Part 1 needs to be 500 words) Identify and provide a summary of three law review articles that you have identified which relate to the issue in the pending U.S. Supreme Court case that you have selected for part A) (approximately 450 words).
A) In the summaries of the law review article, after describing the broad themes of the articles, focus on the part of the article that is specific to the topic of your paper.
B) For each summary provide a citation for the article:
e.g: Lincoln, A. (1863). Gettysburg Address, Journal of Famous Stuff, 87, 13-50.
The numbers at the end of this reference refer to the volume number and the range of page numbers.
Part 2 NO MORE THAN 3500 Use 3 relevant law review articles and find and use 3 relevant appellate court decisions
2) Use APA style for the paper and list of references. Consult the following website for APA style basics: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
a) There should be four major sections in the paper:
1) Title Page
2) Abstract
3) Main Body, and
4) References. Examine the page on this APA website for “General format”
b) Use APA style for in-text citations. Examine the page on this APA website for “in-text citations”. As stated earlier frequent referencing in the paper is a must, for all assertions in the paper there should be a reference to some authority.
3) Main Body of Paper should include:
a) There should be an introductory paragraph that provides:
a. a clear identification of the thesis statement of the paper, i.e. what this paper is about.
b. an outline of what the paper will discuss.
b) For the main body of the paper:
1) Discuss how the selected law review articles and cases contribute to the discussion of the issue in the pending Supreme Court case that is the topic of your paper.
a) Topicality of this law review material and cases will be a part of the grade for the paper.
b) In this paper there needs to be demonstrated integration and evaluation of the law review articles and cases.
2) Discuss how the material from the O’Brien textbook contributes to the discussion of the issue in the pending Supreme Court case that is the topic of your paper.
a) Summarize the discussion relevant to the issue in the pending case found in the O’Brien textbook. The relevant material in the textbook may not have been assigned as reading for the course.
b) Identify the relevant material in the textbook by author and page number(s).
3) Paraphrase materials in your own words There should be no lengthy quotes of materials. Language of constitutional and statutory provisions is absolutely unneeded for this paper.
4) Use appropriate referencing. Frequent referencing in the paper is a must, for all assertions in the paper there should be a reference to some authority.
c) There should be a summary and conclusion to the paper.
4) Use a reference page to identify the sources (statutes, appellate court opinions, and law review articles) found for the paper.
a. Reference list format:
1) Statutes (If one is used for the paper, though not required.):
(Example 1: R.S. MO § 565.020: First Degree Murder)
(Example 2: 42 U.S.C. §1983: Federal Civil Rights Act)
2) Law Review Articles.
a) Use this format: Author last name, 1st initial (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume Number, Page Numbers)
b) Example: Lincoln, A. Gettysburg Address. The Journal of Famous Stuff, 45, 205-267)
The numbers at the end of this reference refer to the volume number and the range of page numbers. The first page is easy enough to find on Lexis-Nexis. Keep in mind that Lexis-Nexis attempts to identify for the reader all the page numbers of the printed version of the article by brackets and an asterisk, such as: [*404]. Thus, the last page number can be located by scrolling to the end of the text of the article (usually prior to the start of the footnotes).
c) References for law review articles and cases must each be annotated (that is a brief summary or explanation (about 75 words each).
3) Cases.
a) Use this format: Party 1 v. Party 2, Volume # Reporter name Page # (Court, year)
b) Example: State of Missouri v. Wallace, 482 S.W.3rd 816 (Mo. Sup. Ct. 2013)
c) Example: Wallace v. Missouri, 649 U.S. 236 (2010).
d) Example: Students v. Wallace, __U.S.__, 23 S.Ct. 4596 (2014). (The spaces here indicate that in this recent case volume and page numbers in the U.S. Reports have not yet been assigned.)
5) Use complete sentences. Spell check and thoroughly proofread your paper.
6) This paper should be submitted by the due date. Use the link in the assignment links folder (in the Term Paper Assignment folder) for submitting this part of the assignment as an attached MS Word document. The term-paper assignment should not be longer than 3500 words.
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