Law 10 - Introduction to Law

Due Dates
updated: 11-25-06
Section # 0136
Prof Jon Jackman Course Description Syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Due Date
Mondays
at 11:30 pm
except last assignments due on
Sunday 2/04/07
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Topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forums

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz

 

 

 

1

 

 



1/08/07
Monday

 

 

 

Outlines for Chapters

Powerpoint Slides for
Chapters

 

 

 

Introduction

Intro to Law
Chp. 1 textbook

 

 

 

#1
introductions
#2
how to study law
#3
good legal writing

 

 

 

none

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1/08/07
Monday

 

 

 

Chapter 1
Textbook
from 7th Edition
for students who do not have the current textbook yet

 

 

 

 

Intro to Law
Chp 1 textbook

 

 

 

#4
Briefing Law Cases

#5 In Your Court - Question 1-9

 

 

 

 

none

 

 

3

 



1/08/07
Monday

 

 

Chapter 2
Textbook
from 7th Edition

 

 

Courts
Chp 2 textbook

 

 

#6
Austin case Brief

 

 

#A
Intro to Law Quiz

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1/15/07
Monday

 

 

 



Chapter 3 Textbook from 7th Edition

 

 

 


Court Procedures
Chp. 3 textbook

 

 

 

 

#7
Chimel Brief

 

 

 

 


How to Improve your quiz scores

#B
Courts Quiz

 

 

 

5

 

 



1/15/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Constitutional Law
Chp. 4 textbook

 

 

#8
Arbitration
Beadry case


#9
Motion to Dismiss - Martin case

#10
Develop Legal argument in Titanic Case

 

 

 

.#C
Court Procedures Quiz

 

 

 

6

 

 



1/15/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Torts
Chp. 5 textbook

 

 

 


#11
Katz Brief


#12
Freedom of Speech - cyber-griping

 

 

 

 

#D
Constitutional Law Quiz

 

 

 

7

 

 



1/22/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Strict Liability & Product Liability
Chp. 6 textbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

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#E
Torts Law Quiz

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1/22/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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#13
Chambers Brief

#14


Defamation
Hagberg case

 

 

#F
Strict Liability & Product Liability Quiz


 

 

9

 

 

 


1/22/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Intellectual Property
Chp. 7 textbook

 

 

 

#15

Negligence
Richelman case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 





1/29/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Criminal Law
Chp. 8 Textbook

 

 

 

#16
Bruno case questions


#17
Trademark Infringement case

 

 

 

#G
Intellectual Property Quiz

 

 

11

 

 

1/29/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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#18
Ethics and Jail House Plants

 

 

#H
Criminal Law Quiz

 

 

 

12

 

 



1/29/07
Monday

 

 

 

 

 

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Administrative Law
Chp. 43 textbook

 

 

 

#19
Administrative Law Case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 



2/04/07
Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

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International & Comparative Law
Chp. 53 textbook

 

 

 

#20
Motion to Suppress now due

 

 

 

#I
Administrative Law Quiz

 

 

14

 

 

2/04/07
Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

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#21
International Law & Comparative Law case

 


#J
International & Comparative Law Quiz
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