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A commitment to living on fair terms: Jonathan Quong

"I am interested in how we ought to organize our shared social, political, and legal institutions so that we can live on fair terms with each other."

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

The fundamentals of tort: Gregory Keating

"Rights and responsibility are fundamental to tort. Harm (as opposed to cost) is fundamental to tort."

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

A look at the important and difficult questions: Felipe Jiménez

"At the basis of many practical legal problems, there are important and difficult questions about the nature of language, the structure of the social world, and the justification of coercion."

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Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Law and Economics

Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies

Juris Doctor (JD) Degree & Program

Master of Laws (LLM) - Online

Master of Laws (LLM) Degree - 1 Year Course

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) - On-Campus

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Degree - Online

Two-Year Extended Master of Laws (2-Year LLM)

Certificates

Certificate in Law and Advocacy

Scott Altman

Virginia S. and Fred H. Bice Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy

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Rebecca Brown

The Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law

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Gregory Keating

William T. Dalessi Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Felipe Jiménez

Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Erin Miller

Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy

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Alison Renteln

Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Public Policy, and Law

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Camille Gear Rich

Dorothy W. Nelson Professor of Law and Sociology

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Dan Simon

Richard L. and Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Law and Psychology

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Nomi Stolzenberg

Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair in Law

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Adam Zimmerman

Robert Kingsley Professor of Law

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Gregory Keating

Orange County braces for potential flood of litigation from Airport fire victims

Los Angeles Times

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Adam Zimmerman

SCOTUS' Purdue Pharma decision with Professors Bob Rasmussen and Adam Zimmerman

Debtwire's Legal Lens Podcast

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Daniel Klerman

USC Gould faculty launches new journal focused on empirical legal studies

India Education Diary

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Center for Law and Philosophy (CLP)

Scott Altman

"Are Parents Fiduciaries," 42 Law and Philosophy 431 (2023).

September 11, 2023
Felipe Jiménez

Review of Paolo Sandro, The Making of Constitutional Democracy, American Journal of Jurisprudence.

August 26, 2022
Robin Craig

"Citizen Suits, Separation of Powers, and the Future of the Supreme Court's Standing Jurisprudence," The Federalist Society podcast.

July 8, 2022

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A commitment to living on fair terms: Jonathan Quong

"I am interested in how we ought to organize our shared social, political, and legal institutions so that we can live on fair terms with each other."

The fundamentals of tort: Gregory Keating

"Rights and responsibility are fundamental to tort. Harm (as opposed to cost) is fundamental to tort."

A look at the important and difficult questions: Felipe Jiménez

"At the basis of many practical legal problems, there are important and difficult questions about the nature of language, the structure of the social world, and the justification of coercion."

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