The philosophy of law : classic and contemporary readings with commentary / Frederick Schauer, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong.

Ch. 1. What is Law? 1.1. The Theory of Natural Law. from Summa Theologiae / Thomas Aquinas. from Natural Law and Natural Rights / John Finnis. from The Morality of Law / Lon Fuller. 1.2. Legal Positivism. from The Province of Jurisprudence Determined and the Uses of the Study of Jurisprudence / John Austin. from The Concept of Law / H. L. A. Hart. 1.3. Legal Realism and Critical Legal Studies. from The Bramble Bush, "A Realistic Jurisprudence," and The Common Law Tradition / Karl Llewellyn. Freedom and Constraint in Adjudication: A Critical Phenomenology / Duncan Kennedy. 1.4. Ronald Dworkin and Law as Integrity. from Taking Rights Seriously / Ronald Dworkin. from Law's Empire / Ronald Dworkin. from Playing By the Rules / Frederick Schauer. 1.5. Case Study: The Fugitive Slave Laws. from Slavery in the Courtroom / Paul Finkelman -- Excerpt from official report of the case before Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw (Massachusetts). from Justice Accused / Robert M. Cover -- Ch. 2. Legal Reasoning. 2.1. The Interpretation of Legal Texts. Formalism / Frederick Schauer -- Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell. from Government by Judiciary / Raoul Berger. from The Tempting of America / Robert Bork. The Misconceived Quest for the Original Understanding / Paul Brest. Natural Law Revisited / Ronald Dworkin -- United States v. Locke. Legal Formalism, Legal Realism, and the Interpretation of Statutes and the Constitution / Richard A. Posner -- Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic -- National Organization for Women v. Scheidler. 2.2. Reasoning from Precedent. On Analogical Reasoning / Cass R. Sunstein. Constrained by Precedent / Larry Alexander. Donoghue v. Stevenson. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. 2.3. Critical Perspectives on Legal Reasoning. from Law and the Modern Mind / Jerome Frank. Following the Rules Laid Down / Mark Tushnet. In Context / Martha Minow and Elizabeth Spelman. from Economic Analysis of Law / Richard Posner -- Ch. 3. The Moral Force of Law. 3.1. Is There a Moral Obligation to Obey the Law? Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play / John Rawls. The Principle of Fair Play / A. John Simmons. 3.2. Civil Disobedience. The Justification of Civil Disobedience / John Rawls. from Democracy and Disobedience / Peter Singer. Walker v. Birmingham -- Ch. 4. The Structure and Content of Rights. 4.1. The Structure of Rights. The Nature and Value of Rights / Joel Feinberg. Hard Cases / Ronald Dworkin. Some Ruminations on Rights / Judith Jarvis Thomson. Craig v. Boren. 4.2. The Right to Liberty. from On Liberty / John Stuart Mill. from Liberty, Equality, Fraternity / James FitzJames Stephen. from Offense to Others / Joel Feinberg. New England Naturist Association v. Larsen. from On Liberty / John Stuart Mill. Paternalism / Gerald Dworkin. from The Enforcement of Morals / Patrick Devlin. from Law, Liberty, and Morality / H. L. A. Hart. Bowers v. Hardwick. 4.3. A Right to Free Speech. from On Liberty / John Stuart Mill. A Theory of Freedom of Expression / Thomas Scanlon. from Free Speech: A Philosophical Enquiry / Frederick Schauer. Definitional Preliminary. Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton. Pornography, Civil Rights, and 'Speech' / Catharine MacKinnon. American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut. Women and Pornography / Ronald Dworkin. Collin v. Smith. Campus Antiracism Rules: Constitutional Narratives in Collision / Richard Delgado. If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus / Charles Lawrence. Regulating Racist Speech on Campus: A Modest Proposal? / Nadine Strossen. UMW Post, Inc. v. Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin. 4.4. The Right to Privacy. Griswold v. Connecticut. Interpretation and Historiography / David A. J. Richards. Neutral Principles and Some First Amendment Problems / Robert Bork. Roe v. Wade. The Root and Branch of Roe v. Wade / John Noonan. Reflections on Sex Equality Under Law / Catharine MacKinnon. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. 4.5. The Right to Religious Freedom. Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor's Perspective / Mario Cuomo. The Pope's Submarine / John Garvey. Wallace v. Jaffree. Employment Division, Oregon Department of Human Resources v. Smith. 4.6. The Right to Property. What is Private Property? / Jeremy Waldron. Utility and Property / Alan Ryan. from The Lockean Theory of Rights / A. John Simmons. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York -- Ch. 5. Justice and Equality. 5.1. What is Justice? The Empty Idea of Equality / Peter Westen. Is Equality a Totally Empty Idea? / Anthony D'Amato. 5.2. Theories of Justice. On the Connection between Justice and Utility / John Stuart Mill. from A Theory of Justice / John Rawls. from Anarchy, State, and Utopia / Robert Nozick. Morality and the Liberal Ideal / Michael Sandel. 5.3. Discrimination. The Equal Protection of the Laws / Joseph Tussman and Jacobus tenBroek. Groups and the Equal Protection Clause / Owen Fiss. Brown v. Board of Education. 5.4. Preferential Treatment. Why Bakke Has No Case / Ronald Dworkin. Why Racial Preference is Illegal and Immoral / Carl Cohen. Regents of University of California v. Bakke. Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al. 5.5. Equality for Women. Reflections on Sex Equality Under Law / Catharine MacKinnon. from Forbidden Grounds: The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws / Richard Epstein. California Federal Savings and Loan v. Guerra. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. 5.6. Equality for Homosexuals. Gay Rights / Richard Mohr. Sodom and Begorrah / Ernest van den Haag. Watkins v. United States Army. 5.7. Other Kinds of Discrimination -- Ch. 6. Punishment. 6.1. The Nature of Punishment. 6.2. Theories of Punishment. 6.3. Utilitarian Theories of Punishment. from An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation / Jeremy Bentham. Two Concepts of Rules / John Rawls. 6.4. Retributivisms. On the Right to Punish / Immanuel Kant. Harm and Retribution / Michael Davis. 6.5. Combinations and Alternatives. 6.6. Capital Punishment. The Collapse of the Case Against Capital Punishment / Ernest van den Haag. Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty / Jeffrey Reiman. Does it Matter if the Death Penalty is Arbitrarily Administered? / Stephen Nathanson. Furman v. Georgia. Gregg v. Georgia. McCleskey v. Kemp. Herrera v. Texas -- Ch. 7. Responsibility. 7.1. What is Responsibility? 7.2. Legal Causation. from Causation in the Law / H. L. A. Hart and Tony Honore. Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad. 7.3. Responsibility for Omissions. A Theory of Strict Liability / Richard Epstein. The Case for a Duty to Rescue / Ernest Weinrib. Farwell v. Keaton. 7.4. Mens Rea and Strict Liability. Strict Liability in the Criminal Law / Richard A. Wasserstrom. Tison v. Arizona. Lords' Decision on the Law of Rape / Glanville Williams. from Real Rape / Susan Estrich. Commonwealth v. Sherry. 7.5. The Insanity Defense. from Madness and the Criminal Law / Norval Morris. The Moral Basis of the Insanity Defense / Richard Bonnie. Selection from the transcript of John Hinckley's trial -- Ch. 8. Legal Procedure and Evidence. 8.1. The Burden of Proof. Decision Theory and the Factfinding Process / John Kaplan. On the Degree of Confidence for Adverse Decisions / Frederick Schauer and Richard Zeckhauser. In re Winship. 8.2. Probability and the Law of Evidence. Human Information Processing and Adjudication: Trial by Heuristics / Michael J. Saks and Robert F. Kidd. Liability and Individualized Evidence / Judith Jarvis Thomson. Smith v. Rapid Transit, Inc. People v. Collins. 8.3. Criminal Procedure and the Exclusionary Rule. The Exclusionary Rule: Costs and Viable Alternatives / Malcolm Wilkey. The Exclusionary Rule: A Prosecutor's Defense / Stephen H. Sachs. United States v. Leon.

Appendix - The Constitution of the United States of America.