LAW 101: Introduction to the American Legal System, Hare - Spring 2024

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1. The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens 

2. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, (1651), Part I, Ch. XIII 

3. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

4. Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Law of England (1765) 

5. Hans Kelsen, The Pure Theory of Law (1960) 

6. Plato, The Republic, Book I, 338-344c 

7. John Austin, The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) 

8. H.L.A. Hart, Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals 

9. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail 

10. Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849) 

11. Lon Fuller, The Morality of Law (1964) 

12. Note on Aristotle’s Politics and the Forms of Government

13. John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

14. Declaration of Independence, ¶ 2 (1776) 

15. The Federalist, No. 1 (Alexander Hamilton) (1787) 

16. Preambles of Various Constitutions

17. Constitutionalization of Direct Democracy 

18. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

19. David M. Olson, Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative View 

20. Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol (1774) 

21. The Federalist, No. 52 (James Madison) (1778) 

22. Note on Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, The Concept of Representation (1967) 

23. Constitutional Grants of Legislative Power 

24. Examples of Laws 

25. Constitutional Grants of Executive Authority 

26. The Federalist, Nos. 70, 71, 73 (Alexander Hamilton) 

27. Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States (1908) 

28. Federal Government Organizational Chart 

29. Donald F. Kettl, Public Bureaucracies 

30. Amy Grossman Applegate, Prosecutorial Discretion 

31. The Judgment of Solomon, The Bible, 1 Kings 3:16-28 

32. Henry de Bracton, De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae 

33. Charles Gardner Geyh, When Courts and Congress Collide 

34. Constitutional Grants of Judicial Authority 

35. The Federalist, No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton) 

36. Federal Courts, Geographical Boundaries 

37. Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., The Role of the Lawyer in Society 

38. F. Lee Bailey, with Harvey Aronson, The Defense Never Rests (1971) 

39. Melvin M. Belli, “Ready for the Plaintiff” (1956) 

40. Richard Wasserstrom, Lawyers as Professionals 5 Human Rights 1(1975) 

41. George Lee Haskins, Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts 

42. The Declaration of Independence (United States, 1776) 

43. Reception of the Common Law: State Constitutional Provisions 

44. Articles of Confederation (United States 1778) 

45. Example of Hierarchical Relationship 

46. The Federalist, No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton 1788) 

47. Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

48. Federalism: An Overview 

49. U.S. Constitution, Provisions Relevant to Federalism 

50. K.C. Wheare, Federal Government (4th ed.) 

51. Thomas O. Hueglin and Alan Fenna, Comparative Federalism

52. Margaret Z. Johns and Rex Perschbacher, The United States Legal System 

53. Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer 

54. The Materials of Legislative History 

55. Garcia v. United States, 469 U.S. 70 (1984) 

56. Fifty Canons of Statutory Interpretation 

57. U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995) 

58. Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, Reading Law

59. Edwards v. Attorney General for Canada, [1930] A.C. 124 

60. Hans-Georg Gadamer, Truth and Method 

61. C. Herman Pritchett, Civil Liberties and the Vinson Court 

62. Excerpts from Federalist Nos. 47, 48, 51 (Madison) (1788) 

63. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (Steel Seizure Case), 343 U.S. 579 (1952)

64. Excerpts from the Endangered Species Act 

65. Administrative Law: An Overview 

66. Excerpts from the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. ' 551, et seq. 

67. Example of notice and comment rulemaking 

68. Excerpts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

69. Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970) 

70. Excerpts from the Federal Rules of Evidence 

71. Remedies: An Overview 

72. Orin S. Kerr, How to Read a Legal Opinion, 11 Green Bag 2d 51 (2007) 

73. Burns v. Burns, NY Appellate Division, Fourth Department (July 25, 2018) 

74. Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U.S. 24 (1974) 

75. John Davies, A Report Of Cases And Matters In Law: Resolved And Adjudged In The

King's Courts In Ireland (1604-1612, English ed. 1762), pp. 3-6

76. William Blackstone, 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England 63-71 (1765) 

77. Walter F. Murphy, et al., Courts, Judges, & Politics: An Introduction to the Judicial Process (6th ed.), (McGraw Hill 2006), pp. 5-7 

78. Ybarra v. Spangard, 25 Cal.2d 486 (1944) 

79. Embry v. Hargadine, McKittrick Dry Goods Co., 127 Mo.App. 383 (1907) 

80. Williams v. Walker-Thomas, 350 F.2d 445 (D.C. Circuit 1965) 

81. Adams v. Bullock, 227 N.Y. 208 (1919) 

82. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc., 59 Cal. 57 (1963)

83. Pierson v. Post, 3 Caines 175 (1805) 

84. Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (7th ed.) (LexisNexis 2015), pages 14-19, 22-24 

85. United States v. Gementera, 379 F.3d 596 (9th Cir. 2004)

86. Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (7th ed.) (LexisNexis 2015), pages 85-87, 102-103, 117-121 

87. Proctor v. State, 176 P. 771 (Okla. 1918) 

88. People v. Dillard, 154 Cal.App.3d 261 (1984)

89. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) 

90. Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) 

Appendix: U.S. Constitution

1. The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens 

2. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, (1651), Part I, Ch. XIII 

3. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

4. Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Law of England (1765) 

5. Hans Kelsen, The Pure Theory of Law (1960) 

6. Plato, The Republic, Book I, 338-344c 

7. John Austin, The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) 

8. H.L.A. Hart, Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals 

9. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail 

10. Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849) 

11. Lon Fuller, The Morality of Law (1964) 

12. Note on Aristotle’s Politics and the Forms of Government

13. John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

14. Declaration of Independence, ¶ 2 (1776) 

15. The Federalist, No. 1 (Alexander Hamilton) (1787) 

16. Preambles of Various Constitutions

17. Constitutionalization of Direct Democracy 

18. John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (1690) 

19. David M. Olson, Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative View 

20. Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol (1774) 

21. The Federalist, No. 52 (James Madison) (1778) 

22. Note on Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, The Concept of Representation (1967) 

23. Constitutional Grants of Legislative Power 

24. Examples of Laws 

25. Constitutional Grants of Executive Authority 

26. The Federalist, Nos. 70, 71, 73 (Alexander Hamilton) 

27. Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States (1908) 

28. Federal Government Organizational Chart 

29. Donald F. Kettl, Public Bureaucracies 

30. Amy Grossman Applegate, Prosecutorial Discretion 

31. The Judgment of Solomon, The Bible, 1 Kings 3:16-28 

32. Henry de Bracton, De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae 

33. Charles Gardner Geyh, When Courts and Congress Collide 

34. Constitutional Grants of Judicial Authority 

35. The Federalist, No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton) 

36. Federal Courts, Geographical Boundaries 

37. Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., The Role of the Lawyer in Society 

38. F. Lee Bailey, with Harvey Aronson, The Defense Never Rests (1971) 

39. Melvin M. Belli, “Ready for the Plaintiff” (1956) 

40. Richard Wasserstrom, Lawyers as Professionals 5 Human Rights 1(1975) 

41. George Lee Haskins, Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts 

42. The Declaration of Independence (United States, 1776) 

43. Reception of the Common Law: State Constitutional Provisions 

44. Articles of Confederation (United States 1778) 

45. Example of Hierarchical Relationship 

46. The Federalist, No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton 1788) 

47. Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

48. Federalism: An Overview 

49. U.S. Constitution, Provisions Relevant to Federalism 

50. K.C. Wheare, Federal Government (4th ed.) 

51. Thomas O. Hueglin and Alan Fenna, Comparative Federalism

52. Margaret Z. Johns and Rex Perschbacher, The United States Legal System 

53. Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer 

54. The Materials of Legislative History 

55. Garcia v. United States, 469 U.S. 70 (1984) 

56. Fifty Canons of Statutory Interpretation 

57. U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995) 

58. Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, Reading Law

59. Edwards v. Attorney General for Canada, [1930] A.C. 124 

60. Hans-Georg Gadamer, Truth and Method 

61. C. Herman Pritchett, Civil Liberties and the Vinson Court 

62. Excerpts from Federalist Nos. 47, 48, 51 (Madison) (1788) 

63. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (Steel Seizure Case), 343 U.S. 579 (1952)

64. Excerpts from the Endangered Species Act 

65. Administrative Law: An Overview 

66. Excerpts from the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. ' 551, et seq. 

67. Example of notice and comment rulemaking 

68. Excerpts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

69. Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970) 

70. Excerpts from the Federal Rules of Evidence 

71. Remedies: An Overview 

72. Orin S. Kerr, How to Read a Legal Opinion, 11 Green Bag 2d 51 (2007) 

73. Burns v. Burns, NY Appellate Division, Fourth Department (July 25, 2018) 

74. Richardson v. Ramirez, 418 U.S. 24 (1974) 

75. John Davies, A Report Of Cases And Matters In Law: Resolved And Adjudged In The

King's Courts In Ireland (1604-1612, English ed. 1762), pp. 3-6

76. William Blackstone, 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England 63-71 (1765) 

77. Walter F. Murphy, et al., Courts, Judges, & Politics: An Introduction to the Judicial Process (6th ed.), (McGraw Hill 2006), pp. 5-7 

78. Ybarra v. Spangard, 25 Cal.2d 486 (1944) 

79. Embry v. Hargadine, McKittrick Dry Goods Co., 127 Mo.App. 383 (1907) 

80. Williams v. Walker-Thomas, 350 F.2d 445 (D.C. Circuit 1965) 

81. Adams v. Bullock, 227 N.Y. 208 (1919) 

82. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc., 59 Cal. 57 (1963)

83. Pierson v. Post, 3 Caines 175 (1805) 

84. Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (7th ed.) (LexisNexis 2015), pages 14-19, 22-24 

85. United States v. Gementera, 379 F.3d 596 (9th Cir. 2004)

86. Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (7th ed.) (LexisNexis 2015), pages 85-87, 102-103, 117-121 

87. Proctor v. State, 176 P. 771 (Okla. 1918) 

88. People v. Dillard, 154 Cal.App.3d 261 (1984)

89. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) 

90. Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) 

Appendix: U.S. Constitution