364: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign Immu...

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's episode covers proximate cause in torts (and the related legal principles of intervening and superseding causes in the chain of causation). We look at an important case in U.S. tort law -- Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co ...  Show more

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we walk law students through how to use midterm feedback to diagnose outlining problems. We provide a practical framework for building effective outlines -- covering linear outlining, flowcharts, attack plans, and t ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: "The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today." Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes:

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"The Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community talks about
maintaining economic and social progress and eliminating barriers which divide Europe. In order to achieve these goals of course, laws are ...

In this episode...Professor Alexander Greenawalt discusses shares his thoughts, and predictions about California v. Texas, a case pending before the Supreme Court. Among other noteworthy issues, Professor Greenawalt discusses whether Congress has the power under the US Constituti ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I give an overview of tort law, including: what is tort law, types of tort (focusing on negligence, trespass, and defamation), what tort lawyers do, the typical day of a tort lawyer, what makes a successful tort lawyer ...