Federal Statutes Assignment (2014): “This assignment on federal legislative history was given in the Advanced Legal Research course at the West Virginia University College of Law. It is meant to be a guided exercise to give the student hands-on experience in a variety of formats, including print, free web sources, and Westlaw or Lexis. Although there are three open-ended questions that allow for distinguishing between students, the guided nature of the assignment usually results in high grades. Two documents accompany the assignment – some pages from a Supreme Court writ of certiorari and a tip sheet on using FDSys and THOMAS (the next semester will switch to Congress.gov).” -Stacy Etheredge
