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CHAPTER 1: LAW AND LEGAL REASONING
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LECTUREMOUTLINE
1. DiscussMtheMTwisdaleMcaseMthatMopensMthisMchapter.MItMprovidesManMinterestingMvehicle
MforMdiscussingMtheMfunctionsMofMlawMandMlegalMinterpretation.
a. HaveMyourMstudentsMidentifyMtheMvariousMfunctionsMofMtheMlawMandMthenMdiscussMwhich
MspecificMfunctionsMareMfurtheredMbyMthisMantiretaliationMaspectsMofMtheMCivilMRightsMsta
tute.
b. InMtheMcontextMofMlegalMinterpretation,MtheMcourtMfoundMthatMTwisdaleMdidMseemMtoMbeMp
rotectedMbasedMonMtheMliteralMlanguageMofMtheMstatute.MHowever,MitMlookedMbeyondMtheM
plainMmeaningMtoMrejectMhisMclaim.MSpecifically,MtheMcourtMbelievedMthatMinterpretingMth
eMlawMinMaMmannerMthatMwouldMprotectMhimMfromMretaliationMwouldMundermineMtheMpurp
oseMofMtheMstatute.MItMisMconceivableMthatMtheMcourtMisMmotivatedMbyMpublicMpolicyMconc
ernsMasM well.
c. WhatMdoMyourMstudentsMthinkMofMcourtsMwhoMdoMlookMatMintentMandMpublicMpolicy?MUse
MthisMasMaMlead-inMforMaMdiscussionMofMlegalMjurisprudence.
2. QuestionMstudentsMaboutMtheirMdefinitionsMofM―law.‖MMakeMcertainMtheyMunderstandM
theMimportanceMofMlawMinMallMaspectsMofMourMlives.
3. DiscussMtheMvariousMfunctionsMthatMlawMservesMinMsociety.MYouMmightMdoMthisMbyMhavin
gMtheMstudentsMidentifyMsomeMofMthem.
a. DiscussMtheMconflictsMthatMariseMbetweenMandMamongMtheMvariousMfunctionsMofMlaw.MFor
Mexample,MthereMoftenMareMconflicts MbetweenMtheMgoalsMofMindividualMfreedomMandMachie
vingMsocialMjustice.MNoteMtheMproblemsMthatMariseMwhenMthereMisMnoMclearMconsensusMon
MwhatMisMjust.
b. AskMtheMstudentsMifMtheyMthinkMthatMlawMeverMisM―overused.‖MTheyMareMlikelyMtoMciteMn
umerousMexamples.MForMinstance,MthisMmightMbeMaMtimeMtoMtalkMaboutMtheMproductMliabil
ityMcasesMthatMareMregularlyMinMtheMheadlines.MPerhapsMtheMcaseMinvolvingMtheMwomanM
whoMburnedMherselfMwithMcoffeeMfromMMcDonald’sMwouldMbeMappropriateMhere.
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©MMcGrawMHillMLLC.MAllMrightsMreserved.MNoMreproductionMorMdistributionMwithoutMtheMpriorMwrittenMco
nsentMofMMcGrawMHillMLLC.
, c. HaveMtheMstudentsMdiscussMwhatMitMmeansMtoMhaveMtheMlawMmaintainMorder.MYouMmight
MaskMstudentsMifMmaintainingMorderMmeansMmaintainingMtheMstatusMquo.MThisMcanMleadM
toMaMdiscussionMofMlegalMrealismMandMviewsMthatMlawMisMusedMbyMthoseMinMpowerMtoMret
ainMtheirMpower.
4. ThereMisMaMtendencyMforMpeopleMtoMthinkMofMlawMasMimposingMdutiesMwithoutMconsideringMh
owMitMestablishesMandMpreservesMrights.MTalkMaboutMhowMourMsystemMtriesMtoMmatchMrightsM
withMcorrespondingMduties.
a. ExplainMhowMduties,Mrights,MandMprivilegesMmakeMupMsubstantiveMlaw.
b. ExplainMthatMproceduralMlawMprovidesMtheMframeworkMwithinMwhichMsubstantiveMlawsM
areMcreatedMandMenforced.MPointMoutMthatMChaptersM2MandM4MofferMaMmoreMdetailedMdiscu
ssionMofMproceduralMlaw.
5. AskMtheMstudentsMtoMthinkMofManMexampleMofMaMdutyMimposedMbyMsubstantiveMlawMthatMmigh
tMviolateMsomeMmoralMorMethicalMbelief.MThisMmightMbeMaMgoodMtimeMtoMtalkMaboutMtheMvario
usMschoolsMofMlegalMjurisprudence.MHaveMthemMspeculateMhowMaMlegalMpositivistMwouldMdiff
erMfromMaMlegalMsociologistMorMnaturalMlawMtheoristMinMhandlingMsuchMsituations.
6. ContrastMcriminalMlawMwithMcivilMlaw.
a. PointMoutMthatMsocietyMconsidersMitMmuchMworseMtoMbeMconvictedMofMaMcrimeMthanMtoMbe
MheldMcivillyMliable.MExplainMhow,MasMaMresult,MthereMareMmoreMexactingMproceduralMsaf
eguardsMtoMprotectMaMdefendantMinMaMcriminalMtrialMthanMinMaMcivilMtrial.
b. NoteMtheMdifferenceMbetweenMcompensatoryMdamagesMandMpunitiveMdamages.MDiscussM
theMcurrentMuproarMoverMpunitiveMdamagesMandMtheMSupremeMCourt’sMattemptMtoMreinMt
hemMin.MSeeMStateMFarmMMutualMAutomobileMInsuranceMv.MCampbell,M123MS.Ct.M1513M
(U.S.MSup.MCt.M2003)M(establishingMguidepostsMforMcalculatingMpunitiveMdamages).MPun
itiveMdamagesMareMdiscussedMfurtherMinMChapterM6.
c. PointMoutMthatMoftenMoneMcanMbeMsubjectMtoMsanctionsMunderMbothMcriminalMandMcivilM
lawsMwithoutMviolatingMtheMproscriptionMagainstM―doubleMjeopardy.‖MFindMoutMifMthe
MstudentsMthinkMthatMpunitiveMdamagesMinMaMcivilMtrial,McoupledMwithMfinesMinMaMcrimi
nalMtrial,MconstituteMaMtypeMofMdoubleMjeopardy.
MarinelloMv.MUnitedMStates
MarinelloMwasMchargedMwithMtheMcrimeMofMcorruptlyMimpedingMtheMdueMadministrationMofMtheMTa
xMCodeMafterMheMengagedMinMseveralMactivitiesMthatMunderreportedMhisMtaxableMincome.MHowever,
Mthe
U.S.MSupremeMCourtMoverturnedMhisMcriminalMconvictionMbecauseMMarinelloMwasMunawareMthatMh
eMwasMunderMIRSMinvestigationMatMtheMtimeMofMhisMactivities.MCitingMtheMneedMtoMconstrueMcrimin
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©MMcGrawMHillMLLC.MAllMrightsMreserved.MNoMreproductionMorMdistributionMwithoutMtheMpriorMwrittenMco
nsentMofMMcGrawMHillMLLC.
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©MMcGrawMHillMLLC.MAllMrightsMreserved.MNoMreproductionMorMdistributionMwithoutMtheMpriorMwrittenMco
nsentMofMMcGrawMHillMLLC.
, statutesMnarrowly,MtheMCourtMruledMthatMtheMparticularMstatute—theMOmnibusMClause—
didMnotMcoverMallMactivitiesMthatMunderreportedMincome.MTheMCourtMbelievedMthatMtheMstatuteMcov
eredMaMnarrowerMrangeMofMactivitiesMaimedMdirectlyMatMthwartingMtheMactivitiesMofMinvestigationsM
whenMtheMtaxpayerMknewMorMshouldMhaveMknownManMinvestigationMwasMunderway.
PointsMforMDiscussion:MThisMcaseMisMplacedMinMtheMtextMasManMexampleMofMtheMgeneralMrulesMund
erlyingMcriminalMlaw.MSpecifically,MaMpersonMgenerallyMcannotMbeMconvictedMofMaMcrimeMunlessM
heMorMsheMviolatesMaMstatute.MHowever,MsuchMstatutesMmustMbeMobjectivelyMclearMtoMaMreasonabl
eMperson.MThisMGovernment’sMinterpretationMofMthisMstatuteMwasMbelievedMtoMgrantMtheMGovern
mentMtooMmuchMdiscretionMinMdeterminingMwhatMconstitutedMaMcrime.
7. TheMbriefMintroductionMtoMourMlegalMsystemMshouldMbeMaMreviewMforMmostMstudents.
a. TheMconstitutionalMlawMmaterialMisMmoreMheavilyMdiscussedMinMChapterM4.MAnMargumentM
canMbeMmadeMforMitMtoMbeMpresentedMimmediatelyMfollowingMthisMchapter.MHowever,Mwe
MbelieveMstudentsMshouldMfirstMreviewMChapterM2’sMdiscussionMofMtheMdisputeMresolutionM
system.
b. TalkMaboutMtheMroleMofMtheMcourtsMinMdeterminingMtheMconstitutionalityMofMlegislation.
MDoMtheyMbelieveMthisMgivesMtheMcourtsMtooMmuchMpower?
c. ExplainMtheMrelationshipMbetweenMstateMlawsMandMfederalMlaws.MMakeMcertainMtheMstude
ntsMunderstandMthatMstateMlawsMmayMnotMviolateMtheMfederalMconstitutionMandMmustMbeMco
nsistentMwithMfederalMstatutes.
HenryMScheinMv.MArcherM&MWhiteMSales
TheMFederalMArbitrationMActMprovidesMthatMpartiesMmay,MthroughMtheirMpowerMtoMcontract,MagreeM
thatMtheirMdisputesMwillMbeMarbitrated.MInMaddition,MtheMActMallowsMthoseMsameMpartiesMtoMagreeMt
hatManMarbitrator,MratherMthanMaMcourt,MwillMdetermineMwhetherMthatMarbitrationMclauseMappliesMto
ManyMparticularMdisputeMtheyMmayMhave.MHowever,MseveralMfederalMappellateMcourtsMcarved MoutMaM
―whollyMgroundless‖MexceptionMtoMtheMlatterMruleMbyMwhichMtheyMallowedMcourtsMtoMconcludeMt
hatMarbitrationMwasMnotMappropriateMwhenMtheMcourtMbelievedMtheMclaimMofMarbitrabilityMwasMgro
undless.MInMthisMcase,MtheMU.S.MSupremeMCourt,McitingMbothMtheMstatuteMandMSupremeMCourtMprec
edent,MruledMthatMthe
―whollyMgroundless‖MexceptionMwasMimpermissibleMbecauseMitMcontradictedMtheMstatute.
PointsMforMDiscussion:MThisMcaseMisManMexampleMofMtheMlimitsMonMtheMjudiciary’sMdiscretionMu
nderMtheMcommonMlaw.MItMillustratesMthatMinMtheMhierarchyMofMlaws,MlegislativeMlawMisMsuperior
MtoMjudge-MmadeMlaw.MItMalsoMillustratesMtheMroleMofMprecedentMinMinterpretingMstatutes.
8. TheMmaterialMonMstatutoryMinterpretationMcanMbeMextremelyMimportantMinMlayingMtheMfoundat
ionMforMhowMlawyersMthink.MMoreMimportantly,MitMteachesMstudentsMvaluableMcriticalMthinkin
gMskills.MTakeMtheMstudentsMthroughMtheMprocessMforMinterpretingMstatutes.MYouMmayMdiscuss
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©MMcGrawMHillMLLC.MAllMrightsMreserved.MNoMreproductionMorMdistributionMwithoutMtheMpriorMwrittenMco
nsentMofMMcGrawMHillMLLC.