8 Reasons You Should Assign CALI Lessons to Your Students
If you teach in a US law school, you should be looking at CALI Lessons and assigning them to your students.
-1- CALI Lessons are another way to learn the law
Author of the Week: Professor Nathan Preuss at the University of Tennessee College of Law
Professor Preuss joined the Law Library faculty in 2007. Some of his duties include providing reference services, teaching legal research, and providing research assistance to law faculty.
His prior experience in libraries includes reference and circulation services at the University of Wyoming’s College of Law library and reference service at American University’s law library. Prof. Preuss’s scholarly interests focus of practical research guides and tutorials, as well as legal research instruction.
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Rule 50 - Judgment as a Matter of Law
This lesson is about Rule 50 motions for judgment as a matter of law. The lesson is designed to walk you through the language and elements of the Rule.
Author of the Week: Professor Jennifer S. Prilliman at the Oklahoma City University School of Law
Jennifer Prilliman is the Law Library Professor and Interim Director, Chickasaw Nation Law Library at the Oklahoma City University School of Law Library. She teaches Advanced Legal Research, Oklahoma Legal Research for Practice, and is an instructor for the Ron Norick Municipal Law Clinic. Her research interests include legal information literacy and instruction, copyright law, open access, and ethics.
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Regulation D: The Rule 504 Exemption
This lesson is an introduction to Rule 504 of Regulation D, an exemption from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933. Before taking this lesson, students should have a basic understanding of the Securities Act of 1933 and its registration requirement.
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Class Action Basics
This lesson teaches the basics of class action procedure under Federal Rule 23. The lesson focuses on the requirements of Rules 23(a) and 23(b). (It does not cover jurisdictional issues, appeals, issues of class management, or class settlement.)
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Affirmative Action and Equal Protection
This lesson considers equal protection and affirmative action. It treats the beginnings of affirmative action, the level of scrutiny that applies to affirmative action, the special context of affirmative action and education, and affirmative action and the political process, including redistricting.
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Electronic Discovery
Discovery is the court-related process during litigation through which the parties exchange information relevant to the dispute, including "documents" and "things." In 1970, the rule was amended to add "data compilations." As digital methods of communication and data storage became increasingly common, the discovery rules changed again. They now include a separate category called "electronically stored information" (ESI).
Author of the Week: Professor Sonia Green at The John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Professor Green teaches Civil Procedure, Conflicts of Law, Lawyering Skills, and a seminar on Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Law. Professor Green received her BA, MA and JD from the University of Chicago. While at the University of Chicago Law School, Professor Green was awarded a Ford Foundation Scholarship to study at the Hague Academy of International Law. She practiced in insurance and commercial litigation with two Chicago law firms. Before joining the John Marshall faculty, she was Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing at IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law. A mother of four boys, Professor Green is passionate about education and tries to help her students find that elusive work-life balance. She works closely with students in her classes to help each student learn Best, and teaches using innovative methods like CALI lessons.
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Equal Protection and the Federal Government: Reverse Incorporation
The lesson concerns the applicability of the Equal Protection Clause to the federal government, a constitutional doctrine often known as "reverse incorporation." It can be used as class preparation, review, or as a supplement.