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Examples and Explanations, Questions and Answers, the Understanding Series and In a Nutshell Series are on reserve in the Law Library. Individual titles may be checked out for two hours at a time. Click on the Tabs below to see a list of titles.

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Also available through LexisNexis Digital Library! The Understanding series from LexisNexis brings you high-quality, well-organized analysis and discussion on over 50 different law school subjects. Whether it's your first year Torts class or you're struggling to understand Secured Transactions or Islamic Law, you'll find explanations from subject matter experts and well-known scholars and professors at some of the world's most prestigious institutions. Titles provide law students with the essential foundation for a full and clear comprehension of the subject area, and are designed to provide an organized and accurate presentation of the material, including more in-depth treatments for particularly challenging areas. An index and glossary allow you to quickly find the material you need and look up key terms that are unique to a particular field.

Titles of the Understanding Series on Reserve

A

Antitrust and its Economic Implications

B

Bankruptcy

C

Capital Punishment

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure (North Carolina Edition)

Civil Rights Litigation

Conflict of Laws

Constitutional Law

Contracts

Copyright Law

Corporate Law

Corporate Taxation

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

D

Disability Law

E

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination

Evidence

F

Family Law

Federal and California Evidence

Federal Courts and Jurisdiction

Federal Income Taxation

First Amendment

I

Immigration Law

Insurance Law

Intellectual Property Law

International Business and Financial Transaction

International Criminal Law

International Law

Islamic Law

J

Jewish Law

Juvenile Law

L

Labor Law

The Law of Terrorism

The Law of Zoning and Land Use Controls

Lawyers’ Ethics

Local Government

M

Modern Real Estate Transactions

N

Negotiable Instruments and Payment Systems

Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations

P

Partnership and LLC Taxation

Patent Law

Products Liability Law

Property Law

R

Remedies

S

Sales and Leases of Goods

Secured Transactions

Securities Law

T

Torts

Trademark Law

Trusts and Estates

W

White Collar Crime