Program Overview
Program Overview
The provided context does not contain a specific university program description but rather appears to be a navigation menu and course catalog for Duke Law School. However, it does detail a course titled "Public Law Litigation" (Course Number 344). Given the constraints and the goal to extract program details in their entirety, the focus will be on this course as it is the most detailed programmatic information provided.
Course Description
Public Law Litigation focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights. The course begins with the ins and outs of the Federal Question jurisdictional statute, then moves on to suits against the government. It addresses both federal and state sovereign immunity in depth and explores civil rights litigation against state and federal officers under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and the Bivens doctrine. The course also canvasses various statutory and judge-made rules limiting parallel litigation in state and federal courts. It concludes with a discussion of federal habeas corpus as a vehicle for judicial review of executive detention and for collateral attack on state criminal convictions.
Course Areas of Practice
- Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
- Law, Democracy, and Society
Evaluation Methods
- Final Exam
Degree Requirements
- JD elective
- PIPS elective
Course Type
- Lecture
Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law
Sample Syllabi
- 344-01-Spring2024-syllabus.docx
- 344.01.Spring2018-syllabus.docx
Course Offerings by Year
Spring 2026
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: Public Law Litigation focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights.
Spring 2025
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: Federal Courts 2 (Public Law Litigation) focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights.
Spring 2024
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: Federal Courts 2 (Public Law Litigation) focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights.
Spring 2022
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: Federal Courts 2 (Public Law Litigation) focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights.
Spring 2021
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: Federal Courts 2 (Public Law Litigation) focuses on litigation meant to vindicate federal statutory and constitutional rights.
Spring 2019
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: This installment addresses a broad variety of public law litigation, including private rights of action to enforce federal statutes and constitutional litigation against federal and state governments and their officials.
Spring 2018
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Final Exam
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: This installment addresses a broad variety of public law litigation, including private rights of action to enforce federal statutes and constitutional litigation against federal and state governments and their officials.
Spring 2016
- Course Number: 344.01
- Course Credits: 3
- Evaluation Method: Not specified
- Instructor: Ernest A. Young
- Description: This installment addresses a broad variety of public law litigation, including private rights of action to enforce federal statutes and constitutional litigation against federal and state governments and their officials.
Additional Information
- LLMs must have instructor permission to enroll in the course.
- The course is part of the Duke Law School curriculum and is subject to change based on faculty leaves, sabbaticals, and other curriculum considerations.