Christine Scartz teaching a class

The University of Georgia School of Law is pleased to offer the following schedule of classes to undergraduates studying at UGA.

 

Spring 2026
 

  • JURI 2990 Law, Justice and the State
    3 Credit Hours, Monday, Wednesday @ 10:20 am - 11:20 am
    • Logan Sawyer
      This course introduces students to the ways that lawyers, historians, social scientists, and others evaluate the law’s relationship to justice, the state, and democracy, and helps them understand how those relationships have shaped and been shaped by social, cultural, economic, and political ideas and institutions.
       
  • JURI 3821 Race and Law
    3 Credit Hours, Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 11:30 am - 12:20 pm (DRH - K, 109)
    • Gregory Roseboro
      An examination of the effects of race on the structure and practice of law, on thinking about law, and on legal education.
       
  • JURI 3595 Studies in Law in Other Times and Places
    3 Credit Hours, Friday @ 11:35 am - 2:20 pm (DRH - K, 109)
    • Robert Barsky
      Literary texts can help satisfy our lust for adventure, our search for the exotic, our fascination with criminal behavior, or our desire for vengeance against those who’ve done wrong. This is because fiction allows us to plunge into alternative worlds where everything is possible, any theme can be explored, and all kinds of characters can be created. Literature can therefore help us think about deviant behavior, unlikely quests, instruments of rehabilitation, and the possible consequences of breaking the law. In this course we’ll think about the overlap between literature and law with reference to well-loved literary texts (and films) including Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, Treasure Island, A Christmas Carol, Robin Hood and Peter Pan.
       
  • JURI 3600 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship
    3 Credit Hours, Tuesday, Thursday @ 10:00 am - 11:25 am (HRH - I, 353)
    • TJ Striepe
      This course will explore the law related to developing and launching a small business. We will discuss topics such as: selecting the structure of and forming a corporation; protecting a business's copyrights, trademarks, patents, and/or trade secrets; and complying with employment and consumer protection laws and regulations. Ultimately, this course will provide you with enough background in these areas of the law to identify legal issues you may run across in starting a small business, to help you determine when you should contact an attorney, and to give you the ability to discuss your issues intelligently with legal counsel. 

 

Fall 2025
 

  • JURI 4110 Democracy and the Constitution (Fulfills Elective Category 2)
    3 Credit Hours, Wednesday @ 2:00 pm - 3:50 pm (HRH - L, 366)
    • Lori Ringhand
      Examination of concepts of democracy and equal citizenship through the prism of the U.S. Constitution. Students will examine the rights and responsibilities of membership in the American civic community and how those rights and responsibilities have changed over time. Examination of each of these conflicts will center on their relationship to the rights and duties embodied in the U.S. Constitution.
       
  • JURI 3700 Fat Cats and Monopoly Money: How (De)Regulation has shaped American Law and Society (Fulfills Elective Category 3)
    3 Credit Hours, Tuesday, Thursday @ 11:10 am - 12:25 pm (HRH - F, 246)
    • Laura Phillips-Sawyer
      This course teaches students about antitrust law by placing it within the wider scope of the American antimonopoly tradition. This course enables students to engage in this ongoing debate and to answer for themselves the perennial question of our time: how should we regulate market competition in a liberal democracy?
       
  • JURI 3233 Foundations of American Law (Required for Minor)
    3 Credit Hours, Tuesday @ 9:35 am - 10:55 am (HRH - 145)
    • Christian Turner
      An introduction to legal reasoning, fundamental law and policy argumentative tools, the various types of legal institutions, the administrative state, and the interpretation of statutes and the Constitution. Foundational study will lead to legally sophisticated analyses and discussion concerning recently argued or decided Supreme Court cases.
       
  • JURI 3200S Law and Social Justice: Strategic Advocacy (Fulfills Elective Category 1)
    3 Credit Hours, Tuesday, Thursday @ 3:55 pm - 5:10 pm (HRH - L, 366)
    • Christine Scartz
      Through readings, various media, and classroom discussions, students will learn about social justice in the legal context. Students will compose a reflective journal writing and a written project/class presentation proposing a creative social justice response to a real-world community need or issue identified by faculty and the students.
       

Please email all questions to lawminor@uga.edu.