Legislation and the Regulatory State
LAW 515 Section 61
Heidi Gorovitz Robertson
Welcome to Leg/Reg 2022! I'm looking forward to meeting you. Here's what you can expect us to do the first week of class. Check out the course Blackboard page later this week and you'll find the Syllabus. Unless otherwise indicated, readings are in the Bressman text.
Class 1 Monday, August 22, 2022
Intro to Leg/Reg and No Vehicles in the Park (no reading for this)
Read the Course Requirements carefully and get a sense of the Syllabus structure – available on Blackboard
Read the Table of Contents of the Bressman casebook.
Class 2, Wednesday, August 24, 2022
I. The Common Law as a Regulatory Regime
A. The Limitations of Tort Law, pgs. 1-15, 24-27
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
Notes and Questions
Rotche v. Buick Motor Co.
Notes and Questions
Note on the Limitations of Common Law Adjudication
B. The Limitations of Contract Law, pgs. 27-30
Notes and Questions