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Name: _Shawn Parker

LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING
Legal Memorandum, Part B (Research List Answers)

PLEASE READ: This is a list of LEGAL research that you may use for your memorandum assignment. Not all cases, statutes, or regulations need to be included in your paper. Keep in mind that secondary sources are only a guide or an explanation of the law. You should always place greater emphasis on primary authority over secondary authority. Use your judgment as to what you should include in your memo. Avoid redundancy if there are numerous cases covering the same issue or have similar facts. Pick the best source, if that is the case. Also remember that constitutional provisions and statutes have greater importance than case law.

The citations listed below are intentionally incomplete, and are only provided so you can locate each case, statute, or regulation. It is your responsibility to make sure all of the Washington Style Sheet rules and the Bluebook requirements are met when you cite these resources in your memo.

Strip Searching of Students
Federal Law
Constitutional (Amendments/Provisions)
U.S. Const. art. IV
Relevant Case Law

State Law
Constitutional (Amendments/Provisions) Const. art. I, § 7
Codes (Statutes/Regulations)
RCW 28A.600.230(3)
WAC 392-400-215(3)
Relevant Case Law

Secondary Resources
Relevant Law Review Article - Within 5 Years
Emily Gold Waldman, Students Fourth Amendment Rights in Schools: Strip Searches, Drug Tests, and more, 26 Touro L. Rev. 1131 (2011)
Relevant A.L.R. Article - Within 5 Years

Relevant Legal Encyclopedia Article

Assignment worth 25 points total. Correct cases and codes are worth 2 points each. All other sources are worth 1 point each.
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