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Law 34 - Legal Research #0326
Prof David Jordan - 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 Paperhttp://duedates.pbworks.com/law34-final-paper = 25 % of your grade
Discussion Forums = 15% of your grade and entered at the end of the semester
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 9/4/11
Week 2 - Due 9/11/11
Week 3 - Due 9/18/11
Week 4 - Due 9/25/11
- Read Steps to Take in case law research -http://profj.us/24sp/law34/steps.htm
- #4 Yelling Fire case
- #5 "Constructive Possession" in Criminal Law cases
- Test #B Crib/Manger case
- post to discussion forum
Week 5 - Due 10/2/11
- Read Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/index.htm
- #6 "Resolution of Conflicts" - Calif. Appellate case
- #7 Student's Vulgar Blog
- Test #C case - Prosecutorial Misconduct
- post to discussion forum
Week 6 - Due 10/9/11
- Read "Developing Keywords" to do Legal Research - http://www.profj.us/keywords/
- #8 case - Alcohol related student death
- Test #D - JD Salinger and"Catcher in the Rye"
- Test #E - Post your Research Topic for your Research Paper
- post to discussion forum
Week 7 - Due 10/16/11
- 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
- post to discussion forum
Week 8 - Due 10/23/11
- Read Refining Statement of the Legal Issue - refining legal issues
- Read How to Develop a Legal Argument - developing your legal argument
- #11 - 2nd amendment & Individual's Right to Possess a Firearm
- #12 - City employees sue based upon "race based" discrimination
- Test #G case - Is an Arbitration Clause which includes "claims for discrimination" enforceable?
- post to discussion forum
Week 9 - Due 10/30/11
- Read Finding Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances - http://profj.us/25sp/law34/finding.htm
- #13 case - In a Rico case, does plaintiff require standing?
- #14 case - Does police violate 4th amendment by allowing a police dog to search for an intoxicated minor?
- Test #H case - Whether an inmate poses a current threat to public safety?
- post to discussion forum
Week 10 - Due 11/6/11
- Read Finding cases - http://profj.us/legalnotes/findingcases.htm
- #15 case - Freedom of Information Act - exemption for "personal privacy" and corporations.
- #16 case - Use of DNA evidence to prove innocence
- Test #I - Can inmate freed after prosecutorial misconduct sue the prosecutor's office
- post to discussion forum
Week 11 - Due 11/13/11
Week 12 - Due 11/20/11
Week 13 - Due 11/27/11
- Read How to Write Legal Memorandums - sample
- #19 Software Developers Case
- #20 State Regulation of the Bedroom
- 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"
- post to discussion forum
Week 14 - Due 12/4/11
Week 15 - Due 12/11/11
Week 16 - Due 12/18/11
- Take End of Class Survey
- What did you learn in Legal Research Class Forum
updated: 8/11/11
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