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The 13th edition, while retaining materials that have stood the
test of time, represents a major overhaul of the text, with
significant changes to every chapter. The changes are meant not
only to update the text but to give the entire book a fresh, new
feel. It is designed to give students a strong sense both that much
of the law of evidence reflects enduring principles and that it
continues to respond to contemporary situations and problems. This
edition retains what has made this book so distinctive for decades,
classic problems and materials, some of them from non-legal
sources. Teachers who have used prior editions will still find here
their favorites. But this edition replaces many old materials that
have a tired feel with new ones from the last few years. The new
edition adds three important new Supreme Court cases, one on the
right to confrontation and two on impeachment of jury verdicts, and
numerous significant and interesting cases from state courts and
lower federal courts. The authors have continued the practice of
choosing cases and other materials on the basis of teachability,
and the additions promise to be fun to teach. At the same time, the
authors have tightened up on the entire text, so that this edition
is significantly shorter than the last one.
The book presents straightforward explanations and problems, many
of them drawn from actual cases, designed to make assignments short
and class preparation efficient for students and teachers. This
edition presents the material on confrontation and hearsay in a
manner different from other textbooks, emphasizing basic concepts
and greatly reducing the time spent on a march through the hearsay
exceptions. It also includes a chapter focusing on a topic made
especially salient by recent developments, the treatment of
observations by children.
The 13th edition, while retaining materials that have stood the
test of time, represents a major overhaul of the text, with
significant changes to every chapter. The changes are meant not
only to update the text but to give the entire book a fresh, new
feel. It is designed to give students a strong sense both that much
of the law of evidence reflects enduring principles and that it
continues to respond to contemporary situations and problems. This
edition retains what has made this book so distinctive for decades,
classic problems and materials, some of them from non-legal
sources. Teachers who have used prior editions will still find here
their favorites. But this edition replaces many old materials that
have a tired feel with new ones from the last few years. The new
edition adds three important new Supreme Court cases, one on the
right to confrontation and two on impeachment of jury verdicts, and
numerous significant and interesting cases from state courts and
lower federal courts. The authors have continued the practice of
choosing cases and other materials on the basis of teachability,
and the additions promise to be fun to teach. At the same time, the
authors have tightened up on the entire text, so that this edition
is significantly shorter than the last one.
This Constitutional Law casebook combines thick historical context
with serious exploration of doctrine on its own terms, thereby
achieving a rare balance of accessibility and depth. Its core
commitment is to allocate student preparation time wisely. Excerpts
have been pared down with a scalpel; cases and documents speak for
themselves; and the editors' text and notes prioritize clarity over
bloat. The materials' versatility facilitates a wide range of
organizational syllabus choices, including both doctrinal and
chronological organization.
This textbook, the first of its kind, makes it easy—and fun!—to
teach an exciting new course on the "jurisprudence of sport."
Unlike sports law, which treats sports as objects of regulation by
ordinary legal systems, this course treats sports and games as
legal systems to be studied in their own right. The book is
appropriate not only for law students but also for undergraduates;
it offers an introduction to legal thinking but requires no
background in legal doctrine. Student-friendly and deeply
comparative, the text draws examples from the world's most popular
team and individual sports and games (including baseball, football,
soccer, tennis, golf, gymnastics, chess, boxing, and esports) and
also from less widely known competitions (competitive eating,
cornhole, etc.). Chapters are organized in an intuitive
sports-focused manner, covering such issues as scoring systems,
penalties, league structure, player eligibility and assignment,
amateurism, officiating, replay review, and cheating. The
jurisprudence of sport is a fast-developing field of academic
study. The authors, one of them a leading figure in the field and
both professors at top law schools, maintain a high degree of
analytical rigor and theoretical sophistication. Icons sprinkled
throughout introduce students to fundamental concepts, some
law-particular (such as rules vs. standards and prices vs.
sanctions) and others from cognate disciplines (such as agency
costs, the Coase Theorem, and psychological biases and heuristics).
Richly filled with comments, questions, and exercises, the text
facilitates a large variety of pedagogical approaches and is
suitable for 2- to 4-credit courses.
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