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Required Books:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Judicial Process and Behavior Cases, a compilation <\/em>available at Co-op and now online.\u00a0 This contains cases and readings assigned during the semester.\u00a0 This compilation includes many case that were decided by Courts other than the U.S. Supreme Court, e.g. NY Court of Appeals or a British Court. It also ncludes much of D’Amato’s book Introduction to Law ad Legal Thinking<\/strong> and many pages from a textbook I have used in the past, Court Judges and Politics,<\/strong> which has been out of print for 15 years.<\/p>\n

Supplementary Books<\/p>\n

:. Benjamin Cardozo,\u00a0 The Nature of the Judicial Process\/ This is frpm a set of lectures he delivered around 100 years ago.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/em>2. Clarence Thomas,\u00a0\u00a0 My Grandfather’s Son<\/strong><\/span>, an autobiography
\n3.\u00a0 <\/em>Charles Murray, By The People, Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission. supplemental<\/span><\/strong>
\n4. Milton Mayer,\u00a0 They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-1945<\/strong><\/span>. This book goes with the movie :Judgment at Nuremberg<\/span>. You will also get to read the real case on which the movie is based.
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Movies:
\nThere will be 4\u00a0 movies assigned for this course:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Ox-bow Incident.\u00a0<\/strong> This is a 1940’s western about the hanging of an innocent man.\u00a0 It was also created to cover much broader issues of the time.\u00a0 The book was also made into a comic book in a series called Classic Comic books. I am going to put up a link a recent article about a woman arrested after getting off a cruise and spending Christmas in jail though it was clear she was tghe wrong woman. Her lawyers are working on what will likely be a very high dollar result.<\/li>\n
  2. Judgement at Nuremberg<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is a 1950’s movie about the trial of German Judges and members of the Reich Justice Ministry(their Department of Justice) for a number of crimes including crimes against humanity. This movie is based on the case entitle U.S. v. Aloestetter which we will read.\u00a0\u00a0 Most people associate Nuremberg with the trial of major Nazi leaders like Goebels and others.\u00a0 Few know about the trials of lower level officials.\u00a0 This movie is about those trials\u00a0 in the American Sector of Berlin.\u00a0 Others groups like doctors and civil offices were tried in the British and Russian sectors. This movie runs 3 hours and 6 minutes so don’t wait till the end to view it.\u00a0 Given what is happening in the world\u00a0 today, it is more and more relevant.\u00a0 i have assigned this movie for at least the past 26 years or so\/<\/li>\n
  3. The Trial.\u00a0<\/strong> Most of you probably read this short\u00a0 book in high school.\u00a0 This movie is an interesting take on the book.\u00a0 It is about due process and administrative bureaucracies, topics that are related to this course and to Murray’s book. If you have read book and recall much of it no need to watch movie.<\/li>\n
  4. 12 Angry Men<\/strong> a 1957\u00a0 legal drama, From wikipedia:\u00a0 “The film tells the story of a jury<\/a> of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction<\/a> or acquittal<\/a> of a teenager charged with murder on the basis of reasonable doubt<\/a>; disagreement and conflict among them force the jurors to question their morals and values.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In Addition:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The\u00a0 Assignments Page<\/a>\u00a0 contains\u00a0 Supreme Court cases that can be read on the web\u00a0 as well as tables, graphs and figures you will be assigned to read and study<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Briefing Cases:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    For each case assigned in class you should prepare a brief, a summary of the case according to a form I have created.\u00a0 It is similar to but not exactly like what might be required in other classes where cases are to be read and briefed\u00a0 For a full discussion of how to brief a case for this class(click here)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Brief Example: Craig v. Boren (click here)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Note: This brief is based on the entire case as it appears in the official reports. It is more extensive than what would be expected for most cases. All of the issues are noted in the issues and holding section. Normally, we are reading cases for one or two issues. Also there is more detail in the legal reasoning section than would usually be needed, especially\u00a0 especially for the\u00a0 concurrences and dissents.<\/p>\n

    Papers\u00a0 2-4 pages.<\/p>\n

    1. Brief of a recent Supreme Court case most likely on constitutional criminal procedures.
    \nThis paper will be due early in the semester and will be assigned at class 5 or 6.<\/p>\n

    2. A 3-4 page voting analysis of your case which will be due late in the semester.<\/p>\n

    Daily Course Assignments<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Note:<\/span>Stay up with the assignments even if the class discussion falls behind. The exams will cover everything up to the date of the exam whether we have covered it in class or not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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