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A Primer on Law School and the U.S. Legal System: Beasties v. Monster, Second Edition

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Authors
  • David Horton
Series / Academic Success Series
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Book length
216 pages
Publication Date
2024-12-16
Edition
Second Edition
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A Primer on Law and the U.S. Legal System: Beasties v. Monster doesn’t just provide budding law students with an introduction to law school. It lays a foundation for enthusiasm and engagement on the road ahead. Covering foundational topics from exam writing to the structure of the federal government and court systems, David Horton breathes life into the concepts students will encounter at the beginning of their law school careers through the lens of a 2015 civil jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Drink Company. 
 
Professors and students will benefit from:
  • A walkthrough of a case that introduces students to the problem method
  • Exercises at the end of each chapter to help students check their knowledge
  • An engaging case that is sure to spark debate between students beginning their law school journeys
 
New to the Second Edition:
  • Introductory legal analysis exercise gives students a taste of the classroom experience
  • Discussion of the NextGen bar exam
  • Revised mock exam question and answer
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Summary of Contents

Contents 
Acknowledgments

Introduction
1. The Road Ahead: Law School, the Bar Exam, and Practice
2. Reading Facts: The Background of Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Company 
3. Procedure: Filing and Responding to a Civil Action
4. Substantive Law: Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations,and the Common Law
5. Discovery 
6. Z- Trip’s Motion for Summary Judgment: A Case Study in Reading and Briefing Opinions, Outlining, and Other Essential Law School Skills
7. Reading and Using Cases in Practice
8. Statutory Interpretation
9. Pre- Trial and Trial 
10. Post- Trial 

Answers to Problems 
Appendix A: The Parties’ Civil Case Management Plan 
Appendix B: The Statement of Facts from Z- Trip’s MSJ 
Appendix C: The Injunction Ruling 
Appendix D: The Attorneys’ Fees Ruling 
Index 
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About the authors
David Horton
Prof.
UC Davis School of Law

David Horton is Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Fellow at UC Davis. He teaches and writes in the areas of wills and trusts, arbitration law, and contracts. He has won the Association of American Law Schools’ Scholarly Paper Competition, the Mangano Dispute Resolution Achievement Award, and the Distinguished Teaching Award, and he has been elected as an Academic Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel.

His work has appeared in the Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, N.Y.U. Law Review, California Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, UCLA Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, Iowa Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Boston College Law Review, William & Mary Law Review, North Carolina Law Review, and University of Colorado Law Review.
Product Information
Edition
Second Edition
Publication date
2024-12-16
Copyright Year
2025
Pages
216
Paperback
9798892078993
Connected eBook (Digital Only)
9798892079006
Subject
Introduction to Law
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