"How to Read a Case" with UVA Law Professor Anne Coughlin

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  • Опубликовано: 22 сен 2015
  • Professor Anne Coughlin explains how to read a case to first-year students during an event hosted by the Black Law Students Association. (Sept. 17, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)

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  • @attorneysteve
    @attorneysteve 3 года назад +1150

    As a lawyer for almost 20 years, I have always learned to read a case backwards. Start with the conclusion and work your way up. Try it. Much easier.

  • @DonYutuc
    @DonYutuc 2 месяца назад +26

    Who's watching in 2024? A picture paints a thousand words but a video paints a million. I appreciate your lecture, Professor Anne Coughlin. This is awesome comfort learning for a 63-year-old. Everything else on RUclips is chewing gum for my brain. Res ipsa loquitur. The video speaks for itself.

  • @user-rx4jo4zb9w
    @user-rx4jo4zb9w 5 месяцев назад +9

    As a 30 years lawyers working in China, even there are different law styles between China and US, but the way of reading cases is same and equally useful.Thank you very much for sentting the HOW wonderful lectures openly ! every student of law school from anywhere will thank you!

  • @quickdrawz05
    @quickdrawz05 6 лет назад +408

    I could literally just sit here and listen to this lady all day. The amount of curiosity in her own teaching and pure teaching skills have me watching an hour lecture in what feels like 20 mins.

    • @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper
      @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper 2 года назад +1

      Are you still listening

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    • @J-O-S-H-M-O-S-H
      @J-O-S-H-M-O-S-H 2 года назад

      ya if we were out at sea this is the wrong law for people
      this is colour of law son

  • @usukigyaru
    @usukigyaru 2 месяца назад +8

    This is so fun. I can't wait for law school. If I have a teacher similar to Professor Coughlin, I will be in nerd heaven.

  • @VanessaAttah
    @VanessaAttah 6 лет назад +322

    She is brilliant and a joy to listen to! I love her pronunciation/enunciation.

    • @rasiel4373
      @rasiel4373 4 года назад +1

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    • @rasiel4373
      @rasiel4373 4 года назад +1

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  • @Unknowledgeable1
    @Unknowledgeable1 3 года назад +75

    1:15 'close reading' and The doctrinal content of the case
    1:58 'it'?
    2:26 questions to ask when reading a case
    2:47 'the doctrine that the case spells out'
    3:03 the course curriculum
    3:48 Cases teach a certain 'legal principle' or a certain 'doctrinal rule'
    4:43
    5:13 How does the law define the actus reus of attempt?

  • @ZOOBZGOMEZ
    @ZOOBZGOMEZ 2 года назад +30

    As a law student I basically do the following:
    - read the facts and determine what the issue is.
    - read the end of the judgement to see what the court holds.
    - then skim the judgement itself.
    By doing this I can understand the context of the case and the reasoning process for the final decision.

  • @trangwuong7689
    @trangwuong7689 3 года назад +61

    Hey, y'all need to read the cases before class! She's too nice!
    When I see that a case was recently done, I'm like, "Aw, shit. No one's gonna know this yet". When it's a case from the turn of the 20th century, I'm saying, "Yeah, this has been solidified, not changed, fantastic precedent". I won a settlement, without a lawyer, citing a couple of way old cases.
    Fantastic lecture.

  • @bubba3273
    @bubba3273 4 года назад +172

    I wish she was my professor. So much admiration and respect for you Prof. Coughlin. Thanks for posting this wonderful lecture and make it available.

    • @ToABetterTomorrow
      @ToABetterTomorrow 3 года назад +3

      I wish I came across this video during 1L! Better late than never I suppose...

  • @cambro1329
    @cambro1329 3 года назад +148

    As a 15 year old kid who loves the study of law and have been into law this is by far the best teacher ive ever seen teach me how to read a case the way she teaches is just 100% on point

    • @uniquemia2247
      @uniquemia2247 2 года назад +14

      I’m a 14 year old, & I absolutely LOVE LAW! My goal was always to become a law student. ❤️but If you go to law school I by far wish you the best!

    • @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper
      @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper 2 года назад

      You're a 16 year old kid

    • @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper
      @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper 2 года назад +2

      @@uniquemia2247 you're a 15 year old

    • @elijah7572
      @elijah7572 2 года назад +1

      @@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper LMFAO

    • @karencrilly1633
      @karencrilly1633 Год назад +1

      Hi sweets learn our constitution forward & backwards then apply that to all ur cases an you'll NEVER lose . Ty great blessings to you

  • @lorie826
    @lorie826 3 года назад +69

    As a law student in Germany, I fell in love with the way she speaks. Her teaching makes it easy to follow and understand! Her patience as well as her own passion about law is catching.
    Thank you SO much for providing us this fantastic lecture! Lots of love and respect to this brilliant professor!

    • @ceofficial936
      @ceofficial936 2 года назад +1

      same here but from Belgium :)

    • @ziblot1235
      @ziblot1235 11 месяцев назад

      Why do German courts have three judges? Is that true in all Europaen courts?

  • @iyiolawilliams6330
    @iyiolawilliams6330 4 года назад +75

    This lady is just so intelligent and eloquent.

  • @anekmajak2601
    @anekmajak2601 2 года назад +6

    I am a student in South Sudan 🇸🇸. who's going to school of Law and she is just an amazing 👏 lecturer and her intelligence 😀 is giving me more power to love Law

  • @teasp00ns
    @teasp00ns 3 года назад +41

    Great speaker, she’s compelling and cut to the quick immediately. Strikes me as a person who has very little time in her day for bullshit, and I appreciate her passing on the savings

    • @mariaa.5829
      @mariaa.5829 2 года назад

      Erroneous jury instructions

  • @ElevateResumeDesign
    @ElevateResumeDesign 4 года назад +43

    Super Brilliant she took it to the basics of why it’s important to read cases I want go to law school now

  • @jamesticknor1134
    @jamesticknor1134 3 года назад +39

    I'm attending law school this fall. This approach to how to read a case is wonderful. My understanding that one should read *actively* is my takeaway. I enjoyed her teaching, and I hope that my future professors are like this. Hopefully, Virginia accepts my application, and I can just go there!

    • @lionkingfan
      @lionkingfan 3 года назад +2

      Good luck.I heard law school is hard

    • @askari4528
      @askari4528 3 года назад +2

      Good luck!!

    • @nj.7325
      @nj.7325 2 года назад +1

      Also try reading the conclusion first! you'll have a better idea of what to keep an eye out for and what questions to ask.

    • @FrozenYoga69
      @FrozenYoga69 Год назад

      Well… how’s it been?

  • @kwaicorner
    @kwaicorner Год назад +2

    this professor makes me want to do law schools she speaks so clearly and not to fast, and isn't boring

  • @carlenehudson7484
    @carlenehudson7484 3 года назад +17

    This professor is brilliant and a gifted educator; many thanks for this presentation.

  • @airamasmr9974
    @airamasmr9974 3 года назад +5

    I am not a law student but yesterday I watched 'On The Basis of Sex' and I became intrigue about how to read a case. I love to get deeply immerse in this new way to think, read and see the world. So great and thankful to live in this era when if you're curious about something, you can just know a bit of this huge law's world in just a second!

  • @johndanielgomez3628
    @johndanielgomez3628 3 года назад +17

    thanks youtube for suggesting this, i just really finished it OMG!! I enjoy her lecture so much! As an incoming college student I just really love how she doesn’t let the class feels like she is superior and she’s very open for questions, and she even looks like she spoon feed the things you should know or ask about. Also, the words she use I thought she will use a lot of legal jargon and high falutin words- but she explain things very precisely. I LOVE HER 👏🏻👏🏻 SHE’S AMAZING!!

  • @pesa9232
    @pesa9232 3 года назад +9

    As a law student this is great help to me

    • @kathyadair8552
      @kathyadair8552 3 года назад +1

      Good luck and best wishes.
      Kelle'N 💪🍀🇺🇸

  • @josetavares9573
    @josetavares9573 8 месяцев назад

    What I love about Law
    Is solving it's resolution
    getting all the evidence and facts
    and putting it together on that particular case, that is important for the courtroom.

  • @evabee9363
    @evabee9363 3 года назад +11

    Still in 6th grade, but I really love this lecture! (Yes, I watched the entire 1 hour, 9 minutes, and 6 seconds of it) It teaches the basics of examining criminal cases. Thanks!!

    • @shermanpearson926
      @shermanpearson926 10 месяцев назад

      What a little book worm 😂😂..so proud of you... don't know you but you are intelligent

  • @ulamasirewa9614
    @ulamasirewa9614 6 лет назад +12

    Thank you Uni of Virginia especially to Prof Anne...Well articulated presentation.

  • @thekellehers8366
    @thekellehers8366 Год назад

    This is unequivocally amazing and 1 of the best explanation of how to ferret out the details of a case. Back In! You give me hope!

  • @TheJimmyg620
    @TheJimmyg620 7 лет назад +8

    Ms. Coughlin ..keeps it pretty simple and straight to the point .. which is very good .. for these students , beginning the study of law.

    • @adokomitelizabeth
      @adokomitelizabeth 7 лет назад +3

      thanks' for the law information about the law : of the cases.

  • @kimberly-jg1ih
    @kimberly-jg1ih 4 года назад +9

    Really enjoyed this lecture! Thank you for your insight. This helps me tremendously in my review of cases as a labor relations specialist

  • @bradalanschwartz2050
    @bradalanschwartz2050 3 года назад +3

    A GREAT LECTURE PROFESSOR COUGHLIN,I THANK YOU.

  • @LlamaIndustruies
    @LlamaIndustruies 5 лет назад +7

    Thank you for last very enlightening lecture, professor.

  • @thesethingsss
    @thesethingsss 4 месяца назад

    watched in 2024, enjoyed her style of teaching and all the passion that is flowing through the words she’s communicating

  • @amandanavajashilsenrath827
    @amandanavajashilsenrath827 6 лет назад +5

    Amazing class and amazing teacher 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @housekeeping3561
    @housekeeping3561 2 года назад

    Ok. I just this minute started this lecture with you and just so you know, you are a quite obviously a brilliant and compassionate woman. Can't wait.

  • @zamamadondo3639
    @zamamadondo3639 4 года назад +9

    I don’t even study law, but I still enjoy watching this video 😄

  • @michaelangileo2760
    @michaelangileo2760 4 года назад +8

    Excellent teacher! God bless you. Best wishes, MA

  • @vv5179
    @vv5179 2 года назад +2

    Entering the house after normal business hours (especially with other persons that are not known to the homeowner) most certainly IS intent to me! GREAT Class! Loved it.

  • @VictoriaVeech
    @VictoriaVeech 8 лет назад +13

    it is a great thing this class
    I learn so much more than I am at my university

  • @voiceintheopen345
    @voiceintheopen345 Год назад +1

    Awesome material! Thank you, professor, looking forward to watching more of your teachings.

  • @futurekillerful
    @futurekillerful 6 лет назад +8

    Great breakdown not in law school yet but these videos have helped me learn some things pre going there

  • @m.akmalwasim6047
    @m.akmalwasim6047 2 года назад

    Pleasure listening to this lecture. Wonderful

  • @epistte
    @epistte 7 лет назад +29

    I just found this series of lectures and I am learning a lot. I am not a law student s but sometimes I have wondered if I should go back to school. I have a minor in political philosophy and I have always love constitutional law.

    • @davidkflick
      @davidkflick 7 лет назад +5

      Same! It's really cool to see someone else in the same boat I'm in. Good luck in your studies!

    • @jjdoe1900
      @jjdoe1900 5 лет назад +2

      be a good writer first

    • @csp.9203
      @csp.9203 4 года назад +2

      @@jjdoe1900 And maybe have a trust fund.

  • @kevinebenezer5563
    @kevinebenezer5563 4 года назад +5

    This remember me of one country vs Europe law. I ready many Case code of law. It’s always seems complicated in some situations.

  • @elkyelkyelky
    @elkyelkyelky Год назад

    So appreciated of sharing, so delightful to be in a law course.

  • @Kiyonce.Kartier
    @Kiyonce.Kartier 4 года назад +5

    Amazing lecture!

  • @jameelyusuf06yusuf27
    @jameelyusuf06yusuf27 6 лет назад +7

    Amazing lecture

  • @pjpj8222
    @pjpj8222 4 года назад +4

    Professor Coughlin, would you mind to do or show (if you have done) a video lecture on statutory interpretation and construction, please? Thank you in advance!

  • @TheJimmyg620
    @TheJimmyg620 7 лет назад +16

    Excellent.. about the silent movie ...example

  • @aaronerskine3401
    @aaronerskine3401 2 года назад +2

    such a positive teacher. i'm not cut out for law school, but if I had her as a professor, I would work tirelessly to make it through school from her belief in me and inspiration. the skills she covered today I can apply in everything I read.

  • @johnbosco8209
    @johnbosco8209 6 лет назад +3

    I like your ideas to read a case thank you Anne

  • @cclumist
    @cclumist Год назад

    I like this professor's teaching style.

  • @melissathegreat848
    @melissathegreat848 7 лет назад +60

    Ann Coughlin has the intelligence of a US Supreme Court Justice.

    • @jjdoe1900
      @jjdoe1900 5 лет назад +18

      please don't insult the professor lol

    • @nateo200
      @nateo200 4 года назад +3

      Eh Ill put her at a the level of a good circuit Judge on the Court of Appeals. They tend to be scholars and more interesting anyways.

  • @lyndseywagner4443
    @lyndseywagner4443 7 лет назад +17

    I found this so interesting!

  • @nasrinnishat4033
    @nasrinnishat4033 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for talk to me why we read this case

  • @elatsh3972
    @elatsh3972 2 года назад

    Thank you very much for this wonderful lecture

  • @kissyou427
    @kissyou427 6 лет назад +4

    Very clear lecture!!!

  • @hollycronin7836
    @hollycronin7836 6 лет назад +16

    This helped me start up the process of thinking that I will require for my 1st year in law school. Thank you for making this available (and shame on those just focusing upon this cool woman's clothing, etc. ... you guys will never pass the Bar!)

    • @adanprado2822
      @adanprado2822 3 года назад

      Hello have you become a lawyer?

    • @nsungemakonda
      @nsungemakonda 2 года назад +1

      How far are you in law school now?😌

  • @rizvi_proud481
    @rizvi_proud481 2 года назад

    Love the way she explains :👏

  • @Angelinahoodie
    @Angelinahoodie 10 месяцев назад +1

    She's witty 😂 love it and these students, jeez, it goes right over their heads 🤣

  • @hrithikanand9205
    @hrithikanand9205 2 года назад +1

    Wish I had a professor like her in my classes 🥺

  • @shookon3448
    @shookon3448 6 лет назад +2

    the question of degree of proximity may vary with the circumstances, and there he uses the word proximity, and youll realize that res ispa tests are differenet.

  • @pearly5628
    @pearly5628 7 лет назад +3

    thank you !!! a really helpful video.

  • @skyh6315
    @skyh6315 10 месяцев назад

    so excited for classes!

  • @tentanghukumkita6381
    @tentanghukumkita6381 2 года назад

    How to Read a Case with UVA Law Professor Anne Coughlin
    Interesting and inspiring explanations for the legal world.

  • @tomcarr5919
    @tomcarr5919 2 года назад

    Great presentation Anne.Please give my personal regards to each of your co-authors .

  • @ibrahimkhalil7443
    @ibrahimkhalil7443 2 года назад

    very nice lecture Really Excellent.

  • @Blacktulip05
    @Blacktulip05 Месяц назад +1

    great class

  • @skillmanlaw2
    @skillmanlaw2 3 года назад +1

    YES, THE INSTRUCTIONS GUIDED GIVING A DELIVERY OF SERVICE FOR LAW.

  • @Vjl5280
    @Vjl5280 4 года назад +2

    She definitely conquered that stutter. Empowering

  • @maxgiantbanana7344
    @maxgiantbanana7344 3 года назад +1

    A great law teacher

  • @mariguana7918
    @mariguana7918 3 года назад +3

    I like how she calls them ingredients.

  • @mandewilson3200
    @mandewilson3200 4 года назад +4

    Worthy listening

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 4 месяца назад

    This was FABULOUS! Thanks for sharing. Can I read the judgement somewhere? Thanks.

  • @fabianlawstudies9497
    @fabianlawstudies9497 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @chandlersampson
    @chandlersampson 3 года назад

    Every professor showcased here is both articulate and engaging. That's tough to come by. I could only dream of being accepted into a program like this!

  • @ougmass
    @ougmass Год назад

    One of the essential elements of the rule of Ipsa Loquiture, is that if an event or act or omission happened, while actually it was not supposed or expected to happen in the specific circumstances of the case, then there is a presumption or inference that the author of that act is deemed to be responsible for it, that is the meaning of the fact speaks for itself. However, the defendant can reverse such presumption, or such inference, by inducing sufficient evidence to convince the court to put aside such presumption which was based on Ipsa Loquiture rule. This rule was considered by the Supreme Court of Canada, just as another rule of evidence that needs to be subject to the rules of relevancy, materiality, admissibility in court and credibility. As to the fact corroborating intent, the right word is that the mens rea could be inferred from conduct, if the evidence of such conduct leaves no doubt that it is intended to commit the crime. The corroboration means the testemony that strengthen the probative value of another evidence. The evidence of mens rea is separate from the evidence of actus reus.

  • @ray-hj1do
    @ray-hj1do Год назад

    thank you lessons

  • @zendaguyhalim6336
    @zendaguyhalim6336 6 лет назад +1

    Think you very much 😊😊😊

  • @vicheakeng6894
    @vicheakeng6894 9 месяцев назад

    How to interpret between "Business Law" and "The Law of Business " were written and issued textbooks?

  • @onesmoothstone5680
    @onesmoothstone5680 7 лет назад +1

    thank you!

  • @maple__leafs8035
    @maple__leafs8035 7 месяцев назад

    Current List of Favorite Studies in College to take:
    1. Botany
    2 Mathematics
    3 Chemistry
    4. Economics
    5. Biology
    6. Computer Science
    7. Astronomy
    8. Political Science

  • @user-co9rz3yp8n
    @user-co9rz3yp8n 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for this lesson

  • @MM-br1hm
    @MM-br1hm 3 года назад +1

    What's the effect on a judge who's ruling got invalidated by the higher court?

  • @kevinwalkingPH
    @kevinwalkingPH 4 года назад +1

    I like listening to her

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 4 месяца назад

    37:02 Indeed. Especially if my scenario is accurate. Don’t you have to demonstrate a causal link between a specific intention and a specific act beyond reasonable doubt? Or would balance of probabilities be sufficient?

  • @markcastro8920
    @markcastro8920 2 года назад

    Thanks, this is great.

  • @lovefool1616
    @lovefool1616 4 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 4 месяца назад

    13:58 There are facts and there are facts. What is salient information could be a deliberate, purposeful selection and it’s contingent on the lawyers’ shrewdness as well as the Judges’s disposition. The order in which facts are presented is important. The non- verbal elements when presenting the facts are important. Facts are never just facts.

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 4 месяца назад

    52:36 No, it’s not strange. Neither is scary. This is why a proper Judge could never be replaced by any Jury or AI. It’s an art of the highest order.

  • @unlimitedyou5857
    @unlimitedyou5857 Год назад

    Love her vibes 😃

  • @irwindcruz9203
    @irwindcruz9203 2 года назад +1

    Can somebody enlighten me with the case..where can I find it atleast

  • @dent20111
    @dent20111 3 года назад +8

    What annoys me is that they are so underprepared. Nobody read the material?? A lecture like this needs to be absorbed, not face in front of a laptop like a robot. Splendid teacher.

  • @shookon3448
    @shookon3448 6 лет назад +1

    She spoke with a shade of condescension as eddies of smoke oppressed the atmosphere of my computer room.

  • @yoshungoddess
    @yoshungoddess 3 года назад +2

    She makes me want to go to this school

  • @kassidycastellanos5219
    @kassidycastellanos5219 2 года назад

    I have no desire to go to law school, I just like hearing her talk :)

  • @davidkflick
    @davidkflick 7 лет назад +27

    Prof. Coughlin - I want to engage more in this lecture but I'm having difficulty finding a reference to the case in question. Do you or anyone on this comment forum have access to that so I can read more on the facts of the case?

    • @ivansalas2304
      @ivansalas2304 6 лет назад +2

      Thanks a lot!

    • @chaidle
      @chaidle 5 лет назад +1

      hey, is there any idea for foreigners like Korean to take knowledges on anglosaxon law system? Korean constitution is from japan from Germanany. Even I am a outsider of lawschool. I think I need some fine lecturers or texts...

    • @yangzongnaomi7669
      @yangzongnaomi7669 4 года назад

      appreciate for your sharing

    • @davidkflick
      @davidkflick 3 года назад +1

      @A. P. Heffel can’t believe I wrote this 4 years ago and here you are 1 month ago! I needed to revisit the lecture here and so glad I found your comment! Thank you!

    • @inessastanisloff5363
      @inessastanisloff5363 2 года назад

      @A. P. Heffel Very grateful for your comment with the case number Just found this video by chance Best wishes

  • @HumbertoRodriguez-rh9gk
    @HumbertoRodriguez-rh9gk 12 дней назад

    I swear there was a lecture on the Lucy v Zehmer case on this channel. Every time i start trying to talk myself into law school, i watched it. Now i cant find it?

  • @carlaraimer718
    @carlaraimer718 2 года назад

    🌈🙏💜thank you for this!

  • @mariguana7918
    @mariguana7918 3 года назад +1

    She’s very eloquent

  • @diloto
    @diloto 3 года назад

    What a wonderfull voice

  • @wassuhmufusaLOL
    @wassuhmufusaLOL 7 лет назад +1

    ilove this video