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Contracts: Cases, Discussion and Problems

Brian Blum, Amy Bushaw, and Kevin Tu

2026

Contracts: Cases, Discussion, and Problems is known for its strikingly clear, straightforward text that binds together and illuminates cases, concepts, and theory. The case selection in the book primarily consists of carefully edited modern, engaging cases, interspersed with classic older cases. The cases are followed by questions designed to draw students’ attention to difficult and crucial aspects of the court’s opinion and to prompt vigorous class discussion. Manageable problems supplement cases, sometimes as exercises in applying the principles arising from cases, and sometimes as a means of introducing topics taught most effectively through problems. A number of questions and problems raise transactional issues such as drafting, client counseling, and negotiation. The book’s focus on contemporary methods of contracting includes an ongoing emphasis on standard contracts in both traditional and electronic form. To provide students with a transnational perspective, most chapters of the book end with a short discussion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. There are multiple choice self-assessment questions for each chapter at the end of the book. The casebook’s organization begins with formation and then corresponds to the sequence followed by the Restatement (2nd) of Contracts and treatises. Its concise, efficient presentation results in an optimum length for a six-credit course, but with flexibility to allow for its adoption for a shorter course. The teacher’s manual offers guidance on the selection of materials for shorter coverage of each topic in the book.
American Factions: How the U.S. Constitution Can End Extreme Partisanship

James L. Huffman

2026

Americans of all political stripes are becoming increasingly frustrated with the partisanship of present-day politics. Democrats and Republicans alike claim mandates on narrow margins of victory and are quick to condemn their opponents as enemies of the public good. The Framers of the Constitution understood that such divisions are rooted in the political factions inherent in democracy. Their solutions were federalism, the separation of powers, bicameralism, judicial review and other structural constraints on majority rule. Over the course of US history some of those constraints have been eroded as American politics have become more democratic and less respectful of the liberties and freedoms the Framers sought to protect. American Factions advocates for a renewed understanding of the problem of political factions and a restoration of the Constitution's limits to revive a politics of compromise and bipartisanship.
- Surveys the framing history of the Constitution with a focus on the pervasive effort to control political factions
- Outlines where the Framers' constitutional design has been altered by amendment and judicial interpretation
- Provides solutions for the problem of political division, pointing to governmental structure, education, and appeals to civic virtue
Introduction to the Study of U.S. Law

Robert H. Klonoff

2026

This book is designed to introduce students to the highlights of the first-year curriculum at a U.S. law school. The first chapter provides an overview of the U.S. legal system. The seven chapters that follow focus on basic foundational subjects: constitutional law, civil procedure, contracts, torts, property, criminal procedure, and criminal law, each in a separate chapter. Although the first chapter consists entirely of articles and other commentary, the other seven chapters consist mainly of edited court decisions.

All of the chapters contain notes and questions, highlighting important issues for discussion and providing citations to cases, articles, and other materials for more in-depth study.

First, it is designed for international students who are attending a U.S. law school to pursue an LL.M degree or an S.J.D. degree. This book gives such students the opportunity to take an intensive course on U.S. law, thus enabling them to learn the fundamental concepts before taking upper-division courses.

Second, this book is designed for international students who want to learn about U.S. law but who are not planning to attend a U.S. law school. U.S. law professors can teach the course in foreign law schools using this text. Also, foreign professors who have been trained at a U.S. law school can teach U.S. law at their home institutions.

Third, the book is designed for undergraduate students who are considering law school or who otherwise want to learn basic legal concepts. Such a course could be taught by U.S. law professors at their undergraduate institutions.

All such students share a common desire to learn the basics of U.S. law in one course. And all will benefit not only from the substantive materials but also from the experience of learning core subject areas.
Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment

Lisa Benjamin

2025

Climate obstruction involves intentional actions and efforts to slow or block policies on climate change that are commensurate with the current scientific consensus of what is necessary to avoid dangerous human interference with the climate system. With thirty-one lead authors coordinating twelve teams of more than one hundred total authors, this first-of-its-kind volume reviews obstruction efforts undertaken by fossil fuel industries, utilities, the transportation sector, agribusinesses, public relations firms, and organizations on the political far right. The chapters also examine the role and effects of the media in disseminating climate disinformation and misinformation. They assess climate obstruction efforts at the subnational level, in United Nations negotiations, across the Global South, and those aimed at adaptation. Finally, the reviews explore efforts to curb climate obstruction, including regulation and litigation as well as civil-society movements. This assessment shows that as climate action becomes globalized, efforts to obstruct it have become more deceptive, widespread, well-funded, and dangerous.

In recent decades, legal and governmental efforts to counteract climate disinformation and obstruction have grown. Chapter 12 summarizes these efforts, including regulation, litigation, and government-led investigations. It discusses specific regulatory tools and how, though they can address obstruction of climate action, obstruction itself can create obstacles to their passage and enforcement. It describes litigation brought to hold corporations—particularly fossil fuel companies—directly responsible for the climate harm their products caused to communities and individuals, as well as detailing government-led investigations of the carbon majors. The chapter also discusses efforts to use the law to impede climate action, including suits against scientists and protestors along with actions against environmental reforms in the financial industry. Its findings suggest that legal and state efforts to address climate obstruction have already made a significant impact and are likely to become an important component of climate action globally.
Ocean Yearbook 39

Lisa Benjamin and Cymie Payne

2025

Devoted to assessing the state of ocean and coastal governance, knowledge, and management, the Ocean Yearbook provides information in one convenient resource.

As in previous editions, articles provide multidisciplinary expert perspectives on contemporary issues. Each new volume draws on policy studies, international relations, international and comparative law, management, marine sciences, economics, and social sciences. Each volume contains key recent legal and policy instruments.

Description of the chapter "The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law: a Solid Legal Foundation for State Obligations on Climate Change": On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion on States' specific obligations to address greenhouse gas pollution and protection and preservation of the marine environment in relation to climate change and ocean acidification. The opinion highlights the science of climate change, particularly IPCC reports, the international rules and standards of climate change, and the means and capabilities of States. The Tribunal analyzed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), finding that greenhouse gases are pollutants within the scope of UNCLOS and therefore under UNCLOS States Parties have obligations to prevent, reduce, and control greenhouse gases from any source; to protect and preserve the marine environment; to cooperate with other States for this purpose; and to prepare environmental impact assessments taking into account cumulative impacts. ITLOS found that the standard for performing these obligations is one of conduct, and that due to the risk of serious and sometimes irreversible harm, the due diligence requirements are stringent. The opinion relies heavily on external international rules, incorporated as rules of reference under UNCLOS, including the Paris Agreement, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other relevant treaties.
Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation

Lisa Benjamin and Sara L. Seck

2025

With over 2,500 climate-related cases filed worldwide, climate litigation is rapidly evolving but lacks a comprehensive resource for guiding judicial approaches. The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation fills this void, offering an authoritative guide to climate litigation’s complex landscape. Judges, lawyers, and scholars will find insights into how courts globally have addressed recurring issues, from causation to human rights impacts. Building on the rich transnational judicial dialogue already occurring within climate litigation, the Handbook distils emerging best practices with an eye towards the progressive development of the field. Its unique focus on replicable strategies in case law makes it a strategic resource for shaping the future of climate litigation.

Chapter 16 on Causation explores the challenges of proving causation in an interconnected system like the climate, where multiple actors contribute to the overall impacts. The authors highlight the significance of probabilistic approaches, recognising that establishing direct causation can be challenging due to the nature of climate change and the cumulative nature of greenhouse gas emissions. In their exploration of emerging best practices, the authors underscore the growing recognition among courts of the need for nuanced interpretations of causation requirements in climate litigation. They highlight innovative judicial strategies that utilise scientific evidence and expert testimony to assess the contribution of specific actors to climate impacts, even in the absence of direct causation. They emphasise the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between legal and scientific experts to navigate the complexities of causation in climate cases. By incorporating and further developing these emerging best practices, courts can facilitate an accurate and fair distribution of responsibilities through the cases they adjudicate.
Contracts: Examples and Explanations

Brian Blum

2025

A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students and often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis.
Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law

Tabrez Ebrahim

2025

This comprehensive Encyclopedia provides a groundbreaking exploration of the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on legal systems worldwide. With over 100 expert-authored entries, the volume delivers authoritative analysis of how rapidly evolving AI technologies intersect with established legal frameworks. The text covers a broad spectrum of topics, from foundational AI concepts to its most advanced applications in legal practice, while addressing the technology''s implications across major areas of law.
The Cambridge Handbook of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Commercial Law and Technology

Tabrez Ebrahim

2025

The Cambridge Handbook of Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Commercial Law and Technology is a timely and interdisciplinary examination of the legal and societal implications of nascent technologies in the global commercial marketplace. Featuring contributions from leading international experts in the field, this volume offers fresh and diverse perspectives on a range of topics, including non-fungible tokens, blockchain technology, the Internet of Things, product liability for defective goods, smart readers, liability for artificial intelligence products and services, and privacy in the era of quan-tum computing. This work is an invaluable resource for academics, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the social and legal challenges posed by tech-nological innovation, as well as the role of commercial law in facilitating and regulating emerging technologies.
Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation

Rachel M. Pemberton and Michael C. Blumm

2025

With over 2,500 climate-related cases filed worldwide, climate litigation is rapidly evolving but lacks a comprehensive resource for guiding judicial approaches. The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation fills this void, offering an authoritative guide to climate litigation's complex landscape. Judges, lawyers and scholars will find insights into how courts globally have addressed recurring issues, from causation to human rights impacts. Building on the rich transnational judicial dialogue already occurring within climate litigation, the Handbook distills emerging best practices with an eye towards the progressive development of the field. Its unique focus on replicable strategies in case law makes it a strategic resource for shaping the future of climate litigation.

Chapter 10 on International Atmospheric Trust cases investigates the application of the public trust doctrine in climate litigation. Historically, under this doctrine courts have maintained that certain natural and cultural resources should be held in trust for the public, with the government acting as a trustee. The authors explain the practical application and interpretation of this doctrine in climate litigation, examining key cases (through 2022) across various jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, India, Pakistan, and Uganda. The effect is to produce a Restatement of best practices in climate litigation revealing the successes and challenges encountered when invoking the public trust doctrine in climate litigation. This review of the case law reveals an emerging distinction between the U.S., which has seen the erection of procedural barriers in federal and state courts to avoid deciding cases on the merits, and international courts, who have reached the merits of several cases, ordering remedial actions. The chapter underscores the potential of this doctrine to induce more robust climate action among the political branches of government, reflecting a growing recognition among courts outside the U.S. of their own role in safeguarding the atmosphere.
Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy

David Schraub

2025

Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy examines the common instinct to ""dismiss"" claims that make us uncomfortable, rather than engaging in a deliberation of their merits. Focusing on dismissal as a primarily social, rather than legal, phenomenon, David Schraub identifies the problems that stem from the tendency to dismiss and proposes ways we can confront the hard thoughts that must be properly considered in a healthy democracy.
National Security Lies

Tung Yin

2025

This thought-provoking book details the national security lies told by presidents of the United States throughout history, both to Congress and to the public. Tung Yin explains how current laws do not set up sufficient prevention measures and proposes legislative reform to regulate such lies.

Utilizing a strong moral and legal foundation, Yin analyzes the difference between political, personal, and national security lies, and underlines the importance of checks and balances. In this book, he presents a legislative proposal which would allow for a contemporaneous record of every national security lie, free from post-hoc rationalization. Yin argues that keeping an operation covert is defensible, but that covering up government misconduct is not fit for a functioning democracy. Highlighting dozens of national security lies from Roosevelt through to the Biden administration, chapters provide a useful categorization of the lies by context and purpose, ultimately stimulating discussion about the appropriateness of national security lies in the USA’s constitutional structure.

National Security Lies is a useful resource for students and researchers in law and politics as well as terrorism and security law. It is also an invigorating read for political scientists focused on constitutional separation of powers, as well as historians and journalists focused on national security.
Federal Tax Valuation

John A. Bogdanski

2024

Federal Tax Valuation provides in-depth analysis of fair market value, valuation approaches, valuation in the absence of an active market, minority discounts and the “swing vote” theory, the enigmatic lack-of-marketability discount, and strategies for valuing S corporation stock.

You'll find concise and comprehensive answers to all important estate planning questions concerning valuations.

Keep abreast of all the court cases and IRS rulings on valuation of family limited partnerships (FLPs) and other tax-avoidance entities. Find out how to create and defend discounts for undivided partial interests in property, such as tenancies in common; how to value stock in S corporations; how to establish GRATs, QPRTs, and other tax-minimizing trusts; and how to obtain valuation benefits using buy-sell agreements and other transfer restrictions.
A Lawyer Writes: A Practical Guide to Legal Analysis

Christine Coughlin, Joan Malmud Rocklin, and Sandy Patrick

2024

This new edition of...[this] text teaches the foundational principles of critical reading, analysis, and writing in a clear and accessible way. By putting the reader in the place of a first-year attorney, the text shows law students how to succeed in law school and in the practice of law. Using graphics and contrasting effective and weak examples to illustrate concepts, the book demonstrates best practices in both traditional and electronic environments...[This book] communicates essential skills and theories so that they will be retained for a lifetime of legal practice.
Legal Protection of the Environment

Craig N. Johnston and Victor B. Flatt

2024

The new edition features a new introduction to environmental law, and the ways that environmental regulation is implemented. It also contains updated sections on the major federal environmental laws, including the NEPA amendments of 2023. It continues to be an excellent tool for analyzing environmental issues and teaching how to be an environmental lawyer.
Biodiversity Laws, Policies and Science in Europe, the United States and China

Daniel J. Rohlf

2024

This book offers an in-depth analysis of and multidisciplinary insights into the latest trends in biodiversity laws, policies and science in Europe, the United States, and China. The loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems continues at an alarming rate, harming people, the economy, and the climate. As biodiversity cannot be meaningfully addressed by any single field, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to attain a better understanding of its complexity and to identify prevention and protection systems.

Each chapter addresses a specific aspect of biodiversity. Taken together, they provide an innovative exploration of the various facets of biodiversity from the perspectives of law, the social sciences and natural sciences. As such, the book offers an essential theoretical and practical guide for academics, experts, policymakers, and students alike.
Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor: Examples and Explanations

Brian Blum and Samir Parikh

2023

Through its previous seven editions, Examples & Explanations: Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor has been popular with students and practitioners for its extraordinarily lucid explanations of complex concepts. In this eighth edition, the coauthors, Brian Blum and Samir Parikh, combine their expertise to enhance the book’s treatment of all salient areas of bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law. Although there are many changes in the eighth edition, it maintains the format and approach of previous editions. The textual discussion of the principles, goals, policies, and legal rules of Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor law is clear and accessible. The Examples & Explanations pedagogy gives the reader practice interpreting the Bankruptcy Code and applying the rules and principles to factual situations.

This book will help law students master fundamental federal bankruptcy and state debtor-creditor concepts and rules, which will help them succeed in upper-level bankruptcy/debtor-creditor courses; and it will also give them a leg up when they encounter bankruptcy in other areas, such as family law, taxation, real estate, business organizations, secured transactions, torts, and others.
A Brief American Legal History in a Nutshell

Michael Blumm

2023

A Brief American Legal History is an accessible survey of the law throughout American history, written for lawyers and law students without an historical background as well as for those interested in American history without law school training. The book begins with the English influence on American law, then considers how law affected the split between two countries; how slavery was a bedrock economic principle by the revolutionary era; how lawyers influenced the Constitution; how the law accommodated the transportation revolution of the early 19th century; and how it failed to avoid--and perhaps exacerbated--the sectional conflict that led to the Civil War. The book proceeds to explain how the Supreme Court enfeebled the Civil War constitutional amendments and ratified post-Reconstruction "Jim Crow" laws maintaining racial segregation not only of Blacks but also Asians. Also examined is how the conservative Court and invoked constitutional law to challenge efforts to enact wage and hour labor legislation and ratified the "special status" of women while denying them the right to vote, hold office, or enter professions. One of the features of the book is that it surveys common law developments throughout American history. In the 20th century, the Court stopped vetoing socio-economic legislation, and the political process revolutionized labor law during the New Deal. In the 1960s, the Warren Court not only held state segregation unconstitutional, it bolstered rights to a free press, and established individual liberties in privacy, criminal procedure, and the right to vote. From the 1970s until into the 21st century, courts generally upheld the environmental law revolution, although the Roberts Court has recently erected what may be substantial obstacles, recalling the Court's impediments to labor legislation in an earlier century. The 21st century conservative Court constitutionalized unlimited campaign contributions, recognized individual gun possession, crippled voting rights legislation, erected new protections for religious liberty, and allowed partisan gerrymandering, to say nothing of stopping a recount in the presidential vote, thereby in effect appointing a president. And, of course, the Court's new supermajority's bombshell was its overruling of the right to abortion in 2022. The Court's new reliance on a "shadow docket" has allowed it to intervene in a variety of controversies without issuing opinions, drawing criticism as a threat to democratic decisionmaking. The intersection of law and politics, a theme throughout the book, has never been more apparent.
Wildlife Stewardship on Tribal Lands : Our Place is in Our Soul

Michael Blumm and Lizzy Pennock

2023

This groundbreaking book brings together Native American and Indigenous scholars, wildlife managers, legal experts, and conservationists from dozens of tribes to share their wildlife stewardship philosophies, histories, principles, and practices.
Federal Appellate Practice and Procedure in a Nutshell

Gregory A. Castanias and Robert H. Klonoff

2023

Provides an overview of federal appellate practice and procedure. It focuses both on the federal courts of appeals and on the US Supreme Court. Federal circuit court topics include: preservation of error, the final judgment rule and its exceptions, the notice of appeal, parties to the appeal, relief pending appeal, standards and scope of review, briefing and oral argument, alternative dispute resolution, entry of judgment, and rehearing en banc. Supreme Court topics include: jurisdiction over federal cases, jurisdiction over state cases, the certiorari process, original jurisdiction, briefing and oral argument, and the role of the Solicitor General. Also includes discussions of the structure and caseloads of the federal appellate system, appellate ethics and professionalism, certification of issues to state courts, appellate court procedures during COVID, and the future of appellate justice.
The International Handbook on Clinical Tax Education

Sarah Lora and Christine Speidel

2023

While tax clinics have existed in the US for decades, they are now being established throughout the world, with recent developments in Australia, the UK and Ireland. This handbook equips readers interested in starting a clinical tax project. It also explores the benefits of clinical tax education for students, local communities, and policymakers, revealing clinics as a tool to further the fairness and efficiency of any tax system.
Intellectual Property Law: Cases & Materials

Lydia Pallas Loren and Joseph Scott Miller

2023

Version 8.0 continues to provide engaging and challenging coverage of all the major types of intellectual property law: trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark law. Covering cases and developments through Spring 2023, the Eighth Edition includes all the latest Supreme Court cases that are necessary to a survey course, including the Court's recent copyright fair use opinion Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith. Each chapter continues to optimize clear presentation of tightly edited cases and concise notes and questions.

The book kicks off with an introductory chapter that explores the basic policies animating intellectual property law, and concludes with an overarching chapter on intellectual property limits with two sections, one on preemption and one on first sale, and a short chapter on remedies. This book is designed to guide student analysis, as well as to challenge students to make vital connections within and across doctrines and policies.
Cases and Problems in Civil Rights Litigation: State, Federal and International Perspectives

John Parry

2023

Cases and Problems in Civil Rights Litigation provides an innovative approach to this complex, difficult, and important area of law. The book first situates federal civil rights litigation in a broader context by exploring sovereign immunity and state tort remedies for official misconduct. Next, the book presents the three primary forms of constitutional civil rights litigation: Ex parte Young, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Bivens. After giving students a basic understanding of these causes of action, the book devotes chapters to the most common substantive claims, proper defendants, immunity defenses, and remedies. The last chapters of the book address two special topics: the intersection of civil rights claims with the criminal justice system (including an overview of habeas corpus law), and an introduction to the possibilities for international human rights litigation in U.S. courts.

Just as important, Cases and Problems in Civil Rights Litigation repeatedly asks students to test their understanding of the law. The book begins with several fact patterns, and every chapter contains additional fact patterns drawn from real incidents and cases. Students also have the opportunity to complete two practice exercises: a civil rights complaint, and a memorandum in support of a motion to dismiss a complaint on qualified immunity grounds.

This unique blend of theory, doctrine, context, and practice will immerse students in the world of civil rights litigation and provide essential tools for practice in this area.
Native American Natural Resources Law: Cases and Materials

Judith V. Royster, Michael Blumm, Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner, and Monte Mills

2023

Native American Natural Resources Law: Cases and Materials provides a thorough examination of the interconnection between land, religion, culture, and the law. The text includes basic Indian law history and focuses on aboriginal, treaty, and executive order title; allotment; and the intersection between Indian Country and surrounding lands. Special emphasis is placed on the tribal role in environmental protection, tribal natural resources development, and tribal taxation authority, as well as a detailed consideration of water rights and usufructurary rights to hunt, fish, and gather.

The fifth edition incorporates the many major developments in the law since the fourth edition, with expanded materials on momentous decisions of the United States Supreme Court, such as McGirt v. Oklahoma, and ongoing land management issues, including tribal-federal costewardship of places like Bears Ears National Monument and elsewhere; the numerous policy initiatives of the Biden administration aimed at reshaping the federal-tribal relationship; and important circuit court decisions related to water rights, the federal government's trust relationship with tribes, and much more.
Trade and the Environment: Law and Policy

Chris Wold and Sanford E. Gaines

2023

This book examines the influence of international trade law--in particular, the agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO)--on environmental law and the environment. It presents policy arguments about the connections between trade and environmental protection and the linkage with broader concerns about sustainable development and the economic and environmental prospects for developing countries. It also considers the work of international institutions created to address these connections and the role of public participation in both disputes and trade agreement negotiations. It explores key disputes, including those involving trade restrictions on tuna, shrimp, asbestos, and beef hormones. These disputes cover key trade disciplines, including tariffs, import restrictions, subsidies, and investment. These disputes and trade disciplines intersect with key environmental concepts, including the protection of human health, fisheries and timber management, ecolabels, and climate change, illustrating how trade law affects consumer choices and regulatory and trade policy choices of governments.