The assignment is to analyze a current fashion law issue that is of interest to you.
The purpose is 1) increase your ability to research and analyze a legal issue, 2) to increase your understanding of a particular issue of interest to you, and 3) to be able to hone and demonstrate your analytical skills. There are two criteria that you should apply in choosing this issue. First, it should be current. That means that it an issue that is ongoing and currently being discussed in newspapers. Second, it should be related to the law. That doesnt mean it has to concern a lawsuit, but rather that it concerns regulation, litigation, criminal law, constitutional law, or any other subject of law.
You should begin the paper by identifying the issue that you have chosen, and describing the basic facts so that a reader can understand what has happened, and what the legal status of the topic. Second, you should analyze issue from both sides. This is not a position paper, but rather an analysis. For that reason, it is highly advisable that you use more than one source for this article. I recommend three to five. These sources should be included in a reference table at the end of the paper, and any quotations or facts cited in your paper should be cited properly using quotation marks or footnotes.
The final part of the paper two paragraphs or so should be used to describe your conclusion and opinion. It should naturally follow from the analysis that precedes it, and it should be supported by facts.
