Unit 6--Online Legal Research LEXIS. Unit 6 Discussion Make sure you go to the discussion board to post the holding, or ruling, of your case. The legal.

Unit 6--Online Legal Unit 6--Online Legal ResearchResearch

LEXISLEXIS

Unit 6 DiscussionUnit 6 Discussion

Make sure you go to the discussion board Make sure you go to the discussion board to post the holding, or ruling, of your case. to post the holding, or ruling, of your case. The legal principle that your chosen case The legal principle that your chosen case establishes is now a establishes is now a rule of lawrule of law. The . The rule rule of lawof law is the “R” component of FIRAC. is the “R” component of FIRAC.

Class, what does Class, what does FIRACFIRAC stand for? stand for?

AssignmentsAssignments

There are two assignments this Unit.There are two assignments this Unit.

1) Workbook Exercises II.A and II.B located 1) Workbook Exercises II.A and II.B located on pages 169-171 of Sloan, A. E. and on pages 169-171 of Sloan, A. E. and Schwinn,  S. D. (2007). Schwinn,  S. D. (2007). Basic Legal Basic Legal Research WorkbookResearch Workbook (3 (3rdrd ed.). New York: ed.). New York: Aspen Publishers.Aspen Publishers.

2) The Bluebook Assignment2) The Bluebook Assignment

The Bluebook AssignmentThe Bluebook Assignment

The Bluebook Assignment is about The Bluebook Assignment is about parentheticals. You will need to use parentheticals. You will need to use your Bluebook heavily to complete your Bluebook heavily to complete

this exercise. this exercise.

In order to complete this exercise, you In order to complete this exercise, you will need to create will need to create THREETHREE different different

citations. citations.

Citation #1:Citation #1:

1) Pretend that you are citing the dissent in 1) Pretend that you are citing the dissent in your opinion (even if your opinion does not your opinion (even if your opinion does not actually have a dissent). If your case does actually have a dissent). If your case does not have a real dissent, then pretend that not have a real dissent, then pretend that Justice O’Connor is the author of the Justice O’Connor is the author of the dissent. See my post in Doc Sharing dissent. See my post in Doc Sharing about how and why to do this. See also about how and why to do this. See also Rule 10.6.1 (page 91). Rule 10.6.1 (page 91).

Citation #2:Citation #2:

Pretend that the portion of the opinion you Pretend that the portion of the opinion you are citing relies heavily on an earlier case. are citing relies heavily on an earlier case. This case can be any case, but you may This case can be any case, but you may benefit from finding an actual case related benefit from finding an actual case related to your landmark case. Provide the name to your landmark case. Provide the name and citation to the earlier case in proper and citation to the earlier case in proper BluebookBluebook form. See Rule 10.6.2 (page form. See Rule 10.6.2 (page 92).92).

Citation #3:Citation #3:

3) Pretend that your case was later over-3) Pretend that your case was later over-ruled by ruled by Garcia v. San Antonio Metro. Garcia v. San Antonio Metro. Transit AuthorityTransit Authority, 469 U.S. 528 (1985). , 469 U.S. 528 (1985). (Do not worry if your case is actually more (Do not worry if your case is actually more recent than recent than GarciaGarcia.) Give me the citation .) Give me the citation that you would use to indicate that your that you would use to indicate that your case is now overruled. See Rule 10.7.1 case is now overruled. See Rule 10.7.1 (bottom of page 93). (bottom of page 93).

LEXISLEXIS

How to find LEXIS in the LibraryHow to find LEXIS in the Library

Go to http://kucampus.kaplan.edu/Go to http://kucampus.kaplan.edu/

Look at the upper- Look at the upper- right hand corner, right hand corner, under “Library” under “Library”

Go to the LibraryGo to the Library

Browse the left-hand columnBrowse the left-hand column

This is the first screenThis is the first screen

Browse to the “Legal” tabBrowse to the “Legal” tab

Click on the Click on the U.S. U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers’ Cases, Lawyers’ EditionEdition database. database. Note that you can Note that you can also combine also combine databases by databases by putting a check in putting a check in multiple boxes, but multiple boxes, but we don’t need to do we don’t need to do that yet. In the that yet. In the beginning, it is best beginning, it is best to start in the to start in the smallest database smallest database you can.you can.

You can choose to search in You can choose to search in multiple ways.multiple ways.

Natural LanguageNatural Language

A good place to start if you have a A good place to start if you have a secondary source which is discussing the secondary source which is discussing the type of case you are looking for.type of case you are looking for.

For example:For example: You have just read a news You have just read a news article about a recent Supreme Court article about a recent Supreme Court case. See it here: case. See it here: http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/opinion/local_story_192175239.html

You can copy some text from the article, such as You can copy some text from the article, such as “The recent decision by the high court regarding the use of race as a criteria for assignment will have a direct effect on the districts of Seattle and Louisville, Ky., only. It will not have detrimental consequences on Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. In this regard, the fears of the decision having a negative effect are unfounded.” Remember, don’t use the quotation marks!

Use a date restriction (“Previous Year”) and the result Use a date restriction (“Previous Year”) and the result will be ten cases. Our first result is the case you will be ten cases. Our first result is the case you want: want: Parents Involved in Cmty. Sch. v. Seattle Parents Involved in Cmty. Sch. v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1,Sch. Dist. No. 1, 127 S. Ct. 2738; 168 L. Ed. 2d 508; 127 S. Ct. 2738; 168 L. Ed. 2d 508; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 8670 (2007).2007 U.S. LEXIS 8670 (2007).

Easy SearchEasy Search

““Easy Search” is like Google. If you like how Easy Search” is like Google. If you like how Google works with a limited number of Google works with a limited number of terms, you may find “Easy Search” is best terms, you may find “Easy Search” is best to start out with. You can use quotation to start out with. You can use quotation marks to search for phrases.marks to search for phrases.

Terms & ConnectorsTerms & Connectors

Very powerful way of searching, but Very powerful way of searching, but requires learning the skill set.requires learning the skill set.

Uses connectors such as AND, OR, and Uses connectors such as AND, OR, and NOTNOT

Can search using exact phrases (“”)Can search using exact phrases (“”)

Nested searches and Order of operations Nested searches and Order of operations

Universal Characters (* !)Universal Characters (* !)