This lesson provides an introduction to legal research in Massachusetts primary law sources. You will explore Massachusetts state statutes, constitution, cases, digest, and regulations in the context of a simple legal problem and answer follow-up questions.
This lesson introduces major Massachusetts secondary sources to the researcher. After this lesson, the student will be familiar with major Massachusetts practice materials and know how to find other state specific sources, such as forms, treatises, manuals, legal periodicals, and news sources.
This lesson will focus on federal question jurisdiction under the federal question provisions in the Constitution and in section 1331, with primary emphasis on section 1331. We'll also spend a little time looking at related statutes, such as 28 U.S.C. §§ 1338, 1441, and 1454.
This lesson provides memorization tools and techniques for exam success. First, the lesson demonstrates the relationship between memorization and exam success. Next, the lesson explains memorization tools and techniques. After you complete this lesson you will be able to apply tools and techniques and effectively memorize important legal concepts to be successful on your exams.
This lesson covers researching medical information. It emphasizes resources that are publicly available free of charge.
This lesson is one of several addressing the offense of criminal attempt as set forth in the Model Penal Code. In this lesson, students consider broad concepts relating to the law of attempts, such as what mental state, if any, should be required for punishing an incomplete offense (with reference to theories of punishment) and how certain crimes not so labeled are actually particular kinds of attempt offenses. It then examines the mens rea for an attempted offense, highlighting the distinction between knowledge and purpose, and further distinguishing purpose as to conduct from purpose as to result.
This lesson explores the mens rea of knowledge as defined by the Model Penal Code.
This lesson examines the mens rea level of negligence as defined in the Model Penal Code.
This lesson explores the mens rea of purpose as defined by the Model Penal Code.
This lesson explores the mens rea of recklessness as defined by the Model Penal Code.
This lesson focuses upon the concept of metacognition and teaches you how to enhance your understanding about how you learn to better improve your study, organizational, test-taking and self-assessment skills with the goal of improving your performance in law school.
The lesson should help you better understand your individual learning process and show you how to use this information to develop study and test-taking skills needed for success in law school.
This lesson teaches a methodical approach for all law school multiple choice questions. The step-by-step approach provides a framework to work through questions so students can more easily eliminate distractor answer choices. The lesson will thoroughly explore each step in this analytical approach.