Judges are notorious for scolding lawyers who irritate them or submit inferior quality work to the court. Being scolded by a judge is likely to happen at some point during a lawyer’s career (whether justified or not), and it is usually an embarrassing situation for the lawyer.Watch the following video of a lawyer being scolded by a judge on national television during the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson for failing to Shepardize: Failure to ShepardizeSource: Legal Writing Prof Blog. If you forget to Shepardize, don't do it in front of a national audience. Retrieved from http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/2008/09/if-you-forget-t.html.Locate the following article, written by a law librarian, on how to locate cases that involve a judge scolding a lawyer.Mary Whisner, When Judges Scold Lawyers, 96 Law Libr. J. 557 (2004).You can retrieve the article by entering “96 Law Libr. 557” in the main search box in Westlaw. Notice how many of the cases involve failing to Shepardize!Shepardizing in ActionSo what is one to do to avoid such embarrassment and provide the most current legal references? Shepardize! Choose one of the sources below and shepardize the source. Determine if this source would be considered good or usable in a legal argument. Explain how you know. Please remember to share your process in making your determination.Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896).U.S. Const. Amend. XVIII.Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1922.Fla. Stat. § 776.013Johnson v. State, 755 S.W.2d 92 (Tex. Crim. App. 1988).

Assigned Reading: Thistlewaite and Wooldredge, Part 1, Chapter 4, Problem-Oriented Policing: Can Police Fix the underlying problems responsible for crime? pp. 78-87After reading the article answer the following questions in a discussion posting:You must also comment on two of your classmate's postings by the end of day 7.1. Do you think the methodology used to complete this study was valid?2. What limitations do you see, if any, in the way the study was conducted?3. Based on your knowledge and experience do you think this study's findings are still valid? Why or Why not?

Week 6 - Short EssaysQuestion I - Brandon installs sheds and storage buildings for Shedmax, LLC. Brandon must be at work each day by 8:00 a.m. and is off at 5:00 p.m. and is paid at a rate of $12/hour. Brandon uses tools provided by Shedmax to do his work. However, when Brandon is completing the installation process, he is often working alone. Is Brandon an employee of Shedmax or an independent contractor? Give a reasoning for your answer.Question II - Paul is the sole incorporator of Hemp Co., a company that processes hemp into clothing. Prior to incorporation, Paul enters into a contract on Hemp Co.’s behalf with a local farmer for the purchase of the crop. After formation of the corporation, the board does not ratify the contract because Paul bought the crop at 3 times the market price. Who is liable to the farmer?Question III - Tina Technology is looking to raise $85,000 worth of capital, and she is looking to raise that money through the internet and still fall under an SEC exemption. How should Tina go about raising that money? Due to the amount of capital she is looking to raise, will Tina be subject to any other special requirements?