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Law34-Spring 2018 - On Campus

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Law 34 - Legal Research Section # 29029

This class is entirely online

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 4/15/18

Read the syllabus for the class. no textbook required - look at the Nolo Book under textbooks go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class
Read the Overview of Legal Research at - http://profj.us/24sp/law34/overview.htm
Read Dear Online Student
Post your Introduction
Read Dear Online Student
Read Law Study
Read Legal Argumentation
Read Learning Ethics
Read Strategies against Procrastination
Read Reading Law Cases-Codes
Read Primary and Secondary Legal Resources - http://profj.us/24sp/law34/primary.htm
#1 Review California Legal Primary Resources
#2 Review Federal Legal Primary Resources
post to discussion forum

Week 2 - Due 4/22/18

Read Overview of Legal Research - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Legal_research
#3 Facebook Impersonator
Test #A - Right to Bear Arms
Post the topic of your final paper
post to discussion forum
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 3 - Due 4/29/18

Read Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm
#6 Smart Phone Case
#7 Athlete's Looks case
Test #C case - Threatening Social Media Posts
post to discussion forum
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 4 - Due 5/6/18

Read Getting Background Information - http://profj.us/25sp/law34/background.htm
#9 - Piercing the Corporate Veil
#10 - Sexual Orientation Conversion
Test #G - Post your thesis
post to discussion forum
Read Refining Statement of the Legal Issue - refining legal issues
Read How to Develop a Legal Argument - developing your legal argument
#11 - DVR Media Company
#12 - Assisting Suicides
post to discussion forum

Week 5 - Due 5/13/18

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
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 6 - Due 5/20/18

Read Improve your Legal Writing - http://www.criticalreading.com/improve_writing.htm
Read Expand and Update your Legal Research - http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/guides/grfs/basics/cases.php
#17 "As Is" purchase of government vehicle which contained concealed drugs
Test #J - Firearms case
Test #K Post outline for your final paper
post to discussion forum
Read How to Write Legal Memorandums - sample - http://happybob.com/econjustice/articles/lawcmemo_snt.htm
#18 case - Leg iron and shackles restraints during trial
Test #L - Develop your Strategy - http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/faculty/asrc100_5.html and post it
post to discussion forum

Week 7 - Due 5/27/18

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
Read Citing Sources at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources
post to discussion forum

Week 8 - Due 6/3/18

Read How to Write an A+ Research Paper - http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
Test #N - Post your Final Research Paper along with footnotes (at least 5 cases/codes cited)
post to discussion forum
Take End of Class Survey
What did you learn in Legal Research Class Forum

updated: 2/28/18

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