This course covers advanced topics in tort law, building on the coverage in the first-year Torts course. Students are expected to increase their foundational understanding of the policy foundations of tort law, as well as how judges’ reason from common law principles in order to justify their holdings in tort cases. In Spring 2025, this course will engage in a detailed exploration of the legal doctrines of privacy and defamation, including intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light, and appropriation of likeness along with defamation. This course will also examine how modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence, are reshaping these traditional torts, the influence of social media platforms on the evolving legal landscape, and important First Amendment considerations. Reading assignments will include landmark privacy and defamation cases, along with select scholarly articles.
JURI Number
4135
Credit Hours
2
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