Use paper outline as a base for the essay.
You don’t need to do a table of cases, but can just include that with the references, don’t forget the course book.It needs to be of appropriate quality and scholarship, citing to appropriate primary sources (statutes, regulations, cases), and reliable secondary sources. Have thoughtful and quality: organization, logical legal analysis, clear writing, grammar, etc.
preferred free sources
Cornell Law’s Legal Information Institution (LII), an excellent legal reference
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/
- Statutes https://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes
- Federal statutes – U.S. Code (USC) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text
- Federal regulations – US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text
- State laws https://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing (will eventually link you to a state site)
- State regulations https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations (“”)
- Wex, their legal dictionary and legal encyclopedia https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex
- Wex articles on various legal topics https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/wex_articles
- Negligence https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence
- Contract https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/contract
NYS Penal Law (PL) (New York’s criminal code, substantive criminal law)
- https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/
- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN
NYS Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) (New York’s law about the procedure of criminal arrests and prosecutions)
- https://ypdcrime.com/cpl/
- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL
U.S. Department of Justice reference materials (e.g., re: cybercrime investigation)
- US DOJ: Searching & Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (Third Edition, 2009). https://www.justice.gov/file/442111/download
- US DOJ: Prosecuting Computer Crimes (Second Edition, 2010?). https://www.justice.gov/criminal/file/442156/download
- US DOJ Justice Manual (JM) (formerly known as the US Attorneys’ Manual (USAM): https://www.justice.gov/usam