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The briefs must be of New York State state trial court decisions which were decided after January 1, 2021. Decisions of appellate courts may not be used. One brief must be of a torts case. The other brief must be of a contract case. For each decision, the entire, unedited opinion or decision must be read. Summaries of cases from the textbook used in this class or from other textbooks may not be used. Case decisions should be obtained from case reporters or from the internet. Case reporters such as New York Supplement or the official New York New York State reporters are available at certain public libraries and from law libraries. Certain websites and other internet resources from which case decisions may be obtained will be discussed and reviewed in class