• LAW 6810: Real Estate Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The course begins with some study of the law and practice relating to real estate transactions, deeds, and titles. The rest of the semester covers the law and practice relating to mortgages, foreclosure, and other financing issues in residential and commercial real estate transactions.
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• LAW 6830: Secured Transactions

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Financial institutions and other businesses often take an interest in a debtor's personal property (such as goods, equipment, inventory and accounts) to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation. The secured transactions course deals with the law governing security interests in personal property which is embodied primarily in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.The course has several goals. The first is to provide students with a working knowledge of Article 9 and related bodies of law. The second goal is to use Article 9 as an example to illustrate how to approach, work with and interpret an unfamiliar statute. The third objective is to discuss and become familiar with many common forms of business transactions and how such transactions work, including loan agreements and other financing arrangements.
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• LAW 6835: Law of Electronic Commerce

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Covers the novel legal issues arising in relation to the Internet, electronic commerce, and online services. The issues include evolving rules and practices related to personal jurisdiction, electronic contracting, intellectural property, privacy, communications, governmental regulation, payments, taxation, and fraud prevention. Prerequisites: completion of first year of law school.
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• LAW 6840: Securities Regulation

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Considers the responsibilities and liabilities of a company and various persons involved in the public offering of securities, including the filing of a registration statement, and other disclosure matters. The course also deals with the definition of the term "security" and possible exemptions for securities offerings. The course also covers securities fraud under SEC Rule 10b-5 including, inter alia, insider trading. Corporate disclosure requirements in connection with matters such as proxy rules and in other contexts are also considered. Some attention is given to disclosure requirements in connection with mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, and tender offers. The above description of the course is not intended to be all inclusive. Students are invited to consult with the instructor regarding specific information relative to this course.
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• LAW 6850: Trial Practice

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Trial Practice is a rigorous learn-by-doing course designed to build courtroom skills. Through a combination of exercises, lectures, demonstrations, drills and complete trials, students are prepared to advocate before judges and juries.The first half of the course focuses on basic examination and exhibit skills, including direct, cross, redirect, making and responding to objections, and the introduction and use of real and demonstrative evidence. In the sixth week, students conduct bench trials. The second half of the course builds on the basic skills and covers advanced ones, including examination of expert witnesses, opening statement, closing argument and voir dire. Jury trials are conducted in the final two weeks.
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• LAW 6860: Water Rights

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A study of the allocation and reallocation of water resources with particular emphasis on prior appropriation systems in the Western United States. Riparian systems and groundwater management are also addressed, along with interstate conflicts, federal water rights, federal-state relations, and the effect of environmental laws on water allocation and the exercise of water rights.
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• LAW 6865: Natural Resources Law

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Comprehensive view of the general law governing natural and environmental resources. Students will learn to understand how our legal system has organized the various problems of allocation, use rights, duties and limitations, and governance, in the context of establishing rules governing human use of the earth's natural endowment. Prerequisite: completion of first year of law school.
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• LAW 6870: Water Pollution

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  An overview of the practice and procedure of the subfield of environmental law dealing with water pollution control. The course focuses on federal law, specifically the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, and case law construing the statute and rules.The course considers statutory structure, legislative intent, administrative discretion, and mechanisms for state-federal coordination. Specific topics include permitting of point sources, development of water quality standards, regulation of wetlands development, nonpoint source pollution control, takings law, and enforcement mechanisms. Students' understanding of the course material will be enhanced if they have taken, or are simultaneously enrolled in, Administrative Law. Student performance will be graded on the basis of either several take-home problems assigned throughout the semester or a take-home final exam, and on class participation.
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• LAW 6875: Hz Wst & Waterpol

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Hazardous Waste/Water Pollution Law examines the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. These highly complex federal statutes, applicable nationwide either directly or via state-implemented programs, regulate pollution of water; govern industrial generation, handling, and cleanup of hazardous substances; and establish liability and enforcement standards.
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• LAW 6880: Criminal Adjudication

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A study of the post-investigative phase of the criminal process: from charging decisions through sentencing and appeals.Topics covered include: the decision to prosecute; bail and pretrial release; grand jury and preliminary hearing practice; jury-related issues, such as pretrial publicity, Batson, and deliberative secrecy; criminal discovery; the role and responsibilities of defense counsel and of the prosecutor; defendants? rights to presence, confrontation, and to present a defense case; verdicts; sentencing and appeals.
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