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REQUIRED TEXT ROBERT L. FELIX, RALPH U. WHITTEN, RICHARD H. SEAMON, & JESSE M. CROSS, AMERICAN CONFLICTS LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS, (Carolina Academic Press, 7th ed. 2020). ISBN: 978-1-5310-1355-4. Make sure to purchase or rent the hard copy—no e-books, please. Please read pages 3-31 (Introduction to “Horizontal” Choice of Law, and the Vested Rights/Traditional Approach). Please note that I do not permit the use of laptops in class, but if you have a full-sized tablet that lies flat, and you plan to take notes on it using a stylus, rather than typing, you may use that in my class. If you have an ADA or Section 504 accommodation for note-taking using a laptop, please inform me of it prior to the first class meeting, and of course, I will honor it.
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REQUIRED TEXT CHARLES W. RHODES & RENEE KNAKE JEFFERSON, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FOUNDATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, & COMMENTARIES (West Academic 2025), ISBN 979-8-88786-822-6. This is a new book, so please do not delay in ordering or renting it. There is no course supplement because the casebook includes all constitutional source material.Please read pages 1-42, which includes several very important documents and sources that influenced the U.S. Constitution, along with the document itself, but no cases. Read all of these documents carefully and take notes in preparation for our introductory class discussion. Cold-calling will happen this first day (as it will every class day), so please be prepared. Please note that I do not permit the use of laptops in class, but if you have a full-sized tablet that lies flat, and you plan to take notes on it using a stylus, rather than typing, you may use that in my class. Also, if you have an ADA or Section 504 accommodation for note-taking using a laptop, please inform me of it prior to the first class meeting, and of course, I will honor it.
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Welcome to Food Law & Policy: Please see the course Blackboard page for a copy of the syllabus and the first assignment. I look forward to seeing you in class. Prof. Boyd