills, lapsed legacies, ademption and satisfaction of bequests; incorporation by reference and independent legal significance. Other topics include planning and creation of a trust; obligations of trustee to beneficiaries and third persons; rights and remedies of beneficiaries; resulting and constructive trusts; termination and modification of trusts; and problems in the… see more
LAW 785
5 Credit Hours
This team-taught course will cover the traditional Estates and Trusts curriculum, but will incorporate drafting and other experiential learning opportunities into the course in order to provide students with opportunities to put doctrine into practice. The course is a 5 credit hour course and satisfied the Third Semester Writing requirement.
LAW 661
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course introduces students to the rules that determine what information can be introduced by lawyers in trials. It is based on the Federal Rules of Evidence. The course covers basic evidentiary issues including relevance and prejudice, hearsay and hearsay exceptions, character evidence, and privileges. Other matters covered may include inferences, burden of proof, judicial notice, and expert testimony. Required for graduation.
LAW 886
4 to 8 Credit Hours; 1 or 2 Semesters
Prerequisites: RCC*, Evidence LAW 661 (may be taken concurrently); completion of 45 semester credit hours; permission of the instructor. The Housing Advocates, Inc., operates a Fair Housing Law Clinic in cooperation with Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Students in the clinic will work on fair housing cases referred from a number of fair housing organizations in Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Portage, Stark and Columbiana counties. The cases will be in both state and federal courts. Under Ohio Supreme Court Rule II students who have earned 60 semester credit hours will be eligible to participate… see more
LAW 739
2 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course will provide students with a thorough understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”), the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act (“OMFWSA”) (the FLSA’s Ohio Counterpart), and the practical and tactical use of these laws in litigation. While the course will focus on the historical and substantive components of the laws, the course will not be a series of lectures about the law. Instead, the thrust of the course will be the application of the law in prosecuting or defending FLSA/OMFWSA litigation. The course will also necessarily cover some aspects… see more
LAW 618
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. History and development of the law of marriage and divorce; rights and duties arising out of the relations of husband and wife, parent and child, guardian and ward; the role of the state in defining and enforcing such rights and duties; law of alien and insane persons.