Hearing testimor Presidential signing statement a . b . NO . Report from the committee that first considered the bill C. Il. Why is a statutory code often the starting point in legislative materials d. R ua research? 12. What is a compiled legislative history, and why is it an ideal legislative at history resource? in R e. Put It into Practice 4. For Recall your client's situation (detailed in Chapter 1 at pages 20-21): Your Sta client, Emmet Wilson, is a veteran who has developed post-traumatic stress a. disorder (PTSD). Among other treatments, he has been assigned a therapy b. dog. Mr. Wilson's landlord has raised concerns because the building is a no- pets building. Indeed, the lease (which is for a year) so specifies, and the land. C. lord says that other tenants have raised the issue. So she has given Mr. Wilson notice that if he does not give up the dog, he will be evicted in a month. 5. If an Part 1. Statutory Research. Research the legal issue raised by Mr. Wilson, that the landlord's actions in evicting him because he needs a dog for ther- apeutic purposes amount to discrimination based on his disability in both Part federal and state law, as directed. Fair 1. A colleague has told you that the situation could be covered by the federal 6. Fair Housing Act. The issue to research is whether a mental impairment is covered by that statute, which is discussed in the statute's definition section. Begin with the OLRC website at uscode.house.gov. State the following: a. The method that you used to find the pertinent statute (note that we have provided the name of the statute) b. The citation of the definition section, which includes the title number and section number c. The language of the pertinent section d. The year that language was enacted wel 2. To find additional sources, turn to either of the print annotated federal codes, U.S.C.A. or U.S.C.S. a. State the nature (e.g., hardcover or pocket part) and date of the volume in which you found in print the language of the definition section of the Fair Housing Act. b. Read the case summaries to identify cases on the issue of whether mental impairments are covered by the statute. Select one case thatChapter 5. Enacted Law you would go on to read. State the following about that case: its name, citation (reporter, volume, and page number), court, date, and legal point as stated in the summary. c. Read the references to secondary sources. Provide the citation to one that you would read (if any), if you were to continue your research. 3. Now turn to the possibility that this issue is covered by a West Virginia statute. Research this issue in Westlaw or Lexis. a. State how you found the pertinent statute. b. Write a brief of the statute, following the sample in Box 5.4. c. Note the statute's effective date. d. Read the case summaries to identify cases pertinent to your client's sit- uation; select one case that you would go on to read. State the following about that case: its name, citation, court, date, and legal point as stated in the summary. e. Read the references to secondary sources. Provide the citation to one that you would read (if any), if you were to continue your research. 4. For comparison, research the same issue in your own state in Fastcase. State the following about your research: a. State the methods that you used to search for a pertinent statute. b. Indicate whether your state prohibits discrimination in rental housing based on mental impairment. c. Provide the citation to the pertinent statute (if any). 5. If you had access to all resources discussed in this chapter and cost were not an issue, which resource or resources would you use for this project, and why? Part Two. Legislative Materials Research. Return to researching the federal Fair Housing Act. 6. Find S 3601 in one of the annotated federal codes (print or online). List the public law or laws that make up this section by number and year of enactment. history materials in U.S.C.C.A.N. for the 1988 lagereferences to secondary sources. Provide the citation to one that you would read (if any), if you were to continue your research. 4. For comparison, research the same issue in your own state in Fastcase. State the following about your research: a. State the methods that you used to search for a pertinent statute. b. Indicate whether your state prohibits discrimination in rental housing based on mental impairment. c. Provide the citation to the pertinent statute (if any). 5. If you had access to all resources discussed in this chapter and cost were not why? an issue, which resource or resources would you use for this project, and Part Two. Legislative Materials Research. Return to researching the federal Fair Housing Act. 6. Find $ 3601 in one of the annotated federal codes (print or online). List the public law or laws that make up this section by number and year of enactment. 7. Examine the legislative history materials in U.S.C.C.A.N. for the 1988 public law (the Fair Housing Amendments Act) giving rise to the language pertaining to Mr. Wilson's situation. a. State the steps that law took en route to becoming law. b. Read the legislative history documents provided in U.S.C.C.A.N., and list here anything you learned about the intent behind the language addressing Mr. Wilson's situation. 8. Now research in the resources identified by your professor. Find two docu- ments (ideally of two different types), other than what you read for question 7. a. State how you searched for pertinent information within the resource that you used. b. For each of the two documents you read, state the name of the docu- ment and state what it had to say about the issue in Mr. Wilson's situation