Do you want to learn more about the 1st Amendment? Do you want to be more educated on the subject of contracts? Are you interested in working with Business Law? Or maybe your future lies in putting the guilty in jail or defending the innocent, and you want to learn more about criminal law.

Well, you'll find all that and more here! This is a class designed for students to drop in at any point, as each week is a stand-alone lesson on law. If you start in November (or any month), you should be able to go until the next year's November without repeating a lesson as I have a year-long curriculum in this class.

Each week, we will talk about a different topic in law. This class will be discussion-based, and we will have fact patterns (handouts w/ story problems) to help us understand the law better. I will have these available at the beginning of each class.

I am developing a Law School for Teens that will be taught on Outschool that will cover the core subjects found in almost every law school: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Real Property, and Torts. 

If you are interested in law, going to law school, and what topics will be covered, this will be a good start.

At some point, all of these topics (and more) will be touched on in this class.

If you are interested in law or interested in me as a teacher, this is a great opportunity to find out if you enjoy the topic and my teaching style.

If you started the class in the Fall, the topics will start to repeat in Fall 2025. 

If you are still interested in other law classes, I have several other options available (click here: https://outschool.com/teachers/Michael-Traywick-2019).

Fall 2024 to July 2025 Topics (subject to change as interesting topics pop up in current events): 

Week of August 11 - August 17 - Property Law - is Lost? Abandoned? Misplaced? Who owns the stuff?
Week of August 18 - August 24 - Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Does the court have authority over the defendant?
Week of August 25 - August 31 - The Commerce Clause - Congress Can Do What?
Week of September 1 - September  7 - What is an Unreasonable Search?
Week of September 8 - September  14 - Defamation - You Can’t Say That About Me!
Week of September 15 - September  21 - Contracts - What is a Contract?
Week of September 22 - September  28 - Start a Business - What Entity should you choose?
Week of September 29 - October 5 - Can the government buy your house without your consent? What is Eminent Domain?
Week of October 6 - October 12 - Evidence Law - Prior Bad Acts
Week of October 13 - October 19 - Criminal Law - The Voluntary Act - Actus Reus
Week of October 20 - October 26 - Property Law - Zoning Rules
Week of October 27 - November 2 - Unclear Law
Week of November 3 - November 9 - Torts - Land Occupier Duty - Trespasser 
Week of November 10 - November 16 - Criminal Law - Burglary 
Week of November 17 - November 23 - Excluding Relevant Evidence
Week of November 24 - November 30 - Criminal Procedure - Miranda Warnings
Week of December 1 - December 7 - Criminal Law - Crimes of Omission
Week of December 8 - December 14 - Immigrating Law - Gaining and Regaining Citizenship 
Week of December 15 - December 21 - Insurance Law - Understanding Risk

Week of December 22 - January 4 - No Class

Week of January 5 - January 12 - Random Legal Topic
Week of January 12 - January 19 - Criminal Procedure - Plain View Exception to Warrant Rule
Week of January 19 - January 26 - Criminal Law - Insanity Defense
Week of January 26 - February 1 - Criminal Law - Concurrence and Causation of Harm
Week of February 2 - February 8 - Random Legal Topic
Week of February 9 - February 15 - Criminal Procedure - Vehicle Searches
Week of February 16 - February 22 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech - Internal Security
Week of February 23 - March 1 - Criminal Law - Homicide - First Degree Murder
Week of March 2 - March 8 - Random Legal Topic
Week of March 9 - March 15 - Criminal Procedure - Search Connected to a Lawful Arrest and Terry Stop and Frisk
Week of March 16 - March 22 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech - Fighting Words
Week of March 23 - March 29 - Criminal Law - Homicide - Second Degree Murder
Week of March 30 - April 5 - Random Legal Topic
Week of April 6 - April 12 - Criminal Procedure - Voluntariness
Week of April 13 - April 19 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech - The Right to Silence
Week of April 30 - April 26 - Criminal Law Homicide - Felony Murder
Week of April 27 - May 3 - Random Legal Topic
Week of May 4 - May 10 - Evidence  - Rule 406 - Habit Evidence
Week of May 11 - May 17 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech - Prior Restraint
Week of May 18 - May 24 - Criminal Law - Homicide - Voluntary Manslaughter
Week of May 25 - May 31 - Law on the Ocean - How do We Enforce It?
Week of June 1 - June 7 - Self-Driving Vehicles - What’s the Law?
Week of June 8 - June 14 - Criminal Law - Involuntary Manslaughter, Assault and Battery, and Kidnapping
Week of June 15 - June 21 - Criminal Law - Duress and Necessity Defenses
Week of June 22 - June 28 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech
Week of June 29 - July  5 - Declaration of Independence - An Analysis
Week of July 6 - July 12 - Criminal Law - Larceny (Stealing)
Week of July 13 - July 19 - 1st Amendment - Freedom of Speech
Week of July 20 - July 26 - Random Legal Topic
Week of July 27 - August 2 - Random Legal Topic



I may add dates and topics if there is a demand. Let me know if you want more!

I look forward to seeing you all in class!