Law 101: everything you need to know about the American legal system
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Preface
There Are No Secret Books:
You Can Understand the Law
Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics:
Interpreting and Applying the Constitution
What is constitutional law?
Why do we need constitutional law?
How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means?
Where does the Supreme Court get the authority to interpret the
Constitution?
What powers does constitutional law give to the rest of the
federal government?
What powers do the states have under constitutional law?
First Freedoms: Constitutional Rights
What rights does constitutional law protect?
What is due process?
Does constitutional law require that everyone be treated equally?
How does the Constitution protect freedom of speech?
How does the Constitution protect freedom of religion?
What other rights are protected by the Constitution?
Your Day in Court: The Litigation Process
What is civil procedure?
Why do we need civil litigation and civil procedure?
Where do court cases come from?
Where can a lawsuit be brought?
When can you make a federal case out of it?
If you can sue in different places, what law will apply in each place?
How does a lawsuit begin?
What can the defendant do to respond to a lawsuit?
What if there are more than two parties to a lawsuit?
What if there are many parties to a lawsuit?
How do the parties discover the facts about their case?
What else happens before the trial?
What happens at trial?
What evidence can be presented at
What about the jury?
What happens after trial?
Auto Accidents, Scalding Coffee, and Medical
Malpractice: Personal Injuries and Tort Law
What is tort law?
Why do we need tort law?
Is it a tort when you hit someone?
Is it a tort when you injure someone by not being careful?
Contents
What does the law mean by reasonable care?
How does a plaintiff prove that a defendant has been negligent?
What if the victim is partly at fault for an accident?
Suppose someone does not intend to injure someone else and acts with
reasonable care. Can he or she still be liable in tort?
When is a manufacturer liable for injuries caused by its products?
What damages can a plaintiff get in a tort case?
When are damages awarded to punish the defendant?
6
Businesses, Consumers, and Contract Law
What is contract law?
Why do we need contract law?
What is a contract?
How do you make a contract?
Does a contract have to be in writing to be enforceable?
Can anyone make a contract?
Once two people make an agreement, is it always enforceable?
If a contract is unfair, can a court refuse to enforce it?
Once you make a contract, can you ever get out of it?
What happens if one party s performance depends upon something
happening and it doesn t happen?
Will a court order someone to perform a contract?
How much does someone have to pay for not keeping a promise?
How does the law treat form contracts?
7
What is property law?
Why do we need property law?
What kinds of property are there?
How can someone acquire property?
How is property purchased and sold?
How is property transferred on death?
What is a trust?
How do people own property collectively?
How is the use of property controlled over time?
How else can ownership of property be shared?
What are the property rights of a landlord and a tenant?
When can the government take your property?
8
Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Law
What is criminal law?
Why do we need criminal law?
What is a criminal act?
Does someone have to mean to commit a crime to be guilty?
When is self-defense justified?
In what other circumstances is someone justified in
committing a crime?
Why are criminals allowed to plead insanity as a defense?
What other defenses are available?
Can someone be convicted for almost committing a crime?
Contents
What is homicide?
Why is rape law so controversial?
Protecting the Innocent, Freeing the Guilty:
Criminal Procedure
What is criminal procedure?
Why do we need criminal procedure?
What are the steps in the criminal process?
When can the police conduct a search and seizure?
What is the
What happens if police violate a defendant s rights?
What is plea bargaining?
Why do we have juries?
What is the adversary process?
How does sentencing work?
What about the death penalty?
Why does it seem that criminal appeals go on so long?
Conclusion
Index of Legal Cases
Index of Subjects
The best-selling first edition
of Law
with a vividly written and
indispensable portrait of
our nation s legal system. Now, in this
revised edition, Jay M. Feinman offers an
updated survey of American law, spiced
with new anecdotes and cases (including
Supreme Court cases through July
and incorporating fresh material on
topics ranging from the President s war
powers to intellectual property, standard
form contracts, and eminent domain.
Here is an exceptionally clear intro¬
duction to law, covering the main subjects
found in the first year of law school and
giving us a basic understanding of how it
all works. Readers are introduced to every
aspect of the legal system, from constitu¬
tional law and the litigation process to
tort law, contract law, property law, and
criminal law. Feinman illuminates each
discussion with many intriguing, outra¬
geous, and infamous cases, from the
scalding coffee case that cost McDonald s
half a million dollars, to the sensational
murder trial in Victorian London that led
to the legal definition of insanity, to the
epochal decision in Marbuty
gave the Supreme Court the power to
declare state and federal laws unconstitu¬
tional. He broadens the reader s legal
vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of
everything from due process and equal
protection in constitutional law to the
distinction between murder and
manslaughter in criminal law. Perhaps
most important, we learn that though
the law is voluminous and complex, it is
accessible to all.
Everyone who wants a better grasp
of current legal issues—from students
contemplating law school, to journalists
covering the legislature or the courts,
to fans of Court TV—will find here a
wonderful source of information: a
complete, clear, and colorful map of the
American legal system.
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Contents
Preface
There Are No Secret Books:
You Can Understand the Law
Constitutional Law and Constitutional Politics:
Interpreting and Applying the Constitution
What is constitutional law?
Why do we need constitutional law?
How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means?
Where does the Supreme Court get the authority to interpret the
Constitution?
What powers does constitutional law give to the rest of the
federal government?
What powers do the states have under constitutional law?
First Freedoms: Constitutional Rights
What rights does constitutional law protect?
What is due process?
Does constitutional law require that everyone be treated equally?
How does the Constitution protect freedom of speech?
How does the Constitution protect freedom of religion?
What other rights are protected by the Constitution?
Your Day in Court: The Litigation Process
What is civil procedure?
Why do we need civil litigation and civil procedure?
Where do court cases come from?
Where can a lawsuit be brought?
When can you make a federal case out of it?
If you can sue in different places, what law will apply in each place?
How does a lawsuit begin?
What can the defendant do to respond to a lawsuit?
What if there are more than two parties to a lawsuit?
What if there are many parties to a lawsuit?
How do the parties discover the facts about their case?
What else happens before the trial?
What happens at trial?
What evidence can be presented at
What about the jury?
What happens after trial?
Auto Accidents, Scalding Coffee, and Medical
Malpractice: Personal Injuries and Tort Law
What is tort law?
Why do we need tort law?
Is it a tort when you hit someone?
Is it a tort when you injure someone by not being careful?
Contents
What does the law mean by reasonable care?
How does a plaintiff prove that a defendant has been negligent?
What if the victim is partly at fault for an accident?
Suppose someone does not intend to injure someone else and acts with
reasonable care. Can he or she still be liable in tort?
When is a manufacturer liable for injuries caused by its products?
What damages can a plaintiff get in a tort case?
When are damages awarded to punish the defendant?
6
Businesses, Consumers, and Contract Law
What is contract law?
Why do we need contract law?
What is a contract?
How do you make a contract?
Does a contract have to be in writing to be enforceable?
Can anyone make a contract?
Once two people make an agreement, is it always enforceable?
If a contract is unfair, can a court refuse to enforce it?
Once you make a contract, can you ever get out of it?
What happens if one party's performance depends upon something
happening and it doesn't happen?
Will a court order someone to perform a contract?
How much does someone have to pay for not keeping a promise?
How does the law treat form contracts?
7
What is property law?
Why do we need property law?
What kinds of property are there?
How can someone acquire property?
How is property purchased and sold?
How is property transferred on death?
What is a trust?
How do people own property collectively?
How is the use of property controlled over time?
How else can ownership of property be shared?
What are the property rights of a landlord and a tenant?
When can the government take your property?
8
Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Law
What is criminal law?
Why do we need criminal law?
What is a criminal act?
Does someone have to mean to commit a crime to be guilty?
When is self-defense justified?
In what other circumstances is someone justified in
committing a crime?
Why are criminals allowed to plead insanity as a defense?
What other defenses are available?
Can someone be convicted for almost committing a crime?
Contents
What is homicide?
Why is rape law so controversial?
Protecting the Innocent, Freeing the Guilty:
Criminal Procedure
What is criminal procedure?
Why do we need criminal procedure?
What are the steps in the criminal process?
When can the police conduct a search and seizure?
What is the
What happens if police violate a defendant's rights?
What is plea bargaining?
Why do we have juries?
What is the adversary process?
How does sentencing work?
What about the death penalty?
Why does it seem that criminal appeals go on so long?
Conclusion
Index of Legal Cases
Index of Subjects
The best-selling first edition
of Law
with a vividly written and
indispensable portrait of
our nation's legal system. Now, in this
revised edition, Jay M. Feinman offers an
updated survey of American law, spiced
with new anecdotes and cases (including
Supreme Court cases through July
and incorporating fresh material on
topics ranging from the President's war
powers to intellectual property, standard
form contracts, and eminent domain.
Here is an exceptionally clear intro¬
duction to law, covering the main subjects
found in the first year of law school and
giving us a basic understanding of how it
all works. Readers are introduced to every
aspect of the legal system, from constitu¬
tional law and the litigation process to
tort law, contract law, property law, and
criminal law. Feinman illuminates each
discussion with many intriguing, outra¬
geous, and infamous cases, from the
scalding coffee case that cost McDonald's
half a million dollars, to the sensational
murder trial in Victorian London that led
to the legal definition of insanity, to the
epochal decision in Marbuty
gave the Supreme Court the power to
declare state and federal laws unconstitu¬
tional. He broadens the reader's legal
vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of
everything from "due process" and "equal
protection" in constitutional law to the
distinction between "murder" and
"manslaughter" in criminal law. Perhaps
most important, we learn that though
the law is voluminous and complex, it is
accessible to all.
Everyone who wants a better grasp
of current legal issues—from students
contemplating law school, to journalists
covering the legislature or the courts,
to fans of Court TV—will find here a
wonderful source of information: a
complete, clear, and colorful map of the
American legal system. |
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