LPP 255: Intro to the Legal System
Spring 2013
Sec. M004: Monday & Wednesday, 2:15.
Class Notes and News: the final exam is secheduled for Tuesday, May 7th at 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in room 301 Whitman.
NEXT CLASS: Final exam, Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in Room 301 Whitman.
LAST CLASS: Monday, April 29th: we finished Ch. 13, Product Liability and reviewed for the final exam.
U.S. Supreme Court
Library of Congress Guide to Law On-Line
Course Notes:
LPP255 Chapter 1 PPT
Article: Development of Legal Systems — Common Law & Legal Reasoning
Moseley (1)
Zeran v. America Online, Inc. case
Oregon Waste Systems v. Oregon case
The Commerce Clause
briefingcase
Chap. 2 Notes
Jurisdiction
Requirements for Filing Suit
Elk Grove Unified School Dist v Newdow
Article on Starting Salaries for Lawyers (2008)
Lawyer-Client Privilege article
Chap. 3 Notes
Lawsuit: Chronology
Pretrial Procedures
Jury Duty Article
Jury Awards Study Article
Ceglia v. Zuckerberg Complaint
Zuckerberg Deposition
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Notes)
The Federal Arbitration Act. 1
Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act
Verizon Wireless Arbitration Policy
AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Case
Chap. 7 –Ethics
Ethics and Law Article
Chap. 4 — Constitutional Concerns
Guide to the Constitution
First Amendment Issues:
Supreme Court to Decide FCC Power to Police TV Indecency
Parents Television Council Report of Profanity on TV
Fox v. FCC (U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit fleeting expletives decision 2007)
Fox v. FCC (U.S. Supreme Court decision – April 2009)
Fox v. FCC (U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit decision) on remand.
CBS v. FCC (Wardrobe Malfunction Case)
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (re broadcast of George Carlin’s 7 Words . . . )
18 U.S.C. 1464 (prohibits broadcast of obscene language)
Proposed legislation to specify prohibited obscene words (HR 3687)
Morse v. Frederick, Supreme Court Decision (Bong Hits for Jesus) 2007
More Practice Questions for Chapter 4
Chap. 5 — Administrative Agencies
Food Inspection Concerns
Toy Safety Problems
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act
Chap. 6 — International Legal Environment
International Economic & Political Integration
Notes on the Framework for International Trade: GATT & the WTO
GATT & the World Trade Organization Slides
Chap. 11 — Torts
Tort Reform Article
Defamation and Social Media Article