法律英语阅读教程

Unit1IntroductiontoLegalReadingSkills

1.TheSpecificSki]IsofLegalReading

2.TheStructureofaJudicialOpinion

3.FrequentlyUsedLegalTermsinOpinions

4.SpeedandComprehension

Unit2AdministrativeLaw

STATEEMPLOYEESRETIREMENTSYSTEMv.INDUSTRIALACCIDENTCOMMISSIONETAL

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAEXRELGEORGEEXARCHOUv.JOHNLMURFF,DISTRICTDIRECTOROFIMMIGRATIONANDNATURALIZATIONATTHEPORTOFNEWYORK

Unit3AntitrustLaw

UNITEDSTATESv.SEALY,INC.

KIEFER--STEWARTCO.v.JOSEPHE.SEAGRAM&SONS,INC.,ETAL

Unit4BankingandFinanceLaw

CHATSKYANDASSOCIATESETALv.THESUPERIORCOURTOFSANDIEGOCOUNTY;BANKOFAMERICACORP.,REALPARTYININTEREST.

THECITIZENSBANKv.ALAFABCO,INC.,ETAL.

Unit5CivilProcedure

AUSLEYv.BISHOP

CALDERETALv.JONES

Unit6ConstitutionalLaw

BROWNv.BOARDOFEDUCATIONOFTOPEKA

BOOSETALv.BARRY,MAYOROFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,ETAL

Unit7ContractLaw

LEFKOWITZv.GREATMINNEAPOLISSURPLUSSTORE,INC.

JOSEPHFRASERv.DONALDD.EDMISTEN

Unit8CorporationLaw

DEWITFTRUCKBROKER,INC.v.W.RAYFLEMMINGFRUITCOMPANYANDW.REYFLEMMING

ANDREWH.SCHNELLv.CHRIS--CRAFTINDUSTRIES,INC.

Unit9CriminalLaw

THEPEOPLE&C.v.KEITHANTWINE

THEPEOPLE&C.v.JAMESBYRNE

Unit10CriminalProcedure

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAv.JOSEO.ORTEGA-SKNTANA

RICHARDJ.TAYLOR,JR.v.UNITEDSTATES.

Unit11EmploymentLaw

ALFREDOAVILESv.CORNELLFORGECOMPANY

AMANDABENTBOLTCOMPANY,AMANDA,OHIOAv.INTERNATIONALUNION,UNITEDAUTOMOBILE,AEROSPACE,AGRICULTURALIMPLEMENTWORKERSOFAMERICA,LOCAL1549,ETAT.

Unit12EnvironmentalLaw

CITIZENSTOPRESERVEOVERTONPARKv.VOLPE

KEYTRONICCORPORATION,AWASHINGTONCORPORATIONv.UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA;UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFTHEAIRFORCE;DONALDB.RICE,SECRETARYOFTHEUNITEDSTATESAIRFORCE,INHISOFFICIALCAPACITY

Unit13EvidenceLaw

UNITEDSTATESv.MNUELP.AMARAL

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAv.MARIACHRISTINAHURTADOANDAUGUSTINEARAGONES,JR.

Unit14FamilyLaw

ZABLOCKIv.REDHAIL

S.W.v.THESUPERIORCOURTOFORANGECOUNTY

Unit15IntellectualPropertyLaw

HENRISFOODPRODUCTSCO.INC.v.TASTYSNACKS,INC.

PIONEERHI--BREDINTERNATIONAL,INC.v.J.E.M.AGSUPPLY,INC.,FARMADVANTAGE,INC.,LARRYBENZ,MERLEPRUETT,KEVINWOLFSWINKEL,TIMKAMSTRA,ANDTOMEISCHENSEEDANDCHEMICALS

Unit16PropertyLaw

DOROTHYMOOREANDKENTREINHARDTv.RUBYF.PHILLIPS,ASEXECUTRIXOFTHEESTATEOFADACHLOEBRANNAN,DECEASED

LEECOGAS&OILCOMPANYv.COUNTYOFNUECES.

Unit17Torts

JEFFREYJ.HARPERv.THEODORH.HERMAN

THEUNIVERSITYOFTEXAS-PANAMERICANv.TONYAGUILARANDKAYMARIEAGUILAR

BIGTOWNNURSINGHOME,INC.v.HOWARDTERRYNEWMAN

AppendixⅠKeytoExercises

AppendixⅡ常用拉丁语法律词汇

SourcesofReadingMaterialsUsedinthisBook

　　本书作为法律英语阅读教材，选取了极具代表性的英文案例。英美法系是判例法系，无论是法官还是律师都特别注重对判例的研究，因此学习美国法不能绕过案例。通过研究案例，了解法官判案推理过程和有关法律、法规的适用，更有利于学习标准的法律英语，也更容易掌握美国法的精髓。本书选取了几十个经典案例，以期最大程度的展现美国法原貌。　　本书还在每个案例的后面都附有问答练习题，以期帮助读者检查自己学习研读案例的程度水平。