American Courts Explained
American Courts Explained

Author: Gregory Mitchell (Law teacher)

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781634605762

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American Courts Explained uses a unique approach to explain the American Court system in a highly accessible way.

A Primer on American Courts
A Primer on American Courts

Author: William Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-20

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1317350154

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This brief, accessible, and inexpensive supplement on American courts and their functions provides undergraduate, or first-year law students, with an understanding of the key substantive and procedural concepts that they need to know to study the law or the judicial process. Recognizing that there are many substantive and procedural concepts about American courts that students must first grasp in order to study the law or the judicial process, this brief text answers important questions about justiciability, standing, jurisdiction, and judicial power. With a stronger historical context, this text is a perfect complement to a text on Constitutional Law, Judicial Process, or a legal casebook, and will help students master the legal vocabulary with which they are confronted.

American Courts
American Courts

Author: Lawrence Baum

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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Provides a description of the courts and their activities, an explanation of court actions, and an evaluation of the court's work. The result is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the judical process. Cases from all fifty states are discussed, reflecting on the diversity of laws and courts through the nation. Includes a section on legal careers, giving an overview of career opportunities in law.

The American Courts
The American Courts

Author: Jeffrey Jenkins

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2011-04-21

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0763755281

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Courtrooms are often lively places, and what occurs in them has a profound impact on the functioning of our democracy. The American Courts – A Procedural Approach offers readers a thorough understanding of the United States court system by exploring the procedural aspects of the law. The rules of both criminal and civil procedure, how they are applied, and their influence on decision-making in the courts are thoroughly examined. This text is ideal for undergraduate and introductory graduate criminal justice, legal studies, and government programs.

An Introduction to Constitutional Law
An Introduction to Constitutional Law

Author: Randy E. Barnett

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2023-02-28

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13:

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An Introduction to Constitutional Law teaches the narrative of constitutional law as it has developed historically and provides the essential background to understand how this foundational body of law has come to be what it is today. This multimedia experience combines a book and video series to engage students more directly in the study of constitutional law. All students—even those unfamiliar with American history—will garner a firm understanding of how constitutional law has evolved. An eleven-hour online video library brings the Supreme Court’s most important decisions to life. Videos are enriched by photographs, maps, and audio from the Supreme Court. The book and videos are accessible for all levels: law school, college, high school, home school, and independent study. Students can read and watch these materials before class to prepare for lectures or study after class to fill in any gaps in their notes. And, come exam time, students can binge-watch the entire canon of constitutional law in about twelve hours.

The American Judicial System: a Very Short Introduction
The American Judicial System: a Very Short Introduction

Author: Charles L. Zelden

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0190644915

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"The book provides a very short, but complete introduction to the institutions and people, the rules and processes, that make up the American judicial system. Jargon free and aimed at a general reader, it explains the where, when, and who of American courts. It also makes clear the how and why behind the law as it affects everyday people. It is, in a word, a starting place to understanding the third branch of American government at both the state and the federal levels, a guide to those wishing to know the basics of the American judicial system, and a cogent synthesis of how the various elements that make up the law and legal institutions fit together"--