Course Materials - Spring 2022 First Year Book List

• Older or alternative edition of the Code is acceptable.

LSU Law students can purchase the book at LSU Pub.

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Recommended.

Useful.  Can use either 2021 or 2022 edition

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Useful.

2020 Edition of the Code is acceptable

Hardback: $255.00

Students ordering from West Academic get a 15% discount on all forms of the book (print or e-book) if the code WALSU is used during checkout.

"For print books, West Academic Publishing offers free shipping and immediate, temporary access to the e-book version to last until the print copy arrives."

Used books should be widely available.

This book is available digitally through CasebookConnect. Though I do not require it, I think it would be useful for you to have the digital materials that are associated with CasebookConnect ebooks, with which you may be familiar.

Should you purchase the book as a CasebookConnect ebook, you will have access to digital materials associated with the book. If this is what you choose and you are comfortable navigating the book digitally, you need not purchase a hard copy at all.

You may also purchase the digital materials separately or together with the hard cover book.

So these are your options:

Hard Cover + CasebookConnect: 9781454876670
Loose-leaf + CasebookConnect: 9781454896746
Digital Only CasebookConnect: 9781454897033
Rental + CasebookConnect: 9781454896838
Digital materials alone (And I see that I cannot find the link for the digital materials alone. I will amend to include that link.)

Students ordering from West Academic get a 15% discount on all forms of the book (print or e-book) if the code WALSU is used during checkout.

"For print books, West Academic Publishing offers free shipping and immediate, temporary access to the e-book version to last until the print copy arrives."

Softbound: $228.00

Students ordering from West Academic get a 15% discount on all forms of the book (print or e-book) if the code WALSU is used during checkout.

"For print books, West Academic Publishing offers free shipping and immediate, temporary access to the e-book version to last until the print copy arrives."

You may use either the 7th or 8th ed.

You may use any 2021-2022 edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

This case book is available in two formats (regular hardbound, or hardbound-plus-extra-digital-content). Choose whichever you prefer.

Hardback $255.00, (link) (without digital content), ISBN: 9781642427622

Casebook Plus Version $275.00, (link), ISBN: 9781647083304

Note to Students: The Casebook Plus version comes with a new, hardbound copy of the book, lifetime digital access to the e-book version, online self-assessment quizzes, and a 12-month subscription to digital study aids (nutshell, exam pro, Law Dictionary, etc.). This upgraded version is not required, but it is a recommended option for those who will use the digital content. It includes a law dictionary (which you must otherwise purchase separately for this course).

Optional Add-on Digital Content License (for purchasers of used books only): Hazard, Fletcher, Bundy, and Bradt's Cases and Materials on Pleadings and Procedure- $35.00, (link). If you purchase a used casebook and would like to get access to Casebook Plus digital content, this option allows you to buy 12 months of access to the digital content.

Use code WALSU for a 15% discount if purchasing books directly from WestAcademic.com. Please do not use the older edition of the casebook.

other necessary books:

Choose ONE Law Dictionary and ONE Federal Rule Book, Not all!

1. Law Dictionary your choice - Black's, Bouvier, or Gilbert's (Note: Casebook Plus Above Includes Gilbert's Dictionary)

old, used paperback, or digital versions of a law dictionary are fine - please pick a convenient format that you will actually use (and carry with you where you study)

2. 2021 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - your choice of publisher. The big legal publishers sell these for $40-70. (The Student's Guide to Civil Procedure is $73.00). While those pricey versions are perfectly acceptable, you don't need to spend that much. Here are a few inexpensive options:

• 2021 Federal Civil Rule Booklet (I like this one because it's slim and lightweight - $18.50) ISBN: 978-1640020917 - (link) 

• Legalpub.com  ISBN: 9781934852415, $25.00, (link),2021 Federal Civil Rules Booklet.

   

Recommended/Optional:

Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis, Fourth Edition (2018 - $53.00) ISBN: 978-1543804843, (link)

Note to Students: Older versions of both of Glannon's study guides are now out of date and should be avoided! There is a copy of the Glannon Book on reserve at the Law Library. Used copies of the new edition are widely available.