Unit One Legal Systems 1
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 1
Text A Common Law v. Civil law Systems 3
Text B State and Federal Court Structure and Characteristics 14
Case Brief 24
Unit Two Constitional Law 30
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 30
Text A The Constitutional law 31
Text B Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 45
Case Study Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al 55
Unit Three Criminal Law 61
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 61
Text A Introduction to American Criminal Law 62
Text B Mens Rea 72
Case Study Harold E.Staples, Ⅲ, Petitioner v. United States 80
Unit Four Criminal Procedure Law 93
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 93
Text A An Outline of the Criminal Justice Process 94
Text B Key Aspects of Modern Criminal Procedure: Defendants' Rights 106
Case Study Pointer v. Texas 113
Unit Five Civil Procedure Law 122
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 122
Text A Introduction toAmerican Civil Procedure 123
Text B Long-arm Statute 140
Case Study Gibbons v. Brown 146
Unit Six Tort Law 153
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 153
Text A An Overview of Tort Law 154
Text B Nuisance Law 166
Case Study Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co 176
Unit Seven Contract Law 181
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 181
Text A The Common Law of Contracts 182
Text B Consideration 195
Case Study Hamer v. Sidway 203
Unit Eight Property Law 208
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 208
Text A An Overview of Property Law 209
Text B Adverse Possession 222
Case Study Gilinsky v. Sether 229
Unit Nine The Law of Corporations 236
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 236
Text A Corporations 237
Text B Piercing the Corporate Veil: Does Incorporation Provide Shareholder Protection from Corporate Liability？ 249
Case Study Minton v. Cavaney 256
Unit Ten Evidence Law 261
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 261
Text A Rules of Evidence 262
Text B General Concepts of Relevancy 274
Case Study State v. Cowan 282
Unit Eleven Intellectual Property Law 291
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 291
Text A Trade Secret and Patent Law 292
Text B Copyright and Trademark Law 303
Case Study In Re Nantucket, Inc 314
Unit Twelve Family Law 322
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 322
Text A Introduction to Family Law 323
Text B Marriage and Property Rights 335
Case Study Michelle Marvin v. Lee Marvin 343
Unit Thirteen The Antitrust Law 355
Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 355
Text A Guide to the U.S. Antitrust Laws 356
Text B Tying Arrangement 369
Case Study Eastman Kodak Company, Petitioner v. Image Technical Services, Inc. ,et al 380
AppendixⅠ:Tapescripts 393
AppendixⅡ:Overview of the State and Federal Court System 414
AppendixⅢ:Model Contract 417
AppendixⅣ:Deed 419
AppendixⅤ:Corporate Forms—Simple Form of Certificate of Incorporation 421
AppendixⅥ:About Case Citations 422
AppendixⅦ:Vocabulary 425
Acknowlegements 468