Question 1 – A child has been kidnapped and is potentially in serious danger. Can the police obtain the cell tower location records of the area in which the girl has been kidnapped  in order to compile a list of possible “persons of interest”. Can they do this with a warrant and without a warrant? […]

A majority of states will determine such a marriage to be void.  However, in some states, the annulment will be denied if the parties went through all the outward formalities of the marriage no matter what their unspoken objective was.  Which approach do you support and why? 

Why was it unimportant to the appellate court that the trial court did not require 02 Development to prove that it had funding commitments for $8.7 million? 

Amy is working on a legal research project for her firm. The attorney for whom she is working has been throwing around several legal terms with which she is unfamiliar. She needs to define these terms before she can continue with her research so that she can answer any questions her supervising attorney may ask […]

Abby is a paralegal at a law firm and is doing research for a potential client who came to the firm regarding a medical malpractice claim. The firm almost exclusively uses online legal research programs rather than physically going to the firm’s library or local law library to search for applicable cases and statutes. The […]

Select a Supreme Court case related to civil rights, but unrelated to race, in which the decision did not coincide with public opinion. Think about how the policy effected by the decision impacted society. With the case you selected in mind, reflect on the pros and cons of Supreme Court justices being insulated from public […]

Edward is an experienced paralegal in a large metropolitan law firm. He has been asked by one of the partners to orient a new intern who will be working in the firm’s law library. Several months later, after the intern has familiarized herself with the law library and other legal resources, the partner asks Edward […]

Sri is a paralegal at a small law firm with two partners. He is the only paralegal in the office. The firm has recently lost its biggest client. Now that the firm is operating on a very tight budget, Sri has suggested to the partners that they do not need to rely solely on fee-based […]

Fill in all the blank spaces: What is the duty of care to each type of person?   Remove or Warn; Inspect; or No duty                        Hazard = Danger           Invitee Licensee Trespasser Open and Obvious   Hazard     No […]

Give the citation of two articles that discuss the law of annulment in the State of Illinois.  Provide a short summary of what each article says about annulment in Illinois.