Overview

Learn the fundamentals of U.S. law in 48 lectures delivered by four exceptional lawyers and professors.

Topics Covered:
  • 1: Litigation and Legal Practice: Litigation and the American Legal System
  • 2: Litigation and Legal Practice: Thinking like a Lawyer
  • 3: Litigation and Legal Practice: Representing Your Client
  • 4: Litigation and Legal Practice: Trial Strategy behind the Scenes
  • 5: Litigation and Legal Practice: Opening Statements: The Moment of Primacy
  • 6: Litigation and Legal Practice: Direct Examination: Questioning Your Witnesses
  • 7: Litigation and Legal Practice: The Art of the Objection
  • 8: Litigation and Legal Practice: Problematic Evidence
  • 9: 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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