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classwork-law34-spring2014

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What we will cover in the following classes:

Class 2 - 2/19/14

 

    * Read Legal Writing in Plain English 

• #1 How to Write an A+ Paper
• #2  Finding a legal topic for your final research paper
• Test #A - Legal Writing in Plain English Assignment
• homework -  bring in topic for final paper - pdf

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Week 3 - 2/26/14

 

    * Read Business Letters

    * #3 Team presentation - Klayman v Obama 

    * #4   LPR - NY Stop and Frisk -LPR due 2/26

    * Test #B  Legal Demand Letter 

    * Post the Topic for Your Final Paper 

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Class 4 - 3/5/14

 

    * Read Demand Letters 

    * #5 Hispanic Interest Coalition v Governor of Alabama 

    * #6 Little v State of Florida (Stand your Ground case)

    * Test #C Demand Letter

• weekly forum discussion

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Class 5 - 3/12/14

 

    * Read Legal Opinion Letters 

    * #7 Snyder v. Phelps Teams present 3/12

    * #8 Osama Bin Laden Photos LPR due 3/12

    * Test D - Legal Opinion Letter 

• weekly forum discussion

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Class 6 - 3/19/14

 

    * Read Legal Argumentation

    * #9 Post Research Topic and Preliminary Information on your Legal Writing Paper

    * #10 Melgar v. Greene - Teams present 3/19

    * #11  Luke Gannon v State of Kansas - LPR due 3/19

    * Test #E Legal Argumentation instructions-argumentation

• weekly forum discussion

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Class  7 - 3/26/14

 

    * Read How to do an A+ research paper 

    *  #12  Nicastro - Teams present 3/26/14 

    *  #13 Youkers v State of Texas - LPR due 3/26/14 

    * Test #F Post your thesis for your Legal Writing Paper 

• weekly forum discussion

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Class 8 - 4/2/14

     

• #14 Illinois v Melongo - Teams present 4/2/14 
• LPR - People v Belous case (part of Legal Memo) - due 4/2/14 
• Test #G - Legal Memorandum  
• Spring Break 4/7 - 4/13 

 

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Class 9 - 4/16/14

 

• #15 American Meat Institute - Teams present 4/16/14
• LPR- Mobaldi Case 
• cover in class Test #G - Mandatory Settlement Conference

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Class 10 - 4/23/14

 

• #16 - Team presentation & LPR - Fernandez v California
• cover in class Motion for Summary Judgment  

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Class  11 - 4/30/14

 

• Bring in Test #K - Outline for your paper and "rough draft" of your paper to review with Prof. Edna 
• Post your Outline for your paper on Sunday - 5/4/14 

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Class 12 - 5/7/14

 

•   Read "Putting Together End Notes" 
•  cover in class Draft a Standard Complaint 
•  #17 - Lane v Franks
• Test #L - Bring in your "footnotes" or "end notes" - law17-footnotes - complete case citations, and not just internet websites  

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Class 13 - 5/14/14

 

    * #20 - Dog Sniff case 

• weekly forum discussion

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Class 14 - 5/21/14

    * Test # M - Post your Final Legal Writing Project - law17-final-paper

• weekly forum discussion

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Class 15 - 5/28/14

    *  TBA

Class 16 - 6/4/14

    *  TBA

 

updated:  4/27/14

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