Law School for Everyone

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

Syllabus

01: Litigation and Legal Practice: Litigation and the American Legal System
02: Litigation and Legal Practice: Thinking like a Lawyer
03: Litigation and Legal Practice: Representing Your Client
04: Litigation and Legal Practice: Trial Strategy behind the Scenes
05: Litigation and Legal Practice: Opening Statements: The Moment of Primacy
06: Litigation and Legal Practice: Direct Examination: Questioning Your Witnesses
07: Litigation and Legal Practice: The Art of the Objection
08: Litigation and Legal Practice: Problematic Evidence
09: 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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