Law 34 Legal Research (#3567)

Class Schedule
updated: 11/25/01

Class	Date	Lecture	Discussion	Research Problems	Research Project
1	9/10/01	Intro to Class	Read Course Description & Syllabus	Introduce yourself to class (100 points) Read "How to Study Law" and post (100 points)	.
2	9/17/01	Overview of Legal Research	# 1 -Simi Valley Police Officer	#Problem 1 Discriminatory Prosecution	Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
3	9/24/01	Overview of the Law	#2 Christian Fundamentalist	.	.Final Research Project
4	10/01/01	Putting your Questions into legal categories	#3 Film Class	#Problem 2 Child Abuse	.
5	10/08/01	Getting Background Information	.#4 Pedophilia case	.#3 School Prayer	.Project Summary Due (post here) (100 points)
6	10/15/01	Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations & Ordinances	#5 Mandatory School Fees	.#4 Grandparents Visitation Rights	Finding California Constitution, & Statutes. more on Calif. law Federal Law
7	10/22/01	.	.#6. DMV suspension	.	..Legal Research Topics
8	10/29/01	Understanding Case Law	.#7 University Basketball Coach.	..#5 Telepsychic	Requirements for Final Research Paper.
9	11/05/01	Finding Cases	#8 $56,000 settlement		,
10	11/19/01	Expand and Update your Research	#9 Forged Checks	.	.
11	11/26/01	How to Write a Legal Memorandum	#10 Professional Negligence	.	.Research Project 1st Draft DUE (250 points).
12	12/03/01	Legal Research Method	.	.	.
13	12/10/01	Legal Research online	.	.	Final Research Project Due (400 points).
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