Learn the fundamentals of U.S. law in 48 lectures delivered by four exceptional lawyers and professors.
Overview
Syllabus
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- 01: Litigation and Legal Practice: Litigation and the American Legal System
- 02: Litigation and Legal Practice: Thinking like a Lawyer
- 03: Litigation and Legal Practice: Representing Your Client
- 04: Litigation and Legal Practice: Trial Strategy behind the Scenes
- 05: Litigation and Legal Practice: Opening Statements: The Moment of Primacy
- 06: Litigation and Legal Practice: Direct Examination: Questioning Your Witnesses
- 07: Litigation and Legal Practice: The Art of the Objection
- 08: Litigation and Legal Practice: Problematic Evidence
- 09: Litigation and Legal Practice: Controlling Cross-Examination
- 10: Litigation and Legal Practice: Closing Arguments: Driving Your Theory Home
- 11: Litigation and Legal Practice: Understanding the Appellate Process
- 12: Litigation and Legal Practice: Arguing before the Supreme Court
- 13: Criminal Law and Procedure: Who Defines Crimes, and How?
- 14: Criminal Law and Procedure: Crime and the Guilty Mind
- 15: Criminal Law and Procedure: Homicide and Moral Culpability
- 16: Criminal Law and Procedure: The Law of Self-Defense
- 17: Criminal Law and Procedure: Federal Crimes and Federal Power
- 18: Criminal Law and Procedure: Cruel and Unusual Punishments
- 19: Criminal Law and Procedure: Due Process and the Right to Counsel
- 20: Criminal Law and Procedure: Government Searches and Privacy Rights
- 21: Criminal Law and Procedure: The Shrinking Warrant Requirement
- 22: Criminal Law and Procedure: The Fifth Amendment Privilege
- 23: Criminal Law and Procedure: Miranda and Police Interrogations
- 24: Criminal Law and Procedure: Plea Bargains, Jury Trials, and Justice
- 25: Civil Procedure: Procedural Rights and Why They Matter
- 26: Civil Procedure: Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- 27: Civil Procedure: Jurisdiction over the Defendant
- 28: Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach to Personal Jurisdiction
- 29: Civil Procedure: The Role of Pleadings
- 30: Civil Procedure: Understanding Complex Litigation
- 31: Civil Procedure: The Use and Abuse of Discovery
- 32: Civil Procedure: Deciding a Case before the Trial Ends
- 33: Civil Procedure: The Right to a Civil Jury Trial
- 34: Civil Procedure: Determining What Law Applies
- 35: Civil Procedure: Relitigation and Preclusion
- 36: Civil Procedure: Appeals and How They Are Judged
- 37: Torts: The Calamitous World of Tort Law
- 38: Torts: Legal Duty to Others
- 39: Torts: Reasonable Care and the Reasonable Person
- 40: Torts: Rules versus Standards of Care
- 41: Torts: The Complexities of Factual Causation
- 42: Torts: Legal Causation and Foreseeability
- 43: Torts: Liability for the Acts of Others
- 44: Torts: When Tort Plaintiffs Share the Blame
- 45: Torts: Animals, Blasting, and Strict Liability
- 46: Torts: The Rise of Products Liability
- 47: Torts: Products Liability Today
- 48: Torts: Punitive Damages and Their Limits
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