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law34-sp09-0258

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Law 34 - Legal Research -   Prof David Jordan

 

                                                                           


Due Dates for Law 34 - Work due on Sundays - Legal Research - Spring 2009 - Section # 0258 -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 2-15-09

 

Week 2 - Due 2-22-09

 

Week 3 - Due 3-01-09

 

Week 4 - Due 3-08-09

 

Week 5 - Due 3-15-09

  • 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 

 

Week 6 - Due 3-22-09

  • 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

 

Week 7 - Due 3-29-09

  • 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   

 

Week 8 - Due 4-05-09

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 

 

Week 9 - Due 4-19-09

 

Week 10 - Due 4-26-09

 

Week 11 - Due 5-03-09

Week 12 - Due 5-10-09

Week 13

 

  •  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"  

 

Week 14 - Due 5-10-09

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