Federal Statutes Assignment (2014): 鈥淭his 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.聽 Although there are three open-ended questions that allow for distinguishing between students, the guided nature of the assignment usually results in high grades.聽 Two documents accompany the assignment 鈥� 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).鈥� -Stacy Etheredge
