Modern American Remedies: Cases and Materials, 5th Edition is well-regarded for its clear and logical structure, thorough coverage, strong case selections, and insightful, well-crafted notes. Staying consistent with the arrangement, scope, and daily units found in the full Fifth Edition, this shortened Concise Edition includes focused notes that highlight fundamental principles and key ideas, reducing peripheral topics. The text strikes a good balance between public and private law and provides instruction and critique on the basics of economic analysis relating to remedies issues.
Updates in the Concise Modern American Remedies 5th Edition:
- Introduction of a new co-author, Richard L. Hasen, renowned for Remedies: Examples and Explanations, a practical study guide, which serves as a supplementary resource for the casebook.
- Significant legal advancements stemming from the Supreme Court’s decisions up to June 2018, including:
- the litigation related to President Trump’s travel ban
- Recent interpretations of unjust enrichment based on the Third Restatement
- Updated details on cy-pres settlements in light of Frank v. Gaos, a new Supreme Court case concerning Google
- Newly updated or expanded notes on contemporary issues, such as:
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- Accountability of the presidency
- The increase in nationwide injunctions challenging federal policy
- Controversies surrounding the extent of qualified immunity for government officials, particularly in policing
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- A fresh drafting assignment related to an injunction for a case involving same-sex harassment in the workplace
- Newly introduced principal cases:
- Brown v. Plata, focusing on structural injunctions and prison reform
- Bonina v. Sheppard, regarding restitution from innocent defendants
- In re Hypnotic Taxi LLC, on standards for pre-judgment attachments
- Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan, discussing laches in electoral cases
- Lord & Taylor v. White Flint, analyzing specific performance for long-term contracts
- James v. National Financial, LLC, concerning unconscionability in consumer agreements
- Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, concerning implicit rights of action and federal equity authority
- Sunnyland Farms v. Central New Mexico Electric Coop, discussing proximate cause in tort and contract contexts
- Commercial Real Estate Investment v. Comcast of Utah, addressing innovative approaches to liquidated damages
- Benefits for professors and students include:
- A suitable balance of public and private law
- Thorough examination and critique of fundamental law and economics applied to critical remedies topics
- Well-selected, instructive cases, expertly edited, accompanied by insightful notes to promote class discussions and facilitate case analyses
- A robust conceptual organization based on categories of remedies, featuring daily teaching units of similar lengths with clear overarching themes
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