First Assignments Fall 2021

COURSE NO. SEC. INSTRUCTOR TEXTBOOK FIRST ASSIGNMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 530 A DALY TEXTBOOK: I will post my own materials before August 10.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read pp 12-43.

ADVANCED TRIAL METHODS (CRIMINAL)

788 O KRINICK TEXTBOOK: CANCELED

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

ALCOHOL VEHICLE AND THE LAW 620 W BAXTER TEXTBOOK: CANCELED

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 A1 WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials but students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Students will be notified directly via email about the first assignment

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 A2 WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials but students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Students will be notified directly via email about the first assignment

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 B1 MAATMAN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials but students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: No First Assignment

First Assignments – Fall 2021 UPDATED 6/02/2021 SCROLL DOWN TO GET FULL ASSIGNMENT


Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 B2 MAATMAN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7


APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 C1

BROWN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Bring all briefs for Snyder, Cohen, and Garratt cases; bring class notes from Tuesday, August 24 to lab.

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 C2 BROWN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Bring all briefs for Snyder, Cohen, and Garratt cases; bring class notes from Tuesday, August 24 to lab.



APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 W1 TUREZYN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: No Assignment

APPLIED LEARNING LAB 6092 W2 TUREZYN TEXTBOOK: Professor will provide materials students must purchase the below book: Strategies & Tactics for the MBE (Bar Review) Author: Steven Emanuel Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0572-7


BANKRUPTCY 6095 O GROHSGAL TEXTBOOK: The 2021 Annotated MiniCode/ MiniRules: Eastern Edition - available at 1/2 price student discount (i.e., $62.50) from the publisher, AWHFY, L.P., 877-412-CODE, or http://www.awhfy.com/category/8 - not available in the bookstore.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Introduction to Bankruptcy; Filing the Chapter 11 Case; Venue; The Bankruptcy Estate; Secured Claims, Unsecured Claims and Equity (Ownership) Interests; the Automatic Stay; Operating the Business as Debtor in Possession. Read: Power Point Slides for Class ##1-2 (will be posted on canvas); Read also, in Annotated MiniCode/ MiniRules: Bankruptcy Code §§ 109(a), (b) and (d) (Eligibility); 301-303 (Commencement of Case); §§1101(1) and 1107 (Debtor in Possession); §1108 (Operation of Business in Chapter 11); §362(a) (Automatic Stay); §363(b) and (c) (Use, Sale, or Lease of Property); and §541(a) and (b)(1), (2) (Property of the Estate); 28 U.S.C. §1408 (Venue for Bankruptcy Cases); Bankruptcy Rule 1006(a).


http://www.awhfy.com/category/8


BAR EXAM SUCCESS – FALL: SUBSTANCE & SKILLS

6197 O1 LOFTS TEXTBOOK: Materials are covered by the course fee associated with the class.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Once you have your Themis log-in credentials, navigate to your course and complete the following: Lectures: Watch/Do interactive lectures for Contracts, Module 1. Be sure to complete the accompanying “Lecture Handout” and answer “Assessments” questions for each Chapter in the Module. MBE PQs: Complete Contracts, Module 1 MBE Questions (15 total).

[As needed as a supplement, review Contracts “Outline”]

BAR EXAM SUCCESS – FALL: SUBSTANCE & SKILLS

6197 O2 LOFTS TEXTBOOK: Materials are covered by the course fee associated with the class.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Once you have your Themis log-in credentials, navigate to your course and complete the following: Lectures: Watch/Do interactive lectures for Contracts, Module 1. Be sure to complete the accompanying “Lecture Handout” and answer “Assessments” questions for each Chapter in the Module. MBE PQs: Complete Contracts, Module 1 MBE Questions (15 total).

[As needed as a supplement, review Contracts “Outline”]

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 631 A REGAN TEXTBOOK: The Law of Business Organizations, Cases, Materials and Problems Author: Jonathan R. Macey; Douglas K. Moll; Robert W. Hamilton Edition: 14th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6846-7748-1 Corporations, Other Limited Liability Entities and Partnerships, Statutory Supplement Author: Thomas Hazen; Jerry Markham Edition: 2021-2022 Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6470-8859-0

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Introduction and Agency Law Principles Text pages 1-24.



BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 631 W SCHEUER TEXTBOOK: Business Organizations: A Contemporary Approach Author: Alan Palmiter; Frank Partnoy; Elizabeth Pollman Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6402-0268-9

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Read Chapter 1 pages 1-25.

BUSINESS PLANNING 733 W HUDSON TEXTBOOK: Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn’t Teach You Author: Charles M. Fox Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Practising Law Institute ISBN: 1-4024-0158-2 Advising the Small Business Author: Jean L. Beatman Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: American Bar Association ISBN: 978-1-6410-5153-8

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Briefly review handouts posted on Canvas regarding types

of businesses in advance of class

Read Advising the Small Business, Chapter 1 (pp. 1-8);

Chapter 5 (pp. 89-105); Read Working with Contracts,

Chapter 1 (pp. 1-5)

BUSINESS PRINCIPLES 844 O VALIHURA TEXTBOOK: Essential Concepts of Business for Lawyers Author: Robert J. Rhee Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0456-0

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

CIVIL PROCEDURE I 502 W MCMANAMON TEXTBOOK: Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach Author: Marcus, et al. Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: American Casebook Series ISBN: 978-1-6402-0185-9


CIVIL PROCEDURE II 6179 A JOHNSTON TEXTBOOK: Prof. Johnston will distribute all required readings through the Canvas

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: On the Canvas site please read the module for "Course Objectives, Practices, Rules and Syllabus."



site for the course.

Also prepare the Claim Preclusion readings under the Claim & Issue Preclusion module on Canvas.

CIVIL PROCEDURE II 6179 B MCMANAMON TEXTBOOK: Civil Procedure, A Modern Approach (American Casebook Series) Author: Marcus, Redish, Sherman & Pfander Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6402-0185-9 SUPPLEMENT: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Educational Edition, 2021-2022 Author: Spencer, A. Edition: 2020-2021 Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6470-8892-7


CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II: STRUCTURE AND RIGHTS

6172 A SMOLLA TEXTBOOK: Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal System Author: Rodney S. Smolla, William C. Banks Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0733-1

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Monday August 23: 1.01, 1.02, & 1.04 Introduction to Constitutional Law The Foundations of Judicial Review Wednesday August 25: 1:06 Judicial Review of State Action: Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee 1:07 Read only Cooper v. Aaron, and the notes following Cooper, pages 47-51 Chiafalo v. Washington, the Supreme Court’s July 2020 “faithless elector case” (Handout to be Distributed)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II: STRUCTURE AND RIGHTS

6172 B GARFIELD TEXTBOOK: Constitutional Law [Connected Casebook Author: Erwin Chemerinsky Edition: 6th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Class #1:

Introduction to the Constitution

First, watch this short video crash course on the Articles of



ISBN: 978-1-5438-13074 https://www.wklegaledu.com/Chemerinsky-Conlaw6 (NOTE: On the website, if you click on the down arrow next to where it says “Hardcover and CasebookConnect, you’ll see there are also options for a digital version of the book and renting the book.)

Confederation and the Constitution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8

Then read the following:

Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation,

Arts. 1-3 (both available on class CANVAS under Modules)

The Constitution of the United States, Text, pp. xxxix – lv

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: STRUCTURE AND RIGHTS

6172 W DALY TEXTBOOK: Constitutional Law Author: Noah R. Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan Edition: 20th Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6832-8787-2 Feldman and Sullivan’s Constitutional Law Casebook Plus (University Casebook Series) Author: : Noah R. Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan Edition: 20th Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6846-7215-8

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read the Syllabus and read pp. 1-16.

CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT & NEGOTIATION

6190 O KULLER TEXTBOOK: Drafting Contracts: How & Why Lawyers Do What They Do Author: Tina L. Stark Edition: 2nd Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ISBN: 978-0-7355-9477-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapters 1, 2 and 5

CONTRACTS I 508 O1 TEWARI TEXTBOOK: Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: For Class 1, read Prefaces (pp. xxxiii-xlii); Part One - Introduction to Contract Law (pp. 3-14) and begin Part 2 –


https://www.wklegaledu.com/Chemerinsky-Conlaw6

https://www.wklegaledu.com/Chemerinsky-Conlaw6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7FQsCcbD8


Author: Michael Hunter Schwartz and Adrian Walters Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0806-2 Restatement (Second) of Contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) contained Contract Law: Selected Source Materials Annotated Author: Steven J. Burton & Melvin A. Eisenberg Edition: 2020 Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6470-8075-4

Contract Formation (pp. 17-44) (skip Ex. 2-6; Ex. 2-7 c, d; Ex. 2-8: 4, 5, & 6).

CONTRACTS I 508 O2 GROHSGAL TEXTBOOK: Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook Author: Michael Hunter Schwartz & Adrian J. Walters Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0806-2 Contract Law, Selected Source Materials Annotated Author: Steven J. Burton & Malvin A. Eisenberg Edition: 2020 Edition Publisher: West Academic Publisher ISBN: 978-1-6470-8075-4

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read: Schwartz and Walters - Preface (pp. xxvii-xxxiii); Part One - Introduction to Contract Law (pp. 3-12) and begin Part 2 – Contract Formation (pp. 15-43). Read: Restatement and UCC sections referred to in assigned Schwartz and Walters materials

CONTRACTS I 508 O3 SCHEUER TEXTBOOK: Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook Author: Michael Hunter Schwartz; Adrian J. Waters Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0806-2

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Prefaces (pp. xxxiv-xlii); Part One - Introduction to Contract Law (pp. 3-14)



CONTRACTS I 508 O4 FRIEDMAN TEXTBOOK: Studies in Contract Law Author: Ian Ayres; Gregory Klass Edition: 9th Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6346-0325-6 Selections for Contracts, 2019 Edition Author: E. Allan Farnsworth; Carol Sanger; et.al. Edition: 2019 Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978—1-6846-7509-8

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: I’m really looking forward to studying Contracts with you! For our first class, please start by reading pp. 1-6 in the Ayres and Klass book. After that, go onto the Canvas site for the course sometime after July 26 and you will find “First Class Supplement” which contains some introductory materials and excerpts of two cases. After that, please read pp. 12-17 in the Ayres and Klass book (case is Bailey v. West). You’ll also find the assignment for the second class posted on the Canvas site.

CONTRACTS I 508 W REGAN TEXTBOOK: Studies in Contract Law Author: Ian Ayres; Gregory Klass Edition: 9th Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6346-0325-6 Selections for Contracts Author: E. Farnsworth, et.al. Edition: 2021 Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6365-9381-4

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Textbook pages 1-22. Be prepared to discuss the two cases within these assigned materials: Bailey v. West (p. 12) and Bolin Farms v. American Cotton Shippers Assoc. (p. 19).

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I 506 A GARFIELD TEXTBOOK: Criminal Procedure, Investigating Crime (American Casebook Series) Author: Joshua Dressler, George Thomas III & Daniel Medwed Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6846-7150-2

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: In the Dressler, Thomas, and Medwed Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime (7th edition) textbook, read pages 9-46.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I 506 W DONATONI TEXTBOOK: Criminal Procedure, Investigating Crime Author: Joshua Dressler; George Thomas III; Daniel Medwed Edition: 7th Edition

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please read the following in preparation for the first class: 1. Dressler, et al, Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime

(pgs. 9 – 43)



Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6470-8199-7 RECOMMENEDED Learning Criminal Procedure: Investigations Author: Ric Simmons; Renee M. Hutchins Edition: 2nd Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6424-2422-5

2. Dressler, et al, Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime

(pgs. 46-60)

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE II 784 O MAURER TEXTBOOK: American Criminal Procedure, Adjudicative: Cases and Commentary Author: Stephen Saltzburg; Daniel Capra Edition: 11th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6832-8986-9

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Professor will email students directly through Canvas.

DELAWARE CIVIL CLINIC 917 O HARRINGTON CONNER

TEXTBOOK: A Student’s Guide to Trial Objections Author: Charles B. Gibbons Edition: any edition from 2014-2020 Publisher: West Academic Publishing

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Register for the class on West Education Network (TWEN) by August 18, 2021. Read the syllabus and attend all mandatory training sessions as outlined in the syllabus that can be found on Canvas & TWEN. Read, digest and be prepared to discuss How to Handle PFA Cases in Delaware and How to Handle Custody & Visitation Cases in Delaware (found in the Clinic Textbook) on TWEN.

Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (found on TWEN under Orientation Materials)

ABA Article: Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Civil Protection Order Cases https://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_vio


https://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence/Initiatives/standards-of-practice/


lence/Initiatives/standards-of-practice/ View the 59 minute video, Behind Closed Doors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZS1JSwBNKM

Read the National Domestic Violence Hotline article: What is domestic violence? (Including each of the tabs at the bottom that offer how to learn some of the common warning signs of each type of abuse listed). www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/#tab-id-1

You are required to thoroughly review and have available for class, meetings, court, etc. the following resources:

1. 10 Del. C. §§1041-1066 (PFA) available at https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c009/sc03/index.shtml

2. 13 Del. C. §§701-710, 721-733, and Chapter7A (Custody/Visitation)

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007/sc01/index.shtml (§§701-710)

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007/sc02/index.shtml 721-733

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007

a/sc01/index.shtml

3. The Delaware Rules of Evidence available at https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=39388

4. The Rules of Professional Conduct available at https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/2020DelawareLawyersRulesProfessionalConduct.pdf

Delaware Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure available at https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=39308

DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW – BOARD

770 A1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required



https://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence/Initiatives/standards-of-practice/



http://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/#tab-id-1

http://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/#tab-id-1

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c009/sc03/index.shtml






https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007a/sc01/index.shtml

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007a/sc01/index.shtml

https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=39388


https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/2020DelawareLawyersRulesProfessionalConduct.pdf

https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/pdf/2020DelawareLawyersRulesProfessionalConduct.pdf




DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW - NOTE

770 A2 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW - NOTE

762 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW - STAFF

763 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


DIGITAL FORENSIC EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL LAW

6195 W DOKO TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read and be prepared to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Riley v. California, 573 U.S. 373 (2014)

DIGNITY RIGHTS CLINIC 6153 O DALY TEXTBOOK: Dignity Law: Global Recognition, Cases and Perspectives Author: Erin Daly; James R. May Edition: Published 2020 Publisher: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. ISBN: 978-0-8377-4135-2

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read pp. 1-11 and 23-47

DIRECTED RESEARCH@ 798 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


DIRECTED RESEARCH @ 799 A FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


DISABILITY LAW 765 O HAYMAN TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


EDUCATION LAW 657 O HIRST TEXTBOOK: Education and the Law Author: Stuart Biegel, Tobert Kim, Kevin Welner Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: American Casebook ISBN: 978-1-6832-8916-6

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Chapter 1, pages 1-10 Chapter 6 Pages 365-389



ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 831 A KRISTL TEXTBOOK: Environmental Law A Problem-Based, Practice-Oriented Course Book Author: Kenneth T. Kristl Edition: 2021 Edition Publisher: ISBN: 978-1-300-01885-8 It is available at Lulu.com. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you order the Book from Lulu.com and that you place your order as soon as you can. It takes some time for the book to be printed and shipped out to you; thus, ordering it sooner means you get it sooner.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Kristl, Introduction for Students, General Approach, Chapters 1, 2, and 3 ( pp. iii – viii, 1 – 32) NOTE: There will be a page on Canvas for this Environmental Law class. You will find materials such as the Appendix to the Course Book, Syllabus, and other materials for use in class.

EVIDENCE 836 A RITTER TEXTBOOK: LEARNING EVIDENCE: FROM THE FEDERAL RULES TO THE COURTROOM Author: Merritt & Simmons Edition: 4th Edition Publisher: West Academic ISBN: 978-1-6364-0646-2

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Textbook pp. xxix-xxxiii; Chapters 1-4

EVIDENCE 836 B O’NEILL, BRENDAN TEXTBOOK: LEARNING EVIDENCE: FROM THE FEDERAL RULES TO THE COURTROOM Author: Merritt & Simmons Edition: 4th Edition Publisher: West Academic ISBN: 978-1-6364-0646-2

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Chapters 2-3 & 5 (pp 5 – 28 & 39- 52) Review Exercise #1 for Assignments 1 & 2 (see Canvas Assignments)

FAMILY LAW 636 A CULHANE TEXTBOOK: No Book order will be using on-line book

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Professor will email students directly through Canvas

FEDERAL INCOME TAX 610 W O’NEILL, M. TEXTBOOK: Federal Income Tax A Contemporary Approach Author: Samule A. Donaldson &

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read chapter 1 and prepare review questions 1-1, 1-4 and 1-5 and problem 1-1.



Donald B. Tobin Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: ISBN: 978-1-6346-0490-1 Selected Federal Taxation Statutes and Regulations Author: Daniel Lathrope Edition: 2021 Edition Publisher: West Academic ISBN: 978-1-6470-8190-4

INNOCENCE DELAWARE LEGAL CLINIC

6198 O GRIESMER TEXTBOOK: Professor will contact students directly

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Professor will email students directly

INSURANCE LAW 638 O HEMPHILL TEXTBOOK: Insurance Law and Regulation, Cases and Materials Author: Kenneth S. Abrahams & Daniel Schwarcz Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publisher ISBN: 978-1-6832-8951-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Pages 1-30 (First Chapter – four primary cases)

INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING 849 O1 MILLER TEXTBOOK: Lawyers as Counselors: A Client Centered Approach Author: David A. Binder Edition: 4th Edition Publisher: West Academic ISBN: 978-1-6402-0390-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please read pages 1-20 (lawyers as Counselors)

INTERVIEWING & COUNSELING 849 O2 DAILEY LEWIS TEXTBOOK:

Essential Lawyering Skills (Aspen Coursebook): Interviewing, Counseling, Negotiation, and Persuasive Fact Analysis Author: Krieger & Neumann Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-4548-3098-6




INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY

6194 O HERRMANN TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC (Zubulake I), 217 F.R.D. 309 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC (Zubulake III), 216 F.R.D. 280 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP 809 O CATANIA TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


LEGAL METHODS I 509 01 06

FERRELL FERRELL

TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5 Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach Author: Eric P. Voigt Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0783-6 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please see Week One Module (available on the class Canvas site) for assignment details.

LEGAL METHODS I 509 O2 O7

SCALIO SCALIO

TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5




Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach Author: Eric P. Voigt Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0783-6 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0


KING KING

TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5 Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach Author: Eric P. Voigt Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0783-6 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0



SBARGE SBARGE

TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Please see TWEN course page for First Assignment. Also, Professor will email you the First Assignments as well.



Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5 Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach Author: Eric P. Voigt Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0783-6 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0


MILLAR MILLAR

TEXTBOOK: Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing Author: Richard K. Neumann, Jr; Ellie Margolis; Kathryn M. Stanchi Edition: 9th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-1085-1 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0 RECOMMENDED/Optional Textbooks Just Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Style for the Legal Writer Author: Ann Enquist; Laurel Currie Oates; Jeremy Francis Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 978-1-4548-8080-6

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Class 1 (Mon., 8/23): Introduction to Legal Methods and Rule-Based Reasoning Reading: Neumann, Chapters 1 (Legal Writing & Law), 2 (Rule-Based Reasoning), and 3 (Issues, Facts, Precedents & Statutes) How to Read a Legal Opinion by Orin S. Kerr Legal Research, Legal Writing, and Legal Analysis by Suzanne R. Rowe Commonwealth v. Nixon Introduction to Case Briefing Handout Due: Draft a case brief of Commonwealth v. Nixon and

bring to class for discussion.



Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies Author: Amy E. Sloan Edition: 8th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-2527-5

LEGAL METHODS I 509 W1 THOMAS TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5 Basic Legal Research Author: Amy E. Sloan Publisher: Aspen

Edition: 8th Edition ISBN: 978-1-5438-2527-5 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0


LEGAL METHODS I 509 W2 FULGINITI TEXTBOOK: A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis Author: Christine Coughlin; Joan Malmud Rockland; Sandy Patrick Edition: 3rd Edition Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-0876-5 Basic Legal Research Author: Amy E. Sloan Publisher: Aspen




Edition: 8th Edition ISBN: 978-1-5438-2527-5 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Edition: 21st Edition Publisher: Columbia Law Review ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0

LEGAL METHODS III 512 A1 A2 A3 W

TBA LACIANCA VAVALA VAVALA

TEXTBOOK: An Advocate Persuades Author: Rocklin, et al Publisher: Carolina Academic Press Edition: 1st Edition ISBN: 978-1-6116-3150-0 The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Author: Columbia Law Review Publisher: Claitors Pub Div Edition: 21st Edition (2020) ISBN: 978-0-5786-6615-0 Supplemental materials will be electronically distributed by professors.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Rocklin chapter 2, and pages 23--31 (stop at III. Criminal Litigation)

LEGAL PROBLEM SOLVING (2RD ONLY)

6177 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Register for the Legal Problem Solving Fall 2021 TWEN page, and read the article excerpt posted there under Course Materials.

MOOT COURT HONOR BOARD 767 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY 764 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


MOOT COURT INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION

772 O1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required




MOOT COURT 772 O2 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


NEW JERSEY PRACTICE 766 O JOHNSON, JUDGE TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


PA CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC 918 O GRIESMER TEXTBOOK: Professor will email students directly

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Professor will email students directly

PENNSYLVANIA PRACTICE 771 O OVERTON, JUDGE TEXTBOOK: Pennsylvania Rules of Court - State Author: Thomson Reuters Edition: 2021 Edition Publisher: Thomson Reuters ISBN: 978-1-5392-1857-9


POST CONVICTION REMEDIES 897 O RITTER TEXTBOOK: Federal Habeas Corpus: Executive Detention and Post-conviction Litigation Author: Grandon Garrett, Lee Kovasky Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6093-0188-0

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Textbook: pp. 1-12; 18-21; 40-42; 72-76; 119-128

PRE-TRIAL METHODS: CIVIL 6164 A PAGANO TEXTBOOK: Pretrial Advocacy, Planning, Analysis and Strategy Author: Berger, Mitchell & Clark Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-4548-7000-5

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read and be prepared to discuss Chapter 1 (pp. 1-17) and chapter 15 (pp. 627-641).

PRE-TRIAL METHODS: CIVIL 6164 W SAVOTH TEXTBOOK: Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy Author: Marilyn Berger, John Mitchell, Ronald Clark Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-4548-7000-5

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter One in assigned text



PRE-TRIAL METHODS: CRIMINAL 786 O SCHENKER TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 702 A JOHNSTON TEXTBOOK: Professional Responsibility in Focus [Connected Casebook] Author: John P. Sahl, R. Michael Cassidy, Benjamin P. Cooper, Margaret C. Tarkington Edition: 2nd Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-5438-0927-5 or ISBN (Digital Copy): 978-1-5438-3526-7 Model Rules of Professional Conduct 2021 Edition Author: America Bar Association Edition: 2021 Edition Publisher: ISBN: 978-1-6410-5859-9 Instead of purchasing a hard copy of the Model Rules, you can view the Model Rules on the ABA's website or through your Westlaw account (Under "Secondary Sources").

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: On the Canvas site for the Course, please read the module for " Course Objectives, Practices, Rules and Syllabus." Also prepare the handout entitled "ABA Formal Opinion 493" under the module for "I. Introduction to the Roles and Responsibilities of Lawyers." In the Sahl, Cassidy text, please prepare the following pages: 3-12, 71 (§ 6) – 80, 62 (§ C) – 69, and 95 (Question 2 only). In the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, please prepare the following: The Preamble and Scope sections as well as Rules 1.0 (f), 1.2 (c), 8.1, 8.3 and 8.4. b

PROPERTY I 515 A WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK: Property Law: Rules, Policies, and Practices Author: Professor Joseph William Singer; Bethany R. Berger; Nestor M. Davidson; Eduardo Moises Penalver Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 978-1-4548-8179-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read pages 135 to 146. You should brief two cases: Pierson v. Post and Popov v. Hayashi. (NOTE: The orientation materials include information on how to brief a case.) Please check your Widener e-mail during orientation for more information about the assignment.

PROPERTY I 515 B JOHNSON TEXTBOOK: Property: Cases and Materials Author: John E. Cribbett; et. al

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: For week 1, read Chapter 1, What is Property? pp. 2-34


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Edition: 9th Edition Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-5994-1252-8

PROPERTY I 515 C KELLY TEXTBOOK: Property Law: A Context and Practice Casebook Author: Alicia Kelly; Nancy Knauer Edition: Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5946-0499-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: I. Introduction to Property Law pp. 3-8 II. Trespass—The Right To Exclude and the Right to Access - pp. 81-95 Introduction Chapter Problem: Exercise 3-1 Overview of Chapter 3 The Traditional Law of Trespass

Exercise 3-2. Jacque v. Steenberg Homes Exercise 3-3. Jacque v. Steenberg Homes Revisited

Public Policy Limitations on the Right to Exclude Non-Owners

Exercise 3-4. State v. Shack Exercise 3-5. State v. Shack Revisited (skip Investigative Journalism)

PROPERTY I 515 W KRISTL TEXTBOOK: Principles of Property Law I: A Casebook for Property I Author: Kenneth T. Kristl Edition: Publisher: ISBN: 978-1-257-01657-0 It is available at Lulu.com. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you order the Book from Lulu.com and that you place your order as soon as you can. It takes some time for the book to be printed and shipped out to you; thus, ordering it sooner means you get it sooner.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Kristl. Pp. 1 – 30 (that will cover the entire first week). In addition, there are some video clips you should watch: CNN Treasure Trove (available on Canvas in Files sub-page) Barry Bonds movie Trailer: (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXpCKv6L1_8 ) Big Bang Theory: (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5UbII_Q0_c ) Note: By August 9, there will be a page on Canvas for Professor Kristl’s Property I class. You will find materials like the Syllabus, PowerPoint Slides to review before and use during class, Podcasts, and other materials that will be referenced in class. You should explore the Canvas page before the semester begins.

PUBLIC INTEREST EXTERNSHIP 6005 O CATANIA TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required



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RECONSTRUCTIOON AMENDMENTS

6028 O KRAMER TEXTBOOK: The Reconstruction Amendments Author: Peter Nicolas Edition: December 2020 Publisher: Carolina Academic Press ISBN: 978-1-5310-1875-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: (1) The Lost Promise of Reconstruction, by Eric Foner, New York Times, Sept. 7, 2019 (PDF); (2) Document labeled "Ricks Ch 1," pp. 9-24 (sections B-E) (PDF); (3)The Reconstruction Amendments, preface (pp. xvii-xix); and pp. 3-6. I will download the 2 PDF documents to Canvas before the first class.

REMEDIES 655 O SONTCHI TEXTBOOK: Modern American Remedies : Case and Materials Author: Paul Owen Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: ABN Study Partner ISBN: 978-1-4548-9127-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Ch. 1; Ch. 2A – 2B, pp. 1-35

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS & CLOSINGS

6124 W MITNICK TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


SECURED TRANSACTIONS 600 O FRIEDMAN TEXTBOOK: Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions Author: Stephen Sepinuck; Kara Bruce Edition: 5th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6846-7936-2 Selected Commercial Statutes for Secured Transactions Author: Carol L. Chomsky; Christina L. Kunz; Elizabeth R. Schiltz; Charles J. Tabb Edition: 2020 Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6846-7967-6

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: For our first class, please read pp. 50-67 in the Sepinuck casebook and prepare Problems 2-1; (skip 2-2), 2-3; 2-4(A), and 2-5(A)(i) The section of the Code you will want to focus on are: § 9-102(a)(2),(7), (28), (29), (33), (34), (35), (41), (44), (48), (59), (72), (74); §9-108, and §9-203.



TORTS I 518 A CULHANE TEXTBOOK: No Book order will be using on-line book

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Professor will email students directly through Canvas

TORTS I 518 B MAATMAN TEXTBOOK: Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility, Concise- Casebook Plus Author: Dan Dobbs, Paul Hayden & Ellen Bublick Edition: 8th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6402-0017-3

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Dobbs textbook pages 3-17

TORTS I 518 C BROWN TEXTBOOK: Torts and Compensation, Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury, Concise Author: Dan Dobbs; Paul Hayden; Ellen Bublick Edition: 8th Edition Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6346-0818-3

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read Dobbs text pages 3-16 (skip note at bottom of page 7).

TORTS I 518 W TUREZYN TEXTBOOK: Prosser, Wade and Schwartz's Torts, Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Author: Schwartz, Kelly, Parlett Edition: 14th Publisher: Foundation Press ISBN: 978-1-6846-7407-7 Suggested: Examples & Explanations for The Law of Torts (Examples & Explanations Series) Author: Glannon Edition: 6th Publisher: Wolter Kluwer

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: For our first class meeting, please read pages 17 through 27 in the Prosser Casebook (14th ed) and brief the following cases in the text "Prosser, Wade & Schwartz Torts Cases and Materials (14th ed)": Garratt v. Dailey p.17 Wagner v. State p. 21 Ranson v. Kitner p. 26



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TRANSACTIONAL LAW HONOR SOCIETY

6098 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


TRANSACTIONAL LAW HONOR SOCIETY BOARD

6099 O FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


TRIAL METHODS 781 W FLOCKERZIE/SEEMANS TEXTBOOK: State v. O’Neill Author: Seckinger Edition: 6th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-6015-6208-1 Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice (NITA) Author: Steven Lubert; J.C. Lore Edition: 6th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-6015-6898-4 (Fifth Edition ISBN 9781601564740 is also fine)

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Read entire State v. O’Neill case study Come to class prepared to say why: 1) The prosecutor wins 2) The defense wins

VETERANS’ LAW CLINIC 912 O MORRELL TEXTBOOK: Veterans Benefits Manual--AVAILABLE ON LEXIS FOR FREE FOR STUDENTS

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Assignment: 1. Read syllabus and clinic manual 2. Read VBM selections: a. 1.1--The Need for a Comprehensive Practice Manual for Veterans Advocates b. 1.1.2 --The Most Important Factor in Effective Advocacy Today: Obtaining the Evidence Needed to Prevail on the Claim 3. Respond to Clio invitation and create log in

WIDENER LAW REVIEW BOARD 770 B1 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


WIDENER LAW REVIEW BOARD 770 B2 FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required




WIDENER LAW REVIEW NOTE 762 B FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


WIDENER LAW REVIEW STAFF 763 B FACULTY ADVISOR TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required


WILLS & TRUSTS 834 A CATANIA TEXTBOOK: Wills, Trusts, and Estates Author: Robert H. Sitkoff; Jesse Dukeminier Edition: 10th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-4548-7428-7

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Sitkoff & Dukeminier – Wills, Trusts and Estates 10th Edition Pages 1 - 40

WILLS & TRUSTS 834 W HILL TEXTBOOK: Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Tenth Edition [Connected Casebook] (Aspen Casebook) Author: Robert H. Sitkoff; Jesse Dukeminier Edition: 10th Edition Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ISBN: 978-1-4548-7642-7 SUPPLEMENT: Selected Statutes on Trusts and Estates, 2021 Author: Ascher, Mark; McCouch, Grayson Edition: 2021 Publisher: West Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-1-6470-8860-6

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: In the Sitkoff and Dukeminier book, read the following pages: For Monday, August 23rd – pages 1-16, 29-33, 40-51 For Wednesday, August 25th – pages 33-39, 51-73

WOLCOTT FELLOWSHIP 807 O DEAN’S OFFICE TEXTBOOK: No Textbook Required



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