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.

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 UKposts is chewing gum for my brain. Res ipsa loquitur. The video speaks for itself.

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.

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!

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

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

This lady is just so intelligent and eloquent.

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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.

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!!

Thank you for last very enlightening lecture, professor.

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

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

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.

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

A GREAT LECTURE PROFESSOR COUGHLIN,I THANK YOU.

Excellent teacher! God bless you. Best wishes, MA

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

Amazing class and amazing teacher 👏🏻👏🏻

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

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.

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!

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!

I like your ideas to read a case thank you Anne

Pleasure listening to this lecture. Wonderful

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!!

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.

Amazing lecture

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

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

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

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

Amazing lecture!

thank you !!! a really helpful video.

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

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.

Love the way she explains :👏

Thank you very much for this wonderful lecture

Wish I had a professor like her in my classes 🥺

As a law student this is great help to me

Excellent.. about the silent movie ...example

Very clear lecture!!!

I found this so interesting!

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

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.

Thanks for sharing!

thank you!

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!)

so excited for classes!

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

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

I like this professor's teaching style.

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

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

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

Thank you.

Thanks, this is great.

Think you very much 😊😊😊

very nice lecture Really Excellent.

A great law teacher

great class

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

Worthy listening

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

ilove this video

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!

thank you lessons

🌈🙏💜thank you for this!

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.

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I like listening to her

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?

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

I like how she calls them ingredients.

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

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

Thank you for this lesson

She definitely conquered that stutter. Empowering

Love her vibes 😃

Amen

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.

She makes me want to go to this school

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

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.

someone would be really cool if they added the transcript.

What a wonderfull voice

I have to say I find this deeply interesting, yet strange, as I am a law student in a Civil Law system.

She’s very eloquent

I'm not a law student so I have no idea about these things but I find them interesting enough to listen to the classes. She mentioned the judge never gave general instructions on the overt act to the jury at all. Why would this be? A judge has decades of experience. Why would a judge with ample experience do something so drastic as to not provide the instructions on the overt act element to the jury?