7:47 Assignment. Citators ED Q 1 of 6 + > > Citators Assignment Using Citators in Legal Research Assignment Instructions: When conducting legal research, you must make sure your source of primary law is still "valid/good law" and that your secondary source remains current and has not been updated or changed, amended, supplemented, or superseded. This is the purpose of using a citator. You can a rs to find additional related case law and other primary and secondary sources. The symbol by the case name provides an overall impression of how carefully you'll need to scrutinize this case, i.e., negative and positive treatment of the source by other sources. This assignment is designed to familiarize you with the various types of information obtainable from online citators when conducting legal research. In practice, you should pay attention to the citator at the outset of reviewing a source. For this assignment, use Shepards in LexisAdvance, Authority Check in Fastcase to determine if the following sources are still "valid/good law"? Take heed to follow the instructions. Answers must be filled in on this answer sheet (i.e., typed as this is a fillable PDF). You must include the proper footer. You must comply with the submission instructions as indicated in the Syllabus, Course Outline, and Local Rules. Failure to comply will result in a zero for the assignment. You have not yet learned proper citation and therefore, in this assignment, your citations are not graded. The purpose of this assignment is to get you use to looking at the treatment of your source by other sources. For additional help, review the appropriate folder on D2L. Use Lexis Advance unless otherwise indicated in the question itself. Point value is indicated for each question. Worth 20 Points 1. Look at S.C. Code Ann. $ 20-1-15. (1) What act does the statute prohibit? (2) Yes No Should the attorney cite this statute to argue same sex marriage is illegal in SC.? (3) Yes No Is the statute still valid/good law? If not, why? Note: Be careful. Unlike cases, the constitutionally of a statue in Lexis Advance may not be apparent on its face. Make sure you look at the Shepard's Report. 1 For validation purposes, citators help you determine whether a case, statute, regulation, or administrative decision is still good law and therefore can be used as the basis of your legal argument. For research purposes, citators give citations to other relevant cases, administrative decisions, or secondary sources to support your legal argument. Name: LEG 132 $ Citators Date Completed: _ Page 1 of 6 "I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid" Using Citators in Legal Research Worth 20 Points 2. Look at S.C. Code Ann. $ 20-1-250. (1) Yes No Is the statute still valid/good law? If not, why? (2) What act does the statute permit? (3) Shepardize the statute. How many cases cite this statute? How many of those cases are state cases? b. How many of those cases are federal cases? C. Which of those cases are mandatory primary7:47 Assignment. Citators v ED Q 2 of 6 + > > Using Citators in Legal Research Worth 20 Points 2. Look at S.C. Code Ann. $ 20-1-250. (1) Yes No Is the statute still valid/good law? If not, why? (2) What act does the statute permit? (3) Shepardize the statute. How many cases cite this statute? a. How many of those cases are state cases? b. How many of those cases are federal cases? C. Which of those cases are mandatory primary authority? d. How many secondary sources (law reviews and periodicals) are there on this statute? (Look under Other Citing Sources once you Shepardize the statute) (4) How many law review articles are there under Research References & Practice Aids in the Annotations? (Look at the Annotations below History below the statute text). Worth 20 Points 3. Go to State v. Ward, 204 S.C. 210, 28 S.E.2d 785 (1944). (1) What signal appears with the case? What does it mean? (2) Yes No Is the case still valid/good law? If not, why? Citators Assignment Page 2 of 6 Using Citators in Legal Research (3) Yes No Can you tell from the core terms what the case is about? What are the core terms listed? (4) How many Headnotes are there? (5) According to Headnote 1, what is the common law age of consent to marriage for males . and females D? Note: The age has been increased by statute to age 16. (6) How old was the bride in this case? (7 ) How old was the groom in this case? Worth 20 Points 4. Locate Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986). (1) Yes No Is the case still valid/good law? If not, why? (2) What is the first core term listed?7:47 O Assignment.Citators ED Q 4 of 6 + > > (2) Shepardize the case. How many cases cite this case (Citing Decisions under Shepards)? Citators Assignment Page 3 of 6 Using Citators in Legal Research (3) Yes No Are any of those opinions from a South Carolina state court? (4) Yes No Is this case mandatory authority for South Carolina courts? (5) How many secondary sources (under Other Citing Sources in History once you Shepardize the statute) cite this case? Citators Assignment Page 4 of 6 Using Citators in Legal Research NOTES What is a Citator? A citator is a tool that provides legal researchers with information on: 1. how a particular case, statute, or regulation has been treated by the courts and scholars; 2. whether or not a case, statute, or regulation is still "good law;" 3. additional resources that may have cited a particular case, statute, or scholarly work.3 The most popular legal citators are KeyCite by Westlaw, Shepard's provided by Lexis Advance, Case Treatment provided by Ross Intelligence, and Authority Check provided by Fastcase. When should you use a citator? You use a citator at the beginning of your research to mid other resources discussing your7:47 Assignment. Citators v ED Q 3 of 6 + > > Using Citators in Legal Research (3) Yes No Can you tell from the core terms what the case is about? What are the core terms listed? (4) How many Headnotes are there? (5) According to Headnote 1, what is the common law age of consent o marriage for males and females Note: The age has been increased by statute to age 16. (6) How old was the bride in this case? (7 ) How old was the groom in this case? Worth 20 Points 4. Locate Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986). (1) Yes No Is the case still valid/good law? If not, why? (2) What is the first core term listed? (3) What act is criminalized by the Georgia statute at issue in the case? (4) Shepardize the case. How many cases cite this case (Citing Decisions)? (5) Yes No Are any of those opinions from a South Carolina state court? (6) How many secondary sources (under Other Citing Sources in History once you Shepardize the statute) cite this case? Worth 20 Points 5. Locate Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003). What was the Court's ruling? Hint: read the Overview under Case Summary. (1) How many negative citing references (Caution Signal-"possible negative treatment") are there? (2) Shepardize the case. How many cases cite this case (Citing Decisions under Shepards)? Citators Assignment Page 3 of 6 Using Citators in Legal Research (3) Yes No Are any of those opinions from a South Carolina state court? (4) Yes No Is this case mandatory authority for South Carolina courts? (5) How many secondary sources (under Other Citing Sources in History once you Shepardize the statute) cite this case