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。

Unit 1 Introduction to Legal Reading Skills

 1.The Specific Ski]Is of Legal Reading

 2.The Structure of a Judicial Opinion

 3.Frequently Used Legal Terms in Opinions

 4.Speed and Comprehension

Unit 2 Administrative Law

 STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM v.INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION ET AL

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL GEORGE EXARCHOU v.JOHN L MURFF, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK

Unit 3 Antitrust Law

 UNITED STATES v.SEALY, INC.

 KIEFER--STEWART CO.v.JOSEPH E.SEAGRAM &SONS, INC., ET AL

Unit 4 Banking and Finance Law

 CHATSKY AND ASSOCIATES ET AL v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY;BANK OF AMERICA CORP., REAL PARTY IN INTEREST.

 THE CITIZENS BANK v.ALAFABCO,INC., ET AL.

Unit 5 Civil Procedure

 AUSLEY v.BISHOP

 CALDER ET AL v.JONES

Unit 6 Constitutional Law

 BROWN v.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA

 BOOS ET AL v.BARRY, MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ET AL

Unit 7 Contract Law

 LEFKOWITZ v.GREAT MINNEAPOLIS SURPLUS STORE,INC.

 JOSEPH FRASER v.DONALD D.EDMISTEN

Unit 8 Corporation Law

 DEWITF TRUCK BROKER, INC.v.W.RAY FLEMMING FRUIT COMPANY AND W.REY FLEMMING

 ANDREW H.SCHNELL v.CHRIS--CRAFT INDUSTRIES,INC.

Unit 9 Criminal Law

 THE PEOPLE &C.v.KEITH ANTWINE

 THE PEOPLE &C.v.JAMES BYRNE

Unit 10 Criminal Procedure

　UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v.JOSE O.ORTEGA-SKNTANA

 RICHARD J.TAYLOR,JR.v.UNITED STATES.

Unit 11 Employment Law

 ALFREDO AVILES v.CORNELL FORGE COMPANY

 AMANDA BENT BOLT COMPANY,AMANDA, OHIOA v.INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA,LOCAL 1549,ET AT.

Unit 12 Environmental Law

 CITIZENS TO PRESERVE OVERTON PARK v.VOLPE

 KEY TRONIC CORPORATION, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE; DONALD B.RICE, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY

Unit 13 Evidence Law

　UNITED STATES v.MNUEL P.AMARAL

　UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v.MARIA CHRISTINA HURTADO AND AUGUSTINE ARAGONES,JR.

Unit 14 Family Law

 ZABLOCKI v.REDHAIL

　S.W.v.THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY

Unit 15 Intellectual Property Law

 HENRI'S FOOD PRODUCTS CO.INC.v.TASTY SNACKS, INC.

 PIONEER HI--BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.v.J.E.M.AG SUPPLY, INC., FARM ADVANTAGE, INC., LARRY BENZ, MERLE PRUETT, KEVIN WOLFSWINKEL,TIM KAMSTRA, AND TOM EISCHEN SEED AND CHEMICALS

Unit 16 Property Law

　DOROTHY MOORE AND KENT REINHARDT v.RUBY F.PHILLIPS, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ADA CHLOE BRANNAN,DECEASED

 LEECO GAS &OIL COMPANY v.COUNTY OF NUECES.

Unit 17 Torts

 JEFFREY J.HARPER v.THEODOR H.HERMAN

 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN v.TONY AGUILAR AND KAY MARIE AGUILAR

 BIG TOWN NURSING HOME, INC.v.HOWARD TERRY NEWMAN

Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises

Appendix Ⅱ 常用拉丁语法律词汇

Sources of Reading Materials Used in this Book