Students in the Human Rights Advocacy Project work directly with human rights non-governmental organizations on ongoing cases and projects.

This course examines the intersection between law and literature, and how the humanities teach us about law, justice, and government. This course provides students an opportunity to think about the law through the prism of the humanistic and philosophical perspective.  The exact subjects to be considered will be chosen by the instructor.

This course examines the law and policy of disasters (natural and technological) as stages along a “circle of risk management”—from hazard-mitigation planning, to emergency response, to cost sharing and compensation after an event, to long-term recovery. The course will emphasize the role of public policy as well as practical lawyering skills.

This course explores key legal and regulatory concepts and issues impacting the delivery of healthcare in the United States.  Topic areas will include, but are not limited to, state and federal regulation of health care providers and institutions including the Stark Law, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, patient and provider rights and obligations, public and private insurance systems including the history of Medicare and Medicaid; business and legal issues that arise in the provision of healthcare including a detailed look at the regulatory environment surrounding any healthcare provider;

Introduction to American Indian law examines its legal and historical bases.  Focus will be on delineating intersections of federal, tribal, and state law:  jurisdiction, social services such as child protection, placement and adoption, gaming, civil law, treaty law, and criminal law.  Illustrative case law, legislative, and scholarly studies are used to enhance student learning.  Issues that apply to Indian law in Louisiana are introduced.  Research allows students to familiarize themselves with source materials.  [Note:  Indian law is defined as laws created by federal, tribal and state g

This practical, skills-based course is designed to help prepare students for practice or future study by building on the research techniques presented in Lawyering I. Advanced Legal Research focuses on the effective use of electronic and print legal research tools and examines existing sources for both legal and non-legal information of interest to lawyers. Students will receive advanced training on comprehensive proprietary online research systems (Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law), and be introduced to specialized online systems (ProQuest, BNA, and CCH Intelliconnect).

This course will build on the analytical and writing skills developed by students in the Lawyering I and Lawyering II courses and will provide students with opportunities to sharpen their legal analysis through various types of documents, including a trial memorandum, a judicial opinion, a client opinion letter, and a short scholarly piece. Students will examine the types of legal arguments and will study the conventions and expectations unique to each of the documents they create. They will be expected to use this knowledge as they analyze hypothetical cases.

This course will examine the laws governing political process in the United States, with a focus on how these laws both reflect and determine political power relationships. The course will survey federal and state statutory law, as well as the constitutional structure within which they operate, with an emphasis on the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Students will be asked to critically examine the legal, social, and political factors that structure political participation in the United States, with a particular focus on their impact on racial and economic justice.

This seminar is devoted to the introduction of a variety of topics that impact the elderly, the disabled, and their families. The course will cover topics such as power of attorney, interdiction, capacity, elder abuse, geriatric care management, nursing home rights, end of life care, and successions.

This tutorial is open to candidates for the Loyola Maritime Law Journal who have successfully completed the junior journal requirements as determined by the Student Editorial Board and 1) complete service on the Editorial Board, or 2) complete a publishable comment under the tutorship of a member of the faculty. This tutorial will be graded on a pass/fail basis for board service, but a letter grade for comments.