Suggested Reading for Admitted Law Students

A play based directly on the trial transcripts from the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case challenging California's Proposition 8. The script for "8" is not readily available, but you can visit the YouTube link to view a staged reading of the play.

SCU's Professor Pat Cain blogs about the impacts of same-sex marriage on tax law.

Corporate bankruptcy, mass torts, insurance, and sexual health, all in one massive case.

A narrative of one of the most significant gay rights cases to make its way to the Supreme Court.

A prize-winning account of the case establishing the right of indigent criminal defendants to a lawyer.

This dramatic retelling of the events of 1741 opens a window into early trial practice and evidence law.

The story of the struggle of ordinary people and their lawyers for racial justice and equal educational opportunity provides insight into the Court and constitutional interpretation. The 2004 edition is a revised and expanded version of the original 1975 work.

To see historical documents and images from Brown v. Board of Education, visit the Library of Congress' exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the case.

The story of Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, one of America's most important environmental law cases.

How a group of Yale law students took on the federal government in a fight for the freedom of a group of Haitian refugees.