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Law 34 - Legal Research - Prof David Jordan
Due Dates for Law 34 - Work due on Sundays - Legal Research - Fall 2009 - Section # 0316 -Prof J. - abogado@pacbell.net - 818-415-2015
law home - http://lamission.edu/law - look at classwiki - http://legalresearch.pbwiki.com - important dates - see course description - http://www.lamission.edu/disciplines/law.html - legal notes - http://profj.us/legalnotes/ - format for legal research paper - http://profjordan.pbwiki.com/format - Work in Law 34 is due on Sundays at 11:55 pm - no late work please - http://profj.us/late
All of the work below is done under moodle
Distribution of Grades
Tests is 30% of your grade
Assignments are 35% of your grade
Final Legal Research Paper = 25 % of your grade
Disussion Forums = 10% of your grade and entered at the end of the semester
*************total percentage = 100%
A = 90 or above
B = 80 -89
C = 70-79
D = 0-69
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
Week 1 - Due 9-13-09
Week 2 - Due 9-20-09
Week 3 - Due 9-27-09
Week 4 - Due 10-04-09
Week 5 - Due 10-11-09
- Read Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm
- #5 "Constructive Possession" in Criminal Law cases
- #6 "Resolution of Conflicts" - Calif. Appellate case
- Test #C case - "Negligent Infection of Wife with HIV
- weekly discussion forum
Week 6 - Due 10-18-09
- Read "Developing Keywords" to do Legal Research - http://www.profj.us/keywords/
- #7 Sudden Death Syndrome case
- #8 case - Defamation Case
- Test #D - Negligence Opeartion & maintenance of fences
- Test #E - Post your Research Topic for your Research Paper
- weekly discussion forum
Week 7 - Due 10-25-09
- Read Getting Background Information - http://profj.us/25sp/law34/background.htm
- #9 case - Regulating Manufacturing of Goods
- #10 case - Reporter's right to use a camera to record a performance and play it claiming it is news
- Test #F case - Affirmative Action
- weekly discussion forum
Week 8 - Due 11-01-09
Read Refining Statement of the Legal Issue - refining legal issues
- Read How to Develop a Legal Argument - developing your legal argument
- #11 case - California resident libeled by Florida resident
- #12 case - Mid-West High School Students Protest the War
- #13 case - Student attacked because she was a female
- Test #G case - Felony-Murder rule case
- Test #H case - Prohibited Sales of Animal Products
- weekly discussion forum
Week 9 - Due 11-08-09
Week 10 - Due 11-15-09
Week 11 - Due 11-22-09
Week 12 - Due 11-29-09
Week 13 - Due 12-06-09
- Read Citing Sources at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources
- #18 case - Software Developers t
- Test #M - Post your outline of your legal research paper
- Test #N Post your footnotes - law34-footnotes for your Final Research Paper - you must include your cases and codes upon which you support your "thesis"
- weekly discussion forum
Week 14 - Due 12-13-09
- Read How to Write an A+ Research Paper - http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
- #19 case - State Regulation of the Bedroom
- Test #M - Post your outline of your legal research paper
- weekly discussion forum
Week 15 - Due 12-20-09
- Read How to Write an A+ Research Paper - http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
- #19 case - State Regulation of the Bedroom
- Test #M - Post your outline of your legal research paper
- weekly discussion forum
updated: 8-17-09
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