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2020 - 2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020 - 2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LAW 349 - Legal Issues Facing the Executive Branch


Credits: 1

This seminar-taught by former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II-will cover legal issues that arise in the Executive Branch, including war powers, national security, judicial selection, congressional oversight, and other issues. Reading assignments will include foundational U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, and Clinton v. Jones, through recent decisions like Trump v. Hawaii and Department of Commerce v. New York, and other materials including opinions of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. The course will be taught in residence Mondays, for eight sessions, be graded for one credit, and students will write short papers.