Law School Course Outlines

Many law schools have student organizations that maintain law school course outlines databases. Here is a list of some law school course outlines. Be sure to check with the law school directly.

Justia Case Law Outlines

The Justia editorial staff also has compiled outlines of key cases in 32 areas, ranging from the 1L core to advanced electives. Each of these outlines contains links to the full text of nearly every case that it covers, provided free by Justia.

Last reviewed October 2022

Today on Verdict

It’s the Culture, Stupid

Cornell Law professor Joseph Margulies observes that the Memphis Police Department’s Policies and Procedures document is missing an entire section called “Response to Resistance,” which sets the rules governing the use of force by a Memphis officer, including deadly force.

Some Thoughts on the Recent Controversies Concerning Law (and Med) School Rankings: Part I in a Series

In this first of a series of columns on the controversy over the rankings of academic institutions, Illinois Law dean Vikram David Amar explains the source of the controversy and describes some of the inconsistencies among the critics—among whom he counts himself.