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Introduction to the American Legal System (LE101)

Page history last edited by Sam Edwards 4 years, 4 months ago

Welcome to our class

 

Daily News

 

11/21 - Pennsylvania Court Finds College Has Limited Duty to Provide Athletic Trainers to Student Athletes 

11/17 - Man arrested on multiple charges (consider the possible civil torts the victim could bring here)

11/14 - TX Supreme Court to decide if email constitutes a writing for a contract

11/10 - Kidnapper sues hostages for breach of contract

12/6 - County takes property over $8.41 underpayment of property taxes (a little long article but covers an important topic)

11/3 -  Judge sides with Harvard on affirmative action case

10/31 (Boo!) - Federal judge blocks AL abortion law

10/20  - Supreme court to rule on religious freedom case

10/17 - AZ Supreme court sides with calligraphers on freedom of speech grounds 

10/11 - University considers policy that would allow suspension for students for disrupting free speech

10/8  - Tenant sues landlord over spotty heating

10/3 - Grand jury clears police officer in fatal shooting

9/28 -  Statements made in police cruiser to be used in trial

9/26  - Supreme court to hear case on search and seizure case

9/22  - Warning this story contains video of a shooting. Self-defense or murder?

9/19 - MN Supreme Court reverses conviction for stalking

9/14 - Judge denies motions for summary judgment in opioid trial

9/12 - Judge lets Facebook class action lawsuit proceed

9/8  - Careful with that accept button

9/5  - Cities powerless to control guns

9/2 -  Middle school to start drug testing students and a follow-up to our discussion last Friday on vaccination exemptions

8/29 - CT couple sues to stop release of vaccination rates

8/25 - CA first to pass law biohacking

 

Updated Course Schedule

 

Tentative Schedule this may change based on interest and possible influence by the dark side of the force.

 

All readings refer to pages in The Study of Law.

 

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment

M 8/26

Introduction

News

Show up with an open mind.

W 8/28

Legal Analysis; Briefing Cases

pp. 3-21; handout (blackboard); news articles (blackboard); Dillon v. Legg brief (blackboard)

Complete and hand in web exercises (p. 20), #2 – a, b, c, d

F 8/30

Sources of Law

News ; pp. 23-48

 

M 9/2

Labor Day 

W 9/4

Case Briefing

News; How to Brief cases (blackboard)

Brief York v. Wahkiakum (pp. 33-4)

F 9/6

Classification of Laws

News; pp. 49-77

Brief Arizona v. U.S.

M 9/9

The Court System; Start Court Visit Paper

News; pp. 79-107; U.S. Constitution, Article III (pp. 607-8).

Brief Ceglia v. Zuckerberg

W 9/11

Civil Litigation

News, pp. 109-114

 

F 9/13

Civil Litigation

News; pp. 115-127

Brief Dailey v. Popma (pp. 125-6)

M 9/16

Civil Litigation

News; pp. 128-140

 

W 9/18

Civil Litigation

pp. 141-153

 

F 9/20

Criminal Law

News; pp. 481-488

 

M 9/23

Criminal Law

News; pp. 489-508

 

W 9/25

Criminal Law

pp. 509-520

 

F 9/27

Criminal Procedure

News; pp. 521-533

Brief Riley v. California (pp. 526-528)

M 9/30

Criminal Procedure

News; pp. 533-540

 

W 10/2

Criminal Procedure

pp. 540-559

 

F 10/4

Exam Review

News

Bring in your draft outline

M 10/7

Midterm Exam 

W 10/9

Yom Kippur 

F 10/11

Landlord tenant law; Legal research training

News

Bring your laptop

M 10/14

Constitutional Law – Individual Rights

News; pp. 157-166

Brief Snyder v. Phelps (pp. 163-165)

W 10/16

Constitutional Law – Individual Rights

pp. 166-176

Brief Texas v. Johnson

F 10/18

Constitutional Law – Individual Rights

News

Find and brief your own case.

M 10/21

Constitutional law – Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

News; pp. 177-189

 

W 10/23

Prepare for Mock Trial

 

Read mock trial packet

F 10/25

Mock Trial

 

Bring completed writing assignments (handouts 4, 7, 20)

M 10/28

Mock Trial

 

Bring in final argument for mock trial

W 10/30

Constitutional Law – Due Process

pp. 189-191

 

F 11/1

Constitutional Law – Equal Protection

News; pp. 191-205

 

M 11/4

Property – Real

News; pp. 341-360

 

W 11/6

Property – Real

Review pp. 341-360

 

F 11/8

Property – Personal

News; pp. 355-360

 

M 11/11

Contracts

News; pp. 283-291

 

W 11/13

Contracts

pp. 291-306

Discussion Paper  Due 

F 11/15

Contracts

News; pp. 306-321

 

M 11/18

Torts – Intentional

News; pp. 207-227

 

W 11/20

Torts – Negligence

pp. 227-248

Court Paper Due

F 11/22

Torts – Negligence Defenses

News; pp. 248-268

Reflection Paper Due

M 11/25

Thanksgiving break 

W 11/27

F 11/29

M 12/2

Law in the news

Research on your own

Prepare to share

W 12/4

Class Choice

TBD

 

F 12/6

Final Exam Review

 

Bring in your exam outlines

M 12/9

0800

FINAL EXAM

 

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