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Our first writing exercise also will be due during our first class on 1/20. The assignment is a pass/fail exercise to compile a mark-spotting log. Here is the assignment:
Mark-spotting log. Due  Jan. 20, 2021 (in class). Pass/Fail  50 points
Select a three-hour window during which you can compile a log of every trademark that you encounter in your daily life. Please record the mark and when/where/how you saw or encountered it.

For example, if you opened your Facebook account during the three-hour window for this exercise, you would encounter the mark FACEBOOK. You should record the entry as:
"        FACEBOOK, 7:15 am, Sat., Jan. 2, 2021, while logging into personal account.
(Indeed, you likely would encounter other marks as well when you open your Facebook account.)

Please record an entry for each mark you encounter seriatim, in chronological order, as you encounter them. If you reach 100 marks before your three-hour window finishes, you should stop. In other words, you do not need to record more than 100 marks.

You are free to record any kind of mark, in whatever context you encounter the mark. This exercise is a pass/fail activity, and so, no extra points can be earned for speed or volume marks. That said, obscurity and inventiveness will certainly enliven our in-class discussion of these lists.

The purpose of this exercise is to sensitize you to the ubiquity of the marks around you in your everyday life, and to get you into the habit of noticing marks that frequently go unnoticed. Please come to class with a copy of your report on your observations. I will ask for you to email me your report at the end of the class.

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1. (Re)familiarize yourself with the competition rules: https://law.pace.edu/sites/default/files/nelmcc/2020/2021/2021_Official_Rules_Sept_29.pdf (Links to an external site.)

2. Each team should divide and review the briefs from the submissions in the competition, which can be found in the "2021 Team Briefs" section of the NELMCC website here: https://law.pace.edu/nelmcc (Links to an external site.)

3. Each person should identify the best brief from each party in their review batch, i.e. you each should have three "best briefs" in total from your batch.

4. Each team should confer and pick the final best brief from Climate Health and Welfare Now, EPA, and COGA and narrow it down to three briefs per team total. Please email me (acarreno@eadefense.org) what your picks are by January 10 so that we all can be on the same page when we reference these at the beginning of class, i.e. I should be receiving 3 briefs from the team.

5. Each team should discuss how they would like to split up the arguments for each party. I'm attaching a team argument grid for you to fill out and return to me before the first day of class. (Argument Chart in Assignments)

6. Finally, per your argument division, please prepare a rough outline of your chosen argument segments and bring it to the first day of class. This can be extremely rough, we will go over the outlines on the first day of class.

I know that this is quite a bit of work to ask of you all while you're on holiday, but please do keep in mind that this course is essentially one month long and it's a 2 credit course. This work needs to be completed in advance in order to make the most out of getting your arguments together and perfected by the end of the course.

I am very much looking forward to working with all of you and giving you the best experiential learning opportunity possible. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

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Chase Strangio:
https://progressive.org/magazine/to-my-fellow-white-others-strangio/

2015 U.S. Trans Survey Executive Summary

GLAAD Media Reference Guide

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Read An Advocate Persuades (AAP) Introduction, Ch. 1 & 2

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Second, watch the three videos located at Module 1: 1) Administrative Law Mechanics & Grading, 2) Overview of Administrative Law, 3) Legislative Delegation video.

Third, prior to the first class,
- Read and be prepared to recite and answer questions about the American Trucking Assn cases (Administrative Law Casebook (SCBW) pp. 100-111), the Gundy case (Supplement (attached) , pp. 10-16), the Union Carbide case (pp. 123-134), and the Granfinanciera case (pp. 144-49).

Supplement

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Canvas will be available before the first class session.

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2) optional reading, Hart, Our Conflicting Liberty Heritage from England and France, 54 CREIGHTON L. REV. 19 (attached)

Our Conflicting Liberty Heritage

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The Controlled Substances Act 21 USC § 801, et seq.:
https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/21usc/index.html (the statute is very long, obviously. Please familiarize yourself with the basics and keep the provisions somewhere you will be able to refer to throughout the semester.)

National Conference of State Legislatures, State Medical Marijuana Laws:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx (Again, this is a useful resource to keep close at hand throughout the semester.)

State "Legalization" and Federal Drug Law

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The Canvas course will open by Monday, January 11.

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The Canvas course will open by Monday, January 11.

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The Canvas course will open by Monday, January 11.

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First Assignments

Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory

Dispute Resolution reading

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Mediation Competition Rules

Mediation Scoring Criteria

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Text: Ellickson & Been, Land Use Controls: Cases and Materials (4th ed. 2013)
Pages: 1-30

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Hobbs, Colorado Water Law: An Historical Overview, 1 U. Denv. Water L. Rev. 1 (1997)

California v. United States, 438 U.S. 645 (1978)

Colorado Water Law: An Historical Overview

California v. United States

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In the readings, when you come across a Focus On logo, read the cited Rule as well as the related Advisory Committee Notes.

The Federal Rules of Evidence and Advisory Notes can be found online at https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre
Prof. Webb will also post two videos on Canvas for you to watch before class.

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For the first classes, please prepare as follows: for Friday January 15, please read pages xxxiii-lv of the casebook (the introductory pages); for Wednesday January 20, please read pages 3-9 of the casebook; for Friday January 22, please read pages 9-24 of the casebook. I will email you once Ive published the Canvas course and posted the syllabus. Note: If you want to buy used copies of the books or rent them, thats fine  you wont be needing the access codes.

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