Unless otherwise directed, papers should be stapled rather than inserted into any type of folder. I am happy to work with any student in the referral process, although a referral is not required to make use of this valuable campus resource. Papers written for this class cannot be used to complete a writing assignment for any other class. Papers previously written also cannot be submitted to complete requirements for this course. Late papers will be penalized at the rate of one letter grade per day.
Papers are due at the beginning of the class period, and penalties are assessed from that point.
All assignments must be completed to pass this course. Plagiarism will result in the immediate failure of this course. The format for writing legal briefs appears on pages 42-45 of the text or students may refer to Writing a Case Brief on the Learning Resources page of my web site. The second brief may be chosen from amongst those cases which follow on the list of cases. The third brief will be based on the Court's recent decision regarding the president's right to exercise the item veto in William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al., Appellants v. City of New York, et al.