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5204-1 Sales & Real Estate Transactions [Levasseur]
  • Levasseur and Gruning, Louisiana Law of Sale and Lease: A Precis, 2015, 3rd, LexisNexis
  • Required 

  • Levasseur, Louisiana Law of Sales and Lease Materials, 2014, LSU LAW PUB
  • Required 

  • Louisiana Pocket Civil Code, 2018, Carolina Academic Press
  • Required 

    * available Nov 2017

  • Levasseur, Louisiana Law of Obligations in General: a Precis, 2015, LexisNexis
  • Recommended

  • Levasseur, Louisiana Law of Conventional Obligations: a Precis, 2015, LexisNexis
  • Recommended

5207-1 Advanced Mineral Law [Hall]
  • Materials by Professor Hall, LSU LAW PUB
5208-1 Family Law of Persons [Carter]
  • Carter, Louisiana Family Law in Comparative Perspective, 2018, 9781531006860, Carolina Academic Press
  • If this text is not in print by the beginning of class, the publisher will provide PDF's of materials, until the text is ready.

  • LA Civil Code Vol I and II, Latest
5220-1 Energy Law and Regulation [Hall]
  • Eisen, Hammond, Rossi, Spence, Weaver, Wiseman, Energy, Economics, and the Environment, 4th, Hardback, 978-1609303075
5300-1 Business Associations I [Holmes]
  • Hamilton, Macey & Moll, The Law of Business Organizations, Cases, Materials and Problems, 2014, 12th ed., Hardback, 9780314285638, West Academic Publishing
  • Sautter, Business Associations I Supplement, latest edition, LSU PUB
5305-1 Contracts II [Bockrath]
  • Calamari, Cases and Problems on Contracts, 2011, 6th ed., Hardback, 9780314202857, West Academic Publishing
5309-1 Common Law Property [Costonis]
  • Dukeminier, Krier, and others, Property, 2014, 8th, 9781454837602, Wolters Kluwer
5310-1 Business Torts [Lipsey]
  • Marks & Moll, The Law of Business Torts and Unfair Competition, Cases, Materials, and Problems (American Casebook Series), 2016, 1, 9780314277862, West Academic Publishing
5312-1 Accounting for Lawyers [Lagarde]
  • Barrett & Herwitz, Accounting for Lawyers, Concise (University Casebook Series), 5th, 9781599416724, Foundation Press
5319-1 UCC Sales [Holmes]
  • John E. Murray, Jr.; Harry M. Flechtner, Sales, Leases and Electronic Commerce Problems and Materials on National and International Transactions, 2013, 4th ed., Hardback, 9780314282859, West Academic Publishing
  • Holmes, UCC Sales Supplement, most recent, LSU PUB
5320-1 UCC Security Devices [Willenzik]
  • Instructor will provide materials through Moodle
5336-1 Gaming Law [West]
  • No textbook required
5400-1 Employment Law [Corbett]
  • Willborn, Schwab, Burton, Lester, Employment Law: Cases and Materials, 2017, 6th ed., 9781531005474 (Hardback), 9781531008758 (Looseleaf), 9781531005481 (e-book), Carolina Academic Press
  • Willborn, Burton, Lester, Schwab, Employment Law: Selected Federal and State Statutes, 2012, 9781422497531, LexisNexis
5401-1 Administration of Criminal Justice II [Simien]
  • Simien, Cases and Materials on Criminal Adjudication, latest, LSU Pub
  • Thomson West, Louisiana Statutory Criminal Procedure, recent, West
  • Students may also access via West Law

5402-1 Administrative Law [Richards]
  • William Funk, Richard H. Seamon, Examples and Explanations: Administrative Law, 2015, 5th, Wolters Kluwer
  • additional materials will be posted on the course WWW site

5405-1 Anti-Trust Law [Church]
  • Areeda, Kaplow, Edlin, Antitrust Analysis: Problems, Text, and Cases, 2013, 7th ed., Hardback, 9781454824992, Wolters Kluwer
5410-1 Local Government Law [Tyson]
  • Mandelker, Netsch, Salsich, Wegner & Griffith, State and Local Government in a Federal System, 2014, 8th, 9780327174448, LexisNexis
5414-1 Climate Change Law [Richards]
  • NO TEXT
  • All materials will be posted on the course WWW site

5421-1 Constitutional Law II [Coenen]
  • Kathleen M. Sullivan, Noah Feldman, Sullivan and Feldman's Constitutional Law, 2016, 19th, Other Formats Available Learning Library, eBook & Learning Library, Hardback, 9781634608800, Foundation Press, (link)
5422-1 Employment Discrimination [Corbett]
  • Sullivan & Zimmer, Employment Discrimination: Selected Cases and Statutes, 2018 Supplement, 2018, 9781454887409, Wolters Kluwer
  • Sullivan & Zimmer, Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination, 2017, 9th ed., Hardback, 9781454892199, Wolters Kluwer
5424-1 Martime Personal Injury & Tort Law [Galligan]
  • Maraist, Galligan, Maraist & Sutherland, Maritime Law, 2016, 3rd, 9781634598842, American Casebook Series
5430-1 Media Law [Corcos]
  • Franklin, Anderson and Lidsky, Franklin, Anderson and Lidsky's Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials, 2016, 9th, also available as ebook, Hardback, 9781609304676, Foundation Press, (link)
5435-1 Corporate and White Collar Crime [Levy]
  • Strader and Jordan, White Collar Crime: Cases, Materials, and Problems, 2015, 3rd, LexisNexis
5442-1 Immigration Law [Goring]
  • Aleinikoff, Martin, Motomura & Fullerton, Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations and Forms, 2016, 9781634607841, West Academic Publishing
  • Aleinikoff, Martin, Motomura, Fullerton & Stumpf, Immigration & Citizenship: Process & Policy, 2016, 8th ed., Hardback, 9781634599283, West Academic Publishing
5456-1 Biotechnology - Law, Business & Regulation [Malinowksi]
  • Michael J. Malinowski, Handbook on Biotechnology, Law, Business, and Policy: Human Health Products from the Laboratory Bench to Market Approvals, 2016, 1st, 978-1-63460-153-5, West Academic Publishing, (link)
5462-1 International Intellectual Property [Lockridge]
  • Chow, Lee, International Intellectual Property, Problems, Cases and Materials, 2017, 3rd, Hardback, 9781683284147, Thomson Rueters, (link)
5464-1 Advanced Trademark [Lockridge]
  • No text required
5472-1 Introduction to Securities Litigation [Schulman]
  • Instructor will provide materials through Moodle
5475-1 Comparative Health Law and Policy [Malinowksi]
  • Johnson, Stoskopf, Shi,, Comparative Health Systems, 2017, 2nd, 9781284111736, Jones & Bartlett Learning, (link)
5480-1 Intro au droit Francais [Moreteau]
  • Materials will be provided by professor via Moodle.
5500-1 Partnership Tax [Hackney]
  • Cunningham & Cunningham, The Logic of Subchapter K: A Conceptual Guide to the Taxation of Partnerships, 2017, 5th, West Academic Publishing
  • Cunningham & Cunningham, Learning the Logic of Subchapter K: Problems and Assignments for a Course in the Taxation of Partnerships, 2017, Revised Edition, Thomson/West
  • Lathrope, Selected Taxation Statutes and Regulations, 2018, Foundation Press
5503-1 Estate Planning & Taxation [Carter]
  • Keith Yamamoto, Federal Transfer Taxes Code and Regulations, with Klein Estate and Gift Tax Map, 2014, Reasonably reason edition, 9781628101188, Foundation Press
5509-1 Patent Law [Primeaux/Maroney]
  • Merges & Duffy, Patent Law and Policy; Cases and Materials, 2017, 7th, 9781632824561, Carolina Academic Press
  • The students can use any format of the book that is available – hardbound, looseleaf, or electronic.   

    ISBN 978-1-63282-451-6

    e-ISBN 978-1-63282-452-3

    Looseleaf 978-1-63282-453-0

5516-1 Not for Profit Organizations [Hackney]
  • Fishman, Schwarz & Mayer, Nonprofit Organizations, Cases and Materials, 2015, 5th, Hardback, Foundation Press
  • Fishman, Schwarz & Mayer, Nonprofit Organizations, Statues, Regulations and Forms, 2015, 5th, Foundation Press
5542-1 Capital Punishment [Boren]
  • Coyne, Capital Punishment and the Judicial Process, 4th
  • Students do not need to obtain the supplement.

5603-1 Federal Courts [deGravelles]
  • Hart and Wechsler, The Federal Courts and the Federal System, latest (7th), 9781609304270, West
  • Hart and Wechsler, The Federal Courts and the Federal System Supplement, 2017, latest, 9781683281214, West
5605-1 Evidence [Fontham]
  • Fontham, Trial Technique and Evidence, 4th, 9781601562456, Lexis Nexis
5620-1 Civil Mediation Clinic [Breaux]
  • Frenkel & Stark, The Practice of Mediation: A Video-Integrated Text, 1st - see note below, 978-0-7355-4439-0
  • The first edition has a DVD. Later editions have a six month access to video content via the internet. 

5623-1 Immigration Clinic Course [Aronson]
  • Materials provided in class
5624-1 Juvenile Representation Clinic Course [Harrison]
  • Provided in class
  • Materials provided in class
5627-1 Prosecution Clinic [Miller]
  • Materials provided in class* see note
  • Students should have access to the Code of Civil Procedure

5631-1 Legal Interviewing and Counseling [Lancaster]
  • Robert Cochran, John Dipippa, Martha Peters, The Counselor-At-Law: A Collaborative Approach to, 3rd ed.*
  • Note to students: Please make sure to purchase the 3rd edition.

5632-1 Successions/Title Clearing Clinic [Carter]
  • Materials provided in class
5650-1 Federal Complex Litigation [Thomas]
  • Marcus, Sherman, Erichson, Complex Litigation: Cases & Materials on Advanced Civil Procedure, 2015, 6th, Students should not attempt to use earlier editions of this book, as prior editions are significantly outdated., Hardback, 978-1-62810-142-3, West Academic Publishing, (link)
5677-1 EU in the Legal and Cultural Context [Parise]
  • Instructor will provide materials through Moodle
5701-1 LA Civil Procedure I [Holdridge]
  • Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, latest
5702-1 LA Civil Procedure II [Crawford]
  • Crawford, LA Civil Procedure II, Cases and Materials, plus any edition of LA Code of Civil Procedure, LSU Pub
5704-1 Security Devices [Crawford]
  • Crawford, Materials on Security Devices, plus any edition of LA Civil Code, LSU Pub
5705-1 Conflict of Laws [Trahan]
  • Symeon C. Symeonides & Wendy Collins Perdue, Conflict of Laws: American, Comparative, International Cases and Materials, 2012, 3d ed., Hardback, 9780314280220, West Academic Publishing
  • A.N. Yiannopoulos, La. Civil Code Vols. I & II, 2016 or 2017 ed., West
5721-2 The Legal Profession [Smith]
  • Lerman Schrag, Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 4th, Hardback, 9781454863045, Wolters Kluwer
  • ABA, Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2017
  • Smith, Legal Profession Supplement, LSU Pub
5721-1 The Legal Profession [Phillips]
  • Ciolino, 2017 Louisiana Legal Ethics, 2017, 9781541324732
5731-1 Legal Aspects of Coastal Areas [Costonis]
  • Eagle, Coastal Law, 2011, 3rd, Wolters Kluwer
5773-1 US Foreign Affairs [Sullivan]
  • Curtis Bradley and Jack Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials, 2014, 5th, Hardback, 978-1454839217, Aspen, (link)
5800-1 Toxic Torts [Church]
  • Craig, Green, Klein & Sanders, Toxic and Environmental Torts: Cases and Materials, 2011, Hardback, 9780314926944, West Academic Publishing
  • Other materials will be provided electronically.
5804-1 Elder Law Seminar [Goring]
  • Prof. Goring will provide the materials needed for this course.
5808-1 Bankruptcy Reorganization Seminar [Dodd]
  • Warren, Westbrook, Porter, and Pottow, The Law of Debtors and Creditors, 2014, 7th, 9781454822387, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Aspen Casebook Series)
  • Also available as looseleaf - 978-1-4548-4839

  • Warren, Essentials Chapter 11: Reorganizing American Businesses,, 2008, 9780735576544, Aspen Publishers
5811-1 Advanced Torts Litigation Seminar [Brown]
  • No textbook required
5815-1 Legislation Seminar [Lamonica]
  • Hertzel et al, Legislative Law and Statutory Interpretation: Cases and Materials, 2008, 4th, 9781422407455, LexisNexis
  • Used copies are available 

  • Lamonica and Jones, Louisiana Legislative Law and Procedure, Handbook or Treatise
  • DO NOT PURCHASE.   A COPY WILL BE LOANED TO YOU FOR USE DURING THE SEMESTER. 

5822-1 Legal Negotiations [Bodin]
  • Instructor will provide materials through Moodle
5822-2 Legal Negotiations [Wisbar]
  • No textbook required
5823-1 Law Office Practice [DeCuir]
  • No textbook required
5826-1 Advanced Trial and Evidence [Walters/Patterson]
  • Walters/Patterson, Advanced Trial and Evidence Materials, latest, LSU Pub
5828-1 Divorce & Child Custody Mediation [Lancaster]
  • Materials provided in class
  • Jane Murray & Robert Rubinson, Family Mediation: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed.*
  • Note to students: please be sure to purchase the 2nd edition of the textbook. The 1st edition will not be useful for the course.

5830-1 Constitutional Law Seminar [Baier/Stoner]
  • Baier, Speeches, 2017, Claitor's Publishing Division
  • Robert Jackson, The Supreme Court in the American System of Government, 1955, Harvard University Press
  • Put of print but multiple copies available on Amazon. 

  • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, The Nature of the Judicial Process, 1921, Yale University Press
5838-1 Advanced Topics in Healthcare Law Seminar [Church/Philips]
  • Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost, Schwartz, Health Law Cases, Materials, and Problems, 2013, Abridged 7th ed., 9780314265128, West Academic Publishing
5858-1 Juvenile Defense Clinic Practicum [Harrison]
  • Materials provided in class
5866-1 Advanced Topics in Criminal Law Seminar [Levy]
  • Donald Dutton, The Batterer: A Psychological Profile
  • Daniel Goldhagen, Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust
  • Karen Newman et al., Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings
  • Ron Rosenbaum, Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil
  • Lucinda Roy, No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech
  • Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
  • Jonathan Glover, Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, 1999, Yale University Press
  • Levy, Advanced Topics in Criminal Law Materials, LSU LAW PUB
5877-1 Corporate Governance Seminar [McIlwain]
  • Effross, Corporate Governance - Principles and Practices, 2009, 1st, 978-0-7355-7731-2, Aspen Publishers
  • There is a 2nd edition but the professor wants you to use the 1st edition (2009).

5894-1 Privacy Law Seminar [Corcos]
  • Lane, American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right, 2009, 978-080704441-4, Beacon, (link)
  • Daniel J. Solove, Privacy Law Fundamentals, 2017, 4th, 978-0998322315, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), (link)
6002-1 Family Mediation Clinic [Lancaster]
  • Materials provided in class
6005-1 Immigration Clinic Practicum [Aronson]
  • Materials provided in class
6006-1 Public Interest and Not for Profit Externship [TBA]
  • Materials provided in class