Research Catalog

Title

Elements of law / Eva H. Hanks, Michael E. Herz, Steven S. Nemerson.

Author

Hanks, Eva H.

Publication

Cincinnati : Anderson Pub. Co., c1994.

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Additional Authors

• Herz, Michael E.
• Nemerson, Steven S.

Description

xl, 699 p.; 26 cm.

Subject

Law > United States > Cases

Genre/Form

Trials, litigation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part I: THE COMMON LAW: Ch. 1 The Common Law: Cases and the Case System: The Common Law -- "Cases" -- Hynes v. New York Central R.R. and a first look at what judges do -- Bases of judicial decisions -- Hynes v. New York Central R.R. Co. and does it matter how judges do what they do? -- A (soothing) postscript -- Ch. 2 A Case Sequence: Of law and stories -- An important moral -- The brief -- Nine cases: Barrett v. Southern Pacific Co.; Peters v. Bowman; Peters v. Bowman; Sanchez v. East Contra Costa Irrigation Co.; Copfer v. Golden; Wilford v. Little; Knight v. Kaiser Co.; Reynolds v. Willson; Garcia v. Soogian; King v. Lennon -- Epilogue -- Ch. 3 A Theory of Precedent: Introduction -- What is precedent? -- Can precedent constrain?: Robins Dry Dock & Repair Company v. Flint; Louisiana ex Rel. Guste v. M/V Testbank -- Why a doctrine of precedent?: Planned Parenthood v. Casey -- "Living law" and the "dead hand" -- Epilogue: Butler v. McKellar; Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey -- Ch. 4 What Judges Do -- A Coda: Introduction -- Pennsylvania coal: Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon -- Note on the jurisprudence of "takings" -- In search of lodestars "Economics" -- In search of lodestars "Politics" -- In search of lodestars "Property" -- In search of lodestars "The rule of law" -- In search of lodestars "Democracy" -- A somewhat lengthy epilogue: Keystone Bituminous Coal Association v. DeBenedictis.
• Part II: IN THE DOMAIN OF STATUTES: Introduction -- Ch. 5 Statutes v. The Common Law: A common law rule: Filmore v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. -- The statutory complication: Deem v. Milliken; Riggs v. Palmer -- The legislative response: Wadsworth v. Siek; Shrader v. Equitable Life Assurance Society -- Ch. 6 Theories of Statutory Interpretation: Courts as agents of the legislature -- Doubts about the focus on legislative intent -- Agents of a principal without intent -- Courts and legislature as lawmaking partners -- Ch. 7 Sources of Statutory Interpretation: Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States; Bellew v. Dedezux; United States v. Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity; United States v. American Trucking Associations; Public Citizen v. United States Dep't of Justice -- Ch. 8 Reading Statutory Texts: The primacy of the text -- Statutory uncertainty: Regina v. Ojibway; McBoyle v. United States; Nix v. Hedden; University of Utah Hospital & Med. Ctr. v. Bethke; Young v. Community Nutrition Inst.; United States v. Scrimgeour; Gregory v. Ashcroft -- Ignoring unambiguous meaning: United States v. Locke; United States v. Wells Fargo Bank -- Ch. 9 Statutory Purpose: Heydon's Case; Friedrich v. City of Chicago; West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey; Public Citizen v. U.S. Department of Justice -- Ch. 10 Legislative History: Introduction -- Using legislative history: Caminetti v. United States; New York v. Shore Realty; Gregory v. Ashcroft -- The assault on legislative history: Conroy v. Aniskoff; Blanchard v. Bergeron; SEC v. Collier; Conroy v. Aniskoff; United States v. Taylor; Public Citizen v. United States Dep't of Justice -- Ch. 11 Additional Players: Introducing agencies -- Deference to agency interpretations: Skidmore v. Swift & Co.; Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. NRDC -- The president.
• Ch. 12 Stability and Change in Statutory Law: Stare decisis in statutory case: Patterson v. McLean Credit Union; Runyon v. McCrary; Li v. Yellow Cab Co.; St. Francis College v. Al-khazraji; Bob Jones University v. United States -- Ch. 13 Summary and Conclusion: The Role of the Judges in a Democratic Society: Gregory v. Ashcroft -- Part III: "WHAT IS LAW?" REVISITED: SELECTED JURISPRUDENTIAL READINGS: Ch. 14 Natural Law and Legal Positivism: Introduction -- The question of choice -- The question of choice explored further: United States v. La Juene Eugenie; Griswold v. Connecticut -- Hart and Dworkin -- Ch. 15 Analytic Jurisprudence: An introduction to analytic jurisprudence -- Dean Pound and sociological jurisprudence -- Ch. 16 Legal Realism: Introduction -- Forerunners and relatives -- The realists proper -- Ch. 17 Critical Legal Studies: Introduction -- CLS and mainstream thought distinguished -- A "case study" : A "critical" view of antidiscrimination law and a critical African-American response -- "The death of the law?" -- Ch. 18 Law and Economics: Introduction -- Efficiency: Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co.; Ploof v. Putnam; Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del Webb Dev't Co. -- Styles of economic analysis: A case study: Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. -- Criticism: Merritt v. Faulkner -- Ch. 19 & 20 New Voices: Feminist Jurisprudence and Critical Race Theory: A joint prologue: Blank v. Sullivan & Cromwell -- Ch. 19 Feminist Jurisprudence: "A snapshot of the legal profession" -- Sameness: A brief history of liberal feminism -- Difference: Cultural feminism: EEOC v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. -- Dominance: Radical feminism -- Ch. 20 Critical Race Theory: What is critical race theory? -- Black perspectives on the hegemonic role of racism -- Radical realism.

ISBN

0870842528

LCCN

^^^94009983^

OCLC

30030145

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library