Unit 1 Introduction to Legal Reading Skills 1
1．The Specific Skills of Legal Reading 1
2．The Structure of a Judicial Opinion 2
3．Frequently Used Legal Terms in Opinions 13
4．Speed and Comprehension 14
Unit 2 Administrative Law 17
STATE EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYSTEM v.INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION ET AL 18
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL.GEORGE EXARCHOU v.JOHN L.MURFF,DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK 22
Unit 3 Antitrust Law 26
UNITED STATES v.SEALY,INC 27
KIEFER—STEWART CO.v.JOSEPH E.SEAGRAM ＆ SONS,INC.,ET AL 35
Unit 4 Banking and Finance Law 38
CHATSKY AND ASSOCIATES ET AL.v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY;BANK OF AMERICA CORP.,REAL PARTY IN INTEREST 39
THE CITIZENS BANK v.ALAFABCO,INC.,ET AL 44
Unit 5 Civil Procedure 49
AUSLEY v.BISHOP 51
CALDER ET AL v.JONES 59
Unit 6 Constitutional Law 63
BROWN v.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA 65
BOOS ET AL.v.BARRY,MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,ET AL 69
Unit 7 Contract Law 72
LEFKOWITZ v.GREAT MINNEAPOLIS SURPLUS STORE,INC 73
JOSEPH FRASER v.DONALD D.EDMISTEN 76
Unit 8 Corporation Law 78
DEWITT TRUCK BROKER,INC.v.W.RAY FLEMMING FRUIT COMPANY AND W.REY FLEMMING 80
ANDREW H.SCHNELL v.CHRIS—CRAFT INDUSTRIES,INC 87
Unit 9 Criminal Law 90
THE PEOPLE ＆ C.v.KEITH ANTWINE 91
THE PEOPLE ＆ C.v.JAMES BYRNE 93
Unit 10 Criminal Procedure 98
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v.JOSE O.ORTEGA—SANTANA 99
RICHARD J.TAYLOR,JR.v.UNITED STATES 102
Unit 11 Employment Law 105
ALFREDO AVILES v.CORNELL FORGE COMPANY 107
AMANDA BENT BOLT COMPANY,AMANDA,OHIOA v.INTERNATIONAL UNION,UNITED AUTOMOBILE,AEROSPACE,AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA,LOCAL 1549,ET AT 112
Unit 12 Environmental Law 115
CITIZENS TO PRESERVE OVERTON PARK v.VOLPE 116
KEY TRONIC CORPORATION,A WASHINGTON CORPORATION v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE;DONALD B.RICE,SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY 124
Unit 13 Evidence Law 128
UNITED STATES v.MANUEL P.AMARAL 129
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v.MARIA CHRISTINA HURTADO AND AUGUSTINE ARAGONES,JR 134
Unit 14 Family Law 137
ZABLOCKI v.REDHAIL 138
S.W.v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY 143
Unit 15 Intellectual Property Law 148
HENRI'S FOOD PRODUCTS CO.INC.v.TASTY SNACKS,INC 149
PIONEER HI—BRED INTERNATIONAL,INC.v.J.E.M.AG SUPPLY,INC.,FARM ADVANTAGE,INC.,LARRY BENZ,MERLE PRUETT,KEVIN WOLFSWINKEL,TIM KAMSTRA,AND TOM EISCHEN SEED AND CHEMICALS 154
Unit 16 Property Law 159
DOROTHY MOORE AND KENT REINHARDT v.RUBY F.PHILLIPS,AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ADA CHLOE BRANNAN,DECEASED 160
LEECO GAS ＆ OIL COMPANY v.COUNTY OF NUECES 165
Unit 17 Torts 168
JEFFREY J.HARPER v.THEODOR H.HERMAN 169
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS—PAN AMERICAN v.TONY AGUILAR AND KAY MARIE AGUILAR 172
BIG TOWN NURSING HOME,INC.v.HOWARD TERRY NEWMAN 174
AppendixⅠ Key to Exercises 178
AppendixⅡ 常用拉丁语法律词汇 198
Sources of Reading Materials Used in this Book 213