Legal Bibliography
Multi-source Assignment

(1)     Under federal law, is there a mandatory retirement age for firefighters?

(2)     We have been contacted by the parents of a teenager who delivered a baby two weeks ago and placed it for adoption. She signed the consent and relinquishment form the day before the child was born. Now she wants her baby back. Can she retract her consent and regain custody of her child?

(3)     Where in the Code of Federal Regulations would you find a regulation implementing a tax on ozone-depleting chemicals?

(4)     How does Congress define a "public aircraft?"

(5)     Find an annotation discussing whether the annulment of wife's later marriage will revive prior husband's obligations under alimony decree or separation agreement.

(6)     Client's wife has left her to live with her lover, another woman. He wants to know if he can get a divorce on the ground of adultery in South Carolina?

(7)     What percentage of property is a surviving widow or widower entitled to claim against spouse's estate under the S.C. Probate Code if the spouse died with a will but left nothing to the survivor?

(8)     Find a 7th Circuit federal case where a prospective telemarketer with 18 missing teeth sued for wrongful discharge under the ADA when fired because he mumbled on the telephone

(9)     Our client, Steve Savage, is charged with two counts of murder for killing his pregnant wife. Is a fetus a person for the purposes of criminal homicide in South Carolina?

(10)     Daryl DuPhus' Doberman bit Greta Garbo's granddaughter, Gretchen. Daryl says he is not responsible for the Gretchen's medical bills since he did nothing wrong and had no reason to believe that his dog was malicious or needed restraining. Gretchen claims that he is strictly liable under South Carolina law. Who's right? Cite both code and case law as authority:

    Code:

    Case:

11.     Find and cite the case published at 191 S.E.2d 515.

12.     Give the full citation to the United States Supreme Court case, Batson v. Kentucky.

13.     Find a case where plaintiff's claim against Satan was dismissed, in part because of his failure to provide the U.S. Marshall's Office with an address for service of process.

14.     Find a South Carolina Supreme Court case argued by your legal bibliography instructor.