Spring 2016 First Day Assignments
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Advanced Legal Research
McGovern
Advanced Legal Research
Friday, January 15, 2016
12:12:57 PM
Spring 2016
First Day Assignment: Due January 20, 2016
Instructor: Matthew McGovern
There is no required textbook for this course. However, there
will be reading assignments. Readings assigned for class will
be available electronically unless otherwise specified. Future
weekly readings and writing assignments will be posted to
Blackboard.
There are two reading assignments for our first class. When
you have finished them, complete the Blackboard quiz labeled
“First-Day Assignment Quiz.” Here are the reading
assignments:
1.The folks who create the Multi-State Bar Exam conducted a
survey of what new lawyers do in practice in 2012. A 5-page
overview of the results is available here:
http://ncbex.org/assets/media_files/BarExaminer/articles/2013/820113testingcolumn.pdf I think you
will be interested to see the list of skills new lawyers need and
the tasks they perform. Read the text and charts and come to
class ready to comment on them.
2.Also in 2012, a task force of the American Association of
Law Libraries surveyed the research practices of attorneys. A
report from the AALL task force is available here:
http://www.aallnet.org/sections/all/storage/committees/pract
icetf/final-report-07102013.pdf This is a long document. YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE REPORT. Take a look at
pages 4-20 (7-23 of PDF) concerning demographics and
sources for beginning research. Also review pages 76-94 (7997 of PDF) concerning attorneys’ opinions about the skills of
new graduates.
There are two writing assignments for our first class:
1.In preparation for classroom visits by our Bloomberg, Lexis
& Westlaw (“Wexberg”) representatives at the beginning of
the Course write at least one question about the way these
research systems are used in practice. I will ask the presenters
to address as many of these as they can. Please create your
own original question rather than submitting one that another
student shared with you.
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2.Write a brief description (1-2 pages) of the kinds of legal
research you have done since you completed your first-year
“Legal Analysis, Research and Writing” course. If there are
particular resources you want to see covered in Advanced
Legal Research, please mention them. Also, if you want to
learn about additional areas of law, not included in the
syllabus, please let me know. The syllabus will be posted in
Blackboard.
The writing portion of this assignment will be due at the
beginning of class, Wednesday January 20, 2016. Be prepared
to hand in a hard-copy at that time.
Advanced Separation of
Powers
Samahon
Please read pp. 472-516 in PETER M. SHANE & HAROLD H.
BRUFF, SEPARATION OF POWERS LAW (3d ed. 2011)
(discussing the President’s role in the regulatory process and
presidential administration).
Antitrust (CRN 32252) 7007
Norman
In the course book, Morgan, Modern Antitrust Law and Its
Origins (5th Ed. 2014), please read pages 1 - 33.
Because of Sex: Sex
Discrimination
Juliano
1) Find an article discussing a current issue in the area of sex
discrimination. Post the article on the discussion board of the
course Blackboard site. (You need not agree that the event at
issue should be recognized or labeled as sex discrimination).
2) Read the material posted on the Blackboard.
Civil Pretrial Practice
Kaplan
Please read the first chapter. of the Mauet, Pretrial textbook
Civil Pretrial Practice
Sabatino
Please read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Sections 2.1-2.4
Constitutional Convention
& The Bill of Rights
Sirico
Welcome to our course on the drafting of the Constitution and
the Billl of Rights. I promise that you will learn a lot. You need
to make two purchases now.
(1) My Supplement, Part I, available in January. It includes the
assignment for the first class.
(2) "Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787" by
James Madison. If you are purchasing a copy at an online
source, please make sure that you purchase an edition with
an introduction by Adrienne Koch. We all need to have copies
with the same pagination.
That's all for now. Again, welcome to the course.
Constitutional Law I
Brennan
The assignment for Class One is pp. 19-42 in the required
Paulsen, et al., casebook, The Constitution of the United States
(2d ed.).
Please note that no electronic devices may be used during
class. Also, a seating chart will be distributed for signature at
the first class.
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Constitutional Law II
Samahon
Please read pp. 827-53 in MICHAEL STOKES PAULSEN, STEVEN
G. CALABRESI, MICHAEL W. MCCONNELL, & SAMUEL L. BRAY,
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (Foundation Press
2d ed.) (discussing the Bill of Rights, a Map of the First
Amendment, and Early Controversies and Interpretations).
Contract Drafting A
Hunter
Please review and be prepared to discuss Chapters 2-3 (19
pages) of the text for the course, Tina L. Stark, Drafting
Contracts - How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do (Wolters
Kluwer Law & Business 2014) ISBN: 978-0-7355-9477-7. [Don't
buy or use the first edition of the book] The first chapter (6
pages) won't be discussed in class; just skim it.
Contracts Law
Risch
First week readings are below. The a and b items refer to the
two 55 minute blocks for each class. Both should be read for
the specific class.
Class 1.a. Introduction. Read pp. 1-5, 17-26 (Allen v.
Bissinger, Feldman v. Google). Skim 5-17. Consider and be
ready to discuss Problem 1-1, on pp. 4-5.
b. The Objective Theory of Contract. Read pp. 31-43 (Ray v.
Eurice Bros.). Study Restatement (Second) of Contracts (R.2d)
§§1, 2, 21 (S138-140).
Class 2.a. Offer & Acceptance in Bilateral Contracts. Read 4353 (Lonergan v. Scolnick, Izadi v. Machado Ford). Study R.2d
§§22-27 (S140-141).
b. Offer & Acceptance in Bilateral and Unilateral Contracts.
Read 54-66 (Normile v. Miller, Petterson v. Pattberg). Study
R.2d §§32, 36-50 (S141-143).
Contracts Practicum
Wertheimer
Chapter One: Introduction in the Casebook
Copyright Law
Feliu
Copyright Law – Ninth Edition by Joyce, Leaffer, Jaszi, and
Ochoa, with the 2015 Cumulative Supplement. Class 1Chap.
1: The Landscape of Copyright -- 1-28, 28-52, 52-64. Samuel
Clemens’ testimony 19 Jan 2016 before Congress:
http://www.thecapitol.net/Publications/testifyingbeforecongr
ess_Twain.html (In all chapters, always check for related
materials in Cumulative Supplement
Corporate Complaince and
Risk Management
Benjet
Chapter 3 of The Law of Governance, Risk Management and
Compliance
The GM Valukas Report
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Corporate Contests for
Control
Clauss
You will receive by email the course syllabus, glossary of
terms, and charts of acquisition structures well before our first
class on January 19, 2016. Please review these, as well as
sections 14(d) and (e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934 and the SEC Rules pursuant to those sections, prior to
the class. There is no prescribed casebook or text for this
course.
Crime and Emerging
Technology
Goldberg
Kerr, Computer Crime, 3rd Edition, pages 1-29 and 137-143.
Criminal Procedure:
Investigation
Poulin
In Chemerinsky and Levenson, Criminal Procedure:
Investigation (2d ed. 2013), read the Introduction to Criminal
Procedure (pp. 1-30).
Decedents' Estates and
Trusts
Maule
Assignments are set forth in the Course Outline and
Assignments document available on the Blackboard Classroom
for the course.
E-Business
Lemonick
Assignment for first class (1/21/2016)
Due on 1/19/2016 at 3:00 pm
Each of you is to prepare a brief memorandum/business plan
outlining a proposed business that you (hypothetically) are
planning to start and which will have an internet component.
You should include in the memo:
A brief description of the proposed business;
Whether it will involve selling goods or providing services;
Any cash investment that will be required at the outset and
the possible source(s) thereof;
Any equipment or other personal property that will be
required at the outset;
Any premises that would have to be leased;
Any additional individuals that will join you in forming the
business; and
Anything else you think is appropriate to be included.
The memo/plan is not to exceed 3 pages and will form the
basis for our discussion during the first week of class.
All assignments are to be emailed to Professor Lemonick at
sherry@sherrylemonickllc.com
Employment Law
Juliano
Please read pages 3-26 in the Casebook.
Environmental Lawyering
Franey
Please read the following:
1. Model Rules of Professional Conduct: Scope section 14 to
17, Rules 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, and 1.18.
2. Restatement 14
3. Article entitled Prospective Client Interviews: Some
Professional Responsibility Issues
You can find these documents in the course pack available in
the library or on Blackboard.
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Evidence 7024
DeCaro
Please read the first 5 Chapters of the text-"Learning
Evidence,From The Fed.Rules To The Court Room" By Merritt
and Simmons" Thanks
Intensive Trial Advocacy B
Ochal
Read Lubet Chapter on Expert Testimony
Interviewing and Counseling
Rosengard
Read chapters 1 and 2 in Cochran, et al., and be prepared to
discuss.
Introduction to the
Maule
Taxation of Business Entities
Assignments are set forth in the Course Outline and
Assignments document available on the Blackboard Classroom
for the course.
Justice and Rights
Brennan
The assignment for Class 1 is in the required Cahn, "Classics,"
book: Declaration of Independence (1179-81); Declaration of
the Rights of Man (1195-97); A. Lincoln, Gettysburg Adddress
and Second Inaugural (1197-98).
Law of Investment
Management
Carroll
1). www.austrian-law-journal.at; Sprache: Drop box & click
"English;" click Abschicken; click "Archives;" click "Nr.1 (2015)"
Print: Observations on Judicial Approaches to Discerning
Investment Adviser Status, etc.; Read pages 99-106; and 2)
www.sec.gov-Divisions- Investment Management; Read:
"About the Office" and click and read "Division of Investment
Management"
Legal and Compliance
Issues in Amateur Athletics
Nicastro
Text – Sports Law and Regulation (Mitten, Davis, Smith, Duru);
Chapter 1 – pages 1-22
Legal Writing II Section A
Centeno
Please see the assignment for week 1 and related materials
posted on Blackboard.
Legal Writing II Section C
Baum
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Read Persuasive Writing Chapters 1, 2A, and 2C.
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Read the assignment, cases, and complaint posted on
Blackboard under the Bauer motion folder. Be prepared to
discuss potential arguments for Bauer and for the State using
the legal authority provided.
Legal Writing II Section F
Centeno
Please see the assignment for week one and related materials
posted on Blackboard.
Legal Writing II Section H
Baum
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Read Persuasive Writing Chapters 1, 2A, and 2C.
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Read the assignment, cases, and complaint posted on
Blackboard under the Bauer motion folder. Be prepared to
discuss potential arguments for Bauer and for the State using
the legal authority provided.
Legal Writing Section B
Nathanson
Read chapters 1 and 6 in "Villanova Legal Writing II" Textbook.
Legal Writing Section E
Nathanson
Read chapters 1 and 6 in "Villanova Legal Writing II" textbook.
Legal Writing/Research II -C
Spare
The first day assignment and readings for the first class are on
Blackboard under syllabus and first day assignment. Note that
the first Legal Research class for Section C will meet on
WEDNESDAY, January 20th at 3:10 in Room 302 (this is a makeup class).
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Legal Writing/Research II -H
Spare
The first day assignment and readings for the first class are on
Blackboard under syllabus and first day assignment.
LW3 Transactional
Robinson
In Writing for Practice, please read the Introduction (pp. vii
through xi) and ch. 1, pp. 3 – 21; and in Transactional
Lawyering Skills, please read chs. 1 – 3.
LW3-Litigation
Webb
In advance of our first class, please complete the following
assignments:
•In Making Your Case, read the Introduction and "General
Principles of Argumentation.”
•Read the Dilliplaine and Chapman cases and answer the
accompanying questions. (The cases and questions are posted
on Blackboard).
•Complete the Background Questionnaire and upload your
answers to Blackboard.
Medical Malpractice
Centeno
Purchase text: Hall, Bobinski & Orentlicher’s Medical Liability
and Treatment Relationships (Wolters Kluwer, 3rd Edition).
Reading assignment for week one: 1) pages 1-8 and 26-37, and
2) syllabus (posted on Blackboard).
Natural Resources Law
Lundman
Casebook pages 1-2, 10-31, 1047-49(Klein, Cheever, and
Birdsong, Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of
Problems and Cases, Third Edition).
Additional reading to be posted to Blackboard (National
Audubon Society v. Hester and article about Half Dome).
Negotiation and Mediation
Advocacy (Both sections)
Gafni
Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Craver, Effective Legal Negotiation
and Settlement (Seventh Edition)
Patent Law
Risch
There are no prerequisites for this class. You do not need a
science degree, nor do you need to be interested in taking the
Patent Bar to enjoy or learn in this class. You do, however,
have to be willing to learn about new areas of technology
(simplified). Many students have done very well (and received
As) without a science degree.
Readings for each class session are below, with each number
signifying one class period. Unless otherwise noted, all section
references are to the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §101 et seq.
1. Introduction to Patents and Claims, Kewanee v. Bicron
(separate handout, available on Blackboard); pp. 13-36, 49-55;
Background pp. 1-13 (not required, but may be helpful)
2. Utility I, pp. 209-219 (note 1), 221-222 (note 1 only); §101;
U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 8; Required exercise: draft pencil
claims as discussed on p. 36, bring to class to discuss
Patent Litigation
Bailey
Ch. 1; Sections B, C & E
Ch. 2; pp. 23-48; 56-63; 64-76; 78-84
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pr16_LAW_7034_02
(Introduction to Federal
Taxati
Book
Class 1-Introduction to Federal Income Tax
Read Chapter 1 and Appendix 1 (starting on page 1127)
We will review the key concepts in Chapter 1 and the
Appendix. Note that unlike other chapters, Chapter 1 contains
a solution to the casebook problem. We will briefly review the
problem in our first class, and I will lecture.
Class Discussion Question (whole class be prepared to discuss)
What are the purposes of the federal income tax? Consider
that question in light of a wide range of issues, including
housing, poverty relief, and promotion of charities, to name
just some.
Property
Sirico
Welcome to my Property Class! This is the course I most enjoy
teaching. Please purchase my two supplements for the course.
You do not have to purchase anything else—no books. (More
supplements come later.) Part I of my supplement includes the
assignment for the first class (Introduction; Fee Simple, Fee
Tail). Please note that we always meet in Room 103. We meet
at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. We
meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
Property (practicum)
Caudill
Please read pages 1-25 of the casebook and be prepared to
discuss those materials.
Sec. Litg and Enf.
Carroll
www.sec.gov - Read: 1)Enforcement - How Investigations
Work; 2)Divisions-Enforcement -About the Division of
Enforcement; 3) News -Speeches -"Deploying the Full
Enforcement Arsenal" by SEC Chair White, Council on Inst.
Investor, Chicago, Ill. 9/26/13
Securities Regulation
OHare
Please read pages 1-51 of Cox, Hillman & Langevoort,
Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials (7th ed.). We'll be
covering pages 1-25 in the first hour of class, and pages 27-51
in the second hour of class.
Seminar on Selected Topics
in Securities Regulation
OHare
Please read the book "After the Music Stopped: The Financial
Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead," by Alan S. Blinder.
Don't be alarmed; it's a quick read. And please come to class
with a written list of the causes of the financial crisis. You can
get the paperback version of this book on Amazon.
Strategic Legal Analysis
Carluzzo
There is no assignment for the first day. I will provide details
about the required text - BarBri's Multistate outline - on the
first day of class.
Trademark Law
Homyk
Please read pp. 5-52 of Beebe - Trademark Law: An OpenSource Casebook. Beebe is available for free at
http://tmcasebook.org/.
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Trial Advocacy
Glazer
The course syllabus, which is available in print form and on
Blackboard,contains the first week reading assignments-the
introductory material from the case which will comprise the
course problem for the semester-Commonealth v. Burns and
the specific sections of the Mauet text. If there are any
problems, please contact me immediately.
Trial Advocacy
Poulin
Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Lubet, Modern Trial Advocacy (3d
Revised Law School Edition)
Familiarize yourself with the Ground Rules for the course and
with the Materials in the case of Charles v. Kay and Gold
Fisheries (posted on Blackboard).
Workers' Compensation
Seelig
Read Chapter 1 of Textbook.