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Table of Contents

1. Law, Courts, and Politics.
Part I: INSTITUTIONS OF LAW.
2. Law and Legal Systems.
3. Federal Courts.
4. State Courts.
Part II: INTERPRETERS OF LAW.
5. Lawyers and Legal Representation.
6. Judges.
Part III: CONSUMERS OF LAW.
7. Mobilizing the Law: Litigants, Interest Groups, Court Cases, and the Media.
Part IV: TRIAL COURTS.
8. Trial Courts: The Preliminary Stages of Criminal Cases.
9. Trial Courts: Bargaining and Sentencing in Criminal Courts.
10. Trial Courts: The Preliminary Stages of Civil Cases.
11. Trial Courts: Dispositions of Civil Cases.
12. Trial.
Part V: APPELLATE REVIEW.
13. The Appellate Process.
14. The Supreme Court: Deciding What to Decide.
15. The Supreme Court: The Justices and Their Decisions.