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Using DVD Covers to Teach Weight of Authority

Michael J. Higdon
University of Tennessee College of Law



Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall 2007

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Using various examples, this essay explores how the movie critic quotes that companies select to grace the cover of DVDs (and ultimately help sell the product) can actually be used to teach students about weight of authority.

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Date posted: April 05, 2007 ; Last revised: April 05, 2007

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Higdon, Michael J., Using DVD Covers to Teach Weight of Authority. Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, Vol. 15, No. 1, Fall 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=978362


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Michael J. Higdon (Contact Author)
University of Tennessee College of Law ( email )
1505 West Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996
United States
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