James Madison, Law Student and Demi-Lawyer

White Lawyering: Rethinking Race, Lawyer Identity, and Rule of Law

Attempting to demystify law reports for the non-lawyer.

To a non-lawyer, references to law reports can appear confusing and complicated. This brief article attempts to explain how to decode such references and thus get to the reports. Those wishing to pursue the matter further are referred to more detailed explanations. This article deals primarily with English case law and is up to date as of December 1987.

General Online Syllabi and Teaching Materials for All Areas in James Madison College

James Madison College is a residential college of public affairs and liberal education at Michigan State University, offering sophisticated multidisciplinary programs in the social sciences founded on a model of liberal education. The college prepares students for law school, graduate study, decision-making roles in public and private enterprise, and careers in government, media, politics, soci...

Resources for Teaching Social Relations and Policy in James Madison College

This Social Relations and Policy major " explores the domain of public issues that are especially affected by relations among groups. The field is explicitly historical and comparative, looking at social relations in the United States and internationally, over time. " Syllabi for courses taught by JMC faculty in all four programs at James Madison College can be found at http://jmc.msu.edu/sylla...

Resources for Teaching Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy in James Madison College

This major “probes competing principles that have animated political communities and how we have attempted to translate these into practice. We raise complex fundamental questions as we try to sort out the values and principles that have been most important to us. What does it mean to flourish as a human being? What are the rights and responsibilities of good citizens? What is the best way of l...