1. Courts and Judges in the Political Process
1.1. Law and Politics: Myth and Reality
1.2. The Political Context of Judging
1.2.1. Courts in the American Political System
1.2.2. Links between Law and Politics
1.2.3. The Differences between Law and Politics
1.3. Reconciling Law and Politics
1.4. Conclusion: Law, Politics, and Judicial Decisions
1.5. Epilogue: The Law and Politics of Flag Burning
2. American Courts-Structures and Procedures
2.1. Federalism and the Judiciary
2.2.2. Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
2.2.3. Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction
2.2.4. Intermediate Appellate Courts
2.2.5. Courts of Last Resort
2.3. The Federal Court System
2.3.2. Specialized Federal Courts
2.3.3. U.S. District Courts
2.3.4. U.S. Courts of Appeals
2.3.5. The U.S. Supreme Court
2.4. Federal Court Administration
2.5. Relations between State and Federal Courts
2.7. Epilogue: The Roots of Judicial Federalism
3.2. A Brief History of the Legal Profession
3.3. The Legal Profession Today
3.5. Epilogue: Client Solicitation and Free Speech
4. Judicial Selection and Removal
4.1. Law, Politics, and Judicial Nominations
4.2. Judicial Selection in the States
4.2.4. Appointment-and-Election
4.2.5. Legislative Selection
4.3. Discipline and Removal of State Judges
4.4. Selection of Federal Judges
4.4.2. The Lower Federal Courts
4.5. Discipline and Removal of Federal Judges
4.7. Epilogue: Free Speech and Judicial Elections
5. Norm Enforcement-The Criminal Justice Process
5.2. State v. Johnson: Facts
5.3. State v. Johnson: Participants
5.3.2. The Defense Attorney
5.4. State v. Johnson: Process
5.4.1.2. Preliminary Hearing
5.4.2.1. Defendant's Right to a Speedy Trial
5.4.2.3. Opening Statements
5.4.2.4. Presentation of Evidence
5.4.2.5. Closing Arguments
5.4.2.6. Jury Instructions
5.6. Epilogue: Dr. Sheppard's Trial
6. Dispute Resolution-The Civil Justice Process
6.2. Peterson v. Big Pine Mountain Ski Corporation: Facts
6.3.2. The Plaintiff's Lawyer
6.3.4. The Defense Lawyer
6.4.1.2. Answer/Motion to Dismiss
6.4.1.5. Summary Judgment
6.4.2.1. The Right to a Jury Trial
6.4.2.3. Opening Statements
6.4.2.4. Presentation of Evidence
6.4.2.5. Closing Arguments
6.4.2.6. Jury Instructions
6.6. Epilogue: Punishing Deceit
7. Policy Making-The Appellate Process
7.2. State v. Johnson on Appeal
7.2.1. Post-Verdict Motions
7.2.5. Decision Conference
7.3.1. Post-Verdict Motion
7.3.5. Decision Conference
7.5. Epilogue: Open Fields and a "Tumbledown" House
7.5.2. "A Tumbledown" House
8. Legal and Political Influences on Judicial Decision Making
8.3. Political Influences
8.4. Reconciling Legal and Political Perspectives
8.6. Epilogue: The Law and Politics of Abortion
9. The Limits of Judicial Policy Making
9.2. The Debate about Judicial Policy Making
9.2.2. Judicial Restraint versus Judicial Activism
9.2.2.1. Judicial Restraint
9.2.2.2. Judicial Activism
9.2.3. Constrained Court versus Dynamic Court
9.2.3.1. Constrained Court
9.3. An Assessment of Judicial Policy Making
9.5. Epilogue: A School System Flunks Out
10. Summary and Conclusion
Appendix A. Researching the Law
Appendix B. Documents of Litigation
B.1.1. Application and Supporting Affidavit for Apartment Search
B.1.4. Motion to Suppress Evidence
