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Please complete the following assignments during your library session. You may complete the assignments in any order.
1. CITING LEGAL CASES
In the course of your legal research, you will see individual court cases cited in a specific format. An example is as follows:
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
For this case, identify each of the elements in the case citation.
Miranda refers to the:
Arizona refers to the:
384 refers to the:
U.S. refers to the:
436 refers to the:
1966 refers to the:
Using the FindLaw website, locate the Roe v. Wade decision and write the complete citation.
2. CITING STATUTES
Statutes are also cited in the legal literature using a similar format. An example is as follows:
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. c.15A S. 22
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. refers to the:
c.15A refers to the:
S.22 refers to the:
What issue does this statute address?: