Investigations

• Class number: 55650
• Term: Spring 2012
• Instructor:
  • Gary Collins

Examines investigative settings and techniques. The course concentrates on government and corporate investigations in four contexts: Grand Jury Investigations; Independent Counsel Investigations; Congressional Investigations and Corporate Internal Investigations. The seminar addresses legal, ethical and practical issues arising in these investigative settings and includes a case study for each of the four areas. The case studies include a grand jury investigation of a high level government official, an independent counsel and congressional investigation of a sitting President and an internal corporate investigation involving obstruction of justice and other issues. Students are required to take a multiple choice quiz at the midpoint of the semester and to submit a paper at the end of the semester.

Course Schedule

• Date: Monday 6:30-9:15PM
• Location: ST108

Course Information

• Catalog number-Section number: 7886-10
• Course Type: Seminar
• Prerequisites: None
• Credits (min/max): 3/3
• Subjects:
  • Lawyering

Enrollment

• Enrollment status: Open
• Current enrollment/capacity: 13/18
• Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
• Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/50

Grading

• Grade basis: Graded
• Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
• Exam type: NO EXAM