Appellate Advocacy Practicum - Professor Armstrong
Course Title
Appellate Advocacy Practicum
Professor
Professor Armstrong
First Assignment
Required Texts
Ryder, Clary, Reich Paulsen & Vanselow, Advocacy on Appeal (4th ed. 2021) [ISBN: 978-1647086534] [“AOA”]
The Supreme Court of Ohio, Writing Manual: A Guide to Citations, Style, and Judicial Opinion Writing (2d ed. 2013), available for free at https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/docs/ROD/manual.pdf
Students will also read primary texts, including case filings and record documents, which I will provide on TWEN, and will conduct their own legal research. Students may also wish to consult The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia L. Rev. Ass’n et al. eds., 21st ed. 2020) [ISBN: 978-0578666150] (or earlier edition).
First Assignment
Read the record in your assigned case. I will post case assignments and records on TWEN under Course Materials.
Prepare an abstract of the record in your case, using the instructions posted on TWEN. Bring the abstract to the first class.
Read AOA, Introduction and Part One, Sections I through IV (pgs. 1-17).