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Law 34 - Legal Research Section #3326
This class meets weekly, Tuesdays 8:30 pm - 9:55 pm, CMS 005
Prof Henry Soledad - Read Dear Online Student - Study Guide and Welcome Message
Distribution of Grades
Tests is 30% of your grade
Assignments are 30% of your grade
Final Legal Research Paper = 25 % of your grade
Team Presentations = 15% of your grade
A = 90% or above
B = 80% or above
C = 70% or above
D = 60% or above
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class
Week 1 - Due 2/12/17
Week 2 - Due 2/19/17
Week 3 - Due 2/26/17
Week 4 - Due 3/5/17
- Read Steps to Take in case law research -http://profj.us/24sp/law34/steps.htm
- #4 Long Island Man detained
- #5 Modified Insanity Defense
- Test #B 2012 Religious Leader Case
- post to discussion forum
Week 5 - Due 3/12/17
Week 6 - Due 3/19/17
- Read "Developing Keywords" to do Legal Research - http://www.profj.us/keywords/
- #8 - Arbitration Clause
- Test #D - Net Neutrality case
- Test #E - Post your Research Topic for your Research Paper
- Test #F - Legal Argumentation
- post to discussion forum
Week 7 - Due 3/26/17
Week 8 - Due 4/2/17
Week 9 - Due 4/16/17
- Read Finding Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances - http://profj.us/25sp/law34/finding.htm
- #13 case - Environmental Law case
- #14 case - Intestate Succession case
- Test #H case - Criminal Background Check
- post to discussion forum
Week 10 - Due 4/23/17
- Read Finding cases - http://profj.us/legalnotes/findingcases.htm
- #15 case - Restaurant servers required to pool their tips
- #16 case - De Facto spouse alleges emotional distress
- Test #I - Dangerous Animals case
- post to discussion forum
Week 11 - Due 4/30/17
Week 12 - Due 5/7/17
Week 13 - Due 5/14/17
- Read How to Write Legal Memorandums - sample
- #19 Software Developers Case
- #20 State Regulation of the Bedroom
- Test #M Post your footnotes - law34-footnotes for your Final Research Paper - you must include your cases and codes upon which you support your "thesis"
- post to discussion forum
Week 14 - Due 5/21/17
Week 15 - Due 5/28/17
Week 16 - Due 6/4/17
- Take End of Class Survey
- What did you learn in Legal Research Class Forum
updated: 1/6/17