Course Guides - Bill of Rights - Civil Rights Litigation Clinic
Course Description
The Bill of Rights Clinic (BRC) is a year-long in-house clinic that engages in civil rights litigation and advocacy. Students will participate in weekly training sessions addressing the applicable substantive and procedural law. Beyond the classroom, students will be trained in case intake and interviewing, client counseling, fact investigation, case analysis, negotiation, research and drafting of motions and other pleadings and documents. Qualified students may be certified and may have the opportunity to argue motions and appear at hearings. (3 credits) Co-requisite: Constitutional Law and Evidence.
Faculty Who Teach This Course
- Tracey McCants-Lewis, Esq. (Acting Director of Clinical Legal Education and adjunct clinical professor)
Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:
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| KF311 | Client Counseling | |
| KF1262-KF1263 | Violation of Privacy (Tort Law) | |
| KF3464 | Employment Discrimination | |
| KF4741-KF4786 | Civil and Political Rights and Liberties | |
| KF8210.C5 | Indians -- Civil Rights | |
| KF8900-KF8902 | Pretrial Procedure (Civil Procedure) | |
| KF8925.C5 | Trial Practice -- Civil Rights | |
| KFP411-KFP412 | Pennsylvania Civil and Political Rights | |
Legal Research Databases |
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| Westlaw and Lexis | ||
| Legal Scholarship Network | ||
| Lexis Congressional | ||
Videotape Library |
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DCLI Webpage Links:
- Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law, Constitutions (contains quick links to our statutes, our administrative codes, federal and state case law and our constitutions)
- Legal Research Guides: Constitutional Law
Under Subject Area:
- Constitutional Law
Course Listed Under the following Law School Areas of Interest:
- Constitutional Law
- Practical Experience
