Free and Open Legal Ed Resources
Many law faculty see the benefits, for themselves and their students, in publishing free and open legal educational resources. Below is a directory of free, and in some cases open, educational resources made available by their authors for the legal community. This directory includes materials self-published by their authors, as well as casebooks created in affiliation with H2O, CALI and Semaphore Press.
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| Title | Subject | Author(s) | License | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Amendment | Constitutional Law | Paul Gowder | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Advanced Constitutional Law | Constitutional Law | Kendra Albert | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials | Advertising Law | Rebecca Tushnet , et al. | None | self-published |
| American Contract Law for a Global Age | Contract | Frank Snyder , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| An Introduction to Property Law in the U.S. | Property | Steve Semeraro | None | Semaphore |
| An Introduction to the Law of Corporations: Cases and Materials | Corporations | Brian JM Quinn | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| An Open Internet Law Casebook | Internet Law | Michael Risch | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Basic Income Tax | Tax | William P. Kratzke | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Cases and Problems in Civil Rights Litigation: State, Federal and International Perspectives | Civil Rights | John T. Parry | None | Semaphore |
| Civil Procedure | Civil Procedure | I. Glenn Cohen | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Conflict of Laws | Conflict of Laws | Joseph William Singer | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Constitutional Law | Constitutional Law | Lawrence Lessig | CC BY-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Contracts | Contracts | Michael J. Madson | CC0 1.0 Universal | self-published |
| Contracts | Contracts | Charles Fried | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Copyright | Copyright | William T. Fisher III | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Copyright Law | Copyright | Michael J. Madson | CC0 1.0 Universal | self-published |
| Copyright Law: Cases and Materials | Copyright | Jeanne C. Fromer , et al. | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | self-published |
| Corporate Income Tax | Tax | William P. Kratzke | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Corporations | Corporations | Holger Spamann | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Criminal Law | Criminal Law | Jeannie Suk-Gersen | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Criminal Law | Criminal Law | Tim Wu | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Cybersecurity Law, Policy, and Institutions | Cybersecurity Law | Robert Chesney | CC BY-4.0 | self-published |
| Federal Budget Policy | Federal Budget | Howell Jackson | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Food Safety | Food and Drug Law | Jacob Gersen | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Foundations of Intellectual Property Law Seminar | Intellectual Property | Michael J. Madson | CC0 1.0 Universal | self-published |
| Genetics & Reproductive Technology: Legal & Ethical Issues | Health Law | I. Glenn Cohen | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Intellectual Property Law: Cases & Materials | Intellectual Property | Lydia Pallas Loren , et al. | None | Semaphore |
| Intellectual Property: Law & the Information Society - Cases and Materials | Intellectual Property | James Boyle , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | self-published |
| Internet Law: Cases and Problems | Internet Law | James Grimmelmann | None | self-published |
| Interstate Compact Law: Cases & Materials | Interstate Compacts | Jeffrey Litwak | None | Semaphore |
| Legislation & Regulation | Administrative Law | Jacob Gersen | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Liberty, Equality, and Due Process: Cases, Controversies, and Contexts in Constitutional Law | Constitutional Law | Ruthann Robson | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Music and Digital Media | Intellectual Property | Chris Bavitz | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Open Source Property: A Free Casebook | Property | Stephen Clowney , et al. | CC BY-NC 4.0 | self-published |
| Patterns of Information Law | Intellectual Property | James Grimmelmann | CC BY 4.0 | self-published |
| Professional Responsibility: An Open-Source Casebook | Professional Responsibility | Brian L. Frye , et al. | CC-0 | self-published |
| Regulating Online Conduct: Speech, Privacy and the Use and Sharing of Content | Internet Law | Chris Bavitz | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Regulation of Financial Institutions | Finance | Howell E. Jackson | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Sales and Leases: A Problem-based Approach | UCC | Scott J. Burnham , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employment Discrimination | Employment Discrimination | Matthew William Green | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Sources of American Law: An Introduction to Legal Research | Legal Research | Beau B. Steenken , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence | Technology Policy | Jonathan Zittrain , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| The Story of Contract Law: Formation | Contract | Val Ricks | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Topics in Financial Regulation: Consumer and Investor Protection | Finance | Howell E. Jackson | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Torts | Torts | Jonathan Zittrain | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Torts | Torts | Pamela Karlan | CC BY-NC-SA-3.0 | H2O |
| Torts and Regulation: Cases, Principles, and Institutions | Torts | John Fabian Witt | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Torts: Cases and Contexts Vol. 1 | Torts | Eric E. Johnson | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions | Torts | John Fabian Witt , et al. | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | CALI |
| Trademark Law | Trademark | Michael J. Madson | CC0 1.0 Universal | self-published |
| Trademark Law: An Open-Source Casebook | Trademark | Barton Beebe | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | self-published |