U.W. Law Library

(or you could use King County or Snohomish County Law Library)

Name:______50 points

The University of Washington Law Library is located in Gates Hall at the UW campus, near 15th Ave NE and NE 43rd. This is where the UW Law School classes are held, and administrative offices are located, so if you are thinking about law school in the future, you can pick up information here.

Here is a link to the UW Law Library website:

http://lib.law.washington.edu/

Telephone 543-4086

Hours this quarter, according to their website, are as follows:

Monday - Thursday / 8am - 11pm / 9am - 8pm
Friday / 8am - 6pm / 9am - 5pm
Saturday / 11am - 6pm / 1 - 4pm
Sunday / 11am - 11pm / 1 - 6pm

Parking is very limited in this area, and costly if you get a ticket! Sundays are pretty good for parking on campus, or there is great bus service to the U. District as well. Check in at the reception area for assistance in finding various resources.

1.  Statutory Research. Locate the state “code” for a state other than Washington. Find the code section which deals with marriage, and report the minimum age at which someone can be legally married in that state, and if there are any conditions on “young” marriages:

State: ______

Code Sections: ______

Age of Legal Marriage: ______

Conditions on legal marriage below the age of 18? ______

______

2.  Case Research. Look up a recent case (from 2000 to today), from either a Washington State supreme court or Washington State court of appeals, using the case reporter books.

Short Title of Case: ______

(ex: Smith vs. Jones)

Case Citations: ______

(ex: 596 Wash 2nd 201; 996 P.2nd 336)

Name of Judge writing the opinion of the court: ______

Was the decision unanimous, or did any of the judges dissent or write opposing or concurring opinions? ______

Why was this case of interest to you? ______

What was the main issue that the court was faced with in this case?

What was confusing to you about this case?

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3.  Look through some recent (2000 to today) law reviews or law journals – you may need help from the reception people to locate these – and find an article on a topic you are interested in. Provide the following information:

Examples of Law Reviews:

Washington Law Review (University of Washington Law School)

Harvard Law Review (Harvard University Law School)

Yale Law Journal (Yale University Law School)

Stanford Law Review (Stanford University Law School)

(these are usually not available online, and you must visit a law library to read or copy an article)

Name of Law Review or Law Journal: ______

Issue # or Date of Publication: ______

Starting page of article:

Brief summary of what the article is about: ______