CLS 2028 Textbook Resources

To be Updated (Current Semester: Spring 2025)For past textbooks compiled by the Class of '26, visit "26 Textbook Archive"Many up-to-date textbooks can be found on CLS's Library Catalog (CLIO) or on Library Loan. IF a digital version is accessible but has a download page limit, you should be able to simply reopen / re-login to download more pages.If you're looking for any books that are not available here OR in the '26 Textbook Archive, feel free to make a request on the Textbook Request Document. If you have capacity, also check out the form to help fellow students find some books!Since some scans may have non-uniform page sizes, consider setting it to print "fit to page" / asking your print-shop people to print "fit to page"Please Use Columbia Email to access Google Drive Links

General CLS Resources

1L Mandatory Courses

Criminal Law
CivPro
Contracts
Torts
Property
ConLaw
LPW / Legal Methods

Other Links

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure, 6th Edition (Rowe, Sherry, Tidmarsh, & Gensler)Examples & Explanations for Civil Procedure, 9th Edition (Glannon)2024 Supplement to Civil Procedure, 6th, Rules, Statutes, and Recent Developments (Rowe, Sherry, Tidmarsh, & Gensler) - 2025 edition is out, but afaik, there's no PDF / Scan yetCivil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context, 7th ed. 2024 (Subrin, Minow, Brodin, Main, & Lahav)

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Contracts

Contracts: Cases and Comments, 12th Edition (Dawson et al.)Basic Contract Law, 11th Edition (Fuller, Eisenberg, & Gergen)Studies in Contract Law, 10th Edition (Ayres, Klass, & Stone)Chirelstein's Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts, 7th Edition (Chirelstein)Restructuring Contracts, 2013 (Baird)Contract Law and Theory, 5th Edition (Scott & Kraus) — 6th edition is most current edition

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Torts

Torts: Cases, Principles, and Institutions, 7th Edition (Witt & Tani) - Free download on official website hereTort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials, 11th edition (Franklin, Rabin, Green, Geistfeld, & Engstrom)

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Property

Property: Principles and Policies, 4th Edition, 2022 (Merrill, Smith, & BradyProperty: Principles and Policies, 3rd edition 2012 (Merrill, Smith, & Brady) — NOT UP TO DATE EDITION

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Constitutional Law

Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking, 8th edition 2022 (Levinson, Balkin, Amar, Siegel and Rodríguez)

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LPW / Legal Methods

Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, 9th Edition
(Neumann, Margolis & Stanchi)The BlueBook 2025Thinking Like a Lawyer (Schauer)

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Criminal Law

Criminal Law and its Processes: Cases and Materials, 11th Edition (Kadish, Schulhofer, & Barkow) - NOTE: This is a scanned version w/ pagination in line with the course book.Criminal Law and its Processes: Cases and Materials, 11th Edition (Kadish, Schulhofer, & Barkow) - NOTE: This is the correct content, BUT incorrect pagination since its an e-book editionCriminal Law: Cases and Materials, 9th edition, (Kaplan, Weisberg & Binder) — NOTE: the 10th edition is the most up-to-date, but published 2025, so unlikely there is an available digital pdf. Library will likely have on loan if you need 10th edition + want to get it scannedDiscipline and Punish (Michel Foucault)

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