___________________________ Name Assignment for Chapter One 1. a. b. 2. a. b. Give the name of the case located at 531 U.S. 70 (2000).

Who argued the case for the Petitioner? _____________________ Give the name of the case located at 447 U.S. 303 (1980). Who delivered the opinion of the Court? ______________________ c. 3. a. b. c. d. Who dissented? _____________________________ Give the name of the case at 502 U.S. 301 (1992). Give the date the case was argued. _____________________ Give the date the case was decided. _____________________ Locate a case in this volume in which the defendants name is Bryant and give the name of the case. ___________________________ e. f. Give the citation for the Bryant case. ___________________ What part did Justice Thomas take in the Bryant case? ____________

State Your Answer Chapter One 1. Use Table T.1 of the Bluebook or access http://www.ncsconline.org (the website for the National Center for State Courts) and locate and access your states judicial website. Who is the current chief justice or senior judge of your states highest court?

2.

Access the site for the American Association for Law Libraries and identify the state, court, or county law libraries in your state or nearest locality.

3.

Access the site for GPO Access and identify at least one federal depository library for your state or nearest locality.

4.

Access Cornell Law Schools Legal Information Institute at http://www.cornell.edu. Select Lexicon and provide the definition for stare decisis.

___________________________ Name Assignment for Chapter Two 1. a. b. c. Give the name of the case located at 531 U.S. 57 (2000). Give the holding of the case. During the period of time covered by the cases in the volume, which United States Supreme Court Justice was assigned or allotted to the Tenth Circuit? Locate a case in this volume in which the plaintiffs name is

d.

Buckman Co. (i) (ii) Give the full name and citation of this case. Who was the United States Attorney General at the time this case was decided?

2.

a.

Locate a case in volume 502 of the U.S. Reports in which the plaintiffs name is Byers and give the name and citation of this \ case. Give the result reached in this case.

b.

3.

To which circuits are the following states assigned? a. b. c. Utah Connecticut Missouri ______________ ______________ ______________

4.

a. b.

Give the name of the case located at 154 F.3d 161 (4th Cir. 1998). Which judge issued the opinion of the court?

5.

a.

Give the name of the case located at 33 F. Supp. 2d 78.

b.

Which of the United States District Courts decided this case?

c.

Who represented the defendant in this case?

___________________________ Name State Your Answer Chapter Two 1. Access the site http://www.uscourts.gov and review the map of federal circuits and districts. a. In which circuit is your state located? b. In which district court would you file a complaint for age discrimination?

2.

Access the site for the National Center for State Courts at http://ncsconline.org and locate the State Court Structure Charts. a. How many justices sit on your states highest court? b. What are the names of your states courts? _______

3.

Within the site for the National Center for State Courts, select Court Statistics Project and then locate State Court Caseload Statistics. Review Table 2. How many total cases (including both mandatory and discretionary petitions) were filed in your states highest court?