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
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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M 8/26
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Introduction
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News
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Show up with an open mind.
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W 8/28
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Legal Analysis; Briefing Cases
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pp. 3-21; handout (blackboard); news articles (blackboard); Dillon v. Legg brief (blackboard)
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Complete and hand in web exercises (p. 20), #2 – a, b, c, d
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F 8/30
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Sources of Law
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News ; pp. 23-48
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M 9/2
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Labor Day
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W 9/4
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Case Briefing
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News; How to Brief cases (blackboard)
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Brief York v. Wahkiakum (pp. 33-4)
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F 9/6
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Classification of Laws
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News; pp. 49-77
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Brief Arizona v. U.S.
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M 9/9
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The Court System; Start Court Visit Paper
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News; pp. 79-107; U.S. Constitution, Article III (pp. 607-8).
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Brief Ceglia v. Zuckerberg
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W 9/11
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Civil Litigation
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News, pp. 109-114
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F 9/13
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Civil Litigation
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News; pp. 115-127
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Brief Dailey v. Popma (pp. 125-6)
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M 9/16
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Civil Litigation
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News; pp. 128-140
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W 9/18
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Civil Litigation
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pp. 141-153
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F 9/20
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Criminal Law
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News; pp. 481-488
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M 9/23
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Criminal Law
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News; pp. 489-508
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W 9/25
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Criminal Law
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pp. 509-520
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F 9/27
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Criminal Procedure
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News; pp. 521-533
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Brief Riley v. California (pp. 526-528)
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M 9/30
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Criminal Procedure
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News; pp. 533-540
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W 10/2
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Criminal Procedure
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pp. 540-559
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F 10/4
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Exam Review
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News
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Bring in your draft outline
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M 10/7
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Midterm Exam
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W 10/9
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Yom Kippur
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F 10/11
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Landlord tenant law; Legal research training
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News
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Bring your laptop
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M 10/14
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Constitutional Law – Individual Rights
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News; pp. 157-166
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Brief Snyder v. Phelps (pp. 163-165)
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W 10/16
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Constitutional Law – Individual Rights
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pp. 166-176
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Brief Texas v. Johnson
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F 10/18
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Constitutional Law – Individual Rights
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News
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Find and brief your own case.
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M 10/21
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Constitutional law – Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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News; pp. 177-189
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W 10/23
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Prepare for Mock Trial
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Read mock trial packet
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F 10/25
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Mock Trial
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Bring completed writing assignments (handouts 4, 7, 20)
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M 10/28
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Mock Trial
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Bring in final argument for mock trial
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W 10/30
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Constitutional Law – Due Process
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pp. 189-191
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F 11/1
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Constitutional Law – Equal Protection
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News; pp. 191-205
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M 11/4
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Property – Real
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News; pp. 341-360
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W 11/6
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Property – Real
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Review pp. 341-360
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F 11/8
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Property – Personal
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News; pp. 355-360
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M 11/11
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Contracts
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News; pp. 283-291
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W 11/13
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Contracts
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pp. 291-306
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Discussion Paper Due
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F 11/15
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Contracts
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News; pp. 306-321
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M 11/18
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Torts – Intentional
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News; pp. 207-227
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W 11/20
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Torts – Negligence
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pp. 227-248
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Court Paper Due
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F 11/22
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Torts – Negligence Defenses
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News; pp. 248-268
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Reflection Paper Due
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M 11/25
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Thanksgiving break
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W 11/27
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F 11/29
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M 12/2
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Law in the news
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Research on your own
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Prepare to share
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W 12/4
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Class Choice
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TBD
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F 12/6
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Final Exam Review
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Bring in your exam outlines
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M 12/9
0800
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FINAL EXAM
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