Thinking like a lawyer: an introduction to legal reasoning
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Acknowledgments, xv
INTRODUCTION, I
I. How Lawyers Think, 1
II. The Plan of This Book, 4
hi. Thinking Like a Law Student, 6
PART ONE
BASIC LEGAL REASONING
1. IDENTIFYING APPLICABLE LAW, 9
i. The Sources of American Law, 10
a.Enacted Law, 11
1. The Legislative Process, 12
2. The Administrative Process, 14
b. Case Law, 15
1. The District Court, 16
a. Bringing a Dispute Before the Court, 16
b. Identifying Issues, 20
Contents
viii
c. Deciding Issues, 21
d. Distinguishing Between Issues of Law and Fact,
2. The Court of Appeals, 25
3. The Supreme Court, 27
11. Identifying Applicable Law, 28
a. Identifying the Government with Power:
An Introduction to Choice of Law Theory; 28
1. Vertical Choice pi Law Analysis, 29
2. Horizontal Choice of Law Analysis, 29
b. Identifying Law by Subject Matter:
An Introduction to Rule Analysis, 31
1. The Nature of Rules: Form, 31
2. The Nature of Rules: Substance, 32
3. The Problem of Generality, 33
c. Identifying Void Rules: An Introduction
to Constitutionalism, 34
2. ANALYZING THE LAW, 37
i. Analyzing Statutes, 37
11. Analyzing Cases, 40
a. The Components of a Case, 40
1. Facts, 40
2. Procedural History, 40
3. Questions Presented, 41
4. Rules of Law, 41
5. Application of Law to Fact, 42
6. Holding, 45
7. Disposition, 47
8. Dissents and Concurrences, 47
b. An Introduction to Stare Decisis, 50
hi. Analyzing Rights and Duties, 53
a. The Meaning of Right and Duty 53
b. Three Characteristics of Rights and Duties, 54
c. The Significance of the Three Characteristics, 55
3. SYNTHESIZING THE LAW, 57
1. Synthesizing Rules: General to Specific, 57
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a. The Basic Organizing Principle, 58
b. Relationships Among Rules, 58
1. Rules Defining an Element of a More General Rule, 58
2. Rules Applying a More General Rule, 59
3. Rules Limiting a More General Rule, 60
4. Rules Cumulative to Another Rule, 62
5. Rules Contradicting Another Rule, 63
c. Outlining the Synthesis, 65
11. Synthesizing a Rule: Specific to General, 67
a. T/zc Basic Model, 68
b. The Problem of Indeterminacy, 69
c. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Policy Judgments, 71
d. Using Rule Synthesis as an Advocate, 73
1. Supporting the New Rule, 73
2. Opposing the New Rule, 74
4. RESEARCHING THE FACTS, 77
i. The Role of Factual Research, 77
11. The Rules of Factual Investigation, 78
a. The Law of Evidence, 79
1. Types of Evidence Admissible, 79
2. The Requirement of Relevance, 80
3. Reasons to Exclude Relevant Evidence, 81
a. Unreliability: The Example of Hearsay, 81
b. Prejudice: The Example of Prior Bad Acts, 82
c. Other Policies: The Example of Privilege, 83
b. The Burden of Proof 83
1. Types of Burdens of Proof, 84
2. Techniques to Persuade the Trier of Fact, 86
3. Presumptions, 87
c. The Problem of Cognitive Bias, 89
5. APPLYING THE LAW, 91
1. Deduction, 93
a. The Basic Model, 93
b. The Problem of Indeterminacy, 95
c. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Specificity, 96
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d. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Rules of Statutory
Interpretation, 97
1. The Special Rules of Statutory Interpretation, 97
2. The Indeterminacy of These Special Rules, 99
e. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Policy Judgments, 101
1. The Two Types of Policy Judgments Required, 101
2. The Nature qf Policy Judgments, 102
3o Combining the Policy Judgments to Decide Cases, 103
a. In General 103
b. Line Drawing, 104
c. Balancing, 105
f. The Special Problem of Dictum, 10 6
g. Using Deduction as an Advocate, 108
1. Supporting Application of the Rule, 109
2. Opposing Application of the Rule, 112
h. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Analogies, 115
Analogy, 115
a. The Basic Model, 115
b. The Problem of Indeterminacy, 117
c. Addressing Indeterminacy Through Policy Judgments, 118
d. The Special Problem of Dictum, 121
e. Using Analogy as an Advocate, 121
1. Arguments for Following the Precedent, 121
2. Arguments for Distinguishing the Precedent, 124
Comparing Deduction and Analogy, 127
Deduction and Analogy in a Jury System , 128
Epilogue: Changing Case Law, 130
a. Flexibility Without Changing Case Law, 130
b. Justifications for Changing Case Law, 130
c. Techniques for Changing Case Law, 132
1. Confining a Case to Its Facts, 132
2. Overruling Sub Silentio, 132
3« Creating Exceptions, 133
4. Employing Legal Fictions, 134
5. Explicit Overruling, 135
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PART TWO
REASONING WITH POLICIES
6. POLICY ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS, AND APPLICATION, 139
i. Policy Analysis, 140
a. The Dilemma of Choosing Among Opposed Policies, 140
b. Specific Policy Conflicts, 141
1. The Individual and the Community, 143
a. Individualism and Major it arianism, 144
b. Autonomy and Paternalism, 146
c. Justice and Efficiency, 148
d. Rights Theory and Utilitarianism, 149
2. Naturalism and Positivism, 152
3. Instrumentalism and Formalism, 154
a. In General, 154
b. Application to Statutory Interpretation, 161
il Policy Synthesis, 165
a. The Relationship in Theory Among Policies, 165
b. The Relationship in Consequence Among Policies, 170
1. Consistent Policies, 170
2. Opposed Policies, 171
3. Independent Policies, 172
hi. Policy Application, 173
a. The Technique of Deciding, 173
b. The Indeterminacy of Policy Judgments, 174
c. Predicting the Decision of the Court, 178
7. CONTRACTS, l8l
1. Traditional Contract, 181
a. Offer and Acceptance, 182
1. The Objective Test, 182
2. The Subjective Test, 183
b. Consideration, 184
11. Detrimental Reliance, 185
in. The Nature of the Contractual Duty, 187
a. The Duty to Perform the Express
Promise and Any Implied Promises, 187
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b. Liability for Breach of the Duty to Perform, 188
1. Breach of a Contractual Promise, 188
2. Loss by the Promisee, 189
3. Loss as a Consequence of the Breach, 191
8. TORTS, 195
i. The Nature of Tort Law, 195
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11. The Structure of Modern Tort Law, 196
a. Intentional Tort, 196
b. Negligence, 198
1. Injury, 199
2. Causation, 200
3. Breach, 201
4. Duty, 203
c. Strict Liability, 203
9. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 207
I. Constitutional Interpretation, 207
II. Powers of the Government: Federalism, 210
hi. Individual Rights, 214
a. Free Speech, 215
b. Due Process, 216
10. CIVIL PROCEDURE, 221
I. Personal Jurisdiction, 222
a. Statutory Basis of Personal Jurisdiction, 222
b. Limitations Imposed by Due Process, 222
1. Traditional Bases of Personal Jurisdiction, 222
2. Minimum Contacts, 224
a. General Jurisdiction, 224
b. Specific Jurisdiction, 224
(1) Purposeful Availment, 225
(2) Reasonableness, 225
c. Jurisdictional Rules as a Compromise, 226
II. Subject Matter Jurisdiction, 228
a. Federal Question Jurisdiction, 229
b. Diversity Jurisdiction, 230
Contents
xiii
PART THREE
PERSPECTIVES ON LEGAL REASONING
11. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON
LEGAL REASONING, 235
I. The Enlightenment Origins of American Legal Thought, 236
a. The Emergence of Enlightenment Epistemology, 236
b. The Emergence of Liberalism, 239
c. The Decline of Naturalism, 241
11. Legal Formalism, 242
in. The Critique of Legal Formalism, 245
a. The Methodological Critique, 245
b. The Political Critique, 249
iv. Legal Realism, 250
v. Contemporary Mainstream Legal Reasoning, 255
12. CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON LEGAL
REASONING, 259
i. Law and Economics, 260
11. Critical Legal Studies, 266
in. Identity-Based Movements, 270
a. Feminist Legal Theory, 270
b. Critical Race Theory, 275
c. Other Identity-Based Movements, 277
IV. Liberalism, 279
v. Pragmatism, 281
vi. Conclusion, 285
CONCLUSION, 289
Appendix: Thinking Like a Law Student, 291
Notes, 303
Selected Bibliography, 317
Index, 325
Law students, law professors, and lawyers frequently refer to the process of
“thinking like a lawyer,” but attempts to analyze in any systematic way what is meant
by that phrase are rare. In this practical and accessible introduction, Kenneth
J. Vandevelde defines this elusive phrase and clearly identifies the techniques
involved in thinkimr like a lawver.
When Vandeveldes Thinking Like a Lawyer was first published, it became an
instant classic, considered by many to be the gold standard introduction to legal
reasoning. The second edition oilers a new generation of students, lawyers, and
lay readers important insight into a well-developed and valuable way of thinking.
Updated throughout, this edition features a new chapter on contemporary
perspectives on legal reasoning, as well as new- sections on the legislative process,
the judicial process, and the role of cognitive bias in jury deliberations.
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