CLASS, RACE, AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS (Enrenreich, Sturm College of Law, Univ. of Denver)
This course examines how race and class status affect women’s reproductive rights, and how both legal rules and medical practices in this area rely on stereotypes and enforce norms of “good motherhood” on women.  Topics covered include some or all of the following: abortion, contract parenthood (“surrogacy”), cloning, sterilization, embryo freezing, pregnancy-based employment discrimination, criminal prosecutions of women for prenatal substance abuse, and court-ordered Cesarean sections.

Latinos and the Law (Delgado, Seattle University)
Incorporating insights from history, social science, and critical race theory, this course is open to anyone interested in understanding or serving the legal needs of the Latino population, now nearly one out of six Americans and one out of ten Washingtonians.

U.S. Races and the Justice System (Delgado, Seattle University)
The course addresses the racial and legal history of the major ethnic and racial groups in the United States, including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Whites.

Race, Racism, and American Law (Delgado, Seattle University)
This seminar focuses on critical race theory, a recent movement that examines the relationship among race, racism, and the U.S. legal system.  The movement’s scope is broad, including not only legislative and judicial decisions, but also the economics and social science of race, and the affective, or feeling, side of race relations.  Through this course and the readings, you will gain an overview of critical race theory and more intensive exposure to certain subtopics (the role of history, race and sexuality, colorblindness, stereotyping, and protest rights).

Domestic Violence Law (Tetlow, Tulane University)
In this course, students will have the opportunity to: 1) discuss the genesis of domestic violence as a social problem in the United States, and the legal history of the treatment of domestic violence; 2) articulate the various theoretical explanations that attempt to explain why batterers are violent towards their partners, and the impact of this social science on the structure of the legal system; 3) explain the various legal models for preventing and deterring domestic violence: from civil injunctions, to tort law, to family law and criminal justice; 4) understand the fundamental differences among our court systems and legal structures as explored through the topic of domestic violence; 5) discuss the efficacy of criminal justice intervention services for batterers and their victims; 6) explore the relationship between law, the enforcement of law and the effectiveness of law; 7) discuss domestic violence as an international human right, and the “positive rights” to protection from private violence available under international law; 8) learn some basic legal practice skills, including motion arguments, case themes, client counseling, expert testimony, taking depositions and using depositions to cross-examine a witness.