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Study Aids for Law Students

Going through law school can be both exhilarating and intimidating. With the vast amount of material to cover and the rigorous demands of the curriculum, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But the right tools and resources can significantly enhance your learning and boost your chances of success. Both within the library stacks and online, we’ve gathered every kind of study aid for any kind of need, including concise explanations of the law, effective outlines, and even exam practice. Below are some essential study aids that can help you navigate the complexities of your classes with confidence.

Online Resources

Online resources offer unparalleled accessibility, making it easy to study at your own pace and on your own time. Fortunately, we have valuable online resources available to you through the West Academic Study Aid resource library, the Aspen Learning Library, and the Lexis Digital Library! You can access these resources by going to the Law Library’s homepage, clicking on the Electronic Resources tab, and finding them alphabetically.

The West Academic Study Aid collection is a comprehensive resource offering popular series like Exam Pro, Flash Cards, Black Letter Outlines, and Gilbert’s Outlines. With over 640 titles covering 1L, 2L/3L courses, academic and career success, you’ll find a study aid for almost any law school subject. Plus, these digital resources feature convenient features like note-taking, highlighting, searching, copying, and printing. Access these study aids from your laptop, tablet, or phone for maximum flexibility.

Similarly, the Aspen Learning Library collection offers over 200 ebooks, audio files, and explanatory videos on all kinds of law school subjects, even offering advice on which study aid to use and when, with features like law school favorites Examples & Explanations, Glannon’s Guides, Emanuel Outlines, and Emanuel CrunchTime. Even better, with the ability to access materials via iOS, Android, and desktop devices, you’ll be able to take your study aids with you wherever you go.

Lastly, the Lexis Digital Library collection contains almost 800 titles available in different forms, including ebooks and audio files. This collection includes tons of popular study aid series, like the Understanding Series, the Mastering Series, Q&As, and Skills and Values series. On top of all that, this collection also features a wide variety of practice guides, treatises, and code books on nearly every subject of law. If you forget your Federal Rules of Civil Procedure at home, you can now pull it up on your laptop, phone, or tablet, and begin your studying anytime, anywhere.

Learning Aids
Focused on providing a deeper grasp of the subject matter, these study aids offer detailed explanations of the law itself.

  • Examples and Explanations (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Aspen Learning Library)
    E&E provides a plain language explanation of the subject organized into easy-to-understand, standalone chapters. At the end of each chapter, there are questions for the reader to contemplate. Frequently, the questions have a clear answer, but the beauty in this guide is that the explanations of the questions focus on what specific facts, when changed slightly, would change the outcome of the question, thus deepening the reader’s understanding of the legal concepts within.
  • Nutshells (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via West Academic Study Aids)
    Authored by multiple legal scholars, the “In A Nutshell” series is known for a concise and informative approach. These books offer a condensed overview of various legal subjects, providing students with essential information and key concepts in an easily digestible manner.
  • Emanuel CrunchTime (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Aspen Learning Library)
    Like the Nutshell series, the Emanuel CrunchTime series is known for giving comprehensive summaries of key legal concepts and principles in a condensed format. With explanations and practice questions on a wide variety of legal topics, each book contains a considerable amount of meaningful feedback to help law students boost efficiency and make the most of their study time.
  • Understanding (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Lexis Digital Library)
    These guides are known for their straightforward approach, helping students review and clarify core topics without getting bogged down in dense legal language or overly technical detail. Providing clear, concise explanations of complex legal concepts, each book in the series covers a specific area of law, such as contracts, torts, constitutional law, or criminal law, and breaks down the fundamental principles, rules, and cases in an easy to understand way.

Outlines
These study aids present outlines that summarize the key points of the class material. Though they’re no substitute for the outlines you make yourself, they’re a great resource to start with.

  • Gilbert Law Summaries (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via West Academic Study Aids)
    Filled with checklists, diagrams, and organized in a concise outline format, Gilbert Law Summaries are particularly useful for students who are looking for a quick and efficient way to review legal concepts, or those who need a reference guide to supplement their own class notes.
  • Emanuel Law Outlines (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Aspen Learning Library)
    Just like the Emanuel CrunchTime series, Emanuel Law Outlines are focused on giving students a comprehensive but concise overview of the law. Developed by legendary study aid author Steve Emanuel, this series will allow students to more easily organize information, identify key concepts, and understand the relationships between legal concepts with a consistent outline format.
  • Black Letter Outlines (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via West Academic Study Aids)
    This series aims to place the law within the contexts of their broader subjects, comprehensively explaining the scope of the law with in-depth descriptions, detailed examples, and comprehensive summaries. Available in almost 40 subject areas, Black Letter Outlines is a great resource to use as general class review or when prepping for an exam.

Multiple Choice Exam Practice
These study aids prioritize practice, providing multiple-choice questions and, in some cases, detailed explanations.

  • Q&A (Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Lexis Digital Library)
    These books offer concise outlines of each section, providing clear explanations of legal concepts and terms, along with exam tips, tricks, and study tools. Self-assessment questions help you apply your knowledge, and summaries of key cases highlight important facts, issues, and relevant laws. Practice exams with model answers and detailed explanations can help you prepare for tests.”
  • Siegel’s (Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk)
    Knowing the law is essential for success on law exams, but it’s not enough on its own. Siegel’s guide helps you both understand the law and apply it effectively. It includes multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of legal principles and essays with model answers for self-assessment. This book is designed for review and doesn’t provide in-depth discussions, focusing solely on questions.
  • Glannon Guides (Series; Available in Print behind the Circulation Desk and Online via Aspen Learning Library)
    Unlike traditional outlines or textbooks, this series combines concise explanations of legal principles with multiple choice questions and analysis. This interactive format allows students to test their understanding and identify areas where they need further review. Glannon Guides are particularly effective for students who struggle with traditional study methods or who want to improve their exam-taking skills.

General Exam Guides
Designed for short and long answer questions, these study guides provide guidance on the techniques for writing law school exams.

  • How to Write Law Exams: IRAC Perfected by S.I. Strong
    This book differs from other guides in that it not only goes into a detailed explanation of the IRAC method of writing exams, but it gives sample student responses with detailed critiques of where they excel or fall short. At just about 120 pages dedicated to the writing exams. This guide is a quick read that can help prepare you to take exams.
  • Mastering the Law School Exam by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
    This book is designed to provide students with a knowledgeable, reasonable, and rational voice to navigate the intricacies of law school exams. This book is practical rather than theoretical where the emphasis is on providing the type of detailed examples necessary to show students precisely “how to do it” and “how to write it.”
  • Getting to Maybe, How to Excel on Law School Exams by Richard Michael Fischl and Jeremy Paul
    This book takes a slightly different approach to law exams. The book encourages exam takers to identify what type of question is being asked. While plenty of law school exams are traditional “issue spotters” (and Getting to Maybe covers that as well), other types of questions such as questions that ask the exam taker to determine a policy. It encourages test takers to spend the most time with analysis where the answers are less clear and to embrace the gray of legal issues. The book also includes general advice on how to prepare for exams and where to spend your valuable time.

This list is not exhaustive, please be sure to also check out our Study Aid Research Guide for more study aid options organized by each and every class!

Success in law school is about resilience, dedication, and effective time management. By utilizing these resources, staying organized, and tailoring your study strategies to your unique learning style, you’ll be well on your way to thriving!

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1L Survival Guides

Success in law school isn’t all about going to class and reading case after case. The first year is often the most intense and formative period of law school, filled with challenges and opportunities that will shape your entire legal career. It’s a lot to process, and the study methods that worked in undergrad may prove to not be enough anymore. Luckily, we’ve got your back. From strategic study aids to wellness tips, these tools can help you organize and strategize so you can tackle your coursework with confidence and set a strong foundation for the years ahead.

Below is a short list of 1L survival guides and their author-written summaries.

  • Short and Happy Guide to Being a Law Student: A Daily Companion for Law School, Practice, and Life, Paula A. Franzese (2014). Learn how to be your best in and out of class, how to prepare for and succeed on exams, how to put your best foot forward in a job interview, how to find teachers to inspire you, what to do in classes that leave you uninspired, how to cope with stress and how to create value in everything you do in law school.
    Available behind the Circulation Desk, or access the online version here: https://ttu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/18fdj21/01TTU_ALMA21372559410002611

  • Happiness and Peak Performance in Law School: Cutting Edge Science to Promote Emotional Thriving and Cognitive Greatness in Law School and Beyond, Jarrett Green and Rebecca Simon Green (2023). In this book, law students will learn a wide collection of easy-to-apply, science-based tools for drastically improving their emotional well-being, mental strength, and academic success. This book provides a roadmap for thriving mentally, emotionally, and cognitively in law school, in the practice of law, and in life.
    Available through West Academic Study Aids*

  • 1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor’s Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School, Andrew J. McClurg (4th Ed., 2021). Told in an accessible first-person voice, covered topics in this updated and expanded fourth edition include pre-planning, top student fears, the first-year curriculum, the Socratic and case methods of teaching, effective class participation, the top habits of successful students, essential study techniques, legal research and writing, exam strategies, maintaining well-being, online learning, career planning, and much more.
    Available behind the Circulation Desk, or access the online version here: https://ttu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/i7meaf/01TTU_ALMA51257832000002611

  • Weekly Guide to Being a Model Law Student, Alex Ruskell (2015). This book gives law students weekly checklists explaining the skills necessary to successfully navigate their first year of law school. Each chapter provides a checklist of things to do that week, such as briefing cases, going over notes, outlining classes, or doing practice questions. When a new concept is introduced, this book clearly explains the concept and its purpose and provides examples. Instead of merely providing advice, this book lays out a detailed plan for students to follow. It also includes a bank of over 100 short, medium, and long practice questions in six first year subjects.
    Available through West Academic Study Aids*

  • Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law in A Nutshell, Kenney F. Hegland (8th Ed. 2020). You’ll have to know how the common law system works, how to read and brief cases, how to study and take exams, how to write and argue law and how lawsuits are tried. We can do something about style. There’s advice and illustrations. You’ll throw pots, working your first case, making your first argument, briefing cases, taking exams, and writing memos. This is not for the faint-hearted, nor is law school. Think like a lawyer. I won’t be a bore. I’ll tell jokes, some of which are actually funny. I’ll challenge you intellectually. Where does law come from? Should judges follow precedent? What if your client wants to pave Paradise and put in a parking lot? If you love ideas you’ll love this book and you’ll love law school.
    Available behind the Circulation Desk, or access the online version here: https://ttu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/i7meaf/01TTU_ALMA51247089000002611

  • Office Hours on Academic Success, Sara J. Berman (2022). Gain the advantages of office hours with professors on your own schedule! The West Academic Office Hours series is a collection of short audio and video tracks that tackle some of the thorniest questions plaguing law students. The professors answer students’ most frequently asked office hour questions. With clear and easy-to-understand explanations, these professors will help you reach that “lightbulb” moment of comprehension, just as they have with their own students in their own offices.
    Available through West Academic Study Aids*; two-part audio book only.

  • Get A Running Start: Your Comprehensive Guide to The First Year Curriculum, David C. Gray (2016). In short, accessible lessons, Get a Running Start covers all the major concepts taught in each of the courses most commonly offered in the first year of law school: criminal law, torts, civil procedure, constitutional law, property, and contracts. Each of the courses comprising this book is written by a specialist in the field who is a decorated teacher with years of experience in the classroom. In this volume, they have distilled that experience and expertise to produce the tool they wish they had when they first were thinking about and then actually began law school: a clear, concise introduction to the entire first-year curriculum.
    Access the online version here: https://ttu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/18fdj21/01TTU_ALMA51247090050002611
  • For even more resources, check out the 1L Resource Center on Lexis+, (Lexis homepage > Law School Resources > 1L Resource Center), or check out the 1L Resource Center Toolkit on Westlaw (Westlaw homepage > Practical Law > 1L Resources)!

*To access West Academic materials, start on the law library’s homepage, click on the “Resources” tab, and follow the link titled “West Academic Study Aids”. Once redirected, search for the title in the search box and follow instructions to access materials.

November 2025 Law Faculty Publications & News

Throughout the month of November, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for November 1st to November 30th, 2025.

Articles, Books, and More

  1. Richard W. Murphy, Ultra Vires Review of Federal Agency Action Made Simple(r), 2025 Utah L. Rev. 1201 (2025).
  2. Gerry W. Beyer, Summary of Changes to Estate Planning Law Made by the 2025 Texas Legislature, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 43 (2025).
  3. Gerry W. Beyer, Potpourri, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 4 (2025).
  4. Gerry W. Beyer, Intestacy, Wills, Estate Administration, and Trusts Update, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 5 (2025).
  5. Jamie J. Baker, Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Library Review, 117 Law Libr. J. 435 (2025).
  6. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Nov/Dec. 2025, at 28.

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

  1. Prof. Sutton published 5 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Halloween and Free Speech, North Korea and its Nuclear Weapons, Foul Farming, The Magnificent Flying Machine – the Bat, and The Lightness of Nuisance. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
  2. Prof. Corn authored the article Trump’s Latest Military Campaign Tests the Limits of Presidential War Powers, The Cipher Brief (Nov. 4, 2025), available at: https://thecipherbrief.com/war-powers-caribbean-counternarcotics.
  3. Prof. Lux published an article to the Law School Academic Support Blog titled “But I Have Always Gotten Good Grades”: Twice Exceptionality in Law Students?.
  4. Prof. Stephens authored the article Detecting AI Misconduct by Opposing Counsel is a Lawyer’s Duty, Bloomberg Tax (Nov. 18, 2025), available at: https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-labor-report/detecting-ai-misconduct-by-opposing-counsel-is-a-lawyers-duty.  

Quotations

  1. Prof. Rosen is quoted in the following article: Tim Graham, PolitiFact Carefully Selects ‘Legal Experts’ to Defend Democrats on ‘Illegal Orders’, Newsbusters (Nov. 24, 2025; 4:02pm), available at: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/11/24/politifact-carefully-selects-legal-experts-defend-democrats-illegal
  2. Prof. Valastro was interviewed for and quoted in the following article: James Van Bramer, Digital Assets Might Fit Differently in DC Plans Than Other Alternative Assets, Plan Sponsor (Nov. 4,  2025), available at: https://plansponsor.com/digital-assets-might-fit-differently-in-dc-plans-than-other-alternative-assets/.
  3. Prof. Corn remains a leading voice on law and national security, with recent commentary featured in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Swedish National Television, the BBC, and more. Much of his current analysis centers on the War Powers Resolution and its application to military action against groups designated as narco-terrorist organizations.

Citations

  1. Prof. Beyer’s article Lady Bird and Transfer on Death Deeds is cited in the following article: Alan B. Clements, Funding Revocable Trusts: Law, Strategy, and Execution, 52 Est. Plan. 01 (2025).
  2. Prof. Casto’s article The Federal Courts’ Protective Jurisdiction over Torts Committed in Violation of the Law of Nations is cited in the following article: Curtis A. Bradley, 92 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1807 (2025).
  3. Prof. Brie Sherwin’s article After the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness is cited in the following article: Sydney Hoffman, Disaster Strikes Again: The Unfair Treatment of Marginalized Communities in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters, 55 Tex. Envtl. L.J. 95 (2025).
  4. Prof. Camp’s article The Play’s the Thing: A Theory of Taxing Virtual Worlds is cited in the following article: Tamir Shanan, Doron Narotzki, & Lior Zaks, Developing a Novel Conceptual Tax Regulatory Framework for Crypto Tokens, 58 Akron L. Rev. 105 (2025).
  5. Prof. Lauriat’s book Improving Intellectual Property: A Global Project is cited in the following article: Peter K. Yu, WIPO Negotiations on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, 57 Akron L. Rev. 277 (2025).
  6. Prof. Murphy’s article Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look” is cited in the following article: David A. Weisbach, An APA for Tax, 2024 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1165 (2025).
  7. Prof. Casto’s article The Early Supreme Court Justices’ Most Significant Opinion is cited in the following article: Joshua J. Schroeder, Pure//Evil Part One: How Evil is Popularized as Truth in the Marketplace of Ideas, 59 UIC L. Rev. 137 (2025).

News

  1. On Oct. 11, 2025, Prof. Gonzalez presented his article entitled The WARN Act and Common Law Successor Liability at the Central States Law Schools Association Annual Scholarship conference, hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas.
  2. Prof. Shannon presented a webinar entitled, “ADR and Mental Health Legislative Update,” for the Lubbock Dispute Resolution Center on Oct. 17, 2025.
  3. Prof. Shannon delivered the inaugural talk in the Signature 12 Law School Lecture Series, “Overlapping Fields: A Law Professor’s Service in Intercollegiate Athletics Governance,” on Oct. 29, 2025.
  4. Prof. Shannon was a panelist on the National Center for State Courts webinar: “Competency & Restoration Reimagined from Practice to Possibility: Competency Alternatives,” on Nov. 5, 2025.
  5. On November 4, 2025, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was invited to speak at a meeting of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council. His presentation was entitled AI for the Estate Planner.
  6. On November 7, 2025, Prof. Beyer spoke at the 2025 Tax & Legal Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona. To an audience of over 350 estate planning professionals, Prof. Beyer gave two presentations: Estate Planning for Cyber Property – Electronic Communications, Cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens, and the Metaverse and State Law Pitfalls: Don’t Step in It when Your Client Steps Across State Lines.
  7. On November 11, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in Little Rock, Arkansas where he spoke at a meeting of the Estate Planning Council of Arkansas. His presentation was entitled Anticipating Will Contests and How to Avoid Them.
  8. On November 13, 2025, the National College of Probate Judges presented Prof. Beyer with the Isabella Award for his years of dedicated work in the probate field at its Fall Conference in Galveston, Texas. See https://www.ncpj.org/awards/isabella-award/.
  9. On November 14, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in Galveston, Texas where he served as a speaker at the Fall Conference of the National College of Probate Judges. His presentation was entitled I Drafted the Will, So What’s Next? To Tell or Not to Tell? That Is the Question.
  10. On November 21, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in New Orleans where he spoke at Loyola University’s 2025 Estate Planning Conference. His presentation was entitled AI Meets Estate Planning: Leveraging Interactive Technology in Planning.
  11. The Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Council of the State Bar of Texas recently appointed Prof. Beyer to the Texas Title Examination Standards Editorial Board.

November 2025 New Books

In November 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

  1. Staszah, Sarah, Privatizing Justice: Arbitration and the Decline of Public Governance in the U.S. (2024).

COURTS

  1. Hinkle, Rachael K., Selective Publication in the U.S. Courts of Appeals: the Invisible Norm that Perpetuates Inequality (2024).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  1. Kelley, Elizabeth, Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2024).

EVIDENCE

  1. Ball, David, et.al., The Rule-Out Method of Criminal Defense (2024).

JUDGES

  1. Oldfather, Chad M., Judges, Judging, and Judgment: Character, Wisdom, and Humility in a Polarized World (2024).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Miller, Sterling L., The Productive In-House Lawyer: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done (2024).
  2. Cooper, Sarah L. and Scarlett McArdle, Preparing to Moot: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mooting (2025).
  3. McDonald, James J. Jr., How to be a Star Associate: A Guide to Excelling in your Early Legal Career (2024).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

  1. McConville, Mike and Wing Hong Chui, Research Methods for Law (2024).

POLITICS

  1. Fritz, Christian G., Monitoring American Federalism: The History of State Legislative Resistance (2023).

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

  1. Stephens, Neal J. and Amanda Stephens James, Prosecutorial Misconduct: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2024).

PROPERTY – PERSONAL AND REAL

  1. Golden, Paul, Litigating Adverse Possession Cases: Pirates v. Zombies (2024).

REPRODUCTION

  1. Howard, Grace E., The Pregnancy Police: Conceiving Crime, Arresting Personhood (2024).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  1. Laidler, Pawel, The U.S. Supreme Court and the Legitimization of Surveillance (2024).
  2. Caruso, Gregg D., Neurolaw (2024).

SPORTS

  1. Wood, Amy, Lawyer like an Athlete: How to Up Your Game at Work and in Life (2024).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

October 2025 New Books

In October 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

  1.  Loury, Glenn C., Self-Censorship (2025).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – GENERALLY

  1. Gienapp, Jonathan, Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique (2024).
  2. Siegel, Neil S., The Collective-Action Constitution (2024).
  3. Johnson, Kevin A. and Craig R. Smith, Fear and the First Amendment: Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court (2024).

COURTS

  1. Holding, Reynolds, Better Judgment: How Three Judges are bringing Justice back to the Courts (2025).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  1. Lackey, Jennifer, Criminal Testimonial Injustice (2023).

DISABILITY LAW

  1. Danforth, Scot, An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights (2025).

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

  1. Laufer-Ukeles, Pamela, Families, Relational Attachments, and the Law of Collaborative Family-Making (2025).

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

  1. Griffith, Kati L., et.al., Legalized Inequalities: Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace (2025).

EVIDENCE

  1. Collins, William, The Case for Eyewitness Identification Reform, (2024).

FIRST AMENDMENT

  1. Neier, Aryeh, Defending My Enemy: Skokie and the Legacy of Free Speech in America (2025).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

  1. Ogolla, Christopher, COVID-19 Public Health Laws: A Legal Research Guide (2025).

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

  1. Reglitz, Merten, Free Internet Access as a Human Right (2024).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

  1. Lombardi, Ettore M., Digitization, Copyright, and the Law: Copyleft and the Future of Intellectual Property (2025).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

  1. Portwood-Stacy, Laura, Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers (2025).

LEGAL EDUCATION

  1. Shadel, Molly Bishop, Finding Your Voice in Law School: Mastering Classroom Cold Calls, Job Interviews, and Other Verbal Challenges (2025).

LEGAL HISTORY

  1. Dabhoiwala, Fara, What is Free Speech?: The History of a Dangerous Idea (2025).

LEGAL PROFESSION

  1. Reilly, John W., The Brand-New Lawyer’s Guide (2025).

LEGISLATION

  1. Fissell, Mary, Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion (2025).
  2. Cohen, David S. and Carole Joffe, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court ended Roe but not Abortion (2025).
  3. Ziegler, Mary, Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (2025).
  4. Williams, Daniel K., Abortion and America’s Churches: A Religious History of Roe v. Wade (2025).

PROPERTY – PERSONAL AND REAL

  1. Fishman, Joel and Matthew Regentin, Arson and Fire Investigation: A Legal Research Guide (2025).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

  1. Cantrell, Deborah J., Emotions, Activism, and Social Change (2025).
  2. Kiser, Randall, Well-Being in the Legal Profession: Altruism, Justice, and Legal Reform (2025).

RACE AND ETHNICITY

  1. Bahadur, Rory, A Critical Race Approach to Systemic Inequity (2025).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  1. Bonadio, Enrico and Caterina Sganga, NFTs, Creativity and the Law: Within and Beyond Copyright (2024).
  2. Barfield, Woodrow, et.al., The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human-Robot Interaction (2024).
  3. Rasmussen, Mark W., et.al., Blockchain for Business Lawyers (2024).
  4. Weiser, Joshua, Embryonic Stem Cells and the Law: Crafting a Humane System of Regulation (2024).

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

  1. Cameron, Charles M. and Jonathan P. Kastellec, Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020 (2023).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

October 2025 Law Faculty Publications & News

Throughout the month of October, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for October 1st to October 31st, 2025.

Articles, Books, and More

  1. Gerry W. Beyer (with James M. Kosakow), Revocable Trusts (5th ed. 2025)
  2. Gerry W. Beyer, Beyer’s Texas Property Code Annotated (2025 ed.)
  3. Gerry W. Beyer, Estate Planning Highlights of the 2025 Texas Legislature and Recent Cases, Est. Plan. Dev. for Tex. Prof., at 1 (Sept. 2025).
  4. Catherine M. Christopher, Suing a Dao: Articulations of Legal Personhood and Service of Process in Recent Litigation, 21 N.Y.U. J.L. & Bus. 669 (2025).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

  1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as The War on Diesel, Columbus and his Day, Law of Samhain and Pigs, and Martial Law in an American City – 1929, some of which have been republished on Yahoo News and Native News Online. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
  2. Prof. Lux published 2 articles on Law School Academic Support Blog, including titles such as The Strength of Neurodivergence. Available at https://lawschoolaspblog.com/.

Quotations

  1. Prof. Valastro was quoted in the following article: Robert Powell, These Trump policies put your retirement at risk. Here’s how to plan for the worst., MarketWatch (Sept. 23, 2025; 11:30am), available at https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-trump-policies-put-your-retirement-at-risk-heres-how-to-plan-for-the-worst-3a12e38b.
  2. Prof. Williams was quoted in the following article: Kevin Krause, How Robert Robertson’s ‘shaken baby’ death penalty became like no other in Texas History, Dallas Morning News (Oct. 9, 2025; 6:00am), available at https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2025/10/09/how-robert-robersons-shaken-baby-death-penalty-became-like-no-other-in-texas-history/.
  3. Prof. Rosen was quoted in the following article: Noah Davila, Texas universities face free speech debates after Charlie Kirk memorials, protests, The Daily Toreador (Sept. 30, 2025; Updated Oct. 1, 2025; 9:00am), available at: https://www.dailytoreador.com/news/texas-universities-face-free-speech-debates-after-charlie-kirk-memorials-protests/article_aaf0440f-4a72-4acc-be4b-18a2df458417.html.
  4. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Hegseth says the titles secretary of war and War Department better reflect the military’s mission to fight and win wars. But it’s not his call. Or Trump’s., San Antonio Express News (Oct 11, 2025), available at: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/hegseth-secretarv-of-defense-war-name-change-trump-21089264.php.
  5. Prof. Corn was featured as a guest on Canadian Global News Sunday program (Canada’s 60 minutes) to discuss President Trump’s decisions to use the U.S. military for actions against Venezuelan drug boats and in U.S. cities, available at: https://globalnews.ca/video/11465349/a%C2%ADcloser-look-at-trumps-war-on-dissent-drug-cartels.
  6. Prof. Corn was a guest TX Spectrum News to discuss deployment of TX National Guard personnel to Chicago, available at: https://pilot.latakoo.com/asset/21941383?share=43jen24g4kfoz3wyztoqnep5jgk7upjz.
  7. Prof. Corn was quoted by David lgnatious in his Washington Post Op-Ed titled, The Chilling Reason the Military is Silent Now, available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/19/hegseth-national-guard-military-lawyer­purge/.
  8. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Ellie Cook, How Pete Hegseth ‘s Cull of Military Lawyers Could Hurt US Soldiers, Newsweek (Oct. 7, 2025; 5:00 AM), available at: https://www.newsweek.com/how-pete-hegseths-cull-of-military-lawyers-could-hurt-us-soldiers­l0819597.
  9. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Tom Wright-Piersanti, President Trump’s War on Cartels, The New York Times (Oct. 3, 2025), available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/briefing/president-trumps-war-on-cartels.html.
  10. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: Ethan Caldwell, Trump Declares War on Drug Cartels: US Military Action Justified, World News Today (Oct. 3, 2025), available at: https://www.world­today-news.com/trump-declares-war-on-drug-cartels-us-military-action-justified/. 
  11. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: M Dowling, The US War with “Unlawful Combatants” in the Caribbean, Independent Sentinel (Oct. 2, 2025), available at: https://www.independentsentinel.com/the-us-war-with-unlawful-combatants-in-the-caribbean/.
  12. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: Matthew Cullen, Trump Decided the US. is in a War with Drug Cartels, The New York Times (Oct. 2, 2025; 4:41 PM), available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/I 0/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html.

Citations

  1. Prof. Murphy’s article Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look” is cited in the following article: Aadhithi Padmanabhan, Abandoning Deportation Adjudication, 77 Stan. L. Rev. 1557 (2025).
  2. Prof. Baker’s article The Intersectionality of Law Librarianship & Gender is cited in the following article: Kristen K. Tiscione, Gender Inequality Updates: Recent Surveys of Dean and Law Faculty Positions Reveal Persistent and Significant Occupational Segregation by Gender, 64 Washburn L.J. 419 (2025).
  3. Prof. Pawlowic’s article Framework for Analysis of Transfer, Assignment, Negotiation and Transfer by Operation of Law is cited in multiple sections of the Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Commercial Code (October 2025 Update).
  4. Prof. Black’s article Weaponizing AI is cited in the following article: Alice E. Keane, Carlos Ferran, & Robert Garcia, AI and the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act: An Overview, 35 Midwest L.J. 1 (2025).
  5. Prof. Beyer’s article Simplification of Inter Vivos Trust Instruments- From Incorporation By Reference to Uniform Custodial Trust Act and Beyond is cited in § 3-715 of Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Probate Code (October 2025 Update).
  6. Prof. Murphy’s article The Last Shall Be First- Flip the Order of the Chevron Two Step is cited in the following article: William D. Araiza, Gun Regulation After Loper Bright: The Statutory Interpretation/Policymaking Continuum, 73 Buff. L. Rev. 711 (2025).
  7. Prof. Murphy’s book Federal Practice and Procedure is cited in the following article: Adam N. Steinman, Joinder, Not Jurisdiction: Toward a New Theory of Standing, 60 Wake Forest L. Rev. 743 (2025).
  8. Prof. Baker’s article The Intersectionality of Law Librarianship & Gender is cited in the following article: David Whelan, Adjusting the Law Librarian Pipeline, 117 Law Libr. J. 416 (2025).
  9. Prof. Corn’s article Congress Needs to Amend the War Crimes act of 1996 is cited in the following article: Dr. Mark Ellis & Yannic Kortgen, Accountability and Justice—The Application of Principle of Universal Jurisdiction to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, 56 Cornell Int’l L.J. 445 (2025).
  10. Prof. Murphy’s article Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State is cited in the following article: Daniel T. Deacon, Statutory Liquidation, 77 Admin L. Rev. 503 (2025).
  11. Prof. Corn’s article Military Jury Sentencing and Practice is cited in the following article: Jen Jenkins, Indicting a Ham Sandwich and Other Deficiencies: How the Military Justice System Can Help the Civilian Criminal Justice System Shape Up, 55 Stetson L. Rev. 51 (2025).
  12. Prof. Beyer’s article Pre-Mortem Probate is cited in multiple sections of Redfearn Wills and Administration in Georgia (November 2025 Update).
  13. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Sara J. Berman & Barrett L. Schreiner, Teaching Strategies for Building Belonging and Creating Community in Online and In-Person Legal Education, 57 St. Mary’s L.J. 1 (2025).
  14. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in the following article: Rachel Layne, How Long is Long Enough? Judicial Review of Agency Comment Periods, 93 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1238 (2025).

News

  1. Prof. Arrington presented AI in the Clerk’s Office: Opportunities and Risks at the Clerks’ & District Clerks’ Fall Regional Meeting in Levelland, TX on Friday, October 3.
  2. Prof. Shannon presented on recent mental health legislation at the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Summit in Houston on October 8.
  3. Prof. Shannon presented on recent mental health legislation to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Texas on October 10.
  4. On October 11, 2025, Prof. Gonzalez presented his article entitled The WARN Act and Common Law Successor Liability at the Central States Law Schools Association Annual Scholarship Conference hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas. 
  5. On October 18, 2025, Prof. Beyer was inducted into the Grand Haven (Michigan) High School’s Hall of Fame for his career and academic achievements.
  6. On October 29, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the guest speaker for the student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund at University of Texas School of Law. His virtual presentation was entitled Companion Animal Trusts: Providing for Non-Human Family Members.
  7. On October 30, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the guest speaker for the Trust & Estate Think Tank (New York). His virtual presentation was entitled The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Trusts & Estates Law.
  8. On October 5, 2025, Prof. Corn presented a lecture on how to assess compliance with law in war to a group of scholars preparing for an academic exchange visit to Israel.
  9. Prof. Corn was a guest on WBUR Point to Point discussing President Trump’s use of the military, available at: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/10/09/trump-military-political-agenda.

September 2025 New Resources and Books

September 2025 New Resources

In September 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

New Resources

ProQuest U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection

Aspen Learning Library – Study Aids

New Books

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

  1.  Shapiro, Sidney A. and Joseph P. Tomain, How Government Build America (2024).

CIVIL RIGHTS, GENERALLY

  1. DeMitchell, Todd A., The Legal and Policy Challenges of Student Dress and Grooming Codes: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities (2024).

CONTRACTS

  1. Hollobaugh, Logan, et.al., Design-Build and EPC Contracting: A Practical legal Guide (2024).

EDUCATION LAW

  1. Claridge, Claudia, et.al., Intensifiers in Late Modern English: A Sociopragmatic Approach to Courtroom Discourse (2024).

HUMAN RIGHTS, GENERALLY

  1. George, Marie-Amelie, Family Matters: Queer Households and the Half-Century Struggle for Legal Recognition (2024).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  1. Gless, Sabine, and Helena Whalen-Bridge, Human-Robot Interaction in Law and Its Narratives: Legal Blame, Procedure, and Criminal Law (2024).

TAXATION – STATE AND LOCAL

  1. Mezzullo, Louis A., An Estate Planner’s Guide to Buy-Sell Agreements for the Closely Held Business (2025).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.