Prior reading schedule
Created Sunday 03 January 2021
This is the reading schedule for the last time the source was taught, you may expect the ordering to be similar for this semester.
Week 13 - Law and the Net
Browse and review the External Resource section above, paying special attention to the last few items on secondary sources and the "Pay Special Attention Here" material.
Week 12 - Secondary Resources
Read Chapter 4 - Secondary resources.
Week 11 - Statute-Adjacent Materials
Review Chapter- We will get to:
Uniform Laws
Attorney General Opinions
Procedural Statutes & Rules
Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rules of Court
Local Rules
Ordinances
Regulations
Week 10 - Florida Statutes
Review Chapter
Week 9 - Statutes
Read Chapter 5 - "Statutes" — the statutes material only; i.e. stop before Regulations et al.
Week 8 - Quiz
Week 7 - Validating Case Law
Read Chapter 8 - Validating Case Law
Additional Resources
Old school detail - https://www.lexisnexis.com/shepards-citations/printsupport/shepardize_print.pdf
https://lscontent.westlaw.com/images/content/KeyCite on Westlaw.pdf
http://www.lexisnexis.com/supp/lawschool/resources/be-confident-shepards.pdf
Week 6 - Finding Case Law
Read Chapter 6 - Finding Case Law
Week 5 - Researching Case Law
Read Chapter *7* - Using Case Law
(I know the "Finding Case Law" Chapter comes first, and always thought it an odd choice — why find something if you don't know what it is first?)
Week 4 Readings
Read Chapter 3.
Week 3 Readings
Fun discussion! Review the below (except the Transcendental Nonsense article) and:
./NoloChapter2-14thedition.pdf
(don't ask where you got it)
Week 2 Readings:
./cohen-transcendental.pdf
Read Chapter "Understanding the Basics of the Law" in the textbook
./LIS5417-Categories of Law Slides.pdf
Backlinks: FSU Courses:LIS5417