Students are urged to think for themselves regardless of what the instructor or other students might think. Nothing is more important than the sacredness of your own minds. All students will write mini-opinions as if they were justices of the US Supreme Court or of the Nevada Supreme Court. Opinions by justices in cases or citations by courts from other cases will be helpful to back your arguments. One essay Midterm Friday March 21.
Students are too concerned about grades rather than what they get out of a course.
Nevertheless, the standards for grading are high. Abuse of the language is inexcusable. Deadlines are important. Late assignments are accepted but are marked down. Absences and late arrivals noted unfavorably.