中国政法大学法律英语教学与测试研究中心编著的《法律英语阅读教程》选取了极具代表性的英文案例。英美法系是判例法系，无论是法官还是律师都特别注重对判例的研究，因此学习美国法不能绕过案例。通过研究案例，了解法官判案推理过程和有关法律、法规的适用，更有利于学习标准的法律英语，也更容易掌握美国法的精髓。本书选取了十几个经典案例，以期最大程度的展现美国法原貌。在每个案例的后面都附有问答练习题，以期帮助读者检查自己学习研读案例的程度水平。

Unit 1 Introduction to Legal Reading Skills

1. The Specific Skills of Legal Reading

2. The Structure of a Judicial Opinion

3. Frequently Used Legal Terms in Opinions

4. Speed and Comprehension

Unit 2 Administrative Law

STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. INDUSTRIAL

ACCIDENT COMMISSION ET AL.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL. GEORGE EXARCHOU v. JOHN L.

MURFF, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION

AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK

Unit 3 Antitrust Law

UNITED STATES v. SEALY, INC.

KIEFER--STEWART CO. v. JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM &SONS, INC. , ET AL.

Unit 4 Banking and Finance Law

CHATSKY AND ASSOCIATES ET AL. v. THE SUPERIOR

COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY;BANK OF AMERICA CORP. ,

REAL PARTY IN INTEREST.

THE CITIZENS BANK v. ALAFABCO,INC. ,ET AL.

Unit 5 Civil Procedure

AUSLEY v. BISHOP

CALDER ET AL. v. JONES

Unit 6 Constitutional Law

BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA

BOOS ET AL. v. BARRY, MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

ET AL.

CHAFIN v. CHAFIN

Unit 7 Contract Law

LEFKOWITZ v. GREAT MINNEAPOLIS SURPLUS STORE,INC.

JOSEPH FRASER v. DONALD D. EDMISTEN

Unit 8 Corporation Law

DEWITF TRUCK BROKER,INC. v. W. RAY FLEMMING

FRUIT COMPANY AND W. REY FLEMMING

ANDREW H. SCHNELL v. CHRIS--CRAFT INDUSTRIES,INC.

Unit 9 Criminal Law

THE PEOPLE &C. v. KEITH ANTWINE

THE PEOPLE &C. v. JAMES BYRNE

Unit 10 Criminal Procedure

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSE O. ORTEGA--SANTANA

RICHARD J. TAYLOR,JR. v. UNITED STATES.

Unit 11 Employment Law

ALFREDO AVILES v. CORNELL FORGE COMPANY

AMANDA BENT BOLT COMPANY,AMANDA,OHIOA v. INTERNATIONAL

UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, AGRICULTURAL

IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA,LOCAL 1549,ET AT.

Unit 12 Environmental Law

CITIZENS TO PRESERVE OVERTON PARK v. VOLPE

KEY TRONIC CORPORATION,A WASHINGTON CORPORATION v. UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA;UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE;

DONALD B. RICE,SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,

IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY

Unit 13 Evidence Law

UNITED STATES v. MANUEL P. AMARAL

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARIA CHRISTINA HURTADO

AND AUGUSTINE ARAGONES,JR.

Unit 14 Family Law

ZABLOCKI v. REDHAIL

S. W. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY

Unit 15 Intellectual Property Law

HENRI'S FOOD PRODUCTS CO. INC. v. TASTY SNACKS,INC.

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL,INC. v. J. E. M. AG SUPPLY,

INC. , FARM ADVANTAGE, INC. , LARRY BENZ, MERLE PRUETr,

KEVIN WOLFSWINKEL,TIM KAMSTRA,AND TOM EISCHEN SEED

AND CHEMICALS

Unit 16 Property Law

DOROTHY MOORE AND KENT REINHARDT v. RUBY F. PHILLIPS,

AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ADA CHLOE BRANNAN,

DECEASED

LEECO GAS &OIL COMPANY v. COUNTY OF NUECES.

Unit 17 Torts

JEFFREY J. HARPER v. THEODOR H. HERMAN

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--PAN AMERICAN v. TONY

AGUILAR AND KAY MARIE AGUILAR

BIG TOWN NURSING HOME,INC. v. HOWARD TERRY NEWMAN

Appendix I Key to Exercises

Appendix II 本书部分法律术语

Appendix Ⅲ 常用拉丁语法律词汇

Sources of Reading Materials Used in This Book