First-Day Assignments
Overview
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Summer 2022
Assignments for summer 2022 are organized by class and faculty.
Assignment for June 20:
Reading assignment for the first day is pages 1-32
Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Other Selected Standards: 2022 Edition (P)
For class on Friday, May 20:
- Go to the About Federal Courts webpage and read the information contained in the sections below. Please also watch this short video on state and federal courts.
- Federal Courts and the Public
- Court Role and Structure
- Comparing Federal and State Courts
- About the U.S. Courts of Appeal
- Read Chapters 1-2 in your Lawyering Skills textbook - A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis by Christine Coughlin, Joan Malmud & Sandy Patrick (Carolina Academic Press 2018) (ISBN 9781531008765). We will cover Chapter 3 on Monday.
Best, Barnes casebook pages 495-505