ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

• Sign on toWestlawusing the password you purchased from the Center for Legal Studies.
• Use Westlaw to locate the authorities listed as #1, 2, and 3 for each exercise.
• Provide the citation to that source. (Use the correct Bluebook citation format)
• Answer #4 for each exercise.

Exercise One TERM: "Mens Rea"

1. Locate and cite the Colorado Statute addressing culpability requirements
2. Locate and cite theWilliam Mitchell Law Review article discussingMens Reain the State of Minnesota
3. Locate and cite the2012 United States Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) wherein a man appealed his conviction for multiple offenses including racketeering and conspiracy, related to his participation in a series of bank robberies.
4. Based on what you have located, how would you definemens rea?

Exercise Two

TERM: "At will employment"

1. Locate and cite theColorado Jury Instructions defining at-will employment
2. Locate and cite theNorth Dakota Labor and Employment Statute pertaining to Termination of Employment at will
3. Locate and cite the2013 Missouri Court of Appeals case wherein a Honda dealer fired the plaintiff, an at will employee, because his girlfriend bought a car from a different dealership.
4. Based on what you have located, how would you define "at will employment"?

Exercise Three

Complete Exercise 34 in Workbook

Note: We recommend searching your state database, as well as those from other state and federal jurisdictions.

Complete Exercise 35 in Workbook

Note: We recommend searching your state database, as well as those from other state and federal jurisdictions.