Doctor of Education, Higher Education
American Legal System
An introduction to the American legal system.
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Topics include:
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Constitutional Law
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Legal Systems
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Historical Laws and Systems
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Constitutional Rights
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Sources of Law
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U.S. Court System
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Litigation Process
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Role of judges, juries, and Attorneys
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Briefing a Case
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Personal Injury and Tort Law
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Criminal Law
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Property Law
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Civil Law
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Current Legal Issues
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Overview of Legal Cases
Recommended Resources
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Law 101 (Feinman, 2018)
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FIRAC (Guenther, 2012)
General Resources
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How to IRAC a Law Case (video)
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Criminal Law (online textbook)
Resources: Founding
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Online Resources
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The 1st Amendment Encyclopedia
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Landmark Cases C-Span
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)
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Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Youngstown S. & T. v. Sawyer (1952)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
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Baker v. Carr (1962)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Katz v. United States (1967)
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
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Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
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New York Times v. United States (1971)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)
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