Understanding law in a changing society

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Understanding law in a changing society

Bruce E. Altschuler, Celia A. Sgroi

Prentice Hall, c1996

2nd. ed.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Introductory law, business law, and law and society. The basics of civil law are examined through the discussion of controversial topics and crucial court cases. The text emphasizes the law as it applies to the changing political and social environments. It is divided into two parts: legal processes and substantive law.

目次

1. THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM Case: Ezell v. Brown. Reading: "Thoughts on Decisionmaking," Patricia M. Wald. Case: Centroplex Ford, Inc. v. Kirby. Reading: "Role of National Courts over 200 Years of Evolving Governance," Charles Clark. Case: Rishell v. Jane Phillips Episcopal Memorial Medical Center. Case: Sherburne County Social Services v. Kennedy. Case: Miner v. Bray. Reading: "Agenda Setting and Case Selection," H.W. Perry, Jr. Case: U.S. Postal Service v. National Association of Letter Carriers. Reading: "The Trouble with Arbitration," Richard S. Bayer and Harlan S. Abrahams. Case: School Committee of Waltham v. Waltham Educators Association. 2. HOW COURTS DIFFER FROM LEGISLATURES. Reading: "Federalist 78,", Alexander Hamilton. Reading: "Judicial Review and Democracy," Robert H. Bork. Reading: "The Contemporary Constitution," William J. Brennan, Jr. Case: Griswold v. Connecticut. Case: State of Nebraska v. Punblic Employees Retirement Board. Reading: "For Confirming Judge Bork," Senator Larry Pressler. Reading: "Against Confirming Judge Bork," Senator Alan Dixon. Case: Beard v. North Carolina State Bar. Case: Federated Distributors, Inc. v. Johnson. Case: Cabral v. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Case: National Organization for Women v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 3. DUE PROCESS OF LAW. Reading: "Due Process, Judicial Review, and the Rights of the Individual," Edward D. RE. Case: Jones v. City of Carlisle, Ky. Case: Mitchell v. Glover. Case: Bell v. Arlington County, Va. Case: Muriel Lauger on Behalf of John Lauger v. Shalala. Reading: "The Due Process Rights of Students in Public School or College Disciplinary Hearings," Albert S. Miles. Case: Osteen v. Henley. Case: Lynch v. Lynch. 4. PRECEDENT. Reading: "Four Theories of Precedent and Its Role in Judicial Decisions," James J. Eisenhower. Case: Tonnensen v. Yonkers Contracting Co. Case:Flood v. Kuhn. Reading: "Unpredictability in Law," Lief Carter. Case:Buckley v. City of New York. Case: Continental Assurance Co. v. Carroll. 5. LIMITS ON COURTS. Reading: "Cases and Controversies," Jonathan D. Varat. Case: Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington, Inc. v. BMC Marketing Corp. Reading: "The Political Questions Doctrine," Laurence H. Tribe. Case: Lowry v. Reagan. Case: Ethredge v. Hail. Case: Matthews v. Marsh. Case: Berkley v. American Cyanamid Co. Case: Allied Coin Investment, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service. Case: Gonzalez v. Avalos. 6. PROPERTY. Reading: "Of Property,o John Locke. Case: Moore v. Regents of the University of California. Case: Vidal Gomez et al. v. D.A. Dykes er al. Reading: "Of the Rights of Things," William Blackstone. Case: Georgia Simos Raftopolous v. Ben Monger. Case: In Re Estate of Fiore. Reading: "Of Property," Jeremy Bentham. Case: Jean Loretto, on Behalf of Herself and all Others Similarly Situated v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. et al. Case: Ruth E. Oscar and Charles Spinose v. University Students Cooperative Association, et al. Case: Joel Rose et ux. et al. v. Joseph Chaikin et ux. Case:Lawrence School Corporation v. Harold Lewis, et al. Reading: "The New Property," Charles A. Reich. Case: F. Eldus v. P. Elkus. Case: Jo Ann Campbell v. City of Champaign. 7. CONTRACTS. Case: Terex Corporation v. Grim Welding Co. et al. Case: Vincente L. Morta v. Korea Insurance Corp. Reading: "Contract," Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Case: David Russell v. District of Columbia, et al. Case:James L. O'Keefe v. Lee Calan imports, Inc. Case: Sandra J. Sorg v. Fred Weisz & Associates. Case: Roy F. Gilbert v. Tom L. Pettiette. Case: M.T. Bonk Company v. Milton Bradley Company. Case:Roy J. Ingraffia, M.D. v. NME Hospitals, Inc. Reading: "Consideration and Form," Lon Fuller. Case: C. Verne Hale, Jr. v. Jerry Dean Brewster. Case: City of Syracuse v. Sarkisian Brothers, Inc. Case: City of Miami et al. v. Delores Kory. Reading: "The Bargain Principle and Its Limits," Melvin Aron Eisenberg. Case: Adrien Alphonse and Alfonzo Palmer v. Northern Telecom, Inc. Case: In the Matter of Sol Kittay, deceased. Case: Frohlich & Newell Foods, Inc. v. New Sans Souci Nursing Home. Case: Greg Sacks v. Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange, Inc. Case: Seymour Gillman etc. v. Chase Manhattan Bank. Case: Ira M. Weiss v. Nurse Midwifery Associates. Case: Babe, Inc., a Florida Corporation v. Baby's Formula Service, Inc., a Florida Corporation. Case: The State of Ohio, University of Cincinnati Hospital v. Cohen. 8. TORTS. Reading: "A Theory of Negligence," Richard A. Posner. Reading: "Torts," Richard L. Abel. Case: Elaine Smythe v. American Red Cross Blood Services and Albany Medical Center Hospital. Case: Ellena B. Michnik-Zilberman, Individually and as Administratrix v. Gordon's Liquor, Inc. Case: Gloria Jean Hosein v. Checker Taxi Company, Inc. Case: Donald Beauchene v. Synanon Foundation, Inc. Reading: "Growing Liability for Premises Owners," Janet L. Brown and Delia A. Doyle. Case: Kathleen Barker Clement v. United States of America. Case: Renee McCracken Williams et al. v. Steves Industries, Inc. Case: Ricky B. Minato v. J.E. Ferrare. Reading: "The Trend Toward Comparative Fault," Henry Woods. Case: Nakajima, Ishiro, et al. v. United States of America. Case: Michele Schiffman v. John Spring and Fred Bright. Case: George Philippi v. Sipapu, Inc., et al. Reading: "Judicial Creativity and Tort Law," Cornelius J. Peck. Reading: "Killing the Golden Goose," Clifford L. Somers. Case: Gail Pierce et al. v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company et al. Case: Joyce L. Payne v. Soft Sheen Products, Inc. Case: Thomas Roock, et al. v. Oster Corporation, et al. Case: David Bazerman, et al. v. Gardall Safe Corporation, et al. Case: Toni Ann Diaz v. Oakland Tribune, Inc., et al. 9. EQUITY. Reading: "Equity," Charles Rembar. Case: Mary Simonds v. Reva B. Simonds, Individually and as Executrix of Frederick L. Simonds, Deceased. Case: Sharon Gerety v. J. Leo Poitras. Case: Bernard Halperin v. Clarence A. Raville et al. Case: In Re Guardianship of Richard Pescinski, Incompetent. Reading: "Medical Decisionmaking for Incompetent Persons: The Massachusetts Substituted Judgement Model," Sean M. Dunphy and John H. Cross. Case: Eugene Edmonds, Jr., an infant, and Pat Fava, an infant, v. Antionette Ronella, an infant. Reading: "The Use of the Clean Hands Doctrine," William J. Lawrence III. Case: Ta Chun Want a/k/a Chun Wong a/k/a Dhun T. Want v. Chun Wong, et al. Case: Matthew Dwyer, and Infant, by John Dwyer, et al. v. Louis Francis Mazzola, et al. 10. REMEDIES. Case: Paul Smith v. Western Electric Company. Case: Oneida City School District v. Seiden & Sons, Inc. Reading: " Civil Jury Awards Are Not Out of Control," Stephen Daniels and Joanne Martin. Case: William L. Buchwald v. Jay F. Waldron. Case: Emma McDougald v. Dr. Sara Garber et al. Case: Bruce Adams v. Linblad Travel, Inc. Case: Space Master International, Inc. v. City Worcester. Reading: "Punitive Damages and the Tort System," Griffin B. Bell and Perry E. Pearce. Case: Jerry L. Ross v. Black & Decker Incorporated. Case: Patricia Hollander v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Index.

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