Advanced Legal Writing

Dennis J. Kehm, Jr.

Advanced

Writing

….of the Law

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

Bluebook Review

Statutory Law

United States Code;United States Code Annotated

23 U.S.C. §1983 (1871).

23 U.S.C. §1983 (1871).

Title 23 of the United States Code

Section 1983

Enacted in 1871

Common Law

McCarty v. Pheasant Run, Inc., 826 F.2d 1554 (7th CIR. 1987).

• McCarty is the Plaintiff, Pheasant Run is the Defendant

• This case is located in volume 826 of the Federal Reporter, 2d series on page 1554

• The case was decided by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1987

Benton v. Dismuke, 230 S.W.3d 10 (Mo.App.E.D. 2007).

• Benton is the Plaintiff, Dismuke is the Defendant

• The case is located in volume 230 of the South Western Reporter, 3d series on page 10

• The case was decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District in 2007

One More Case……….

HINT: You may want to pay

attention here, this could be relevant to your final project!

Gonzalez v. Reno, 212 F.3d 1338 (11th CIR. 2000).

• Gonzalez is the Plaintiff, Reno is the Defendant

• The case is located in volume 212 of the Federal Reporter, 3d series on page 1338

• The case was decided by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2000

Further Bluebook Review

See Table T.1

This Week’s Assignment:Prepare a Research Plan

• Proposed list of keywords• List of websites you intend to search• Proposed website for general searching• One plan for each Issue you identified in

Unit 1