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Introduction to United States Law

This guide will provide an introduction to United States law for those new to the study of United States law or anyone looking for a general overview.

American Courts and the Judicial Process

Robert A. Carp, Ronald Stidham & Kenneth L. Manning, Judicial Process in America, 7th ed. (CQ Press, c2007)
KF 8700 .C37 2007 Law Stacks. [2014 edition at Gleeson Stacks, KF 8700 .C37 2014.]

William S. Miller, A Primer on American Courts (Pearson Longman, c2005)
KF 8720 .M55 2005 Law Stacks

Civil Procedure

Mary Kay Kane, Civil Procedure in a Nutshell, 8th ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2018)
KF 8841 .K36 2018 Law Open Reserve

Stephen Subrin & Margaret Y. K. Woo, Litigating in America: Civil Procedure in Context (Aspen Publishers, c2006)
KF 8840 .S83 2006 Law Open Reserve

Criminal Law and Procedure

Wayne R. LaFave, Criminal Law, 6th ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2017)
KF 9219 .L38 2017 Law Open Reserve

Wayne R. LaFave, Jerold H. Israel & Nancy J. King & Orin S. Kerr Criminal Procedure, 6th ed. (West Academic Publishing, 2017)
KF 9619 .L33 2017 Law Open Reserve

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