Assignments for First Day of Classes
Fall 2008 Semester Beginning Monday, August 25
Please forward assignment additions/updates to Donna McMurry in the Dean's Office.
If your course does not appear on this page, please check back-- first day assignments are still being submitted.
On this page:
» Administrative Law - Wine
» Alternative Dispute Resolution - Morse
» Antitrust - Carolan
» Constitutional Law II (1) - Rich
» Constitutional Law II (2) - Merkel
» Criminal Law (B1) - Maxwell
» Criminal Law (B2) - Maxwell
» Domestic Violence - Grover
» Employment Law - Alaka
» Environmental Law - Duncan
» Health Care Law and Policy - Pitsenberger
» International Business Transactions - Carolan
» Interviewing and Counseling - Leisinger
» Jurisprudence - Rich
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A1) - Kowalski
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A2) - Alaka
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A3) - Goering
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (AB) - Jackson, Jeff
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B1) - Kowalski
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B2) - Lowry
» Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B3) - Jackson, Jeff
» Professional Responsibility (1) - Reynolds
» Property (A1) - Duncan
» Property (A2) - Jackson, Janet
» Public International Law - Merkel
» Tax Policy Seminar - Borden
» Taxation of Individual Income - Borden
» Transactional Drafting - Lowry
» Workers’ Compensation - Cooper/Foerster
» Wrongful Convictions - Woodman
Administrative Law - Wine for Monday, 8/25/2008
Read Chapter 1 - Introduction pp. 1 - 17
A. Overview of Work and Place of Administrative Agencies<
ICC v. Cincinnati
PA v. WV
NBC v. US
US v. SW Cable
FDA v. Brown & Williamson
Alternative Dispute Resolution - Morse for Monday, 8/25/2008
Read Overview of course: Introduction to ADR
Read Text: Chapter 1 pp. 1-33; 57-59
Antitrust - Carolan for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read Chapter 1 in the assigned text (skimming Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 1), Antitrust Law in Perspective: Cases, Concepts and Problems in Competition Policy (2d ed) for the first week of class.
Constitutional Law II (1) - Rich for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Review Chapter 1 and Read pages 59 to 84.
Constitutional Law II (2) - Merkel for Monday, 8/25/2008
Please read Chapter 1 of the Farber, Frickey, Eskridge casebook for the first week. We will move through the first two chapters of the book very quickly, so if you are inclined to read ahead, you might want to start early. If you've already read Marbury v. Madison for Con Law I, feel
free to skip it in Chapter Two. But feel free to read it again, if you are interested. Over the course of the semester, I plan to cover Chapters 1-5 and Chapter 6 sections 1-2 and 6.
Criminal Law (B1) - Maxwell for Monday, 8/25/2008
Please read in the Supplemental Materials the Introduction, pages i-xiii (Our Uncommon Common Law), in the Casebook pages 1-2, 94-98; and in the Statutory Materials Ks. ST. 21-3105 located on page 2.
Please be prepared to discuss the following questions:
- What is the common law? (There are two distinct meanings of the term “common law.” What are these two meanings?) Explain what is “common” about the common law.
- Name the three royal courts that developed in England.
- What is a short definition of “stare decisis?” What are some of the key features of the stare decisis doctrine (or “cluster of doctrines” as stated by Professor Jones)?
- Crimes can be classified by the act or by the punishment imposed. How are crimes classified in the common law (see page 94-97 in the casebook), classified in the Kansas statutes (see Ks. St. 21-3105, page 2, Statutory Materials in the back of your Supplemental Materials) and classified in the Model Penal Code (see pages 97-98 in the casebook)?
Criminal Law (B2) - Maxwell for Monday, 8/25/2008
Please read in the Supplemental Materials the Introduction, pages i-xiii (Our Uncommon Common Law), in the Casebook pages 1-2, 94-98; and in the Statutory Materials Ks. ST. 21-3105 located on page 2.
Please be prepared to discuss the following questions:
- What is the common law? (There are two distinct meanings of the term “common law.” What are these two meanings?) Explain what is “common” about the common law.
- Name the three royal courts that developed in England.
- What is a short definition of “stare decisis?” What are some of the key features of the stare decisis doctrine (or “cluster of doctrines” as stated by Professor Jones)?
- Crimes can be classified by the act or by the punishment imposed. How are crimes classified in the common law (see page 94-97 in the casebook), classified in the Kansas statutes (see Ks. St. 21-3105, page 2, Statutory Materials in the back of your Supplemental Materials) and classified in the Model Penal Code (see pages 97-98 in the casebook)?
Domestic Violence - Grover for Wednesday, 8/27/2008
Read pages 3 to 95 of “When Love Goes Wrong”
Employment Law - Alaka for Wednesday, 8/27/2008
Employment Law, Cases and Materials: Chapter 1 & Chapter 2, pages 18 – 34.
Environmental Law - Duncan for Monday, 8/25/2008
Placed in the box on the wall outside Shirley's office is a handout that will be used as an intro to the course--probably 2+ days.
Please be ready to launch in on Mon 8/25.
Health Care Law and Policy - Pitsenberger for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read Text, 1-21, 30-36 (including excerpts from Wickline, 472-479, Baby K 626-630; do not read excerpts from In re A.C., FTC v. Tenet.
International Business Transactions - Carolan for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read Chapters 1 - 3 in the assigned text, International Business Transactions, A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (9th Ed.) for the first week of class.
Interviewing and Counseling - Leisinger for Monday, 8/25/2008
Read Chap. 1 -Three Models of Legal Counseling: Pages 1-10.
Jurisprudence - Rich for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read pages v to xii in the Introduction.
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A1) - Kowalski for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Please add this class to your TWEN course.
Please complete the writing questionnaire e-mailed to your washburn.edu account. If you are having problems with your account, you can download the document from the course TWEN site (under Course Materials) or pick up one of a limited number of hard copies from the hanging wall files outside rooms 301 and 302.
Please read the following:
- Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing: Preface & pp. 1-5, 161-162.
- Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers: Table of Contents, pp. ix-xxiv.
- ALWD Citation Manual: Table of Contents & Part 1, pp. vii-xix, 3-10.
- Interactive Citation Workbook: pp. ix-x.
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A2) - Alaka for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
READING ASSIGNMENT FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008
Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing: Preface & Ch. 1
Soan, Basic Legal Research, Ch. 1, p. 1-9
Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers: Table of Contents: ix-xxiv
ALWD Citation Manual: Table of Contents & Part 1: pp. vii-xix & 3-10
Interactive Citation Workbook: pp. ix-x.
Students should add this course to their TWEN courses
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (A3) - Goering for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read and be prepared to discuss:
Suzanne E. Rowe, Legal Research Legal Writing & Legal Analysis: Putting Law School into Practice, 29 Stetson L. Rev. 1193 (2000) (available on TWEN site).
Shapo, et al., WRITING AND ANALYSIS IN THE LAW (5th ed. 2008), pp. 3-23
Complete the following exercises, write out your answers, and bring them to class:
WRITING AND ANALYSIS IN THE LAW: Ex. 1-A, 1-B
Read Mersky & Dunn, Fundamentals of Legal Research, Ch. 1, pp. 1-13 and p. 31.
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (AB) - Jackson, Jeff for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Please read pp. 1-20 in Legal Writing by Neumann & Simon. You should read through the exercises, but do not need to do them prior to class.
Also, please bring your tent cards with you to class.
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B1) - Kowalski for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Please add this class to your TWEN course.
Please complete the writing questionnaire e-mailed to your washburn.edu account. If you are having problems with your account, you can download the document from the course TWEN site (under Course Materials) or pick up one of a limited number of hard copies from the hanging wall files outside rooms 301 and 302.
Please read the following:
- Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing: Preface & pp. 1-5, 161-162.
- Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers: Table of Contents, pp. ix-xxiv.
- ALWD Citation Manual: Table of Contents & Part 1, pp. vii-xix, 3-10.
- Interactive Citation Workbook: pp. ix-x.
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B2) - Lowry for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read Neumann & Simon, Legal Writing: pp. ix-xxiii; chapters 1 & 2; write out and be prepared to discuss Exercise I, p. 14
Soan, Basic Legal Research: pp. xi-xiii, 1-9
Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers: pp. ix-xxiv
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I (B3) - Jackson, Jeff for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Please read pp. 1-20 in Legal Writing by Neumann & Simon. You should read through the exercises, but do not need to do them prior to class.
Also, please bring your tent cards with you to class.
Professional Responsibility (1) - Reynolds for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
In the Hayden textbook, read pp. 1-15. In the Rule Book, read the Preamble and Scope sections, pp. 3-6, and Rules 6.1 and 6.2, pp. 109-113.
Property (A1) - Duncan for Monday, 8/25/2008
You will find in the box on the wall outside Room 302 a
handout that we will use as a course intro during the first three days of class.
Please be prepared to discuss the first four (short) cases, pp. 1-8, on Mon. 8/25.
Property (A2) - Jackson, Janet for Monday, 8/25/2008
Readings for Monday, August 25:
Contemporary Property, 3d ed., pp. 2 – 21
Andrew Wancata, No Value for a Pound of Flesh: Extending Market-Inalienability of the Human Body, 18 J.L. & Health 199 (2003-2004) [via Westlaw (login required) OR HeinOnline (login required from off-campus)]
Public International Law - Merkel for Monday, 8/25/2008
Please read Chapter 1 of the Janis and Noyes casebook.
Tax Policy Seminar - Borden for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read Chapter One of Taxing Ourselves, and be prepared to discuss it. Think about the topic for your paper. We will talk about paper topics in very general terms.
Taxation of Individual Income - Borden for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Study Chapter One. Prepare to discuss the problem in Chapter One.
Transactional Drafting - Lowry for Monday, 8/25/2008
Read Child, Drafting Legal Documents: pp. ix-xviii, 1-5, 109-111,285-302
Read Garner, The Redbook: pp. ix-xi; xiii; 183-94
Workers’ Compensation - Cooper/Foerster for Thursday, 8/28/2008
Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-20 Common Law and Workplace Injuries. Chapter 2, pp. 55-74. The Compensation Principle.
We will be discussing the Kansas Court of Appeals Case of Scott v. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp., 23 Kan. App. 2d 156, 928 P.2d 109 (1996).
Read the case for general workers compensation concepts. The case can be found on the internet at:
http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/ctapp/1996/19961213/74310.htm
The following question will be discussed in class, come prepared to discuss the following:
1. As a matter of public policy, and without considering precedent, what is the remedy for an employee who was given negligent medical treatment by a co-employee with job duties as a medical provider?
Wrongful Convictions - Woodman for Tuesday, 8/26/2008
Read the following:
I. Introduction to Wrongful Convictions
- A. Samuel R. Gross, et al., “Exonerations in the United States, 1989 through 2003,” 95 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 523 (2005)
- B. Kansas v. Marsh, 548 U.S. 163 (2006), at 203-211 (Souter, J., dissenting), and at 182-199 (Scalia, J., concurring).
- C. Samuel R. Gross, “Convicting the Innocent,” ANN. REV. L. & SOC. SCI., Vol. 4 2008 (forthcoming), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1100011
- D. THE INNOCENT MAN, Chapters 1-4
- E. ACTUAL INNOCENCE, Preface and Chapters 1 and 11
