The document announces a Halloween-themed research hunt at the Mendik Library, where students can complete research questions by October 31st to be entered into a drawing to win study aids and tools. It provides 5 research questions related to Halloween laws and cases for students to answer by searching legal databases and citations. It directs students to submit their answer sheet by the deadline and attend a drawing on October 31st for prizes and treats.

1. Mendik Library’s
Haunted Halloween Hunt
Happy Halloween from the Mendik Library! As a Halloween treat, here’s your opportunity
to be entered into a drawing to WIN research aids, study guides and cool study tools.
Complete this information hunt and submit your answer sheet by 12 PM on Monday,
October 31st to enter the drawing. The official collection box for completed entries is
located at the Reference Desk in the Library.
Each slide includes one question plus helpful guidance on what sources to use and steps
to take to solve each problem. Press Enter to reveal each step in the research process.
Stop by the library entrance at 5:30 PM on October 31st for the drawing and for some
sweet Halloween treats. You must be present to win.
Happy Haunting…err…Hunting!
Don’t be scared! These questions are easy.

2. Question 1
“Time” for Trick or Treating.
In the City of Rehoboth Beach, DE, if Halloween falls on a Sunday, when can children
trick or treat? What’s the applicable section of the city code?
1. Go to http://www.ecode360.com/RE0659?needHash=true
2. Select either Quick View or Advanced View.
3. Think about what an obvious search term might be and enter that term in the
search box. In Quick View, the search box is on the top right hand of the screen;
in Advanced View, the search box is on the left hand side.
4. Run your search.

3. Question 2
“Your costume is…[NSFW].”
In Taylor v. Renfro Corp., a Federal District Court upheld the denial of an employer’s
motion for summary judgment in a sexual harassment action filed under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 arising out of a supervisor’s comments about employees’
Halloween costumes. What’s the citation to the case and to the statute under which the
initial lawsuit was filed?
1. Go to “Find a Case by Party Name” in Westlaw or “Get a Document by Party
Name” in Lexis.
2. Enter each party’s name.
3. Select a Jurisdiction: U.S. District Courts: All District Courts.
4. Run your search.
5. Once you find the right decision, you should be able to find the citation to the
statute.

4. Question 3
“I ain’t buying no haunted house!”
Find and cite the New York case where the Appellate Division found that a house whose
buyer sued to rescind the purchase after learning that the house was said to be
possessed by poltergeists was haunted as a matter of law.
1. Go to a New York State Cases database – New York State Cases, Combined in
Lexis; New York Cases (NY-CS) in Westlaw.
2. Run the following Terms and Connectors search: (POSSESS! /S POLTERGEIST!)
& HAUNTED

5. Question 4
Trick or treat!
Besides Halloween, what other legal holiday does New Jersey commemorate on October
31? Find and cite the applicable section of the New Jersey Statutes.
1. Go to a New Jersey Statutes database – New Jersey Statutes – Annotated (NJ-
ST-ANN) or New Jersey Statues – Unannotated (NJ-ST) in Westlaw; NJ –
LexisNexis New Jersey Annotated Statutes in Lexis.
2. Using the table of contents, locate and select the title dealing with legal holidays.
3. Run the following Terms and Connectors search: HALLOWEEN or (OCTOBER
/2 31)

6. Question 5
“Where his soul’s gone or how it fares nobody knows and nobody cares.”
Is insulting one’s neighbors on Halloween tombstone decoration displays constitutionally
protected speech, or is it the sort of abusive speech that would tend to incite a breach
of the peace and thereby prohibited? Find and cite the Seventh Circuit case deciding
this issue.
1. Go to a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals database: 7th Circuit – US Court of Appeals,
District & Bankruptcy Cases, Combined in Lexis; Seventh Circuit Federal and
State Cases (CTA7-ALL) in Westlaw.
2. Run the following Terms and Connectors search: (FIRST /3 AMENDMENT) &
(HALLOWEEN /3 TOMBSTONE /3 DECORATION!)

7. We hope you’ve had fun on this “hunt.” Now that you’ve
done your tricks, bring your completed answer sheet to
the reference desk to be eligible to win some treats.
We’ll see you at the drawing on October 31st. Happy
Halloween!